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Dyer, R., 2004. Heavenly bodies: film stars and society. London: Routledge.

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Dyer, R., 2004. Heavenly bodies: film stars and society. London: Routledge.

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As Dyer (2004) writes, stardom is shaped by "a rhetoric of sincerity or authenticity, two qualities greatly prized in stars because they guarantee, respectively, that the star really means what he or she says, and that the star really is what she or he appears to be" (p. 10).

This interview presents Nicholson as an authentic celebrity, the interview Jack is placed in a domesticated space, giving a glimmer of his private sphere, for a professional interview.
The fact he cries can be seen as authentic, it shows that the hardcore, distinguished actor is still normal and that emotions can be too much at times; even during a professional interview. It shows the person beyond the on-screen persona.
Moreover, it shows sincerity, the fact he is talking about his friend in such an emotional way, going back to Dyer's note that the star "means what he says", Jack crying, tells the audience that this is a moment of raw truth.

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Redmond, S. (2014) Celebrity and the media Sean Redmond. Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

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Redmond, S. (2014) Celebrity and the media Sean Redmond. Houndsmill, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

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Redmond (2014) gives a notable definition of celebrity, stating that "A celebrity is someone that for the most part leads a glamorous and wealthy life, and they are especially talented", (p. 4).
This encapsulates Jack as a celebrity, he is often noted as one of the most talented and successful actors, gaining lots of revenue from his longstanding career.

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Thomas, S. (2014) “Celebrity in the ‘Twitterverse’: History, authenticity and the multiplicity of stardom situating the ‘newness’ of Twitter,” Celebrity Studies, 5(3), pp. 242–255. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/19392397.2013.845962. 

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Thomas (2014) notes that the lack of social media some current stars have "help[s] these phenomenally successful stars to remain elusive and extraordinary, ‘knowable’ only through gossip and traditional mediation", (p.245).
This is applicable to Jack Nicholson, he keeps audiences at a distance, almost retaining seniority or superior status.

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Nicholson, before his big break in anti-establishment, tried to break through in the Westerns, a popular genre at the time. Films such as 'The Shooting' (1966) and 'Ride in the Whirlwind' (1966) both saw Jack as a Western Star, however, no notable critical acclaim came his way, nor does anyone remember him in these roles.

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This short clip on YouTube gives a taste of Nicholson's character in the film.
It is worthy of note that the comment section reinforces the idea of Nicholson's star image; and how this film, albeit slightly different to his later career, does have some similar character tropes.
User 'BananaPhoPhilly' (2014) writes "Is Jack Nicholson the king of insane acting?". This gives a nod to some of his later roles such as the Joker.

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Jack Nicholson in The Little Shop of Horrors

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Jack was only in the film a short time, contrary to later life where he enjoyed feature length visibility. However, it is important to note that the character he plays is perhaps plucked from the same tree as some of his other role types.
Nicholson plays Wilbur Force, a strange man who exclaims that he loves going to the dentist.
Perhaps here it can be seen as the start of Nicholson's image as 'the outsider' character.

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While Nicholson's star image has stayed perhaps more consistent than other actors throughout his career, his very early days in Hollywood perhaps throw a spanner in the works.
His early film roles he didn't play many leading men, with his characters easily blending into the background; something one thinks hardly possible knowing the extent of Jack's career.

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In this film, Jack plays a rather different character to his other rebellious, attractive, 'cooler guy' roles.

Film review website Rogerebert notes "Warren Schmidt is a man without resources. He has no intellectual curiosity." and also puts rather nicely that "Jack Nicholson is not such a man, and is famous for the zest he brings to living", (2002).

While this shows Nicholson's range as an actor, it also compromises his star image, in that this is one of his only roles we don't see the normal Nicholson charm.

However, it is important to note that this role does not change his star image as a whole, and Nicholson is still widely known as a rebel against a social structure.

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About Schmidt movie review & film summary (2002) | Roger Ebert

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Warren Schmidt is a man without resources. He has no intellectual curiosity. May never have read a book for pleasure. Lives in a home "decorated" with sets of collector's items accumulated by his wife, each in the display case that came with the items. On his retirement day, he is left with nothing but time on his empty hands.

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There is note however on this thread that in later career life, he took on different roles; still, this did not change his image in the public sphere.

