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BiographyAmerican actor, producer, director and screenwriter , John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson, a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee, was born on April 22, 1937, in Neptune City, New Jersey. The son of a showgirl, June Frances Nicholson who had married Italian American showman Donald Furcillo six months earlier in Elkton, Maryland, on October 16, 1936. Nicholson was brought up believing that his grandparents, John Joseph Nicholson and Ethel May Rhoads were his parents. Nicholson only discovered that his "parents" were actually his grandparents and his sister was in fact his mother in 1974. Nicholson has stated he does not know who his father is, saying "Only Ethel and June knew and they never told anybody". Jack Nicholson grew up in Neptune City, New Jersey. He was raised in his mother's Roman Catholic religion. Nick, as he was known to his high school friends, attended nearby Manasquan High School, where he was voted "class clown" by the Class of 1954. When Nicholson first came to Hollywood, he worked as a gofer for animation legends William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at the MGM cartoon studio. Seeing his talent as an artist, they offered Nicholson a starting level position as an animation artist. However, citing his desire to become an actor, he declined. One of Nicholson's greatest successes came in 1975, with his role as Randle P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Nicholson won his second Oscar, an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his role of retired astronaut Garrett Breedlove in Terms of Endearment (1983). Three Oscar nominations also followed (Reds, Prizzi's Honor, and Ironweed). His performance in Hoffa also earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Nicholson went on to win his next Oscar in the romantic comedy, As Good as It Gets (1997). Was his second-best-grossing film of his career, after Batman. In 2003, Nicholson also starred in Something's Gotta Give, as an aging playboy who falls for the mother (Diane Keaton) of his young girlfriend. In 2007, Nicholson co-starred with Morgan Freeman in Rob Reiner's The Bucket List.
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Quotes"You only lie to two people in your life: your girlfriend and the police." "If you get an impulse in a scene, no matter how wrong it seems, follow the impulse. It might be something and if it ain't take two!" "I was particularly proud of my performance as the Joker. I considered it a piece of pop art." "Just because you're a perfectionist doesn't mean you're perfect." "For a long time, I was afraid to be alone. I had to learn how to be alone. And there are still times when I think, Uh-oh! I gotta talk to somebody here or I'm gonna go crazy! But I like to be alone. Now I do. I really do. There's a big luxury in solitude." "My only emotion is gratitude, literally, for my life." "My motto is: more good times." ChildrenJennifer Nicholson (b. 1963) with Sandra Knight; Caleb (b. 1970) with Susan Anspach; Honey Hollman (b. 1981) with Danish supermodel, Winnie Hollman; Lorraine Nicholson (b. 1990) and Raymond (b. 1992) with Rebecca Broussard. RelationshipsHe has been romantically linked to numerous actresses and models, including Sandra Knight, Winnie Hollman, Anjelica Huston, Rebecca Broussard, Michelle Phillips, Christine Salata, Louise Fletcher, Bebe Buell, Marie Helvin, and Lara Flynn Boyle. Nicholson's longest relationship was for 16 years with actress Anjelica Huston, from 1973 to 1989. Filmography1958 "The Cry Baby Killer" as Jimmy Wallace 1960 "Too Soon to Love" as Buddy 1960 "The Little Shop of Horrors" as Wilbur Force 1960 "The Barbara Stanwyck Show 1 episode, 1960 "The Wild Ride" as Johnny Varron 1960 "Studs Lonigan" as Weary Reilly 1962 "The Broken Land" as Will Brocious 1963 "The Raven" as Rexford Bedlo 1963 "The Terror" as Lt. Andre Duvalier 1964 "Ensign Pulver" as Dolan 1964 "Flight to Fury" as Jay Wickham 1964 "Back Door to Hell" as Burnett 1965 "Ride in the Whirlwind" as Wes 1967 "The Shooting" as Billy Spear 1967 "Hells Angels on Wheels" as Poet 1968 "Psych-Out" as Stoney 1969 "Easy Rider" as George Hanson 1970 "The Rebel Rousers" as Bunny 1970 "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" as Tad Pringle 1970 "Five Easy Pieces" as Robert Eroica Dupea 1971 "Carnal Knowledge" as Jonathan 1971 "A Safe Place" as Mitch 1972 "The King of Marvin Gardens" as David Staebler 1975 "Professione: reporter" as David Locke 1975 "Tommy" as The Specialist 1975 "The Fortune" as Oscar Sullivan aka Oscar Dix 1975 "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" as R.P. McMurphy 1976 "The Missouri Breaks" as Tom Logan 1976 "The Last Tycoon" as Brimmer 1978 "Goin' South" as Henry Lloyd Moon 1980 "The Shining" as Jack Torrance 