Jonathan Kimble Simmons was born on the 9th of January 1955 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He was the son of Donald William Simmons, a music teacher who moved the family from Ohio to Montana to lead the School of Music at the University of Montana.
J. K. Simmons won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Terence Fletcher in the 2014 film Whiplash. He received the award on the 22nd of February 2015 after also winning the Golden Globe Award on the 11th of January 2015.
J. K. Simmons has provided the voice for the Yellow M&M in commercials since 1996, replacing John Goodman in the role. He has maintained this iconic voice role for over two decades and also voiced Cave Johnson in the video game Portal 2.
J. K. Simmons first appeared as J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy between 2002 and 2007. He reprised the role in various Marvel media including Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
J. K. Simmons married film director Michelle Schumacher in 1996 and they have two children named Olivia and Joe. He threw the ceremonial first pitch for the Detroit Tigers on the 6th of April 2015.