Reddit user GoodShitBrain notes Jack's work in 'About Schmidt' (2002), writing "About Schmidt is so good. Later in his career, Nicholson plays a more subdued character. I really believed him to be a quiet, retired introspective Midwesterner".

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This Reddit thread focuses on audience opinions of Jack Nicholson and his acting. There is a general favorable consensus that Nicholson is one of the best actors of the 21st century, and that as an actor, he has great dramatic range.
Moreover, there is a consensus that Nicholson plays the same sort of character, which can be helpful in understanding the construction of his image.
User Dottsterisk (2022) even notes the phrase "Nicholson-type character".
Mentions of his films such as Easy Rider, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment, The Departed (etc) are used to convey this 'Nicholson-type character'- showing how important his film roles are to constructing his star image within audiences.

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What do you think of the criticism of Jack Nicholson that he plays himself most of the time?

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46 votes, 158 comments. I would like to hear your thoughts on Jack Nicholson as an actor. He is the most nominated male actor in Academy Awards ...

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This article is a good example of this point, even A list actors, notably the article points out Leonardo DiCaprio and Morgan Freeman, are in awe of Nicholson's talent as an actor; and even use him as inspiration for roles.
Freeman even notes, "every day was a holiday because I've been praying at the temple of Jack ever since Five Easy Pieces".

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Jack Nicholson has been a professional actor for over 60 years. Dwight Eisenhower was President when he began his career. He is an actor's actor, a man who has not been much distracted by the lure of producing or directing. He is first and foremost an actor.

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Moreover, it is important to note here Jack's image of being a 'ladies man' comes across here two, saying "You look like an old girlfriend of mine", with Lawrence replying, "Do I look like a new girlfriend?".
The fact that Lawrence is seen as a highly desirable, glamorous woman in Hollywood, her welcoming nature to Jack's advances and flirtatious nature back speaks to how much of a charming man Nicholson is; even in his older age.

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This clip is a good example, this encounter happens at the Oscars where Nicholson comes to congratulate Jennifer on her win.
The actress is noticeably stumped, gasping loudly, noting her nervous, shocked nature. Considering Lawrence is a very successful actress in her own right, it speaks to Nicholson's level of 'premium' star status.

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Jennifer Lawrence Interrupted by Jack Nicholson at Oscars | Good Morning America | ABC News

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Nicholson has a sense of stardom that stumps both audiences and celebrities alike.

Arguably, to be famous with national and global audiences is one thing outside the 'glamourous' sphere of Hollywood, but to be famous with celebrities within that sphere is another.

It speaks to his 'golden' status as a star, the fact that even celebrities get starstruck when around him speaks to his level of unattainability.

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In this same article however, Huston details she would have been 'miserable' with marrying Jack, in relation to lack of trust due to his fondness of multiple women.
This opposes Nicholson's usual charming and charismatic image, showing the darker side to the actor.
It is strange to note that despite Nicholson's many affairs, it has never diminished his image. It is arguable, that in the days of the #MeToo movement that this sort of behaviour would be brushed under the carpet as seamlessly today.
It is obvious that Jack saw a lot of women as mere sexual objects, which should perhaps decrease his lovability and popularity; however it hasn't. Which thereby speaks to how much power as a star he has.

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On the chat show 'Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen', Huston mentions that [Jack] is "very big".
This implication furthers Nicholson's status as a sex symbol.

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Anjelica Huston Wants You to Know That Jack Nicholson Is “Very Big”

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Huston notes that it was his role in Easy Rider that first interested her in Nicholson.
“It was Jack’s combination of ease and exuberance that had captured me from the moment he had come on-screen... I think it was probably upon seeing the film that, like many others, I first fell in love with Jack".
Huston comments on how Jack relays his power on screen, how her and many other women alike fell for his charming, cheeky nature.

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Anjelica Huston Says She Would Have Been ‘Miserable’ if She Married Jack Nicholson

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Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston were in a serious relationship for many years. But the actors unfortunately broke things off due to Nicholson’s cheating.

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The lack of personal media online to find on Jack, forces the audience to construct most of their view and image of him from his film roles.

