Darren &quot;Whackhead&quot; SimpsonDarren &quot;Whackhead&quot; Simpson Darren "Whackhead" Simpson Darren "Whackhead" Simpson (born 19 April 1977) is a radio presenter () working for Primedia, a broadcasting company that owns the radio stations 947 and 94.5 Kfm in South Africa (among others). Radio career. Since Monday 2 August 2010, Simpson hosted 94.7's morning show "Breakfast Xpress". The show was previously hosted by Jeremy Mansfield under the name "The Rude Awakening". The "Breakfast Xpress Team" changed time slots with Anele Mdoda and the "947 Drive Team" on 3 April 2017 and now runs under the name "947 Xpress Drive". In April 2017, Simpson started to host the 94.5  KFM Breakfast Show, hosting both shows for the remainder of 2017. In January 2018, Simpson left 947 in order to exclusively focus on the "KFM Breakfast Show". Simpson's prank call slot titled "Whackhead's Window on the World" used to be broadcast on 947 in Johannesburg, during his tenure there, and continued on"Kfm Breakfast" in Cape Town after his transfer there in 2017. Simpson has also co-starred with Mansfield on the M-Net hidden camera show, "Laugh Out Loud". Tom Cruise scam. On 27 January 2009, Simpson scammed Australia's radio breakfast duo, Kyle and Jackie O, making  them believe that they were interviewing Tom Cruise about the film "Valkyrie". The Australian show had ridiculed some of Simpson's pranks in the past, and he had been planning the prank for about two months. Once on air, Simpson announced that they had been scammed and congratulated the Proteas cricket team on their victory over the Australian side on the day before. The Australian station, 2Day FM, had spent approximately AUD$150 000 on advertising the interview in the preceding weeks. Simpson commented that the entire prank cost him about R 60 for the phone call. Discography. Between 2004 and  2016, Simpson has compiled a yearly CD compilation of his pranks, as heard on 947. Following is a list of all his releases, : Biography. Simpson was born on 19 April 1977, in Durban, South Africa. On 2 February 2010, he announced his engagement to Samantha Teixeira. The wedding took place on 25 September 2010. Darren "Whackhead" Simpson Darren "Whackhead" Simpson (born 19 April 1977) is a radio presenter () working for Primedia, a broadcasting company that owns the radio stations 947 and 94.5 Kfm in South Africa (among others). Radio career. Since Monday 2 August 2010, Simpson hosted 94.7's morning