Simon Taylor
Known for Acting · 4 credits
- Born
- 1944-09-08 (age 81)
Biography
Simon Taylor was born on August 8, 1944. He is an actor and writer, known for Rush (2013), Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie (2021) and ITV - Formula One (1997). Simon Taylor has been immersed in motor sport for nearly 50 years as a journalist, commentator, publisher and historian. He joined the weekly magazine Autosport straight from university, and was its editor by the age of 23. He moved on to be a publisher for its proprietors, Haymarket Magazines, devising and launching other car magazines such as What Car? and Classic & Sports Car, and went on to be the company’s Managing Director and then its Chairman.
He was BBC Radio’s voice of motor racing for more than 20 years, reporting on Formula 1 from all over the world, and his TV commentary and presentation work includes being a member of ITV’s F1 team. He is the author of several books on car and motor racing history, and appeared in the Ron Howard movie Rush playing himself, as the BBC Radio commentator describing the James Hunt/Niki Lauda battles during the 1976 F1 season.
He has a small collection of classic cars, and competes in historic motor sport with his ex-Stirling Moss 1950 HWM sports-racing car.
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About Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor was born on August 8, 1944. He is an actor and writer, known for Rush (2013), Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie (2021) and ITV - Formula One (1997). Simon Taylor has been immersed in motor sport for nearly 50 years as a journalist, commentator, publisher and historian. He joined the weekly magazine Autosport straight from university, and was its editor by the age of 23. He moved on to be a publisher for its proprietors, Haymarket Magazines, devising and launching other car magazines such as What Car? and Classic & Sports Car, and went… With 4 credits spanning from 1985 to 2020, Simon Taylor has appeared in 4 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Simon Taylor Movies
- Rush (2013) — as English Race Announcer
- Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals (2013) — as Self - BBC Radio F1 Commentator, 1976
- 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1985) — as Self - Commentator: Additional Comments
- Stirling Moss: The Uncrowned King of F1 (2020) — as Self
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