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This very short snippet is one of the only moments of the 'in-person' Jack where he is seen to be emotional and vulnerable. It speaks to his character that he is not ashamed to be vulnerable on camera, as well as a loyal friend, and passionate member of the film industry.
It goes against his usual comedic nature.
Yet, it is worthy of note his 'cool' persona is still in play here, with the wearing of sunglasses; a clothing piece he often wears

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One of the only television appearances where Nicholson can be found is on SNL on its 40th anniversary.
SNL is a popular TV show that holds its own credibility, being wildly popular, especially in the US; and so it speaks to Jack Nicholson's star status that he was invited on to speak for its 40th anniversary; and not just some regular skit.
It also reinforces Nicholson's star image, showing his comedic side outside of film performances.

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Jack Nicholson accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1994

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Jack Nicholson Wins Best Actor Motion Picture Drama - Golden Globes 2003

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Jack Nicholson Wins Supporting Actor: 1984 Oscars

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However, Jack can be seen, even in exclusive events like this, being his cheeky, rebellious self.
Notably, in this video, he moons his fellow nominees that have just lost to him. It perfectly encapsulates Jack as a character and star, where even at serious events he can still bring a level of charm and immaturity to entertain audiences. Also shows him to be authentic, that this is the 'real' Jack and how it mirrors his on-screen persona.

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Jack Nicholson winning an Oscar® for "As Good as it Gets"

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Most of Jack's public appearances that can be found online are various outings at the Oscars, usually where he is accepting an award.

The fact that these sorts of appearances can be found in a disproportionate number to other public appearances, such as him out for a walk or dinner with friends, shows his star image of being a 'golden' celebrity of sorts.

With the Oscars having a premeditated level of importance and exclusivity, the fact Jack can almost only be found here outside of film shows his level of notability within Hollywood.

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Jack Nicholson Wins Best Actor: 1976 Oscars

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Even in Nicholson's youth and height of his career, he often limited public appearances to award shows and professional settings. Other than that it was somewhat informal through the press which journaled his outings with various women or when he sat courtside at the basketball.
In reference to interviews, few can be found online, and they are mostly in reference to talking about his films, or the industry and his friends within all together.

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While Nicholson has seen a few career losses in his time, much like any actor, it's arguable no one really remembers them.

He is such a successful and beloved actor, he is not defined by his bad roles. Instead, audiences remember him as the crazed killer in 'The Shining', or one of the best Jokers, or the loveable drunk rebel from 'Easy Rider'. He is an actor that is so iconic, that you can't help but see his film roles when you look at him, therefore, his bad roles just sort of blend into the background.

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How Do You Know is a romantic comedy film which ended up being Nicholson's last film. It scored 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, and one viewer even wrote; "Three likable stars and Jack Nicholson. Can you take this foursome and make a film that makes you want to barf the moment it opens? Yes, if the film is How Do You Know".

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Lisa Jorgenson’s (Reese Witherspoon) entire life has been defined by softball, but at 31, she is deemed too old to play and cut from the team. After being cast adrift, she begins a fling with Matty (Owen Wilson), a charming womanizer who plays professional baseball. About the same time, she goes on…

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Even in his comedy films such as Anger Management, his characters still have that Nicholson quality we see elsewhere. His character is funny, crazy, and seen as a bit of an anti-hero considering he steals Sandler's girlfriend in the film.

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Nicholson starred alongside Adam Sandler in the 2003 comedy. It scored a 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, reading "Though not without its funny moments, Anger Management is ultimately stale and disappointingly one-note, especially considering its capable cast".
However, the film still made $195.7 million dollars at the Box Office, (Box Office Mojo, 2003) showing that Nicholson has a star quality that draws audiences in, despite the film not performing all that well.

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Dave Buznik (Adam Sandler) is usually a mild-mannered nonconfrontational guy. But after an altercation aboard an airplane, he is remanded to the care of an anger-management therapist, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Jack Nicholson), who could probably use a little anger management himself.

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In later life, from 2000-2010 notably, Nicholson was linked to a few films that weren't his normal critically acclaimed films; and one could argue his later film career was characterised by a few losses.

Notably, they ranged within the comedy genre, however, Jack's performances were still highlighted by his common Nicholson charisma and image.

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The New Age of Hollywood in which Jack Nicholson got his deserved ‘big break’, was populated by dissolute, morally ambiguous characters who embarked on casually sexual relationships with other outsiders

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While his lack of social media speaks to his private nature, it also just reinforces his overall image.
The fact we do not get to see into his life all the time, on contrary to other stars like the Kardashians, it portrays him to be a valuable commodity almost, a luxury.
Jack limits himself like an indulgence.
It solidifies this 'classical' star image and fame, like 'the James Deans' and 'the James Stewarts'; the ones who didn't need to sell themselves every minute of every day, and still be some of the most famous, loved faces around the world.

