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J. K. Simmons

1955 - Today

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Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9, 1955) is an American actor. Considered one of the most prolific and well-established character actors of his generation, he has amassed over 200 screen and stage credits since his 1986 debut. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing an abusive jazz instructor in Damien Chazelle's Whiplash (2014), and received a second nomination for portraying William Frawley in Aaron Sorkin's Being the Ricardos (2021). His other various accolades include a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. K. Simmons is the 583rd most popular actor (up from 730th in 2019), the 1,232nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,327th in 2019) and the 302nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, J. K. Simmons ranks 583 out of 13,578. Before him are Bette Midler, Wentworth Miller, Kirstie Alley, Stephen Graham, Natalie Portman, and Phoebe Cates. After him are Dev Anand, Matthew McConaughey, R. Lee Ermey, John Goodman, Brendan Fraser, and Mickey Rooney.

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Among people born in 1955, J. K. Simmons ranks 49. Before him are Timothy Laurence, Israel Katz, Kris Jenner, Valery Gerasimov, Dodi Fayed, and Marcelo Bielsa. After him are Shoko Asahara, Najib Mikati, Brendan Gleeson, Mark David Chapman, Héctor Cúper, and John Grisham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. K. Simmons ranks 1,232 out of 20,380. Before him are Phoebe Cates (1963), George F. Kennan (1904), George Papandreou (1952), Edward B. Lewis (1918), Lizzie Magie (1866), and Scott Joplin (1868). After him are Thomas Harris (1940), Mike Johnson (1972), David J. Wineland (1944), Chick Corea (1941), Jim Jarmusch (1953), and James Hetfield (1963).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, J. K. Simmons ranks 302. Before him are James Gandolfini (1961), Carroll O'Connor (1924), Linda Hunt (1945), Bette Midler (1945), Kirstie Alley (1951), and Phoebe Cates (1963). After him are Matthew McConaughey (1969), R. Lee Ermey (1944), John Goodman (1952), Brendan Fraser (1968), Mickey Rooney (1920), and Tom Waits (1949).

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