His studies there included voice, composition, and conducting. So that's pretty much coincidental [to filming 'Justice League'].". The pair have two kids and have worked on movies together. In a precursor to joining the Law & Order cast as Skoda, Simmons appeared in Homicide: Life on the Street, portraying a criminal in a Law & Order cross-over episode. Joined December 2020. [7] One of three children,[7] Simmons attended Ferry Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Woods. So that was kind of the rhythm I was used to, and the first time I worked with the Coens on "The Ladykillers," it was like: They write what they write, and they hear it, I mean, they handle every detail of everything. I mean, even just my one little guest spot on "Homicide," which was not a top 10 show, I was getting stopped on the street more than I had doing five Broadway shows in a row. J.K. Simmons has confessed he decided to hit the gym after being unable to believe his character when watching himself back on HBO's prison drama Oz. But Simmons didnt just materialize in the late 1990s. Well, right after "Oz" debuted, I get the call to play the shrink on "Law & Order" as a recurring character, and right away, I just stumbled into the perfect counterbalance to play Vern Schillinger, the psycho, and then play the psychiatrist, Dr. Skoda on "Law & Order." [19] Simmons, also in 2007, decided to voice Jameson one last time in Stern Pinball: Spider-Man. J. K. Simmons is an American actor. But he didnt have any lines; he was just supposed to be walking around naked or wearing a jock strap or something in a locker room scene. This story has been shared 115,188 times. He continued on Broadway with revivals of Peter Pan and Guys & Dolls, plus Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Simmons would get an address, grab a bunch of balloons, and then show up to sing the telegram in a tutu. You may know J.K. Simmons for his Oscar-winning role in "Whiplash" and his friendly demeanor in all those Farmers Insurance commercials. Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons star in "Night Sky," a new Prime Video sci-fi series in which they play an Illinois couple who can travel light years from Earth to another planet through a secret . Every actor takes odd jobs in the beginning, but Simmons took a job slightly odder than lifeguard or waiter. Select this result to view Jc B Simmons's phone number, address, and more. "Sometimes trying to shed weight . The father of the celebrity was a music teacher, while his mother was an administrator. Intense: Michelle directs husband JK Simmons on set Simmons experienced a career resurgence thanks to his Oscar-winning role in 2014 film Whiplash, and has since been switching between indie roles . He might know his scales, but dont ask Simmons to play through Beethovens symphonies. '", "I'm just going to the gym because after the last time I got super fat and out of shape, I decided that I was done doing that," explained Simmons. This story has been shared 333,877 times. "The Accountant' actor made it known that it was a pretty tricky way to transition from being there all the time to realize that one needed to halt a little because the kids were teenagers. Apparently, both Snyder's office area at Warner Bros. in Los Angeles and the movie's soundstage in London have "gigantic" spaces that have been converted into workout areas. Prices and download plans . All these actors who, at the time were you know, Allison and I certainly had been around a little bit and had some a track record, but we're not going to carry a movie on our star names. Later, he moved to Seattle and became a member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, where he met his best friend Michael Smith. Either that or you're simply known as the Farmers Insurance guy. "Being around that cast and [director] Zack Snyder, who is a fitness maniac himself, it's nice to have that in common with people," Simmons said with a laugh. Simmons has worked extensively in television and film, earning many impressive . Because his is a name every film fan deserves to know, we asked Simmons to be the next "that guy" in our series of conversation's with the screen's great character actors. Simmons performed various voices for several characters over the last couple of years. So that makes it a momentous occasion right there, but it was a baseball movie about my hometown team with Sam Raimi, who, obviously is one of the great directors, and also a Tigers fan, by the way. And if I may, call your mom, everybody. In 2020, he had recurring roles on the miniseries Defending Jacob and The Stand. 