Name: J.K. Simmons
Date of Birth: 9 January 1955 He is the father of at least one child. He has a sister, Elizabeth Simmons O'Neill, and a brother David who is a Christian singer. Has a nephew named Niko and a sister-in-law Nancy. Is the voice of the yellow M&M on the commercials. Voiceover work for Norelco razors. Graduate of the University of Montana. Received an Achievement Award for the UofM in April 2002. Studied to become a composer before getting to musicals and acting. His character of Dr. Emil Skoda is one of the few "Law & Order" (1990) recurring characters to span all three incarnations: the original series; "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) (the medical examiner, Elizabeth Rodgers (Leslie Hendrix), has also appeared on all three shows). ... Before playing police psychiatrist "Dr. Emil Skoda" on "Law & Order" (1990), he played a fanatical nut-case suspect on a crossover episode of "Law & Order" (1990) and "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993). He is among the few recurring members to have a guest spot as one character on a "Law & Order" series before going on to play a different character in the L&O universe (others include S. Epatha Merkerson and Jerry Orbach). Ice-T played a criminal who met a "striking" fate in Exiled (1998) (TV) before going on to star as Det. Odafin "Fin" Tutuola in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999). Attended The Ohio State University while living in Worthington, Ohio. Still remains a huge Ohio State sports fan today. Appeared in four films with Bruce Campbell. The first two were Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004), both directed by Sam Raimi. The third was The Ladykillers (2004) directed by Ethan Coen, who frequently collaborates with Raimi, followed by another appearance with Campbell in Raimi's Spider-Man 3 (2007). Played the manager of his hometown pro baseball team, the Detroit Tigers, in For Love of the Game (1999). Wore a wig to play J. Jameson in the Spiderman films. Met his wife, Michelle Schumacher, during a tour of "Peter Pan". Read more J.K. Simmons movies (actor)J.K. Simmons tv shows (actor)User Comments |
