| J. K. Simmons  AKA Jonathan Kimble Simmons
Born: 9-Jan-1955
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man J. K. Simmons was born in Michigan, but his family moved to Ohio in his youth, and to Montana when he was 17. He majored in music at the University of Montana, and thought he was going to be a singer. When it became clear that wasn't going to happen, he tried out as an actor at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse in Bigfork, Montana, in 1977. Simmons appeared on stage in many local and regional musicals, comedies, dramas, and Shakespeare plays before moving to New York in 1983. He first appeared on Broadway in 1990, and his biggest Broadway hits came as Benny Southstreet in a long-running revival of Guys and Dolls, and as Captain Hook opposite Cathy Rigby's Peter Pan.
On television, he has played Vern Schillinger, the neo-Nazi leader in Oz, and Dr. Emil Skoda, the sardonic, cynical criminal psychologist on Law & Order and assorted spin-offs. During commercial breaks, Simmons provides the voice of the yellow M&M candy. In movies, he played J. Jonah Jameson, the cigar-chomping newspaperman in the Spider-Man movies, and sang in the cartoon feature Anastasia. Simmons was also in The Ref, The First Wives Club, The Jackal, The Cider House Rules, Hidalgo, and The Ladykillers, and Above Freezing, a low-budget comedy about a florist who gets stuck in a walk-in refrigerator with Simmons and a stash of marijuana.
Wife: Michelle Schumacher (actress, Oz)
University: BA Music, University of Montana
University: Ohio State University
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 2015 for Whiplash
Endorsement of Mars M&Ms
Endorsement of Zürich Financial Services Farmers Insurance
TELEVISION
BoJack Horseman Lennie Turtletaub (2014-)
Growing Up Fisher Mel Fisher (2014)
The Legend of Korra Tenzin (2012-14)
The Closer Asst. Police Chief Will Pope (2005-12)
Oz Vern Schillinger (1997-2003)
Law & Order Dr. Emil Skoda (1994-2010)
Celebrity Poker Showdown Contestant (2005)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Spider-Man: Far from Home (26-Jun-2019)
The Front Runner (31-Aug-2018)
Father Figures (21-Dec-2017)
Justice League (26-Oct-2017)
The Snowman (7-Oct-2017)
Patriots Day (17-Nov-2016)
The Accountant (13-Oct-2016)
La La Land (31-Aug-2016)
Rock Dog (Jun-2016) [VOICE]
Punching Henry (13-Mar-2016)
Zootopia (11-Feb-2016) [VOICE]
Kung Fu Panda 3 (23-Jan-2016) [VOICE]
The Meddler (14-Sep-2015)
Terminator Genisys (21-Jun-2015)
Men, Women & Children (6-Sep-2014)
The Rewrite (15-Jun-2014)
Murder of a Cat (24-Apr-2014)
Break Point (8-Mar-2014)
Barefoot (2-Feb-2014)
Whiplash (19-Jan-2014)
Dark Skies (21-Feb-2013)
Jobs (25-Jan-2013)
The Words (27-Jan-2012)
Contraband (12-Jan-2012) · Captain Camp
The Good Doctor (23-Apr-2011)
The Music Never Stopped (20-Jan-2011)
Megamind (30-Oct-2010) · Warden [VOICE]
4192: The Crowning of the Hit King (22-Oct-2010) · Narrator
An Invisible Sign (7-Oct-2010) · Mr. Jones
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (29-Jul-2010) · Gruff K-9 [VOICE]
Crazy on the Outside (8-Jan-2010) · Ed
Jennifer's Body (10-Sep-2009) · Mr. Wroblewski
Up in the Air (5-Sep-2009) · Bob
Extract (4-Sep-2009)
Post Grad (13-Aug-2009) · Roy Davies
Aliens in the Attic (30-Jul-2009) · Skip [VOICE]
I Love You, Man (20-Mar-2009)
Red Sands (24-Feb-2009)
New in Town (29-Jan-2009) · Stu Kopenhafer
The Vicious Kind (17-Jan-2009) · Donald
Burn After Reading (27-Aug-2008)
The Way of War (10-May-2008) · Mitchell
Rendition (7-Sep-2007)
Juno (1-Sep-2007)
Postal (21-Jul-2007) · Candidate Welles
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (27-May-2007)
Spider-Man 3 (16-Apr-2007)
The Astronaut Farmer (23-Feb-2007)
First Snow (5-May-2006)
Harsh Times (11-Sep-2005) · Agent Richards
Thank You for Smoking (9-Sep-2005) · BR
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (11-Dec-2004)
Spider-Man 2 (30-Jun-2004)
The Ladykillers (26-Mar-2004)
Hidalgo (17-Feb-2004) · Buffalo Bill Cody
Off the Map (22-Jan-2003)
Path to War (18-May-2002)
Spider-Man (3-May-2002)
The Mexican (2-Mar-2001)
The Gift (20-Dec-2000)
Autumn in New York (11-Aug-2000) · Dr. Grandy
For Love of the Game (15-Sep-1999) · Frank Perry
The Cider House Rules (7-Sep-1999)
Hit and Runaway (17-Apr-1999)
Celebrity (7-Sep-1998)
Above Freezing (1998)
Anastasia (21-Nov-1997) · Ensemble Vocals
The Jackal (14-Nov-1997) · Witherspoon
Love Walked In (18-Jan-1997)
Extreme Measures (27-Sep-1996) · Dr. Mingus
The First Wives Club (20-Sep-1996) · Federal Marshal
The Scout (30-Sep-1994) · Assistant Coach
The Ref (9-Mar-1994) · Siskel
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