Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson
  • LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 27: Jack Nicholson (L) and Lakers legend Jerry West (R) share a laugh during the Los Angeles Lakers championship ring ceremony before the season opening game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on October 27, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2009 NBAE.

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  • An extra hour of fright on Halloween night

    ...noon, AMC), Sissy Spacek in "Carrie" (8 p.m., Encore), Javier Bardem in "No Country for Old Men" (10:25 p.m., Starz) and Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" (2 a.m., AMC). Also look for prime-time film frights from Turner Classic Movies, MTV, G4, BET, Spike, FX,... |more

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  • 'Bling Ring' gang was planning to rob Beckhams?

    ...they are 'the best cat ­burglars I've ever encountered'. Apart from David and Victoria, their list also included celebs like Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston and Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria and Tom and Katie Cruise. The revelation... |more

  • The ticker: How does this sound? LeBron and Kobe, together again

    ...keep the egos on a team like that sorted out? • How many of their games would be on national TV? • Which one would be Jack Nicholson's favorite? • Would even the Yankees think that's just not right, one team with all that high-priced talent? • Which could... |more

  • For celebs, size is everything

    ...own Paul Gross cavorting with all those witchy women as he fills the role of Daryl Van Horne, played by none other than Jack Nicholson in the 1987 film. Where Jack stood a couple of hairs under 5-foot-10, Gross tops off at 5-foot-11, weighs about 175 pounds,... |more

  • Stirring sights You never know what you're going to come across as you roam through the show, which takes place in halls and rooms on four floors.
    Awakenings

    ...I felt like a character on a Kubrickian odyssey -- a masked Tom Cruise searching for sensual pleasure in Eyes Wide Shut or Jack Nicholson looking for escape from the ordinary in the rooms of the Overlook Hotel. The Sleep No More seductress, I later learned,... |more

  • Charles Dance
    Q&A: Charles Dance

    ...would you invite to your dream dinner party? Nelson Mandela, Fanny Ardant, Harold Pinter, Desmond Tutu, Josephine Hart, Jack Nicholson, Tony Benn. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Er. What is the worst job you've done? Plumber's mate. What has been... |more

About Jack Nicholson

John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor, internationally renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters.

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