Darren Simpson
| Darren "Whackhead" Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Darren Simpson 19 April 1977 South Africa |
| Residence | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Radio show presenter, comedian, phone prankster |
| Employer | Primedia (94.7 Highveld Stereo, K-FM) |
| Known for | Radio phone pranks, stand-up comedy |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Title | Mr |
| Spouse(s) | "Samantha Teixeira" |
| Website | whackheadsimpson |
Darren "Whackhead" Simpson (born 19 April 1977) is a radio presenter (as of 2015[update]) working for Primedia, a broadcasting company that broadcasts 94.7 Highveld Stereo and 94.5 Kfm in South Africa (Among others). Since Monday 2 August 2010, Simpson hosts 94.7's morning show Breakfast Xpress. The show was previously hosted by Jeremy Mansfield under the name The Rude Awakening. Simpson's prank call slot titled Wackhead's Window on the World remains in place on both 94.7 Highveld Stereo in Johannesburg, and Kfm Breakfast (hosted by Ryan O'Connor) in Cape Town. His pranks are available for podcast on a daily basis by the radio stations.
He has also co-starred with Mansfield on the M-Net hidden camera show, Laugh Out Loud. On Monday morning, 2 February 2010, at approximately 07:15 SAST, Simpson announced his engagement to Samantha Teixeira. The wedding took place on 25 September 2010.
Darren was born on 19 April 1977, in Durban, South Africa.
On 25 September 2010, Simpson married his wife, Samantha.
Resigned from The Breakfast Express show at 9.47 Highveld stereo on 9t February 2017. The show will no longer be aired during the morning, it will become an afternoon show instead.
On 27 January 2009, Simpson scammed Australia's radio breakfast duo, Kyle and Jackie O, making them believe that they were interviewing Tom Cruise about Valkyrie. The Australian show had ridiculed some of Darren's pranks in the past and Simpson had been planning the prank for about two months. Once on air, Darren announced that they had been scammed and congratulated the Proteas cricket team on their victory over the Australian side on the day before. The Australian station, 2Day FM, had spent approximately AUD$150 000 on advertising the interview in the preceding weeks. Simpson commented that the entire prank cost him about R 6.00 for the phone call. The prank is track number 20 on his CD, Thrown in the Deep End.
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