Simon Monjack Biography: Who Is Brittany Murphy's Husband?

As news of Brittany Murphy's death broke yesterday, all eyes turned toward her husband Simon Monjack as he refused to have an autopsy performed on his wife's body. The L.A. Coroners Office said it will still examine Murphy's body on December 21. It was alleged Murphy suffered a cardiac arrest, but the results of autopsy are not due until until several weeks away from now.

But, who is Simon Monjack, Brittany Murphy's husband?

Like Brittany Murphy herself, Simon Monjack belongs to the Hollywood cohort. Except he is on the other side of the screen, being a producer, director and screenwriter. Monjack's filmography includes Two Days, Nine Lives (2000) and Factory Girl (2006). In 2007, Monjack directed a movie adaptation of The White Hotel, a novel about Sigmund Freud. Monjack's wife Brittany Murphy played a leading role in Monjack's movie.

Murphy and Monjack wed in May 2007 in what was reported to be a very intimate ceremony officiated by a rabbi and attended by close family. It was reported that the couple was very close. Their courtship was kept very secret. They did not make many public appearances together before they got married.

Prior to dating Monjack, Murphy was romantically involved with other people. She was linked to Ashton Kutcher, Joe Macaluso and Jeff Kwatinetz.