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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937 in Neptune City, New Jersey, USA) is an American actor, film director, producer, and writer. Throughout his career, Nicholson has portrayed unique and challenging roles, many of which include dark portrayals of excitable, neurotic and psychopathic characters. Nicholson's 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy's history.

Nicholson has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, one for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and the other for As Good as It Gets. He also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment. Nicholson is tied with Walter Brennan and Daniel Day-Lewis as one of three male actors to win three Academy Awards. He is well-known for playing the Joker in the 1989 Batman feature film (with Jack Palance) and Jack Torrance in The Shining (with Joe Turkel).

Nicholson is one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s (the other being Michael Caine). Nicholson has won six Golden Globe Awards, and received the 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.

Nicholson's other notable film credits include: Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The Last Detail, Chinatown, Reds, Prizzi's Honor, A Few Good Men (with Tom Cruise), The Pledge, About Schmidt and Anger Management. He can be seen briefly in The Monkees' Head, a film he co-wrote and co-produced.

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  • Nicholson is also mentioned in the reinterpreted lyrics for the "The Jet Jaguar Song" from Godzilla vs. Megalon featured in Episode #212.
  • In popular culture, Nicholson has often been characterized as having a volatile temper. His distinctive eyebrows and vocal cadence make him a favorite target of impressionists.

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