6 Jul 2022. J. Jonah Jameson - Spider-Man (2002): 7.3. The sci-fi drama premiered back in May to fairly positive reviews, the show itself focusing on a . J. K. Simmons. We definitely had to do some retakes because we were laughing at our own antics sometimes, and a lot of that movie, we did kind of make up on the fly. [37][38] He voiced himself in an episode of SuperMansion. Simmons, 66, plays an off-the-grid former military man in "The Tomorrow War." And then yeah, Sam's next movie, I get the call, and they didn't even ask me to audition for it, which was very unusual at the time for me, to just get an offer to play a nice part in a movie. That could change this fall as his latest release, Damien Chazelle's Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "Whiplash," expands following a limited release last Friday. J.K. Simmons received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of William Frawley, one of the co-leads of the beloved TV classic, and brings with him his uncanny ability to lose himself to . In television, he is known for his work by playing Dr. Emil Skoda on the NBC series Law & Order, Vernon Schillinger on the HBO series Oz, and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope on TNT's The Closer. To force a pun in the traditional style, the story was basically -- J.K. Simmons, more like JK hesnottheSAMEMANs. While he was living in Seattle after . ". The fact that it actually blew up and got all the attention it got and that half the globe actually ended up seeing it, was icing on the cake. Aaron Williamson, a Marine-turned-trainer, tells THR the secrets to the 'Whiplash' star's impressive physique: "His goal was to have 'sick arms.'" I think, generally, it means you're not that good looking. "I've gone back and forth with fine-tuning the kind of conditioning I'm doing," he says. From 2017 to 2019, he starred as Howard Silk in . [50], In 2005, Simmons also reprised his role of J. Jonah Jameson, as a voice actor, for the PSP version of Spider-Man 2: The Video Game. [24] Rolling Stone said "Beat the drums for an Oscar for Simmons." By all these information you can clearly know about this person. He is the second actor to portray the same character in both a non-MCU and MCU film, following Lou Ferrigno as the voice of the Hulk. [31] Likewise, Simmons voiced an editor-in-chief of a newspaper (with Jameson's appearance and mannerisms) for a 2013 episode of The Hub's Pound Puppies. Simmons played J. Jonah Jameson, editor-in-chief of the newspaper Daily Bugle, in all three of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films,[18] as well as in the expanded video game adaptation of Spider-Man 3. [42], In 2019, Simmons reprised his role of J. Jonah Jameson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: Far From Home, as a cameo in the mid-credits scene. I am. ", [Related: Clancy Brown: That Guy From That Thing (Who You Definitely Know)]. While it's not the highest-rated on the list, this is likely the most memorable and hilarious role that J.K. Simmons has ever portrayed. "From adulterous mob boss to gay hit man: Tough-guy Gandolfini praised for, AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor, Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actor, Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture, London Film Critics Circle Award for Supporting Actor of the Year, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Supporting Actor, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, Washington D.C. 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Unfortunately, Simmons never got his moment of jock strap glory. He also appeared in I Love You, Man as the father of Paul Rudd's character.[20]. ', "From Spider-Man to Aaron Sorkin: JK Simmons Is Everywhere", "J.K. Simmons lit up Oscars with simple message", "6 Notable University of Montana Alumni | Famous UM Grads", "Review/Theater: Guys and Dolls; Damon Runyon's New York Lives Anew", "JK Simmons says career-low moment led to 'the best thing' in his life", "Actor J.K. SIMMONS. He gave us a lot of leeway to just make stuff up. Media. People were seeing both things, and that was really huge in the perception of me, both in the public eye and in the business, with the people who were doing the hiring. So much respect for this guy #OldManCranking". He has also appeared in a series of commercials for Farmers Insurance and starred in the third season of the IFC comedy series Brockmire. Among his more notable roles are Dr. Emil Skoda, a police psychiatrist whom Simmons played on three of the four incarnations of Law & Order and New York Undercover, and sadistic neo-Nazi inmate Vernon Schillinger on the prison drama Oz.[16]. Simmons was born on January 9, 1955,[4] in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit,[5] the son of Patricia (ne Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher[6] at Parcells Middle School. 