J. K. Simmons
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Jonathan Kimble "J. K." Simmons (born January 9, 1955 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American character actor. He is best known for his TV roles as Dr. Emil Skoda, a police psychiatrist who has appeared on three of the four incarnations of Law & Order, and as the sadistic Vernon Schillinger on the prison drama Oz. He also played the obsessively egotistical newspaper editor J. Jonah Jameson in both Spider-Man movies, as well as Ralph Earnhardt, the father of famous race-car driver Dale Earnhardt, in .
Less well known is that he provided the voice of the yellow M&M in the product's commercials.
Trivia
Prior to his successful film & television career, Simmons was a Broadway actor and singer. He was in the revival of Guys and Dolls as Benny Southstreet. He also played the role of Jigger in a revival of Carousel at the Houston Grand Opera.Simmons provides the voice for the yellow M&M in their telivision ads.
Selected filmography
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) - J. Jonah Jameson
- Thank You For Smoking (2006) - Budd "BR" Rohrabacher
- The Closer (2005) TV series - Asst. Police Chief Will Pope
- (2004) Television movie - Ralph Earnhardt
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) - J. Jonah Jameson
- The Ladykillers (2004) - Garth Pancake
- Hidalgo (2004) - Buffalo Bill Cody
- Spider-Man (2002) - J. Jonah Jameson
- The Mexican (2001) - Ted Slocum
- The Gift (2000) - Sheriff Pearl Johnson
- The Cider House Rules (1999) - Ray Kendall
- Celebrity (1998) - Souvenir Hawker
- The Jackal (1997) - Witherspoon
- Oz (1997) TV series - Vernon Schillinger
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