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Due to his rare public appearances in his later life, the audience are left with the image of him in his glory days; the young, cool, crazy, ladies' man.
This is perhaps why Nicholsons image, or albeit legacy, is so strong.
His image hasn't changed from his former self that partied hard, enchanted audiences and slept with hundreds of women. We don't see him as an old man in his retirement years because we are not permitted to- all we see of him is reruns of films and old appearances on television.

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From this rejection of his private life, audiences are left to construct his image through films, and the rare appearances he does make in TV and award shows.
Considering most of his persona and image comes from his film career, the rebel, anti-hero and lovable outsider; it is debatable we, as audiences, know the 'real' Jack at all.

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Jack Nicholson past relationships

Based on information available to us, Jack Nicholson had at least 48 relationships in the past few years. Not all details about Jack's past relationships, partners, and breakups are known. Availability of these details depend on how private celebrities are, and because of that we may not know some facts. While it's usually easy to find out who is Jack Nicholson dating, it is harder to keep track of all his hookups and exes, however that may not always be the case. Some things may be more public than the others, especially when media is involved.

Jack Nicholson has not been previously engaged. Jack Nicholson has been in relationships with Lara Flynn Boyle (1999 - 2001), Cynthia Basinet (1997 - 1999), Amber Smith (1993), Tracy Richman (1990 - 1991), Marie Helvin (1988), Rachel Ryan (1988), Rebecca Broussard (1988 - 1993), Karen Mayo-Chandler (1987 - 1988), Veronica Cartwright (1987), Sonja Morgan (1986), Rachel Ward (1981), Winnie Hollman (1980 - 1985), Kelly LeBrock (1979 - 1980), Anjelica Huston (1973 - 1990), Candice Bergen (1971), Michelle Phillips (1970 - 1972), Susan Anspach (1969 - 1970), Mimi Machu (1967 - 1971), Lynette Bernay (1960), Georgianna Carter (1957 - 1960), Paula Hamilton, Apollonia van Ravenstein, Zouzou, Christa Helm and Melanie Griffith. He has also had encounters with Kate Moss (2004), Amanda De Cadenet (1995), Angie Everhart (1993), Bebe Buell (1980), Janice Dickinson (1980), Christina Onassis (1980), Margaret Trudeau (1978), Jill St. John (1977), Barbara Allen (1977), Nancy Pfister (1976 - 1977), Joni Mitchell (1972), Veruschka von Lehndorff (1972), Ursula Auburn, Pat Cleveland, Charlotte Lewis, Heidi Fleiss, Julie Delpy, Sabrina Guinness, Beverly Johnson and Suze Randall. Jack Nicholson was previously married to Sandra Knight (1962 - 1968). He has 5 children. Information on the past dates and hookups is regularly updated.

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Jack Nicholson bio

Jack Nicholson was born in the Spring of 1937 on Thursday, April 22 🎈 in Neptune City, New Jersey, USA 🗺️. His given name is John Joseph Nicholson, friends call his Jack. Celebrated actor known for playing dark, psychopathic characters such as Jack Torrance in The Shining and Frank Costello in The Departed. He won Academy Awards for Best Actor for his roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and As Good As it Gets and for Best Supporting Actor in Terms of Endearment. He also received praise for his roles in Chinatown and About Schmidt and for portraying the Joker in 1989's Batman. Jack Nicholson is most recognized for being a actor. He was raised to believe that his maternal grandparents were his parents and his mother was his sister. He did not find out the truth until a TIME magazine journalist informed him in 1974. During high school, he was voted class clown and served an entire year's worth of afternoons in detention.

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His full/given name is John Joseph Nicholson.

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Jack Nicholson is single.

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He is 85 years old and his 86th birthday is in .

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Jack Nicholson had at the minimum 48 relationships, but we cannot be 100% sure exactly how many.

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He has 5 children.

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Jack Nicholson's personality number is 1.

