John Simpson was born on August 9, 1944 in Cleveleys, Lancashire, England as John Cody Fidler-Simpson. He is a director and writer, known for Crimewatch UK (1984), Panorama (1953) and BBC World News America (2007). He has been married to Adele Kruger since 1996. They have one child. He was previously married to Diane Jean Petteys.