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  2. Career. 1958–1969: Early roles and breakthrough. Nicholson as Wilbur Force in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Nicholson first came to California in 1950, when he was 13, to visit his sister. He took a job as an office worker for animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera at the MGM cartoon studio.

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · The iconic acting career of Jack Nicholson, from 1969's Easy Rider to the present, is profiled at Biography.com.

  4. Aug 6, 2024 · Jack Nicholson (born April 22, 1937, Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.) is one of the most prominent American motion-picture actors of his generation, especially noted for his versatile portrayals of unconventional, alienated outsiders.

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  5. Oct 26, 2021 · Nicholson became the second-most nominated actor in Oscar history behind Meryl Streep, and the only man besides Michael Caine to get a nod in every decade from the '60s to the '00s, with iconic lead roles in "The Shining," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," and a memorable stint as The Joker in Tim Burton's take on "Batman."

  6. Apr 22, 2024 · Fans know Nicholson from iconic films that run the genre gamut, like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The Shining (1980), Terms of Endearment (1983), Batman (1989), A Few Good Men (1992 ...

  7. It was in 1974, that Jack Nicholson was cast in Roman Polanski’s cult classic thriller ‘Chinatown’ and Nicholson’s role as the detective earned praise from critics and viewers alive. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for that role.

  8. As one of the most acclaimed actors in Hollywood history, Jack Nicholson became a living legend. He transcended genres to give us some of cinema’s most memorable characters, and did it with an inexplicable charm that continues to hold us in his grasp.