Jack Nicholson

Described as

American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)

Other names

John Nicholson, John Joseph Nicholson

Born

April 22, 1937 · 8 references

Born in

Neptune City · 1 reference

Name at birth

John Joseph Nicholson

Citizen of

United States

Occupation

film actor · 1 reference; actor · 2 references; film director; screenwriter · 2 references; film producer · 1 reference; character actor; television actor; writer · 1 reference

Political party

Democratic Party

Education

Actors Studio; Manasquan High School · 1 reference; The Center for Early Education

Awards

Academy Award for Best Actor (2 times) (1976, 1998); Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1984); Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1999); California Hall of Fame (2008); New Jersey Hall of Fame (2010) · 1 reference; Kennedy Center Honors; AFI Life Achievement Award (1994); Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (3 times) (1975, 1976, 2003) · 1 reference; MTV Movie Award for Best Villain (2007); BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (2 times) (1975, 1977) · 1 reference; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference; Ordre des Arts et des Lettres · 1 reference; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1984); Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (2 times) (1986, 1998)

Field

acting

Children

Jennifer Nicholson; Caleb Goddard; Honey Hollman; Lorraine Nicholson; Ray Nicholson; Tessa Gourin

Mother

June Frances Nicholson · 1 reference

Military branch

Air National Guard

Height

1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Wikipedias with a page

130

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John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, often playing charismatic rebels fighting against the social structure. Over his five-decade-long career, he received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTAs, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.
Nicholson won Academy Awards for Best Actor for playing Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and an author with OCD in As Good as It Gets (1997), as well as for Best Supporting Actor for playing an aging playboy in Terms of Endearment (1983). He received further Oscar nominations for Easy Rider (1969), Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Last Detail (1973), Chinatown (1974), Reds (1981), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Ironweed (1987), A Few Good Men (1992), and About Schmidt (2002).
Nicholson made his film debut in Roger Corman's The Cry Baby Killer (1958). His other notable roles were in Psych-Out (1968), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), The Passenger (1975), The Missouri Breaks (1976), The Shining (1980), Broadcast News (1987), Batman (1989), Hoffa (1992), Mars Attacks! (1996), Anger Management, Something's Gotta Give (both 2003), The Departed (2006), and The Bucket List (2007). He also had a cameo in Corman's cult classic The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), which has been heavily promoted on home video releases. As a director, Nicholson has helmed three films: Drive, He Said (1971), Goin' South (1978), and The Two Jakes (1990). Nicholson has also written several films, including The Monkees' vehicle Head (1968). He retired from acting after starring in How Do You Know (2010).
Nicholson is one of four male actors to win three Academy Awards and one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in films made in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s (the other is Michael Caine). His 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy's history. He was honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1994, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1999 and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2001.

Born, in its opening lines

April 22, 1937

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