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Founder, president, and chief executive officer, Rush Communications of NYC; founder, chairman, and chief executive officer, Phat Fashions; chairman, Def Jam/Def Soul division, Universal Music Group; vice chairman, BET Interactive; director, Brilliant Digital Entertainment

Nationality: American.

Born: October 4, 1957, in New York, New York.

Education: Attended City University of New York, 1975–1979.

Family: Son of Daniel Simmons (public-school attendance supervisor), and Evelyn (maiden name unknown; recreation...