John Joseph Nicholson's mother was young and unmarried when he was born, his father abandoned them, and he was raised by his grandparents, believing that his mother was his sister. He did not learn the truth until he was 37, when a Time magazine researcher uncovered the story.

His credits include The Shining, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, A Few Good Men, Hoffa, The Witches of Eastwick, Prizzi's Honor, Reds, Terms of Endearment, Batman and The Postman Always Rings Twice.

In 1994 he won the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.

References

Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia, 1993-97
Who's Who, 1997
Who's Who in America, 1996
McGilligan, Patrick. Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson. (New York: W.W. Norton, 1994)
Thompson, Peter. Jack Nicholson: The Life and Times of an Actor on the Edge. (Secaucus: Carol Pub. Group, 1997)
"Tobias Larsson Proudly Presents ... Jack Nicholson." [Includes portrait]. Available at: http://home2.swipnet.se/~w-29085/
"Celebrities Online: Jack Nicholson - Biography." Available at: http://www.celebz.com/actors/celmz/nichj/bio.html

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