The Untold Truth Of J.K. Simmons' J. Jonah Jameson

Many moviegoers rejoiced when they saw Simmons' J. Jonah Jameson appear in the post-credits scene to "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019), marking the first time Simmons had played Jameson in live action since "Spider-Man 3" (2007).

However, fans of Marvel's animated shows and video games know that Simmons never really went anywhere — ensuring that wherever you go, Jameson would still look and sound like J.K. Simmons.

Simmons voiced Jameson in the 2005 "Spider-Man 2" PSP video game and 2007 "Spider-Man 3" video game. He popped up in "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" animated series' episode "Along Came a Spider..." He even portrayed a LEGO version of JJJ in "LEGO Marvel Superheroes: Maximum Overload."

Between 2013-2015, Simmons showed up in the animated series "Avengers Assemble," "Ultimate Spider-Man," and "Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H." to portray this shared universe's version of Jameson. Certain storylines had the characters journey to alternate universes where Simmons voiced multiple Jameson variants, including a robot J. Jonah Jameson 2099, a female J. Joanna Jameson, J. Jonah Jameson Noir, a medieval J. Jonas James' Son, J. Jonah Jackal, Vampire Jameson, the dinosaur J. Jonah Jameasaurus, and J. Jonah Jameson: Agent of HYDRA.

Even with shows that aren't set in the Marvel Universe, Simmons has kept answering the call to reprise his role. In "The Simpsons" Season 18 episode "Moe'N'a Lisa," we learn Jameson is the editor of a poetry journal in the Simpsons-Verse (but still demands photos and poems of Spider-Man). Then, in the "Robot Chicken" Season 9 episode "Gimme That Chocolate Milk," Simmons' Jameson shows up at a press conference alongside April O'Neil. While April wants the city to hire the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jameson only wants the city to ... arrest Spider-Man. Well, no one can say the guy isn't committed, no matter where you find him.