Guide Note

Actor J.K. Simmons rose to fame playing Emil Skoda in the Law & Order television franchise. He went on to co-star in several television and film projects, including Oz, The Closer and Rendition. In 2007, Simmons co-starred in the film Juno. He has been a frequent collaborator with Jason Reitman, also appearing in Thank You For Smoking. Simmons also appears in Diablo Cody's Juno follow-up, Jennifer's Body.

Fast Facts

Birth name: Jonathan Kimble Simmons
Born: January 9, 1955
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Spouse: Michelle Schumacher
Awards: 2 SAG Award nominations
Debut TV show: Popeye Doyle (1986)
College: University of Montana

Notable Roles

Vern Schillinger in Oz (1997-2003)
J. Jonah Jameson in Spiderman 3 (2007)
Martin Smarty in Kim Possible (2007)
Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007)
Will Pope in The Closer (2005-2007)

Quotes

"I was once counseled not to be seen without hair if I wanted 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."¹

"For a 50-year-old bald guy to even be considered as a possibility of a romantic interest is kind of fun and different."¹

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J.K. Simmons Biographies and Profiles

J.K. Simmons Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
January 9, 1955: Born
1994-2004: Law and Order
1997: The Jackal
1997-2003: Oz
1999: The Cider House Rules
2000: Autumn in New York
2000: The Gift
2001: The Mexical
2002: Spider-Man
2004: The Ladykillers
2004: Spider-Man 2
2005: Thank You For Smoking
2006: The Astronaut Farmer
2006: First Snow
2005-2007: The Closer
2007: Spider-Man 3

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