Simon Rex is shining a light on his short-lived experience working on What I Like About You. "If I'm being totally honest, I remember I was visiting family in North Carolina or in Virginia - I forget where I was - and the writer/producer, one of them, called me and they're like, 'Hey Simon, we just want you to know in these next few episodes you're gonna be in it less. But don't worry, we're not writing you off the show,'" Rex, 51, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while promoting his new movie Operation Taco Gary's. "I remember thinking, 'F***, they're writing me off the show.