- published: 02 Nov 2007
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Not to be confused with Nicholas Jackson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. His twelve Oscar nominations make him the second most nominated actor of all time, behind only Meryl Streep, and tied with Katharine Hepburn.
Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets. He also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the 1983 film Terms of Endearment. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor (three). Nicholson is well known for playing villainous roles such as Jack Torrance in The Shining, Frank Costello in The Departed, and the Joker in 1989's Batman, among many other roles.
Nicholson is one of only two actors who have been nominated for an Academy Award for acting in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s; the other is Michael Caine. 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. Notable films in which he has starred include Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Passenger, The Shining, Reds, Terms of Endearment, Batman, A Few Good Men, As Good as It Gets, About Schmidt, The Departed and Anger Management .
Actors: Duane A. Sikes (producer), Kevin MacLeod (composer), Hakan Yildiz (producer), Nick Afanasiev (actor), Dave Silberman (producer), Richard Samuels (editor), Dave Silberman (producer), Dave Silberman (writer), Dave Silberman (director), Charlie Meany (actor), Celia Aurora de Blas (actress), Tyler Anderson Gates (actor), Norman Deesing (actor), W. Matt Stewart (producer), W. Matt Stewart (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Short,Actors: Lon Haber (actor), Phillip DeVona (actor), J Ferguson (actor), Andrew Laurich (actor), Chadbourne Hamblin (actor), Jameson English (editor), Jameson English (actor), Jameson English (producer), Jameson English (writer), Jameson English (director), Theodora Greece (actress), Andrew Kadin (composer), Nick Sousa (actor), Jason Snellman (actor), Catherine Day (actress),
Plot: After getting sued by Camelcorn Productions for his failure to complete filming his dream movie, Jurassic Space Pirates, Kip Griffen finds a loophole in his contract. It only dictates that he owes them a feature length film, but it doesn't stipulate what film. Kip takes the advice of his lawyers and follows his narcissistic, overly-flamboyant, out-of-work actor of a friend with his camera to make a feature length documentary chronicling Nevan Saunders' quest for fame. It doesn't have to be any good. It just has to be 80 minutes long.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Scott Michael Campbell (director), Jason Solowsky (composer), Hunter G. Williams (producer), Scott Michael Campbell (writer), Hunter G. Williams (writer), Hunter G. Williams (actor), Scott Michael Campbell (producer), Chris Hayes (actor), Tony Curran (actor), Kevin P. Farley (actor), Jason London (actor), Scott Michael Campbell (actor), Chris Hayes (writer), Hunter G. Williams (director), Carmen Perez (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Kevin MacLeod (composer), Tommy Kijas (producer), Edward Payson (director), Edward Payson (writer), Edward Payson (producer), Phil Bufano (actor), Norman Deesing (actor), Lisa Mastroianni (miscellaneous crew), Brooklyn Freed (actress), Sassoun Hagopian (actor), Kevin Suscavage (actor), Jeffrey O'Connell (actor), Brittany Howe (producer), Tyson Gilmore (editor), Jeffrey Jerrod O'Connell (actor),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Aria London (actress), Todd Scalia (actor), John Rubinow (actor), Michael Ryan Lawrence (producer), Michael Ryan Lawrence (actor), Michael Ryan Lawrence (director), Michael Ryan Lawrence (writer), Nance Nickels (producer), Hayley Karl (actress), Mike McNamee (actor), Laura Wills (miscellaneous crew), Monique Zordan (actress), Brandon Delany (actor), Jerrid Miller (producer), Max Webb (actor),
Plot: Jack in the Box is a short comedy about Mike Ryan, a graduating film student set to direct his thesis. When promises from his Uncle, a Hollywood agent end up going unfulfilled, he sets out to get his own big name actor. His three friends have other plans and decide to 'help' him get his actor by any means necessary. Once they have 'Jack' they have to convince him to not only help with the film, but not to press charges when they let him out of the box!
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Martin Brambach (actor), Ulrich Faulhaber (actor), Doris J. Heinze (producer), Stephan Kampwirth (actor), Andreas Schmidt (actor), Klaus Dudenhöfer (editor), Susanne Lothar (actress), Peter Franke (actor), Sylvester Groth (actor), Veit Stübner (actor), Oliver Bröcker (actor), Suntje Freier (actress), Christian Görlitz (writer), Christian Görlitz (director), Timo Dierkes (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance,Actors: Breven Angaelica Warren (actress), Jeffrey A. Fisher (producer), Jeffrey A. Fisher (director), Stuart Rigby (actor), Jon Hotchkiss (producer), Joe Manuella (actor), Jessica Hughes (actress), Devin McGovern (producer), Zach Alden (actor), Joel Friedman (director), Teddy Valenti (producer), Pavel Sfera (actor), Lissa Negrin (actress), David Tittle (producer), Joe Richards (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Phil Cornwell (actor), Harry Enfield (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), John Sessions (actor),
Plot: A satirical glimpse at the early 21st century in which impressionists Phil Cornwell and John Sessions send up celebrity culture, including: Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, who run a corner shop; Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino, who rub shoulders in a leafy lane in suburbia; and David Bowie, who has his underpants starched and ironed by an uptight cockney charlady named Mrs. Huggett. Megastars come and go, but nothing escapes the watchful eye of their long-suffering neighbor, Michael Caine.
Keywords: alternative-comedy, madonna, mick-jagger, place-name-in-title, street-in-titleActors: Adam Boyer (actor), Heather Place (actress), Deborah Duke (actress), Beverly Walker (actress), Michael Pietrobon (editor), Lavon Lacey (writer), Lavon Lacey (actor), Lavon Lacey (producer), Ron Marino (actor), Marc Farley (actor), Christy Hutcherson (writer), Christy Hutcherson (producer), Randall Sims (actor), Christy Hutcherson (actor), Amy Smith (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Dudley Beene (actor), Leif Einarsson (editor), Jeff Etter (actor), Alok Mishra (producer), Leif Einarsson (writer), Leif Einarsson (director), Dave Estes (actor), Dave Estes (writer), Dave Estes (actor), David Estes (writer), Daniel White (actor), Christopher Ryan (producer), Kim Kempfert (actress), Kelly Helgeson (actress), Patrick Lowery (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Short,