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Jack Nicholson's Girlfriend + Relationships, Exes & Rumors (2022)

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There are normally plenty of dating rumors surrounding new celebrities. On this page you will discover is Jack Nicholson dating, who is Jack Nicholson's girlfriend, and we'll take look at his previous relationships, ex-girlfriends, dating rumors, and more. ⤵ Many celebrities have seemingly caught the love bug recently and it seems love is all around us this year.

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In evidence that Jack is a private man, the press often comes up with stories to fill in the blanks they are getting from his rejection of publicising everything.
A huge star like Nicholson affords some crazy fan types and continuous dogging from press; so, they often rumour things as they have nothing concrete to work from off Jack.

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Rumours that Jack Nicholson is quitting acting have been slammed as '100% false'.

Speculation has been rife that the star decided to retire because he was starting to lose his memory.

But an insider has told NBC News that the reports are '100% false'.

Nicholson is 'actively reading scripts and is looking forward to his next project', according to the source.

The 76-year-old, who was last seen on the big screen in 2010's How Do You Know, was rumoured to have quit acting because he was struggling to learn lines due to memory loss.

A source told Radar Online yesterday: 'Jack has - without fanfare - retired.

'There is a simple reason behind his decision - it's memory loss. Quite frankly, at 76, Jack has memory issues and can no longer remember the lines being asked of him.

'His memory isn't what it used to be.'

Nicholson has won three Academy Awards during his career - the first in 1975 for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

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Jack Nicholson retirement rumours '100% false'

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Rumours that Jack Nicholson is quitting acting have been slammed as '100% false'. Speculation has been rife that the star decided to retire because he was starting to lose his memory. But an insider has told NBC News that the reports are '100% false'.

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Jack Nicholson Seen in Rare Outing at Lakers Game for First Time in 2 Years

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Jack Nicholson attended a Lakers Game with his son Ray, his first public outing in almost two years.

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Jack is known to dislike the press, his habit of not even acknowledging the paparazzi, or being rather brash and irritated toward them shows his preference to privatize his life

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This tiny insight of the 'real' Jack, he is presented as just an average Joe.
Perhaps scoffing down some food, even spilling chilli all over the floor of the stadium in one instance.
Or just hanging out with his family and friends

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r/BrandNewSentence - Jack Nicholson banned from sitting courtside after spilling Tupperware full of homemade chili

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Where he is seen perhaps the most is courtside at basketball games. While he never actually addresses the cameras that hound him, here an audience can catch just a glimmer of the 'private' Jack

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Despite Jack being one of the most successful actors in Hollywood and so inevitably enjoys a secure place in the press, with aspects like romantic relationships becoming a big part of the public sphere; Jack is actually a very private person.
He has no form of social media, minimal appearances on talk shows or public events, anymore at least. In this way, the audience is rejected from that aspect of his image.
Jack intentionally does not allow his fans and the public to cross over that line into his private life- we are only permitted to see the public, perhaps rehearsed image we now know as 'Jack Nicholson'.

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Paired with Michelle Pfeiffer

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'You're dating my daughter?'

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This film is a great example of Jack Nicholson's star image.

A few most prevalent parts of his image are his charm, 'sex symbol' status, and adaptability to play loveable villains.

In the 'Witches of Eastwick', he is paired with three younger counterparts, arguably all sex symbols of their own; Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Susan Sarandon. This pairing with younger women happens a lot in Nicholson's films, noting that even in his aging he is still seen to be one of the most charming men in Hollywood.

Moreover, his character in the film shows he is able to play charming, funny villains, not just serious cult favorites.

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Many, or arguably, most of his relationships enjoyed overlap with other women.

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After Jack Nicholson said his reputation as a Lothario means that women don't trust him and he's likely to die alone, we take a look back some of the ladies linked to the actor over the years

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The women Jack Nicholson loved and lost: In pictures

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After Jack Nicholson said his reputation as a Lothario means that women don't trust him and he's likely to die alone, we take a look back some of the ladies linked to the actor over the years

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Even in films such as 'The Pledge' (2001) where Nicholson plays 'the good guy'; in the end of the film he ends up drunk, destitute, and alone.

It is even hinted to the audience that perhaps he has gone a little mad.

It shows that even in his roles that are 'the good guys', he still retains that Nicholson specialty of the 'outsider'.

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In line with his image of 'going against the grain', and his known womanizer tendencies; Jack has never been one for conventional monogamy.
He is known to of had numerous affairs, many of which resulted in children.

