• J. K. Simmons: The joy of being a teammate

  • Jun 20 2024
  • Length: 44 mins
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  • Grosse Pointe native and Academy Award-winning actor, J. K. Simmons joins Jason and Dan to discuss his lifelong Tigers fandom. What got him hooked on Detroit baseball as a kid? How does a hard-working thespian with over 200 acting credits manage to watch nearly every Tigers game? Simmons recounts how he based his character Frank Perry in “For Love of the Game,” off former Tigers manager and newly elected Hall of Famer, Jim Leyland. If we compare Simmons’s acting career to that of a historic Detroit ballplayer, who would he be? We also learn about J. K.’s youthful operatic ambitions, what it’s like to play a sociopath, and the beauty of baseball and acting as team sports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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