John Joseph Nicholson
| Sign | Taurus |
| Born | Apr 22, 1937 New York City, NY |
| Age | 87 |
Jack Nicholson | |
| Job | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1958-present |
| Top Roles | Movie director at filmshoot in restaurant, Wilbur Force, George Hanson, Jack Torrance, Gino, Hit Man |
| Top Genres | Drama, Crime, Thriller/Suspense, Comedy, Western, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Bikers, Supernatural, Period Piece |
| Top Collaborators | Roger Corman (Producer), Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Warren Beatty |
| Shares birthday with | Eddie Albert, Glen Campbell, Byron Haskin see more.. |
Jack Nicholson Overview:
Legendary actor, Jack Nicholson, was born John Joseph Nicholson on Apr 22, 1937 in New York City, NY. As of December 2023, Jack Nicholson was 86 years old.
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Dry-voiced, dark, dynamic American actor with cynical smile. He moved forward, via an Oscar nomination for Easy Rider, to become one of America's best actors by the 1970s, winning Academy Awards for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Terms of Endearment, plus eight further nominations. He has also written screenplays and occasionally directs. He won a third Oscar for As Good As it Gets. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Jack Nicholson was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning two for Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment (as Garrett Breedlove) in 1983 for Best Actor for As Good as It Gets (as Melvin Udall) in 1997.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1969 | Best Supporting Actor | Easy Rider (1969) | George Hanson | Nominated |
| 1970 | Best Actor | Five Easy Pieces (1970) | Robert Eroica Dupea | Nominated |
| 1973 | Best Actor | The Last Detail (1973) | Signalman First Class Buddusky | Nominated |
| 1974 | Best Actor | Chinatown (1974) | J. J. Gittes | Nominated |
| 1981 | Best Supporting Actor | Reds (1981) | N/A | Nominated |
| 1983 | Best Supporting Actor | Terms of Endearment (1983) | Garrett Breedlove | Won |
| 1985 | Best Actor | Prizzi's Honor (1985) | Charley Partanna | Nominated |
| 1987 | Best Actor | Ironweed (1987) | Francis Phelan | Nominated |
| 1992 | Best Supporting Actor | A Few Good Men (1992) | Col. Nathan R. Jessep | Nominated |
| 1997 | Best Actor | As Good as It Gets (1997) | Melvin Udall | Won |
| 2002 | Best Actor | About Schmidt (2002) | Warren Schmidt | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Jack Nicholson's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #140 on Jun 17, 1974.
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Jack Nicholson Quotes:
George Hanson:
You know, this used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it.
Billy: Man, everybody got chicken, that's what happened. Hey, we can't even get into like, a second-rate hotel, I mean, a second-rate motel, you dig? They think we're gonna cut their throat or somethin'. They're scared, man.
George Hanson: They're not scared of you. They're scared of what you represent to 'em.
Billy: Hey, man. All we represent to them, man, is somebody who needs a haircut.
George Hanson: Oh, no. What you represent to them is freedom.
Billy: What the hell is wrong with freedom? That's what it's all about.
George Hanson: Oh, yeah, that's right. That's what's it's all about, all right. But talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. Of course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free, 'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin' to prove to you that they are. Oh, yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.
Billy: Well, it don't make 'em runnin' scared.
George Hanson: No, it makes 'em dangerous. Buh, neh! Neh! Neh! Neh! Swamp!
Will Brocious: Billy, this sure is your day. You not only steal your first necklace, you break outta jail, help rob a stage, get yourself baptized in the bargain.
Billy: Yea. That's some day
Will Brocious: [to Dan] Where you going?
Dave Dunson: Gonna see what I can do with this money.
Will Brocious: You mean take it back?
Dave Dunson: Yea, that's right.
Will Brocious: Well I can just see that. You just go riding back into town, stop somebody on the street; "Pardon me Sir. I wonder if you'd mind taking this money off my hands.You see, I just broke jail this morning. Right after I tried to kill the marshall. Then this fool stage driver come ridin' up and throwed it right in my lap. and then he high tailed it back for town. Now since my specialty is murder and breaking jail, I really don't have any use for it. You understand? Sir?"
Stoney: C'mon, man! Warren's freakin' out at the gallery!
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Billy: Man, everybody got chicken, that's what happened. Hey, we can't even get into like, a second-rate hotel, I mean, a second-rate motel, you dig? They think we're gonna cut their throat or somethin'. They're scared, man.
George Hanson: They're not scared of you. They're scared of what you represent to 'em.
Billy: Hey, man. All we represent to them, man, is somebody who needs a haircut.
George Hanson: Oh, no. What you represent to them is freedom.
Billy: What the hell is wrong with freedom? That's what it's all about.
George Hanson: Oh, yeah, that's right. That's what's it's all about, all right. But talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. Of course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free, 'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin' to prove to you that they are. Oh, yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.
Billy: Well, it don't make 'em runnin' scared.
George Hanson: No, it makes 'em dangerous. Buh, neh! Neh! Neh! Neh! Swamp!
Will Brocious: Billy, this sure is your day. You not only steal your first necklace, you break outta jail, help rob a stage, get yourself baptized in the bargain.
Billy: Yea. That's some day
Will Brocious: [to Dan] Where you going?
Dave Dunson: Gonna see what I can do with this money.
Will Brocious: You mean take it back?
Dave Dunson: Yea, that's right.
Will Brocious: Well I can just see that. You just go riding back into town, stop somebody on the street; "Pardon me Sir. I wonder if you'd mind taking this money off my hands.You see, I just broke jail this morning. Right after I tried to kill the marshall. Then this fool stage driver come ridin' up and throwed it right in my lap. and then he high tailed it back for town. Now since my specialty is murder and breaking jail, I really don't have any use for it. You understand? Sir?"
Stoney: C'mon, man! Warren's freakin' out at the gallery!
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