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JACK Nicholson is denying a shocking claim that he may be the father of an illegitimate handicapped son and has attempted to keep it a secret.

In "Five Easy Decades," an unauthorized biography out this October from Wiley, author Dennis McDougal says the Oscar-winning wild man is known "by most counts" to have one legitimate daughter and five love children.

But, the book claims, "There are two other possibles whom those closest to Jack whisper about, including one young man who lives with handicaps brought on by his actress mother's drug abuse . . . These are among the closely held secrets he has generally succeeded in keeping from his fans." He doesn't identify either.

Nicholson's lawyer, Abe Somer, told Page Six: "The allegations of the handicapped son are false and inaccurate. There is no handicapped son of Mr. Nicholson." He declined to comment on McDougal's allegation of a second unknown love child, adding, "Let's respect his privacy." Somer also said Nicholson has four, not five, illegitimate kids.

McDougal told us his information about the alleged disabled son "comes from a very good source, but she . . . would not let me use her name."

The 70-year-old star's first child, Jennifer, was the product of his six-year marriage to actress Sandra Knight. He then had Love Child No. 1, a son named Caleb born in 1970 after a fling with his "Five Easy Pieces" co-star Susan Anspach.

The boy was legally adopted by "Lost in Space" star Mark Goddard, who married Anspach four years later.

Nicholson has also sired a daughter with a former Monkey Bar waitress, Jennine Gourin, and bought her silence with a settlement "rumored to be in the mid-six-figures," the biographer claims. Nicholson's most publicly known love kids are Lorraine, 16, and Raymond, 15, by his ex-girlfriend, actress Rebecca Broussard.

The actor's penchant for sleeping with lots of women is well known. "I'm interested in sex. I'm preoccupied with sex. I love it," he once gushed, according to the book. He also panned condoms, saying using them was like wearing a "warm garbage bag."

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JACK Nicholson is denying a shocking claim that he may be the father of an illegitimate handicapped son and has attempted to keep it a secret. In "Five Easy Decades," an unauthorized biography out this October from Wiley, author Dennis McDougal says the Oscar-winning wild man is known "by most counts" to have one legitimate daughter and five love children.

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Nicholson, even in  later life, didn't slow down in his personal life.
Here, famous actor David Spade, details how Nicholson stole his girlfriend, Lara Flynn Boyle, in the late 90s. Spade detailed that "Nicholson asked Lara Flynn Boyle out in front of me", (ABC News, 2015).
Nicholson's image as 'the ladies man' therefore is still attached to him even in later life, with Lara Flynn Boyle being 33 years his junior.

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"Nicholson’s house became the focal point of a lot of Hollywood parties, conducting a stream of hedonistic indulgences constantly. The actor was no stranger to such events, attending “orgies” at Harry Dean Stanton’s place and hosting the same at his house".

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A look at Jack Nicholson’s wild, drug and sex fuelled A-list parties

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Jack is notably an 'old school' actor, being born in 1937, with the bulk of his career being from the 60s- late 90s. He is on no form of social media; however, paparazzi and social media goers alike still obsess over him.
His impressionable face makes him perfect for this Gen-Z's meme obsession

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Nicholson was closely related to Polanski, being a good friend of his for years.
Nicholson became involved in controversy when Polanski raped a 13-year-old girl in Jack's home while he was away on a skiing trip.
Parker, J. (2017). Jack Nicholson - The Biography. London: John Blake.

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Arguably jacks 'image' has stayed the same throughout his career.
However, it is notable that in later years he took part in more black-and-white villainous roles, and not the grey 'anti-hero' character.
Still, throughout his entire career, many of his most famous characters are the 'outsiders' and this is one of the key parts of his star image that has not changed.

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Nicholson's early star image as the 'rebel' bled into his personal life.
Being a figure that appeared in many films that involved counterculture, he no doubt became a figurehead for the movement.
He was known to party hard, sleep with lots of women, and was hounded with controversies and rumours.

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Jack is often seen taking villainous, complicated roles.
Again, noting his image as first and foremost an iconic, amazing actor, and secondly a charming villain.

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The Joker is a villain everyone loves to hate, and one that has been able to grip TV, film, and popular culture for decades.
It is fitting with Jack's image for him to play this character, an iconic villain whose legacy will last for years to come.

