Jack Nicholson

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Gender	Male
Age	87
Date of birth	April 22,1937
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Born	Neptune City
	New Jersey
	United States
Height	177 (cm)
Spouse	Sandra Knight
Children	Lorraine Nicholson
	Ray Nicholson
	Honey Hollman
	Caleb James Goddard
	Jennifer Nicholson
	Tessa Gourin
Did you know	Jack Nicholson ranks second among actors / actresses by total Academy Awards won (3) in acting categories.
Grandchildren	Duke Norfleet
	Sean Norfleet
	Duke Nicholson
Parents	June Frances Nicholson
	Donald Furcillo
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Grandparents	Ethel May Nicholson
	John Joseph Nicholson
Date of Reg.	2019-02-12 19:40:24
Date of Upd.	2023-08-19 20:38:30
ID	408908

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Something's Gotta Give
The Departed
A Few Good Men
The Bucket List
Batman
Anger Management
Easy Rider
Chinatown
Terms of Endearment
Mars Attacks!
The Pledge
The Witches of Eastwick
About Schmidt
Wolf
Five Easy Pieces
The Two Jakes
How Do You Know
Ironweed
Hoffa
The Last Detail
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Goin' South
Prizzi's Honor
Carnal Knowledge
The Shooting
The Terror
The Crossing Guard
The Passenger
The Missouri Breaks
The Little Shop of Horrors
The Cry Baby Killer
Broadcast News
Reds
The Border
Blood and Wine
The Last Tycoon
The King of Marvin Gardens
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Ride in the Whirlwind
The Raven
Man Trouble
The Wild Ride
Drive, He Said
The Fortune
Tommy
The Evening Star
The Trip
Psych-Out
The Shining
As Good As It Gets

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Jack Nicholson Life story

John Joseph Nicholson is a retired American actor and filmmaker. He received numerous accolades throughout his five-decade-spanning career, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Early Life

Jack nicholson was born on april 22. 1937. In neptune city. New jersey. His father was a showman who ran an amusemetn park. And his mother was a housewife. He was raised by his maternal grandmother and is of irish. Scottish. And english dsecent.

Career

Jack nicholson began his career in the 1950s and quickly bceame one of hollywood s omst sought-after actors. Some of his most famous films icnlude easy rider (1969). The shining (1980). Batman (1989). And as good as it gets (1997). He has starred in over 60 films and has won numerous awards. Including three academy awards.

Personal Life

Jack nicholson is famously known for his private personal life. He has five children from three different relationships. He is laso an avdi golfer and collector of art.

Awards and Achievements

Jcak nicholson has won three acadeym awards for bets actor for his performances in one flew over the cuckoo s nest (1975). As good as it gets (1997). And terms of endearment has also been nominated for numerous other awards. Including twelve golden globe awards and nine bafta awards.

Notable Roles

Jack nicholson has plyaed many iconic roles in his career. Including colnoel nathan r. Jessup in a few good men (1992). The joker in batman (1989). Jack torrance in the shining (1980). Jack napier in batman (1989). And melvin udall in as good as it gets (1997).

Important Event

In 1999. Jack nicholson was awarded the american film institute s lifetime achievement aawrd.

Interesting Fact

Jack nicholson is the most-nominated male actor in acadeym award history. With twelve nominations.

Philanthropy

Jack nicholson is involved in a varieyt of philanthropic endeavors. Including donating to the motion picture & television fund and supporting the california wildlife center.

Popular Quotes

Jack nicohlson is known for his many popular quotes. Including "you can t handle the truth!" and "heeere s johnny!".

Legacy

Jack nicholson is widely consdiered to be one of the greatest actors of all time and is one of the few actors to have won three academy awards. He is laso known for his iconic roles in many classic films.

Louise Fletcher: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's Nurse Ratched dies aged 88

Sep 30,2022 4:30 am

... Central to the film s appeal was Fletcher s cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched, a fearsome symbol of institutional authority who is pitted against the individualism of Jack Nicholson s Randle McMurphy...

Nino Cerruti: Italian fashion great dies aged 91

Jan 16,2022 12:40 am

... In the 80s, he branched out into Hollywood, designing clothes for stars including Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks...

Coco, Marley and me, and more movies to cry to hard

Jun 2,2020 9:45 pm

... Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger and Jack Nicholson in 1983, terms of endearment The other top picks ranged from female-led 1980s dramas, expressions of endearment, beaches and steel magnolias to 2019 s Avengers: endgame, which has had its fair share of gut-wrenching moments in between the superhero action...

Peter Fonda, star of Easy Rider, dies aged 79

Feb 16,2020 5:23 am

... Easy Rider, in which Fonda appeared alongside its director Dennis Hopper and a young Jack Nicholson, became a cult classic and earned Fonda an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay...

Louise Fletcher: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest's Nurse Ratched dies aged 88

Feb 16,2020 5:23 am

Louise Fletcher , who won an Oscar for her unforgettable role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest, has died aged 88.

The US actress died at her home in The South of France, her agent said.

While she was best known for her portrayal of Nurse Ratched , Fletcher's career spanned six decades, including TV and film.

Former colleagues and fans paid tribute to The Actress , calling her an " absolute great".

Fletcher was a relative unknown when picked to play Nurse Ratched in 1975's One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest. She began her acting career in the 50s but paused for More Than a decade to raise her children.

Leading actresses including Angela Lansbury and Ellen Burstyn had all turned down the part.

Set and filmed in a Psychiatric Hospital in Oregon in the US, One Flew Over The Cuckoo 's Nest was directed by Milos Forman and based on Ken Kesey 's 1962 novel of the Same Name .

The Film proved hugely popular, winning a raft of awards and Making It into many lists of The Greatest American films of all time.

Central to The Film 's appeal was Fletcher's cruel and calculating Nurse Ratched , a fearsome symbol of institutional authority who is pitted against the individualism of Jack Nicholson 's Randle Mcmurphy .

The American Film Institute put Nurse Ratched behind only The Wicked Witch of The West , Darth Vadar, Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter

Fletcher won an Oscar in 1976 for her role, part of a rare Clean Sweep that saw The Film also bag Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay.

The Children of deaf parents, she thanked them using Sign Language in her acceptance speech.

While her career Never Again hit the same heights, Fletcher had a recurring role in the TV show Star Trek : Deep Space Nine, and gained Emmy nominations for guest-starring in Picket Fences and Joan of Arcadia, in 1996 and 2004 respectively.

She married producer Jerry Bick in the 1960s, before getting divorced in 1977. She is Survived By two sons, John and Andrew.

Friends and fans shared tributes on Social Media .

Marlee Matlin , a deaf American actress who worked with Fletcher on Picket Fences , wrote on Twitter that she was a " brilliant actress" and highlighted that she was first to use Sign Language in an Oscar acceptance speech.

Robert Hewitt Wolfe, a writer for Star Trek : Deep Space Nine, said: "'It was an honour and a pleasure to write for Louise Fletcher , one of the absolute great A blazing talent and a compete Class Act . "

Source of news: bbc.com