"The Simple Life" (2003) TV series 2003-2007

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Directors:

Kasey Barrett
Alicia Bean
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Writers:

Brian Caldirola (writer)
Jeff Fisher (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

2 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Reality-TV

Tagline:

They lived on a farm, they worked for a living , they lead the simple life... but can they do it again

Plot:

Paris and Nicole accept various internships along the east coast. Hilarity ensues as the girls leave their limos behind, and travel by Greyhound Bus.

Plot Keywords:

Stupidity | Superficiality | Superficial | Non Fiction

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Paris Hilton	...	Herself (56 episodes, 2003-2007)
Nicole Richie	...	Herself (56 episodes, 2003-2007)

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Series Directed by
Claudia Frank		(12 episodes, 2004)
Kasey Barrett		(unknown episodes)
Alicia Bean		(unknown episodes)
Ross Breitenbach		(unknown episodes)
Katherine Brooks		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Fisher		(unknown episodes)
Rich Kim		(unknown episodes)
Laura Korkoian		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Savenick		(unknown episodes)
Troy VanderHeyden		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Brian Caldirola		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Fisher		(unknown episodes)
Michael Rotman		(unknown episodes)
Natalya Shneyder		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jaz Buzz Berger	....	associate producer (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ryan Crow	....	associate producer / senior segment producer (16 episodes, 2005-2007)
Alicia Bean	....	co-producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Farnaz Farjam	....	producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Jeffrey A. Fisher	....	supervising story producer / co-producer / ... (16 episodes, 2005)
Paris Hilton	....	producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Jeff Jenkins	....	supervising producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Patrick Murphy	....	producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Jonathan Murray	....	executive producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Dave Neglia	....	associate producer / post-production associate producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Nicole Richie	....	producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Lisa Trulli	....	producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Troy VanderHeyden	....	co-producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Scott Vila	....	producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Nicole Vorias	....	producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Alissa Vradenburg	....	producer (16 episodes, 2005)
Ross McCall	....	co-producer (13 episodes, 2005)
Aaron Peters	....	co-producer (13 episodes, 2005)
Jeff Savenick	....	co-producer (10 episodes, 2005)
Ethan Cohan	....	line producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Ross Breitenbach	....	producer (9 episodes, 2005)
Tim Atzinger	....	co-producer / field producer (8 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rich Kim	....	producer (4 episodes, 2005)
Katherine Brooks	....	producer (3 episodes, 2005)
Lisa Fletcher	....	segment producer (3 episodes, 2005)
Joel Friedman	....	consulting producer (3 episodes, 2005)
Kevin Lee	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2005)
Amanda MacFadden	....	associate producer (3 episodes, 2005)
Cynthia Matzger	....	co-producer (3 episodes, 2005)
Kasey Barrett	....	co-producer (2 episodes, 2005)
Dave Sambuchi	....	senior segment producer (2 episodes, 2005)
Christopher Gallivan	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 2007)
Al Berman	....	consulting producer: live finale (unknown episodes)
Bonnie Bogard Maier	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)
Lisa Bohacek	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Rich Buhrman	....	line producer (unknown episodes)
Mary-Ellis Bunim	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Joey Carson	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Adam Cohen	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jerry D'Alessandro	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Perry Dance	....	story producer (unknown episodes)
Stacey Dowdy Travis	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)
Claudia Frank	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)
Camie Holmes	....	field producer (unknown episodes)
Patty Ivins Specht	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Dee Balson Mollett	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Ben Salter	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Eric Weingrad	....	field producer (unknown episodes)
Stephanie Ziebarth	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Adam Sanborne		(24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Roger Neill		(20 episodes, 2003-2004)
Jeff Edwards		(11 episodes, 2004)

