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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22 , 1937 ) is a highly successful, Icon ic American Method Actor known for his often dark, comedic portrayals of Neurotic Character s. He has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times (winning 3 of them), more than any other male actor, and second only to Meryl Streep (who has 13 nominations and 2 wins) in total nominations. He has also won seven Golden Globe Award s and he received a Kennedy Center Honors in 2001. PERSONAL LIFE Nicholson was born at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City to June Frances Nicholson (alias June Nilson), a showgirl of English and Irish descent who had previously married an Italian-American showman Donald Furcillo (stage name Donald Rose) six months earlier in Elkton, Maryland , on October 16 , 1936 . Elkton was a town known for its "quickie" marriages. However, Furcillo was already married, and, although he offered to take care of the child, June's mother Ethel insisted that she bring up the baby, partly so that June could pursue her dancing career. Jack was therefore brought up believing his grandparents John (a department store window dresser in Asbury Park, New Jersey) and Ethel May Nicholson (a hairdresser and beautician and amateur artist in test or to pursue the matter. Although Nicholson is personally anti- Abortion , he is Pro-choice : "I'm very contra my constituency in terms of abortion because I'm positively against it. I don't have the right to any other view. My only emotion is gratitude, literally, for my life." In his adult personal life, Nicholson has been notorious for his inability to "settle down". He has four children by three different mothers despite only being married once (Jennifer Nicholson with former wife Sandra Knight, Caleb Goddard with Susan Anspach , his '' Five Easy Pieces '' co-star, and Lorraine and Raymond Nicholson with Rebecca Broussard). He has been romantically linked to numerous actresses and models for decades. Nicholson's longest relationship was for 17 years to actress Anjelica Huston , the daughter of the legendary director John Huston , but that relationship ended when the news broke that Nicholson had sired a child by Rebecca Broussard. Jack Nicholson has stated that he is not an Atheist , but he "has claimed that he is not at all religious and that the only times he prays is during jogging" {Link without Title} . ACTING CAREER in '' Batman '' ( 1989 ).]] Nicholson started his career as an actor, writer, and producer, working for and with Roger Corman . This included his screen debut in '' The Cry Baby Killer '' (1958), where he played a juvenile delinquent who panics after shooting two other teenagers, '' The Little Shop Of Horrors '' (1960), in which he had a small role as a masochistic dental patient, and '' The Terror '' (1963), co-starring then-wife Sandra Knight . His work on the LSD -fueled screenplay for 1967's '' The Trip '', which starred Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper , led to his first big break in '' Easy Rider '' (1969). Nicholson played hard-drinking Lawyer George Hanson, for which he received his first Oscar nomination. A Best Actor nomination came the following year for his persona-defining role in '' Five Easy Pieces '' (1970), which includes his famous '' Chicken Salad '' dialogue about getting what you want. Also that year, he appeared in the movie adaptation of '' On A Clear Day You Can See Forever '', in a surprisingly normal-guy role as Daisy Gamble ( Barbra Streisand )'s stepbrother. Other early movies he is known for include Hal Ashby 's '' The Last Detail '' (1973), Roman Polanski 's '' Chinatown '' (1974), Milos Forman 's '' One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest '' (1975), for which he received his first Oscar, and Stanley Kubrick 's '' The Shining ''. Jack Nicholson won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor for his role in '' Terms Of Endearment '' (1983). The 1989 '' Batman '' movie, where Nicholson played The Joker , was an international smash hit, and a lucrative percentage deal earned Nicholson about $50 million. For his role as hotheaded Col. Nathan R. Jessep in '' A Few Good Men '' (1992), a dark movie about a murder in a US Marine Corps unit, he received yet another nomination by the Academy. This film contains Nicholson's "You Can't Handle The Truth!" scene, which has since become widely known and imitated. Nicholson would go on to win his next Oscar for his role as the neurotic lead in the romance '' As Good As It Gets '' (1997). In '' About Schmidt '' (2002), Nicholson portrayed a retired Omaha, Nebraska insurance man who questions his own life and the death of his wife shortly afterward. The deeply emotional, slow film stands in sharp contrast to many of his previous roles. In the comedy '' Anger Management '', he plays an aggressive therapist assigned to help overly pacifist Adam Sandler . His most recent film is the 2003 '' Something's Gotta Give '' as an aging playboy who falls for the mother ( Diane Keaton ) of his young girlfriend. Not all of Nicholson's performances have been well-received. He was nominated for Razzie Awards as worst actor for '' Man Trouble '' (1992) and '' Hoffa '' (1992). His portrayal of the American President in '' Mars Attacks '' (1996) was widely criticised for being over-the-top and unfunny. Nicholson will return to villainous form as a tough Boston Irish Mob boss presiding over Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio in Martin Scorsese 's '' The Departed '' (2006). TRIVIA cover of '' The Shining '' showing Nicholson as the psychotic caretaker Jack Torrance.]]
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