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Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker, widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. Throughout his five-decade career, he accumulated numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. Not only did he receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award in 1994 and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2001, his career also showed a strong versatility with many of his characters being rebels against social structures. Nicholson's filmography spans multiple niches, from comedy to horror. He is most famously known and celebrated for his roles in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'(1975), 'As Good as It Gets' (1997), and 'Terms of Endearment' (1983). He has directed three films including 'Drive, He Said' (1971), 'Goin' South' (1978), and 'The Two Jakes' (1990). He triumphantly remains one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards and one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: John Joseph Nicholson
Born: Neptune City, New Jersey, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: April 22, 1937
Occupations: Actor, Filmmaker
Years Active: 1955-2010
Children: 6
Spouses: Sandra Knight
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Awards and Nominations Received by Jack Nicholson
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor)
A Few Good MenBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical
Terms of EndearmentBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
RedsBest Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
Easy RiderMovies Featuring Jack Nicholson
Chinatown
The Passenger (re-release)
The Last Detail
Five Easy Pieces
The Shining
The Missouri Breaks
The Witches of Eastwick
As Good as It Gets
The Departed
The Bucket List
Tommy
Hoffa
Prizzi's Honor
Mars Attacks!
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Crossing Guard
Carnal Knowledge
Terms of Endearment
The Two Jakes
Heartburn
Something's Gotta Give
Batman
A Few Good Men
Anger Management
About Schmidt
The Fortune
Kubrick by Kubrick
Ironweed
The Border
Goin' South
The Last Tycoon
Hells Angels on Wheels
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Stardust
Corman’s World
And the Oscar Goes To…
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Witness to ‘Reds’
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
View from the Overlook: Crafting ‘The Shining’
Making ‘The Shining’
Live Aid
Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories
Creepy Classics
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
The Elephant’s Child
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Untold: Deal with the Devil
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
The Elephant’s Child
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
The Wild Ride
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
The Passenger
The Little Shop of Horrors
Head
The Shooting
Rebel Rousers
The Rolling Stones: Stripped
Man Trouble
The Movie Orgy
Velocity
The Broken Land
The Evening Star
Back Door to Hell
The Cry Baby Killer
Too Soon to Love
Ride in the Whirlwind
Studs Lonigan
Ensign Pulver
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Drive, He Said
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Targets
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
A Safe Place
Blood and Wine
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
The Terror
Flight to Fury
Wolf
The King of Marvin Gardens
Career Timeline
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2023
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2020
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic
Self (archive footage)
2007
The Bucket List
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting ‘The Shining’
Self
2005
The Passenger (re-release)
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
1996
Mars Attacks!
The Evening Star
Garrett Breedlove
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self (archive footage)
Blood and Wine
Alex
1987
The Witches of Eastwick
Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories
Narrator (voice)
Creepy Classics
Rexford Bedlo - (archive footage)
1986
Heartburn
The Elephant’s Child
Narrator (voice)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
The Elephant’s Child
Narrator (voice)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1968
Head
Self (uncredited)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Targets
Lt. Andre Duvalier (archive footage) (uncredited)
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