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J.K. was a member of the Seattle Repertory Theatre. edit »
J.K. made his New York City stage debut in the Off-Broadway musical Birds of Paradise in 1987, and then made his Broadway debut in the play A Change in the Heir in 1990. edit »
J.K. made his feature film debut in The Ref. edit »
J.K. narrated the book-on-tape Dreamland: Strike Zone, by Dale Brown. edit »
J.K. has appeared in commercials for the following: Century 21,Saab, Budget Express, AMC, and The Discovery Channel. edit »
J.K. was cast as the neo-Nazi Verne Schillinger in Oz due to a prior performance on Homicide: Life on the Street, where he also played a neo-Nazi. edit »
J.K. is often cast in films directed by Sam Raimi. edit »
J.K. wore a wig for his role as J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man films. edit »
J.K. was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast in a Drama Series for The Closer at the 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards. They were also nominated in 2007. edit »
J.K. married actress Michelle Schumacher in 1996. edit »
J.K. met his wife while the two were performing a tour company of Peter Pan. edit »
J.K.'s wife had a reoccurring role on Oz. edit »
J.K. and his wife have two children. edit »
J.K. is 5'10" (1.78 m). edit »
J.K. has a brother and a sister. edit »
J.K. appeared in the following stage plays:
-Guys and Dolls
-A Few Good Men
-A Little Night Music
-Dandy Dick edit »
J.K. started losing his hair at the age of 22. edit »
His character, Dr. Emil Skoda, is one of the few Law & Order characters that recur in all three incarnations: the original series; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. edit »
J.K. Simmons attended the Ohio State University while living in Worthington, Ohio and remains a big Ohio State sports fan today. edit »
J.K Simmons studied to become a composer at the University of Montana before moving to musicals and acting. He received an Achievement Award for the UofM in April 2002. edit »
J.K. Simmons does the voiceover work for Norelco razors. edit »
J.K. provides the voice for the Yellow M&M in the M&M's commercials. edit »
J.K. plays J. Jonuha Jameson in the Spider-Man movies. edit »

[On his Character J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man]
J.K. Simmons: The more I read the comics books, I thought, "You gotta have the wig, and you gotta have the mustache." And this guy's always baring his big square teeth, so I got prosthetic teeth, too. edit »
[On if he ever considered wearing a hair piece]
J.K. Simmons: I was once counseled not to be seen without hair if I waned to be a leading man. So I had a piece made, and I wore it for a few auditions, but I could never bring myself to wear it in real life. I was never Brad Pitt movie-star handsome. I've always been a character actor waiting to happen. edit »
[On what his wife thought of his character Verne Schillinger]
J.K. Simmons: I would come home with my swastika tattoos because keeping them on saved twenty minutes in the makeup the next morning. I had a hard time pulling my head out of Oz, and she's said there were times when I wasn't the most fun guy to sleep with. edit »
[On his role in The Closer]
J.K. Simmons: For a 50-year-old bald guy to even be considered as a possibility of a romantic interest is kind of fun and different. edit »