Good things come to those who wait. Just ask J.K. Simmons, who finally scored his first Emmy nomination 40 years after his very first TV role as a bit player in the 1986 TV movie Popeye Doyle, ...

NEW YORK -- Here are 7 things to know about J.K. Simmons, who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as Terence Fletcher in the film Whiplash. 1) J.K. is short for Jonathan Kimble (he ...

Doesn’t it feel, somewhere deep down in your soul, like J.K. Simmons should have had a three-season cable or streaming drama where he plays the boss of an organized crime family by this point?

Wed, August 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM UTC Oz was the first original drama on HBO and on any pay cable, really. It was a big launching pad for a lot of careers, including mine. When I first met with Tom ...

J.K. Simmons looks back on his most iconic roles, from 'Oz' and 'Juno' to 'Spider-Man' and 'Whiplash.' The Oscar-winning — and Emmy-nominated — actor takes us through his greatest hits, and reveals ...