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Jack Nicholson
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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson 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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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson 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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Andy Griffith Show
The Oscars
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Golden Globe Awards
Matinee Theater
The Kennedy Center Honors
Mr. Lucky
Celebrities Uncensored
Little Amy
Live Aid
Doctor Sleep
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Targets
My Spy Family
The Movie Orgy
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
The Evening Star
Tommy
Dr. Kildare
Witness to 'Reds'
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
The Last Tycoon
Reds
How Do You Know
Mr. Saturday Night
Terms of Endearment
The Departed
A Few Good Men
Anger Management
Making 'The Shining'
Mars Attacks!
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Two Jakes
The Witches of Eastwick
Batman
Goin' South
Chinatown
Something's Gotta Give
The Shining
Wolf
The Bucket List
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ironweed
As Good as It Gets
Production Credits
The Two Jakes
Goin' South
Into the Wild
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