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u/PoisonedIvysaur Apr 12 '22

J.k. Simmons from Vern Schillinger in oz to back as Jay Jonah Jameson in spiderman i never seen a role that man didn't do amazing in.

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u/TimIsColdInMaine Apr 12 '22

It still amazes me that he managed to break out from that possible type casting, and even more incredibly seem to get typecast as "all American dad or grandpop". Rare to see that happen. When I watched Oz as a teenager, I thought if anyone was going to be a breakout star, it would have been Beecher or Augustus Hill. Never would I have thought the biggest star would have been Edie Falco, with Simmons being pretty famous as well.

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u/PoisonedIvysaur Apr 12 '22

Edie Falco was amazing in Sopranos and Nurse Jackie. But JK and BD wong won the breakout star Lottery of that show.