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 ...

MISSOULA -- J.K. Simmons became the first University of Montana alum to win an Oscar for acting on Sunday night. The 1978 graduate was named best supporting actor for his performance in "Whiplash" at ...

J.K. Simmons’s critically acclaimed performance in Whiplash exemplified the difference between artists who simply get by with their gifted talents and those who break the rules to push the music. His ...

HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES -- Oscar winner J.K. Simmons said parents and family are the most important part of life and that is why he asked everyone to call their parents in his acceptance speech. Watch ...

The Oscar winner went full health goth—in a Law & Order varsity jacket, no less—for a stroll in New York City.

Damien Chazelle's Whiplash, starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons, was undeniably one of the biggest hits at Sundance, winning critical acclaim and both the Grand Jury Prize and Dramatic Audience ...

LOS ANGELES -- J.K. Simmons talked backstage to reporters about the struggles he faced as a young actor and how he almost left Hollywood. "I almost got back on the bus a handful of times. If I had any ...

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, starring Ed O'Neill as the New York cop ...