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William John Simmons III (born September 25, 1969) is an American sports writer, sports analyst, author, and podcaster who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website The Ringer. Simmons first gained attention with his website as "The Boston Sports Guy" and was recruited by ESPN in 2001, where he eventually operated the website Grantland and worked until 2015. At ESPN, he wrote for ESPN.com, hosted his own podcast on ESPN.com titled The B.S. Report, and was an analyst for two years on NBA Countdown.
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Alex Winter's New HBO Doc 'Showbiz Kids' Explores the Hazards of Child Stardom
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hollywoodreporter.comBefore Alex Winter became famous as good-vibes goofball Bill in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure at age 24, he was a successful child actor, appearing in Broadway productions of such shows as The King and I and Peter Pan.
It was a lifestyle that exposed Winter to acting methods, creative people — and sexual abuse. Winter's new documentary, Showbiz Kids, due July 14 on HBO and produced by Bill Simmons and Glen Zipper, examines the extraordinarily vulnerable life of child performers like him.
Through interviews with Diana Serra Cary (silent film's "Baby Peggy"), Evan Rachel Wood, Todd Bridges, Jada Pinkett Smith, Wil Wheaton, Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce, E.T.'s Henry Thomas, Matilda's Mara Wilson and others, Winter, now 54, explores.
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