Jack Nicholson

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an iconic American actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters.

Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award 12 times, and winning three: twice for Best Actor and once for Best Supporting Actor. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor, and second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall. He is also one of only three actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade since the 1960s; the other two are Michael Caine and Paul Newman. He has won seven Golden Globe Awards, and 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. His notable films that he starred in include Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Passenger, The Shining, Terms of Endearment, Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good as It Gets, and The Departed.