Series Cinematography by
Guido Frenzel		(3 episodes, 2005)
Derek Hoffmann		(unknown episodes)
Marc McCrudden		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
David Tai Bornoff		(9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Eva Ilona Brzeski		(5 episodes, 2005)
Jensen Rufe		(5 episodes, 2005)
Tom Erwin		(3 episodes, 2005)
Aaron Lindenthaler		(3 episodes, 2007)
Oskar Dektyar		(2 episodes, 2005)
Michael Fendler		(2 episodes, 2005)
Diana Friedberg		(2 episodes, 2005)
Dan Golding		(2 episodes, 2005)
Eric Spagnoletti		(2 episodes, 2005)
Tim Atzinger		(unknown episodes)
Rob Claridge		(unknown episodes)
Scott Gamzon		(unknown episodes)
Jared Ramsey Patrick		(unknown episodes)
Ben Salter		(unknown episodes)
Dave Stanke		(unknown episodes)
Scott Teti		(unknown episodes)
Lisa Trulli		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Adam Saltzberg		(10 episodes, 2007)
Teri Schauf		(3 episodes, 2005)
Jason Hollis		(2 episodes, 2005)
Hollis Tak-Frischman		(2 episodes, 2005)
Nisa Ahmad		(unknown episodes)
Sasha Alpert		(unknown episodes)
Damon Furberg		(unknown episodes)
Tiffany Rice		(unknown episodes)
Megan Sleeper		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Brandi Creason		(10 episodes, 2006)
Steve Leonhardt		(10 episodes, 2007)
Preston Sharp		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Todd Fjelsted		(4 episodes, 2004)
Brenna Griffin		(2 episodes, 2005)
Shawni Burris		(unknown episodes)
Jennifer Young		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Teresa Morgan	....	makeup artist (1 episode, 2004)
Lee Grimes	....	special makeup effects artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Daniel Powless	....	production manager (5 episodes, 2005)
Trish Norton	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2005)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arturo Guzman	....	first assistant director (10 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Department
Doro Klusmann	....	set dresser (16 episodes, 2005)
Jason E. Hatfield	....	lead man (9 episodes, 2006)
Miles Michael	....	set dresser (6 episodes, 2005)
James Connelly	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Peter Arata	....	sound re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Lisa Gillespie	....	sound mixer (10 episodes, 2004)
Robert Brehmer	....	sound supervisor (10 episodes, 2006)
Pieter Anker	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Michael Emeric Hayes	....	sound supervisor (unknown episodes)
John Pooley	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Karsten Ray	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Tyson Schaffner	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Brady Schwartz	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Andy Yip	....	sound mixer: closing interviews (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Don Tai	....	stunts (1 episode, 2007)
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Yarish	....	still photographer (34 episodes, 2003-2007)
Mike Roth	....	camera operator (14 episodes, 2004-2006)
Daniel Hagouel	....	jib operator (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Paul Starkman	....	camera operator (10 episodes, 2004)
Calvin Callaway	....	epk camera operator (10 episodes, 2006)
Rick Rojas	....	jimmy jib operator (10 episodes, 2007)
Andre Martinez	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2007)
David Durando	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 2005)
Jason Predock	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 2005)
Eric Purugganan	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2005)
Jeff Trower	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2005)
Marc Weichel	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 2005)
Justin Burrows	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 2005)
Chris Conaty	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2005)
Riad Deeb	....	grip (2 episodes, 2005)
Jesus Quintanilla	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 2005)
Chris Santucci	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2005)
Steve Cassidy	....	aerial director of photography (unknown episodes)
Guido Frenzel	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Vesa Holle	....	gaffer: Los Angeles (unknown episodes)
Eric Kahn	....	tape operator (unknown episodes)
Jesse Phinney	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
John Trapman	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Piper Goldberg	....	casting associate (10 episodes, 2007)
Kristina McGann	....	casting associate (2 episodes, 2005)
Lauren Vaughn	....	casting associate (2 episodes, 2005)
Nicole Conrad	....	casting editor (2 episodes, 2007)
Evan W. Majors	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)
Liz Spano	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Brian Malley	....	assistant on-line editor (24 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeffrey T. Lehman	....	post-production coordinator (16 episodes, 2005)
Megan Cotler	....	editorial assistant (14 episodes, 2005)
Brian Bishop	....	digitizer / editorial assistant (10 episodes, 2006)
Adam Fenderson	....	assistant editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Kevin McMahon	....	colorist / on-line editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Stuart Morse	....	assistant editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Bill O'Donnell	....	assistant to editor (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Todd R. Lewis	....	on-line editor (2 episodes, 2005)
Toni Rose Parcon	....	post clearance coordinator (2 episodes, 2005)
Ryan Case	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Christine Ciraolo	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Adam Colman	....	editorial assistant (unknown episodes)
Christopher de Barros	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Dave Della Terza	....	editorial assistant (unknown episodes)
Sal Koussa	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Graeme Lowry	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Lanie Pimentel	....	editorial assistant (unknown episodes)
Mark Raudonis	....	director of post-production (unknown episodes)
Patrick Reardon	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Walter Sanchez	....	editorial assistant (unknown episodes)
Kristopher Schwalenberg	....	editorial assistant (unknown episodes)
Alison Tusan	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Sean Zell	....	assistant to editor (unknown episodes)
Dan Zimmerman	....	supervising editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Delly Ramin	....	music supervisor (20 episodes, 2006-2007)
Carrie Hughes	....	music coordinator (10 episodes, 2004)
Zsuzsanna Cohen	....	music supervisor / musical director (3 episodes, 2005)
Dave Stone	....	musical director / vice president of music (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Transportation Department
Michael J. Simmons	....	talent driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Paul Matthaeus	....	creative director (56 episodes, 2003-2007)
Javier Quintana	....	production accountant (16 episodes, 2005)
Ronni Gregoire Peck	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2004)
Laura Burdick	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Angie Cole	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Rachelle Lillard	....	talent assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Jason Sklar	....	production assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Clint Spillers	....	logger (10 episodes, 2007)
Lasheia Zeigler	....	assistant story editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Erin Sarofsky	....	main title designer (9 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tal Kayatsky	....	story editor (9 episodes, 2005)
Rachel Baum	....	story editor (7 episodes, 2005)
Jordan Sharon	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 2005)
Scott Pearlman	....	story editor / associate story editor (5 episodes, 2004-2005)
Josh Bodnar	....	title designer (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Barbara Tillman	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2005)
Chris Cohenour	....	executive coordinator (2 episodes, 2004)
Hillel Abrams	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2005)
David Bresenhan	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2005)
Marlon Maloney	....	story assistant (2 episodes, 2005)
Ko Nizuma	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2005)
Mark Orozco	....	technical supervisor (2 episodes, 2005)
Matt Iwanoff	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2007)
Mark Nunes	....	logger (unknown episodes, 2003)
Adam Baldowski	....	logger (unknown episodes, 2007)
Arthur Avedissian	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Armando Bareño II	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jaz Buzz Berger	....	production assistant / researcher (unknown episodes)
Rian R. Bosak	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Laura Burnett	....	story assistant (unknown episodes)
Ryan Crow	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nicholas Davis	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Sandra L. Dixon	....	first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Claudia Frank	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Matt Gatson	....	key accountant (unknown episodes)
Diana E. Gonzales-Johnson	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jennifer L. Goosby	....	assistant: Kevin Lee (unknown episodes)
Patty Ivins Specht	....	show runner (unknown episodes)
Eric Kahn	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Klatt	....	first assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
Brady Klosterman	....	road logger (unknown episodes)
Bruce McCoy	....	story consultant (unknown episodes)
Amanda McKinney	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Gil McKinney	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Christine Reed	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Tiffany Rice	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Vanessa Rojas	....	story logger (unknown episodes)
Matt Scrivner	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael J. Simmons	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Mara Sommer	....	post release coordinator (unknown episodes)
Laura Stutes	....	production associate (unknown episodes)
John Vidas	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Eric Weingrad	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Edwin Whitewolf	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lindsay Wilkinson	....	talent coordinator (unknown episodes)
Lang Yee	....	assistant accountant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• By George Productions Inc.
• 20th Century Fox Television
• Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP)

