LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - J.K. Simmons won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday for playing a brutally demanding jazz teacher who pushes a drummer to the edge in "Whiplash." It was the first ...

The Oscar winner and Michelle Schumacher, a writer-director, worked with their now-adult children, Olivia and Joe, on a new movie Michael Lewis J.K. Simmons and Michelle Schumacher’s daughter Olivia ...

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 ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – J.K. Simmons, a University of Montana graduate, has been nominated for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance in "Whiplash." According to the nominations ...

Everybody in the industry seems to like and admire J.K. Simmons, and why wouldn’t they? He’s talented, versatile, dependable and affable. The fan club includes Aaron Sorkin, writer-director of ...

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 ...

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 the 87th ...