Jack Nicholson Born in the city of New York on April 22, 1937. His mother was a dancer who, six months before the birth of her baby, married Donald Fourchillo, who is considered Jack's father. The boy was brought up by his grandparents. It is worth noting that the future actor found out that they were not his parents only after their death in 1974, thanks to an article from The Times magazine. The actor today does not know who exactly is his own father. After Jack Nicholson graduated from high school, he began to combine acting classes while working at the MGM film studio. His first directorial debut with the film "Thriller" was unsuccessful, so he had to write scripts and play roles in frankly non-profit films.
Jack Nicholson - the beginning of a stellar career
Over the next few years, Jack Nicholson did everything to be noticed in Hollywood. He even paid a certain amount of money to enter the US Actors Guild. Jack fell into the category of "best young actors of our time", which also included many other talented actors. He tried to clutch at any offers that he was only offered. His first role was in the movie "Crybaby Killer". This film failed not only commercially, but also critically. At the same time, Nicholson's acting was also criticized. He then took part in the low-budget independent film, Too Late for Love, where he played the villain Buddy. There were also roles in the films "Shop of horrors", "Fear", "Raven".
Jack Nicholson - gaining popularity
Jack Nicholson won his first Oscar, thanks to the novel "Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest", which was released in large screens in 1975. The actor himself received an award for best actor. It is curious that after this he took on roles that were rather unusual for himself. This may include a small role in the film "The Last Tycoon", where he had to fight with the character of Robert De Niro. Moreover, Jack took on an even less attractive role in the film "Missouri Bends." Here he played a role in order to play simultaneously with Marlon Brando.
In 1980, Jack Nicholson played in the mystical film "Radiance", directed by Stephen King. Despite the fact that the actor did not receive an Oscar, this role remained one of the most significant in his entire career. Then he received an Oscar for best supporting actor in the film "Words of Tenderness." It is safe to say that the 1980s were the most successful for the actor. He starred in many very successful films, which can be safely attributed to "Eastwick Witches", "The Postman Calls Twice", "Thistle", "Reds", "The Honor of the Pritz Family". For some roles, Jack Nicholson was nominated for an Oscar.
Jack Nicholson - The Most Notable Roles
Jack Nicholson throughout his career played in a huge number of a wide variety of paintings. They were both successful and failed. One of the best roles, as mentioned earlier, was in the movie “Flying Over the Cuckoo's Nest,” for which he won an Oscar. Then he played the role of Randle Patrick McMurphy. In 1992, he took part in the project “Some Good Guys,” thanks to which he was also nominated for an award. He played the role of aggressive colonel Nathan Jessep. In 1997, he again received the award for Best Actor in the film "It Can't Be Better", where he played a neurotic writer. In 2002, he was nominated for the best role in the film "On Schmidt." And of course, one cannot help but recall the wonderful melodramatic comedy “Love by the rules and without” in which Nicholson plays an old-fashioned playboy who is fond of young girls, on the path of which there is suddenly a far from young woman playwright, which radically changes his life.
Jack Nicholson - personal life
Jack Nicholson has five children from four different women, however, he was married only once. The famous actor had a romantic relationship with many different models and actresses. With some novels lasted very long years. For example, his longest relationship was with Angelica Houston, which lasted for 17 years. The girl was the daughter of director John Houston.
Jack Nicholson - Interesting Facts
Of the interesting facts from the life of a famous Hollywood actor, one can note that he tries not to appear in society without his dark glasses. He is a very subtle connoisseur of 20th century painting. Owns a collection of paintings, among which there are works by Picasso. Jack loves to play golf and also loves wrestling competitions.
Jack Nicholson - Today
In recent years, Jack Nicholson has also been actively involved in various interesting projects. So, in 2008, he played a role in the film "Until he played a box." Two years later, in 2010, the film "I am still here" and "How to Know" was released. Also in the future, several more interesting projects with his participation are expected.