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By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. SPIDEY IS A MENACE. "My first Broadway play, I was an understudy replacement in 'A Few Good Men,'" Simmons tells Variety's Awards Circuit podcast.Simmons played the role of the Doctor (which is not in the film version) but also . I have to get my a to the gym and be a believable hard-a.' [21], In April 2011, he appeared in Portal 2 as the voice of Aperture Science founder Cave Johnson,[52] a performance that was lauded as the "surprise star turn" of the game. You're playing Mac," and I was just blown away. [41], In 2017, Simmons had a small cameo for a role in SpongeBob SquarePants of Conductor Maestro Mackerel for an episode. [30] Simmons performed a substantial number of voice-over roles alongside his live action work. 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Simmons phoned in from his home in Los Angeles to talk acting, "Spider-Man," "Juno," "Oz," "Law & Order," "The Gift," "Burn After Reading," and his most recent offering, "Barefoot," an offbeat romantic comedy starring Evan Rachel Wood and Scott Speedman, which debuts on Blu-ray this week. Jonathan Kimble Simmons[1] (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor, considered one of the most eminent character actors of his generation. J.K. Simmons is a talented Academy Award-winning actor and voice actor. Here is all there is to know about the age-defying Michelle Schumacher. In Starz's new thriller Counterpart, J.K. Simmons gets to tear into an actor's dream. But after his gripping turn as a callous jazz teacher in Damien Chazelle's Whiplash, it was all he was offered . Hitchcock had his blondes, and I have J.K. Simmons.. Every actor takes odd jobs in the beginning, but Simmons took a job slightly odder than lifeguard or waiter. When The Ref opened in 1994, Simmons was about 10 months shy of his 40th birthday. While unnamed, these characters are clearly meant to emulate Jameson (one, bearing Jameson's appearance, demands "pictures of Spider-Man," then once reminded he works at a poetry journal, demands "poems about Spider-Man"). Come back to Yahoo Movies on Thursday to see all the stars arrive for the live "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" red carpet premiere at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. Sign in Sign up for FREE Prices and download plans But his knees became a problem, so he switched high school cliques. We know, from an opening flashback, that it was love at first sight when they met in a local bar as young adults, and nothing has changed: they still dote on each other Franklin nursing Irene, a retired English teacher, as she recovers from a fall, and Irene worrying about Franklins health, particularly his increasing lapses of memory (which leave him frustrated, but droll about his situation). The film also stars Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Kevin Pollak, Ari Graynor, Molly Ephraim, Tommy Dewey and Steve Zissis, among others. $5 Million Jonathan Kimble "J. K." Simmons Wiki Biography. Now that his kids are preparing for college, he has hinted that he may return to his theatrical roots. His film roles include J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (20022007), tobacco industry executive B.R. Watch, interact and learn more about the songs, characters, and celebrities that appear in your favorite J.K. Simmons TV Commercials. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. J.K. Simmons seemed destined to star in an Aaron Sorkin film and he finally does in Amazon Studios' "Being the Ricardos."But the two actually crossed paths years earlier. J. K. Simmons is American by birth. I went from being a jock to a hippie, he told The Guardian. The third time, it started getting a little bit old, and the fourth time was like, "Oh my God. And I kept thinking, "One of these days, they're going to see that my idea is even better than theirs." Absolutely. It's not happening. I got to change one obscenity to another. In addition to his familiar commercial pop-ins as the Farmers Insurance professor, the 66-year-old character actor racked up more than a dozen credits in 2021. Has anybody ever said to you, "Hey, you're that guy from that thing? In 2015, he appeared as the German expatriate Sebastian in the Greek drama film Worlds Apart. Snack. Contrary to previous reports, the muscles are not for his "Justice League" role. -- he has a mustache or something. Do you consider yourself a character actor? But when the time came, he wanted me to do it, and I had to go read for the producers and everything. Simmons was strictly a theater actor for much of his early career. [21], Simmons appears as the anti-communist U.S. President Howard T. 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