J.K. Simmons’s critically acclaimed performance in Whiplash exemplified the difference between artists who simply get by with ...

Before J.K. Simmons gave an Oscar-winning role in Damien Chazelle's 'Whiplash,' he was just as terrifying in the original short.

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.