Nickname:	J.K. Simmons / JK Simmons / Jonathan Simmons /
Known for:	Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Thank You for Smoking
Birth name:	Jonathan Kimble Simmons
Birthday:	9 January 1955, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Height:	5' 10" (1.78 m)

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 'Dr. Emil Skoda' is one of the few Law & Order recurring characters to span all three incarnations: the original series; SVU; and Criminal Intent. (The medical examiner, Elizabeth Rodgers, has also appeared on all three shows.) Before playing Skoda, Simmons played a fanatical nutcase suspect on a crossover episode of Law & Order and Homicide: Life On the Streets. 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 the L&O: Exiled TV movie before going on to star as Det. Odafin "Fin" Tutuola in L&O: SVU. Attended The Ohio State University while living in Worthington, Ohio. Still remains a huge Ohio State sports fan today. Appeared in three films with Bruce Campbell. The first two were Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, both directed by Sam Raimi. The third was The Ladykillers directed by 'Joel Coen (I)' and Ethan Coen, who frequently collaborate with Raimi. Played the manager of his hometown pro baseball team, the Detroit Tigers, in For Love of the Game. Wore a wig to play J. Jameson in the Spiderman films.

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