
Jack Nicholson
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Biography
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

Witness to 'Reds'

Dr. Kildare

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Reds

The Last Tycoon

How Do You Know

Mr. Saturday Night

Terms of Endearment

The Departed

A Few Good Men

Anger Management

The Witches of Eastwick

Batman

The Bucket List

Chinatown

Mars Attacks!

Goin' South

The Postman Always Rings Twice

As Good as It Gets

Wolf

Making 'The Shining'

The Two Jakes

Ironweed

Something's Gotta Give

The Shining

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Production Credits
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