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Nicholson literally plays the Devil in 'Witches of Eastwick'.
His character, despite him being obviously crude, sleazy and strange, sleeps with all three witches; and often uses humour to make him appealing to the audience despite his bad qualities.

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Building on his counterculture, anti-hero, rebel image that he composed in his early career; his image arguably doesn't change that much.

In his later roles, he is often seen to be playing the bad guy, often charming, however, or characters that have rude, bold, anti-hero qualities built into a leading man role.

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Jack has always been seen as the 'cool' guy.
One of the simplest and easily defined examples of this is his tendency to wear sunglasses; even at high class events such as the Oscars

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Nicholson's easily impressionable manner and face makes him one of the most loved and well-known actors.
Widley successful actors, Robin Williams and Elijah Wood, even do an impression of Jack; noting his star image even to those within the Hollywood elite.

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Nicholson also has the image of being a wildly successful actor, shown by numerous accolades and famous friends in the business.

He is widely regarded as one of the most successful and recognizable actors, composing a CV not only of his 'cool', 'rebel' roles but also of notable cult and pop culture characters.

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Jack Nicholson’s twelve greatest performances

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One of cinema’s truly iconic actors of the past fifty years, Jack Nicholson celebrates his 80th birthday today (22 April). One of the few actors to exemplify the counterculture yet seamlessly embrace the mainstream, Nicholson is the Gable, the Bogart, the Cagney of his times.

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Kesey earned his hippie badge when he became a paid volunteer experimental subject, taking mind-altering drugs and reporting on their effects; going on to write the book 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'.
Kesey was a notable counterculture figure of the time.

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Ken Kesey (born September 17, 1935, La Junta, Colorado, U.S.-died November 10, 2001, Eugene, Oregon) American writer who was a hero of the countercultural revolution and the hippie movement of the 1960s.

Kesey was educated at the University of Oregon and Stanford University. At a Veterans Administration hospital in Menlo Park, California, he was a paid volunteer experimental subject, taking mind-altering drugs and reporting on their effects. This experience and his work as an aide at the hospital served as background for his best-known novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962; film, 1975), which is set in a mental hospital. He further examined values in conflict in Sometimes a Great Notion (1964).

In the nonfiction Kesey's Garage Sale (1973), Demon Box (1986), and The Further Inquiry (1990), Kesey wrote of his travels and psychedelic experiences with the Merry Pranksters, a group that traveled together in a bus during the 1960s. Tom Wolfe recounted many of their adventures in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968). In 1967 Kesey fled to Mexico to avoid prosecution for possession of marijuana. He returned to California, served a brief sentence, and then moved to a farm near Eugene, Oregon.

In 1988 Kesey published a children's book, Little Tricker the Squirrel Meets Big Double the Bear. With 13 of his graduate students in creative writing at the University of Oregon, he wrote a mystery novel, Caverns (1990), under the joint pseudonym of O.U. Levon, which read backward is "novel U.O. (University of Oregon)." In Sailor Song (1992), a comedy set in an Alaskan fishing village that becomes the backdrop for a Hollywood film, Kesey examined environmental crises and the end of the world. Subsequently, with the collaboration of Ken Babbs, he wrote a neo-western, Last Go Round (1994).

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Ken Kesey | Counterculture figure, Novelist, LSD advocate

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Ken Kesey American writer who was a hero of the countercultural revolution and the hippie movement of the 1960s. Kesey was educated at the University of Oregon and Stanford University. At a Veterans Administration hospital in Menlo Park, California, he was a paid volunteer experimental subject,

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won the 'Big Five' at the academy awards, in which Nicholson won 'Best Actor'.
The films extreme success notes Jacks elite star status, a prominent, influential actor of his time.

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Projects like 'The Fireman's Ball' (1967) solidified Milos Forman as a counterculture icon. The film makes fun of Czechoslovakian leaders at the time, and was even banned from his home country.
Hoberman, J. (2002). The Firemen’s Ball. The Criterion Collection. Available at: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/187-the-firemen-s-ball [Accessed: November 8 2022]

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"With its portrait of counterculture heroes raising their middle fingers to the uptight middle-class hypocrisies, Easy Rider became the cinematic symbol of the 1960s, a celluloid anthem to freedom, macho bravado and anti-establishment rebellion", (Hornaday, 2010)

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For audiences who know Dennis Hopper best from his work on "24" and television commercials for Nike, it's difficult to overstate just how influential he was on American movies.

