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 ...

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 ...

J.K. Simmons' Oscar-winning performance in Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash" remains one of the greatest of the 21st century, with the actor disappearing into the role of irascible jazz instructor Terence ...

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 ...