Born:
January 09, 1955
in
Detroit, Michigan
Best Known For:
The Spider-Man trilogy.
Early-life:
Jonathan Kimble Simmons was born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 9, 1955 to Patricia and Donald. He has a brother, David, and a sister, Elizabeth. He studied music at the University of Montana and originally made a name for himself in musical theatre, with stints at Montana's Bigfork Summer Theatre and the Seattle Repertory Theatre. In 1997, he made his New York stage debut in off-Broadway musical Birds of Paradise.
Career:
Stage roles followed with Captain Hook and Mr Darling, Peter Pan and a revival of Guys and Dolls. His film debut came in The Ref (1994). He made guest appearances in a number of TV shows before his big break in 1997 when he began playing Dr Emil Skoda in Law & Order. He also played a villain in six seasons of crime drama OZ. His movie credits include scene-stealing performances in The Gift (2000), The Mexican (2001) and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, where he played newspaper mogul J Jonah Jameson. He was a main character in TV crime drama The Closer, which ran from 2005 until 2012. His other movie credits include Juno (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), Up in the Air (2009) and I Love You, Man (2009). He has also voiced a number of characters in TV shows, films and video games.
Quote:
"People evolve and it's important to not stop evolving just because you've reached adulthood."
Trivia:
Since the late 1990s, he has been the voice of the yellow peanut in a series of M&M commercials.