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Jack NicholsonJack Nicholoson is an iconic American film actor, born in 1937 in New Jersey. His career spanned over 50 years playing a wide variety of roles, both as leading man and supporting roles. He received 12 Academy Award nominations, including 3 wins, which makes him the most nominated male actor in history.
His breakthrough role was in Easy Rider, a 1969 film co-starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, resulting in his first Oscar award nomination. In 1970, he was nominated for another Academy Award for his role in Five Easy Pieces. His next big role was as Jake in Roman Polanski’s Chinatown, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1975, he won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Milos Forman. He starred in the 1980 film The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick, for which he received critical and audience acclaim, and included the iconic scene with the line “Heere’s Johnny!”.
Nicholson received his second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Terms of Endearment in 1982, co-starring Shirley Maclaine and Debra Winger. Following a string of hits, including his role as Joker in Batman, he received another Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Few Good Men. In 1997 he won his third Academy Award, this time for Best Actor, for his starring role in As Good As It Gets. In the 2000’s, he played a series of starring and supporting roles, most notably in The Departed, directed by Martin Scorcese, before “officially” retiring by late 2019.
His breakthrough role was in Easy Rider, a 1969 film co-starring Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, resulting in his first Oscar award nomination. In 1970, he was nominated for another Academy Award for his role in Five Easy Pieces. His next big role was as Jake in Roman Polanski’s Chinatown, earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1975, he won his first Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, directed by Milos Forman. He starred in the 1980 film The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick, for which he received critical and audience acclaim, and included the iconic scene with the line “Heere’s Johnny!”.
Nicholson received his second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Terms of Endearment in 1982, co-starring Shirley Maclaine and Debra Winger. Following a string of hits, including his role as Joker in Batman, he received another Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Few Good Men. In 1997 he won his third Academy Award, this time for Best Actor, for his starring role in As Good As It Gets. In the 2000’s, he played a series of starring and supporting roles, most notably in The Departed, directed by Martin Scorcese, before “officially” retiring by late 2019.
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