J. K. Simmons
| Born | January 9, 1955 |
| Hometown | Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States |
| Net worth | $20 million |
| Height | 5'10" (1.77m) |
| Spouse | Michelle Schumacher |
| Parents | Donald William Simmons, Patricia Kimble |
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Watch Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, and J.K. Simmons face off in a “Red One” ugly sweater competition
- The cast also revealed which childhood toys they'd wish to bring to life.
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'Red One' Cast Debate Controversial Holiday Hot Takes!
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2022 | Academy Award | Actor in a Supporting Role | Being the Ricardos | Nominated |
| 2015 | Academy Award | Actor in a Supporting Role | Whiplash (2014 film) | Winner |
| 2015 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Whiplash (2014 film) | Winner |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Whiplash (2014 film) | Winner |
| 2015 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Supporting Actor | Whiplash (2014 film) | Winner |
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- EntertainmentCinemaBlend
Red One’s J.K. Simmons Was A Mall Santa Years Before Playing St. Nick On The Big Screen, And His Description Of The Gig Is Wild: ‘I Was Smoking Like Two Packs A Day’
Santa’s smoker breath? J. K. Simmons has some hilarious mall Santa confessions.
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J.K. Simmons Reveals How The 'Worst Job Ever' Prepared Him For 'Red One' Role
The actor, who plays Santa Claus in the Christmas comedy movie, said he's tried to "repress" his memory of the gig for over four decades.
- EntertainmentYahoo News Canada
'Red One' review: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans and J. K. Simmons movie is Christmas chaos
Red One, starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, J. K. Simmons, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka and Bonnie Hunt, may make you wish for a redo to the start of the holiday season.
- EntertainmentCOMINGSOON.net
J.K. Simmons Says It Was ‘Too Intimidating’ to Workout With Dwayne Johnson for Red One
J.K. Simmons was too intimidated to workout with Dwayne Johnson off-set when preparing for Red One. Red One is now playing in United States theaters. The Christmas adventure movie stars Simmons as a very muscular Santa Claus, while Johnson plays a character named Callum Drift. The cast also includes Chris Evans as Jack O’Malley, Lucy […] The post J.K. Simmons Says It Was ‘Too Intimidating’ to Workout With Dwayne Johnson for Red One appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streamin
- LifestyleEntertainment Weekly
J.K. Simmons calls “Red One” 'redemption' for playing a mall Santa in his 20s
"It was the worst job ever," Simmons says of being a mall Santa.
- EntertainmentChicago Tribune
‘Red One’ review: Santa smackdown is everything that’s wrong with Hollywood moviemaking. Merry Christmas
“Red One” is a holiday fantasy built on the retribution, punishment and crushed hopes we deserve right now. It imagines a nightmarish mass-incarceration scenario put in motion by a Christmas witch seeking revenge on billions worldwide who’ve landed on Santa’s previously unenforced “naughty list.” Job one: abduct St. Nick, code name Red One (J.K. Simmons), suck the goodness out of him with ...
- EntertainmentKTVX
‘Red One’ is the ‘Marvelization’ of Holiday Movies
Will you be "present" for the new Christmas Film in theaters this weekend, or wait for it to dash to streaming? ABC4's Film Critic Patrick Beatty shares his thoughts.
- CelebrityMen's Journal
J.K. Simmons Shares Secret to His Successful 28-Year Marriage
At the New York City premiere for his new action-comedy Red One, J.K. Simmons revealed the secret to his successful 28-year (and counting) marriage to Michelle Schumacher. “Be on the nice list,” Simmons, who plays a jacked Santa in Red One, joked to People when asked how he’s stayed in Schumacher’s ...
- CelebrityPeople
J.K. Simmons Reveals Secrets of His 28-Year Marriage to Michelle Schumacher: ‘Try to Really Listen’
The actor opened up about his marriage to PEOPLE at the New York City premiere of 'Red One' on Monday, Nov. 11
- CelebrityCinemaBlend
‘Stops Me In My Tracks’: The Rock Shares Video Of His Emotional Interaction With A Fan And Opens Up About The Deep Reason It Means So Much To Him
Dwayne Johnson was "really moved."
