Jonathan Kimble Simmons was born on the 9th January 1955, in Grosse Pointe, Michigan USA, and is an actor, who has celebrated his name through appearances on television, film and also ON stage. His notable roles have been in “Law and Order” as Dr. Emil Skoda, in “Spiderman” as J. Jonah Jameson, and the most recent one, which earned him an Oscar for Best supporting actor, “Whiplash” as music teacher Terence Fletcher. His career in entertainment industry has been active since 1986.
Have you ever wondered how rich J.K Simmons is? According to sources it is estimated that J.K.’s net worth is $5 million, an amount acquired through a successful career as an actor. He also managed to expand his career to voice acting. He has been giving voice to J. Jonah Jameson in the popular animated TV series “Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes”, “Ultimate Spider-Man” and others that are related to Marvel Universe.
J.K. Simmons Net Worth $5 Million
J.K. Simmons was born in Detroit, however his family often moved in his childhood. When he was 10 years old, family moved to Worthington, Ohio, and when he was 18 years old, they moved to Missoula, Montana. He graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in music. Following graduation, he moved to Seattle and became a member of Seattle Repertory Theatre. His career really started on Broadway in 1992, in the play entitled “Guys and Dolls”. His career on Broadway was slowly gaining a momentum, and in 1994 he sang several roles in Richard Wagner`s opera “Das Barbecu”.
J.K.’s television career is best known for his appearance in “Law and Order” as Dr. Emil Skoda, however his roles are many, and have influenced his fame and net worth accordingly. He appeared in TV series such as “Oz”, as the neo-Nazi prisoner Verman Schillinger, “Arrested Development” as General Anderson, and “The Closer” as the Assistant Chief Will Pope. They all benefited his net worth.
His film career has recently added a substantial amount to his net worth, as he has been nominated for and also won a Golden Globe and an Oscar for the film “Whiplash”, for the best supporting actor. His other film roles include ones in films such as “Juno”, “Jennifer`s Body”, “Thank You For Smoking”, “Spider-Man trilogy” and most recently “Terminator Genisys”.
His net worth has also benefited from his voice roles. The notable roles are the ones as Jonah Jameson in Marvel TV series, as Tenzin in “Legend of Kora”.
Overall, his career is quite successful; he has made more than 50 appearances on film and television, of which some roles earned him notable awards and nominations. In addition to his Golden Globe and Oscar, he has been nominated for and won several awards for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor”.
Regarding his personal life, the actor is married to Michelle, with whom he has two children. It is well known to the media that Simmons is a big fan of the Baseball team, the Detroit Tigers; he threw the ceremonial first pitch for the team on the 6th April 2015, for the Opening Day of the season.
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