J.K. Simmons

Birthday: 9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Birth Name: Jonathan Kimble Simmons

Height: 180 cm

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 O ...Show More

[on winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Whiplash (2014)] Wow, thank you. Thank you to th Show more [on winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Whiplash (2014)] Wow, thank you. Thank you to the Academy. Thank you to everyone involved in the making of Whiplash (2014). And I am grateful everyday for the most remarkable person I know: my wife, the wonderful Michelle Schumacher. I'm grateful for your love, your kindness, your wisdom, your sacrifice and your patience. Which brings me to the above-average children-even though I may try their patience more. Joe and Olivia, you are extraordinary human beings. Smart, funny, kind, loving people and that's because you are a reflection of your mother. And if I may, call your mom, everybody. I've told this to, like, a billion people, or so. Call your mom, call your dad. If you're lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call 'em. Don't text. Don't email. Call them on the phone. Tell 'em you love 'em, and thank them, and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you. Thank you. Thank you, Mom and Dad. Hide

I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the w Show more I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them. Hide

The best compliment I ever got from the public or producers or directors is that I just totally blen Show more The best compliment I ever got from the public or producers or directors is that I just totally blend in and become the character and they don't notice me and that the play happens or the movie happens or the TV show happens. Hide

To me that kind of just means, he's not as good-looking as George Clooney. He's not number one on th Show more To me that kind of just means, he's not as good-looking as George Clooney. He's not number one on the call sheet, and he's not the leading man. It is [...] superfluous in a way. Hide

I actually have a degree in music and was aware that music was a tool used in therapy. I didn't real Show more I actually have a degree in music and was aware that music was a tool used in therapy. I didn't realize how far it had come since I was in college in the mid-seventies. Hide

[on his career] If I had any other talent or salable commodity I probably would have gone into it. I Show more [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. Hide

I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes acros Show more I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan. Hide

I was not a giant comic book fan as a kid, but to the extent that I did read comics, Spider-Man was Show more I was not a giant comic book fan as a kid, but to the extent that I did read comics, Spider-Man was always my favorite guy. Hide

People evolve and it's important to not stop evolving just because you've reached 'adulthood.' People evolve and it's important to not stop evolving just because you've reached 'adulthood.'

I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting. I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.

J.K. Simmons's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 2

as Actor (487)

Saturday Night Live - Season 43

La La Land

Third Watch - Season 3

Nip Tuck - Season 2

Phineas and Ferb - Season 1

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season 1

BoJack Horseman - Season 5

Oz - Season 1

Dark Skies