John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937), better known as Jack Nicholson, is an iconic Academy Award winning American method actor known for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters.
Nicholson is considered one of the greatest actors of all time, having been nominated for an Academy Award 12 times and winning three. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most wins by a male actor; he and Brennan are second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (Hepburn had four). He is also one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade since the 1960s. The other is Sir Michael Caine. He has also won seven Golden Globe Awards and he 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. He is best known for his films Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, As Good as It Gets, Tim Burton's Batman, and Martin Scorsese's The Departed. He has become a household name around the globe.
Nicholson is considered one of the greatest actors of all time, having been nominated for an Academy Award 12 times and winning three. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most wins by a male actor; he and Brennan are second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (Hepburn had four). He is also one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade since the 1960s. The other is Sir Michael Caine. He has also won seven Golden Globe Awards and he 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. He is best known for his films Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, As Good as It Gets, Tim Burton's Batman, and Martin Scorsese's The Departed. He has become a household name around the globe.
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