Jack Nicholson
Manhattan, New York, USA
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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a retired American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for Academy Awards 12 times, winning Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets, and Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor (three), and second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (four). He is also one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s (the other one being Michael Caine). He has won seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. In 1994, he became one of the youngest actors to be awarded the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. Notable films in which he has starred include, Easy Rider, Chinatown, The Shining, Reds, Batman, A Few Good Men, About Schmidt, Something's Gotta Give, and The Departed.
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Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Jack of Three Trades: In Focus on Nicholson the Director
Jack Nicholson - The Devilish Smile of Hollywood
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Drive, He Said: A Cautionary Tale of Campus Revolution and Sexual Freedom
Rabbit Ears - How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin/How the Camel Got His Hump
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