Distributors

• Fox Film Corporation
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD) (season 5)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation (2005) (UK) (TV)
• E! Entertainment Television (2007) (USA) (TV)
• E4 (2005) (UK) (TV)
• Fox Network (2004) (USA) (TV)
• Fox Television (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Fox (????) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals

Also Known As:

"Simple Life Goes to Camp" (USA) (fifth season title)
"The Simple Life 2: Road Trip" (USA) (second season title)
"The Simple Life: 'Til Death Do Us Part" (USA) (fourth season title)
"The Simple Life: Goes to Camp" (USA) (fifth season title)
"The Simple Life: Interns" (USA) (third season title)

Runtime:

22 min (56 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Germany:12 (TV rating) | Germany:6 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M (season 3, 4) | Singapore:PG (season 1) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:PG | USA:TV-PG | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

By George Productions Inc.

Trivia:

Originally the producers wanted Paris Hilton's sister Nicky Hilton to star in the show with her. When Nicky turned it down, the producers offered Hilton's longtime pal Nicole Richie the chance to star in it with her.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Model Behavior (#3.11)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Ms. Hilton

Great and Entertaining!

I actually love this show! you may hear some negativity about the show, "you have the same IQ as Paris if u watch this"(a common comment), they are wrong. their stupidity is what makes the show! i cannot wait for new episodes! i will say, this show is not for young children. it is more for the older audience.

if you haven't seen the show before, basically, Paris and Nicole get jobs and tasks to do in different states...they pretty much goof off all the time and do what they please(things that would get any normal person fired from their job- or even arrested)...

you may think there would be boredom after so many episodes, but don't think that! Each season has its own flare to it. I wont ruin it, so you will just have to wait it to find out!