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J.K. Simmons

American actor with over 200 screen and stage credits, acclaimed for versatile and powerful performances. J.K. Simmons was born on 9 January 1955.

J.K. Simmons is one of 1179 people in the A–Z index, listed under J.

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Who is J.K. Simmons?

J.K. Simmons is best known for Academy Award-winning actor known for his role as an abusive jazz instructor in Whiplash and portraying William Frawley in Being the Ricardos. J.K. Simmons is an American public figure. J.K. Simmons was born on 9 January 1955, which places J.K. Simmons among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1950s. On Dead or Alive, J.K. Simmons is listed in the Screen Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for J.K. Simmons is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Academy Award-winning actor known for his role as an abusive jazz instructor in Whiplash and portraying William Frawley in Being the Ricardos.
Nationality: American
Born: 9 January 1955
Listed under: Screen Icons

About J.K. Simmons

He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Terence Fletcher, an abusive jazz instructor, in Damien Chazelle's Whiplash (2014), and received a second nomination for portraying William Frawley in Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos (2021). His other various accolades include a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Simmons achieved international fame with his role as J. He played two different interpretations of Santa Claus in Klaus (2019) and Red One (2024). On the Broadway stage Simmons played Captain Hook in the 1991 revival of Peter Pan and Benny Southstreet in the 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls.

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Frequently asked questions

What is J.K. Simmons known for?

J.K. Simmons is known for Academy Award-winning actor known for his role as an abusive jazz instructor in Whiplash and portraying William Frawley in Being the Ricardos.

When was J.K. Simmons born?

J.K. Simmons was born on 9 January 1955.

What nationality is J.K. Simmons?

J.K. Simmons's nationality is American.

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