John Simmons (born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia) is an American actor, comedian, and founder of Gross National Product Comedy[1] and Washington, D.C.'s Scandal Tours.

[2] Simmons attended the University of North Carolina and then spent a year abroad at the University of Kent in Canterbury.

[citation needed] He began Gross National Product, a Washington, D.C.-based traveling satirical comedy troupe, in 1980 while working as a reporter.

[3] According to the Los Angeles Times, Simmons "does a fairly accurate George Bush" impression.

[4] SDNews said about his performance that Simmons "did a brilliant job summoning laughter even when he was not speaking.