Damien Chazelle's Short Was a Test Run for 'Whiplash' Not only did Whiplash announce Damien Chazelle, but it also certified J.K. Simmons as one ... intensity of a sports movie and the visceral ...

Jonathan Kimble Simmons (born January 9 ... (2005), Mac MacGuff in Juno (2007), music instructor Terence Fletcher in Whiplash (2014), Bill in La La Land (2016), William Frawley in Being the ...

J.K. Simmons is taking home his first best supporting actor Oscar for his performance in "Whiplash." Simmons' turn as an intense music instructor wowed critics and the Academy. This was the 60 ...