After coming of age as a young actor in such 1950s classics as "Rebel Without a Cause" and "Giant"-- alongside no less a generational avatar than James Dean -- Hopper seemed destined to be compared to Dean, as part of a generation of sensitive, emotionally expressive actors, but nearly always to be found wanting.

Then, in 1969 he co-wrote with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern, directed and starred in "Easy Rider," a movie that would redefine film on nearly every level. Hopper co-starred with Fonda and Jack Nicholson in the picture, about two men taking a drug-fueled motorcycle trip across the American West.

With its portrait of counterculture heroes raising their middle fingers to the uptight middle-class hypocrisies, "Easy Rider" became the cinematic symbol of the 1960s, a celluloid anthem to freedom, macho bravado and antiestablishment rebellion. As a low-budget independent film that earned huge amounts of money, it also triggered a seismic shift in Hollywood, which began eagerly to court the youth market and look for similarly disreputable properties to co-opt.

Critics argue about whether "Easy Rider" was good for movies -- opening up new avenues for experimentation and confrontational subject matter -- or helped create an entertainment culture that has become increasingly adolescent. As the critic David Thomson wrote in the Biographical Dictionary of Film, "incoherence became sensitive; drugginess was for a time a mainstream mode; and every studio drove itself stupid trying to repeat the hit."

Tellingly, Hopper's next directorial effort, "The Last Movie" (1971) was a muddle and a bomb. His cameo in "Apocalypse Now" (1979) was a masterpiece of unhinged mania, his "What are they gonna say about him?" speech a brief aria of unhinged perfection. But it wasn't until David Lynch's 1986 movie "Blue Velvet" that Hopper finally seemed to come into his own as an actor. As the sexually compulsive, pathologically troubled villain Frank Booth, Hopper -- three years clean and sober -- found a way to combine the knife-edge madness he had always possessed with newfound powers of control and discipline.

Hopper left the planet too soon, but it was still gratifying to see him turn what could have been a career of flameouts and sad self-destruction into a triumph of endurance. Now that he's gone, he has left behind a generation of actors who grasp at his wildness with mannerisms and empty emoting, but who can never reach that precise alchemy of derangement and focus that Hopper embodied at his best. (As for "Easy Rider," now we have "Wild Hogs.") It's an irony Hopper himself surely appreciated that the man who embodied antiauthoritarianism at its most anarchic finally realized his best artistic self when he embraced self-control.

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Dennis Hopper's influential career came full-circle

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For audiences who know Dennis Hopper best from his work on "24" and television commercials for Nike, it's difficult to overstate just how influential he was on American movies.

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Hopper, having been in 'Rebel Without a Cause' (1955) and other films alike, already established himself to the audience as part of the counterculture.

Jack thereby furthered his own counterculture image by association.

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Film was not the only way in which Jack's anti-hero and rebel status came about.
He surrounded himself with people that were also key in the counterculture movement, thereby solidifying this image even more

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (OFOTCN) is arguably the anti-establishment, counterculture film of its time.

Following the anti-hero Randall (Nicholson) who pleads insanity to get out of working in jail. Jack's character continuously through the film fights against the 'establishment' e.g. Nurse Ratched played by Louise Fletcher.

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Five Easy Pieces was arguably Jacks 'breakthrough' role. His character Bobby Eroica Dupea became an icon for the counterculture movement.
Filmsite notes that he "reflect[s] the aimless, restless, dissatisfied middle-class spirit that was prevalent (of the era)", (Filmsite, no date). [Accessed: November 8 2022]

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Here Robin makes note that Jack said to him "You know Robbo, now I have one for every decade". [Talking about Academy Awards].

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The relationship dominated the press for 17 years. The on and off relationship solidified the image that Jack was a man who was reluctant to settle down.
During this, Jack was also hounded by rumours of infidelity, with few co-stars coming forward to say they had had an affair, and even that he fathered their child.

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Jack plays 'George Hanson', a character who is locked up in jail overnight for being drunk. While only being in the film for a short time, audiences loved the character, and it propelled Jack further into his star image today.

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Jack dominated the golden screen throughout the 60s-70s, a time period that saw the counterculture movement appear in various art forms; particularly film. With themes of drugs, sex, anger, and anti-establishment messages being prevalent in his films, it solidified his image as the 'anti-hero' and 'the rebel'.