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Simon Rex didn't see awards attention in his future.

The 47-year-old star has always believed in himself, but his movie career didn't take off in the same way his late-'90s MTV VJ gig did or modeling before that. Not to mention his decidedly irreverent rap career as Dirt Nasty. (Does his song "My D---" ring a bell?)