Jessica Simpson: podcast appearances and interviews

Jessica Ann Johnson, known professionally as Jessica Simpson, was born on July 10, 1980. She is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. Simpson's musical career began after she performed in church choirs as a child and signed with Columbia Records in 1997 at the age of seventeen. Her debut album, Sweet Kisses, released in 1999, sold two million copies in the United States and featured the top-three Billboard Hot 100 hit I Wanna Love You Forever. Her second album, Irresistible, released in 2001, adopted a more mature image and produced a top 20 UK charting single. Simpson's third album, In This Skin, debuted in 2003 and sold three million copies in the United States. She gained additional fame through her marriage to Nick Lachey and their MTV reality series, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, which aired from 2003 to 2005. Simpson expanded her career into acting with her debut as Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard in 2005, and she participated in the film Employee of the Month. She released several albums, including a Christmas album and a shift to country music with Do You Know in 2008. Simpson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and built a notable fashion brand, The Jessica Simpson Collection, launched in 2005 with over 34 product categories, generating over one billion dollars in revenue. She has also starred in reality TV shows such as The Price of Beauty and served as a judge on Fashion Star during 2012 and 2013.