Last Updated: 02 Apr, 2024 | Views: 672
Age: 87
Profession: Actor
Other Profession(s): Filmmaker
Famous For: Acted in Batman (Movie)
Higher Education: Manasquan High School
About (Profile/Biography):
Jack Nicholson is an American actor, born in Neptune, New Jersey. Jack is widely regarded as one of the greatest of his generation. The actor is particularly renowned for his ability to play unorthodox outsiders in a variety of roles. He was brought up believing his mother was his grandma and his mother, the showgirl June Frances Nicholson, was his older sister. He learned the facts in 1975 from a Time magazine reporter who was doing background study on him for a profile.
Careers:
In 1958: Nicholson's acting career began with The Cry Baby Killer.
In 1969: With Easy Rider, Nicholson finally got his big break.
In 1970: In Five Easy Pieces, Nicholson played the lead part, earning him an Oscar nomination for best actor.
In 1971: Nicholson's debut as a director was with the film Drive, He Said.
In 1973: The Last Detail earned Nicholson a second Oscar nomination.
In 1974: Jack then made an appearance in Chinatown by Roman Polanski.
In 1975: The actor's first Academy Award for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was the cherry on top of a very successful run.
In 1980: Nicholson began by playing another pivotal role in The Shining.
In 1983: He was a part of the movie Terms of Endearment, which brought Nicholson his second Oscar.
In 1992: Jack appeared in a variety of movies, including A Few Good Men, for which he was nominated for another Oscar.
In 1997: After that, Nicholson won the Best Actor Oscar for the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets.
In 2006: The Departed gave audiences another look at Nicholson's more sinister side as an actor.
Achievements and Awards:
In addition, Jack has been nominated twelve times for Academy Awards for his work.
The actor has also won three BAFTA Awards and six Golden Globe Awards.
Unknown Facts:
A werewolf, the Devil, and the Joker have all been played by Jack.
His first position was as a postal clerk for M.G.M.'s Hanna-Barbera cartoon division.
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