1981 "The Postman Always Rings Twice" as Frank Chambers 1981 "Reds" as Eugene O'Neill 1982 "The Border" as Charlie Smith 1983 "Terms of Endearment" as Garrett Breedlove 1985 "Prizzi's Honor" as Charley Partanna 1986 "Heartburn" as Mark Forman 1987 "The Witches of Eastwick" as Daryl Van Horne 1987 "Broadcast News" as Bill Rorich 1987 "Ironweed" as Francis Phelan 1989 "Batman" as Joker Jack Napier 1990 "The Two Jakes" as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes 1992 "Man Trouble" as Eugene Earl Axline, aka Harry Bliss 1992 "A Few Good Men" as Col. Nathan R. Jessep 1992 "Hoffa" as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa 1994 "Wolf" as Will Randall 1995 "The Crossing Guard" as Freddy Gale 1996 "Blood and Wine" as Alex Gates 1996 "The Evening Star" as Garrett Breedlove 1996 "Mars Attacks!" as President James Dale Art Land 1997 "As Good as It Gets" as Melvin Udall 2001 "The Pledge" as Jerry Black 2002 "About Schmidt" as Warren Schmidt 2003 "Anger Management" as Dr. Buddy Rydell 2003 "Something's Gotta Give" as Harry Sanborn 2006 "The Departed" as Frank Costello 2007 "The Bucket List" as Edward Cole 2010 "How Do You Know" as Charles |
 Jennifer Nicholson (b. 1963), daughter of Jack Nicholson and Sandra Knight  Lorraine Nicholson (b. 1990), daughter of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard |
 Sandra Knight (b. 1940) was married with Jack Nicholson (1962 - 1968)  Anjelica Huston (b. 1951) lived with Jack Nicholson 17 years, from 1973 to 1989.  Winnie Hollman (b. 1963) had a 5 year long relationship with Jack  Rebecca Broussard (b. 1963) two children with Jack |
SalaryAbout Schmidt (2002) $10,000,000 ; The Pledge (2001) $10,000,000 ; As Good as It Gets (1997) $15,000,000 ; Wolf (1994) $13,000,000 ; Hoffa (1992) $10,000,000 ; A Few Good Men (1992) $5,000,000 ; Batman (1989) $60,000,000 (total earnings) ; The Witches of Eastwick (1987) $6,000,000 ; The Missouri Breaks (1976) $1,250,000 + 10% of all gross receipts above $12.5m ; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) $1,000,000 + 15% gross ; On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) $12,500 |
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HonorsIn 1994, he was the youngest recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award. In 2008, Jack was inducted into the California Hall of Fame, located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts. In 2010, Nicholson was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. In 2011, Nicholson received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Brown University at its 243rd commencement. At the ceremony, Ruth Simmons, Brown University's president, called him "the most skilled actor of our lifetime". Awards and nominationsWith 12 Academy Award nominations (8 for Best Actor and 4 for Best Supporting Actor), Nicholson is the most nominated male actor in Academy Awards history. Only Nicholson (1960s–2000s), Michael Caine (1960s–2000s), Meryl Streep (1970s–2010s), Paul Newman (1950s–1960s, 1980s–2000s), Katharine Hepburn (1930s–1960s, 1980s), and Laurence Olivier (1930s–1970s) have been nominated for an acting (lead or supporting) Academy Award in five different decades. With three Oscar wins, he also ties with Meryl Streep, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ingrid Bergman, and Walter Brennan for the second-most Oscar wins in acting categories. Only Katharine Hepburn, with four Oscars, won more. In 2013, Nicholson co-presented the Academy Award for Best Picture with First Lady Michelle Obama. This ceremony marked the eighth time he has presented the Academy Award for Best Picture (1972, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1993, 2006, 2007, and 2013). Nicholson is an active and voting member of the Academy. HobbiesNicholson is a fan of the New York Yankees (professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx) and Los Angeles Lakers (professional basketball team). He has been a Laker season ticket holder since 1970, and has held courtside season tickets for the past 25 years next to the opponent's benches both at The Forum and Staples Center, missing very few games. In a few instances, Nicholson has engaged in arguments with game officials and opposing players, and even walked onto the court. TriviaNicholson's first big acting break came when a spot opened up in Fonda and Hopper's Easy Rider (1969). He played alcoholic lawyer George Hanson, for which he received his first Oscar nomination. The film cost only $400,000 to make, and became a blockbuster, grossing $40 million. Biographer John Parker states that Nicholson's interpretation of his role placed him in the company of earlier "anti-hero" actors, such as James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart, while promoting him into an "overnight number-one hero of the counter-culture movement". |
