Jack Nicholson
American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
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- His grandparents, who he thought were his parents, were Ethel May and John J. Nicholson.
- The National Wrestling Alliance made him a custom NWA world title belt as a birthday present due to his love and support for wrestling and the NWA itself.
- His Mulholland Drive home once shared a driveway with his The Missouri Breaks (1976) co-star Marlon Brando's home.
- Has owned a Mercedes-Benz 600 for 30 years which he considers the best touring car of all time. (2008)
- He was considered for Sir Anthony Hopkins's role in The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
- He was considered for James Caan's role in Misery (1990).
- The song "Santa Baby" in the film, Party Monster (1998) was recorded as a gift for the actor by the actress and recording artist, Cynthia Basinet, as were many other songs, including "Haunted Heart" and "Someone To Watch Over Me". She was later nominated for a shared Nobel in '05.
- He was considered for Mickey Rourke's role in Angel Heart (1987).
- Appears in Batman (1989) opposite Pat Hingle. Hingle appeared in "The Shining" (1997) (mini), a remake of The Shining (1980), in which Nicholson appeared.
- He was considered for Jason Miller's role in The Exorcist (1973).
- Nicholson has been nominated for a Razzie Award as Worst Actor twice, for his performances in Man Trouble (1992) and Hoffa (1992).
- Each one of the films for which he has won an Oscar has also won Best Actress in a Leading Role (Louise Fletcher, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment (1983); Helen Hunt, As Good as It Gets (1997)).
- He is tied with Walter Brennan for the most Oscar wins by any male actor.
- Once described The Joker as a psychotic version of Bugs Bunny.
- Most of Nicholson's performance in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) ended up on the cutting room floor, including a musical number sung by him.
- With his win for As Good as It Gets (1997) in 1998, he became the first actor in 20 years to win both a Best Actor Golden Globe - Comedy and an Oscar for the same role.
- Avid Los Angeles Lakers fan. He never misses a Lakers home game. Because of this, producers on his films must work the shooting schedule around the Lakers' schedule.
- The Best Lady at his wedding to Sandra Knight was Millie Perkins. The Best Man was Harry Dean Stanton. After their divorce, Nicholson lived, for a time, at Harry Dean Stanton's place.
- Along with Clint Eastwood, Nicholson turned down George Clooney's role in Three Kings (1999).
- His performance as "Badass" Buddusky in The Last Detail (1973) is ranked #12 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
- Turned down the role of Johnny Hooker in The Sting (1973) to play Billy "Bad Ass" Buddusky in The Last Detail (1973), which was written by his close friend Robert Towne, as he did not want to appear in a purely commercial picture just then. Robert Redford eventually played the part. Both Nicholson and Redford were nominated for Best Actor of 1973 at the Academy Awards, losing to Jack Lemmon for Save the Tiger (1973).
- After presenting the Best Picture Oscar at the The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV) to Crash (2004/I), he told the press he was surprised as he thought Brokeback Mountain (2005) would win. Nicholson then told the press that he himself had voted for Brokeback Mountain (2005).
- His performance as Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is ranked #14 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
- His performance as Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980) is ranked #25 on the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes & Villains.