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J.K. Simmons(I)

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J.K. Simmons is an American actor.

He was born Jonathan Kimble Simmons in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to Patricia (Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher. He attended the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Montana, Missoula, MT (BA in Music).

He had originally planned to be a singer and studied at the University of Montana to become a composer.

He starred as Captain Hook and Mr. Darling opposite gymnastics champ Cathy Rigby in the Broadway and touring revivals of Peter Pan.

He played Benny South-street in the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls and can be heard on the cast recording.

He did a commercial voice-over work, including the voice of the yellow M&M in the candy's TV ads.

He appeared as police psychiatrist Emil Skoda on Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001).

As of 2011, has made five films with director Sam Raimi: For Love of the Game (1999); The Gift (2000); Spider-Man (2002); Spider-Man 2 (2004); and Spider-Man 3 (2007).

He won many awards from 2005 to 2007 in Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2014 won Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. 2015 won a Golden Globe for his Best Performance as an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor, Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Male.
BornJanuary 9, 1955
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BornJanuary 9, 1955
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 65 wins & 57 nominations total

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    Known for

    Miles Teller in Whiplash (2014)
    Whiplash
    8.5
    • Fletcher
    • 2014
    Michael Cera and Elliot Page in Juno (2007)
    Juno
    7.4
    • Mac MacGuff
    • 2007
    Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)
    La La Land
    8.0
    • Bill
    • 2016
    Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man (2002)
    Spider-Man
    7.4
    • J. Jonah Jameson
    • 2002

    Credits

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    • The Novelizers
      • Released
      • Podcast Series
      • 2023
    • The Ren & Stimpy Show Reboot
      • Lint (voice)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2024
    • The Prince
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Heart of the Beast
      • In Production
    • Batgirl
      • Commissioner Gordon
      • Completed
    • 109 Billion Followers
      • Reaper
      • Post-production
    • Reykjavik
      • George Shultz
      • Post-production
    • Hypergalactic
      • (voice)
      • Post-production
    • Late Night Discovery
      • Completed
      • TV Movie



    • Rachel Dratch, Jon Hamm, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Greg Chun in Grimsburg (2024)
      Grimsburg
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Mitchell Flute (voice)
      • 2025
    • Walton Goggins, J.K. Simmons, and Steven Yeun in Invincible (2021)
      Invincible
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Nolan Grayson
      • Omni-Man (voice)
      • 2021–2025
    • Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal in The Accountant 2 (2025)
      The Accountant 2
      7.1
      • Ray King
      • 2025
    • Die Hart (2020)
      Die Hart
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Jackson Pepper
      • 2024
    • Lucy Liu, Chris Evans, Dwayne Johnson, J.K. Simmons, and Reinaldo Faberlle in Red One (2024)
      Red One
      6.3
      • Nick
      • 2024
    • Nicholas Hoult in Juror #2 (2024)
      Juror #2
      7.0
      • Harold
      • 2024
    • Saturday Night (2024)
      Saturday Night
      6.9
      • Milton Berle
      • 2024
    • Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry in The Union (2024)
      The Union
      5.4
      • Tom Brennan
      • 2024
    • Spaceman (2024)
      Spaceman
      Short
      • 2024
    • J.K. Simmons in You Can't Run Forever (2024)
      You Can't Run Forever
      4.6
      • Wade
      • 2024
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Edward Hopper (voice)
      • 2024
    • Matthew Yang King in Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)
      Mortal Kombat 1
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Omni-Man (voice)
      • 2023
    • Baldur's Gate III (2023)
      Baldur's Gate III
      9.6
      Video Game
      • General Ketheric Thorm (voice)
      • 2023
    • Jazlyn Ione and Gillian Jacobs in Invincible: Atom Eve (2023)
      Invincible: Atom Eve
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Nolan Grayson
      • Omni-Man (voice)
      • 2023
    • The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
      The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
      7.9
      • Ben (voice)
      • 2023

    Soundtrack



    • Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne in The Meddler (2015)
      The Meddler
      6.3
      • performer: "To Daddy"
      • 2015
    • Oz (1997)
      Oz
      8.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Last Duet"
      • 2002

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    How the Cast of 'Being the Ricardos' Became the Cast of "I Love Lucy"
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • J. K. Simmons
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • January 9, 1955
      • Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
    • Spouse
      • Michelle Schumacher1996 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Joe Simmons
    • Parents
        Patricia Kimble
    • Relatives
        Elizabeth Simmons O´Neill(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercials: for M&M's candies (as the voice of "Yellow").
    • Publicity listings
      • 6 Interviews
      • 5 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Is the voice of the yellow peanut M&M on the commercials since the late 1990s, replacing John Goodman after the original 1995 commercials. In 2000, a video game was produced, M&M's: The Lost Formulas (2000), in which he portrayed Yellow Peanut.
    • Quotes
      [on his career] If I had any other talent or salable commodity I probably would have gone into it. I mean, aside from the modelling, yeah.
    • Trademarks
        Often plays leaders and authority figures

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