{"id":55117,"date":"2017-12-20T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T10:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=55117"},"modified":"2017-12-20T10:58:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T10:58:19","slug":"j-k-simmons-selected-bacchus-mardi-gras-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/entertainment\/j-k-simmons-selected-bacchus-mardi-gras-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"J.K. Simmons Selected as Bacchus at Mardi Gras 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">J.K. Simmons Selected as Bacchus at Mardi Gras 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The actor&#8217;s latest role will be the god of wine at the carnival krewe&#8217;s 50th anniverary parade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Academy Award-winning actor J.K. Simmons will serve as Bacchus L for the 2018 Mardi Gras season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Simmons will reign as the god of wine over the carnival krewe&#8217;s 50th anniversary parade, which rolls Feb. 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The krewe&#8217;s captain, Clark Brenna, said Tuesday in a news release that Simmons joins the ranks of past kings including Bob Hope, Will Ferrell, Anthony Mackie, Harry Connick Jr., Larry King, Andy Garcia and Ron Howard. Jim Caviezel reigned last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Simmons has been in films such as Whiplash, Spider-Man, Terminator Genisys, Juno, The Accountant and Patriots Day. 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