J.K. Simmons is one of the great contemporary American character actors, as you’ll know if you’ve seen him in TV shows such as Oz, Law & Order or The Closer, or movies such as The Ladykillers.

But Simmons is probably best known for his bombastic, crew-cutted J. Jonah Jameson in all three Spider-Man movies.

Bearing that in mind, try to resist the impulse to yell J. Jonah’s trademarked “Parker!” if you see him in town next month.

Simmons, 52, has been signed to co-star in the movie Chilled in Miami, starring Ren?e Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr., which is scheduled to begin shooting in Winnipeg on Jan. 7. (The cast is currently rehearsing in the comparatively balmy climes of New York City.)

Chilled will also feature Siobhan Fallon, a Saturday Night Live alum who may be best remembered as mom to Shia LaBeouf’s hero Stanley Yelnats in the movie Holes.

• Source: www.whatsonwinnipeg.com/… 

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