TheEarlyDays
JackNicholson,bornonApril22,1937,inNewJersey,startedhiscareerasawriterandwentontobecomeoneofthemostcelebratedactorsofHollywood.Nicholson’sjourneytofamewasnoteasy,hehadatroubledchildhoodandwasbroughtupbyhisgrandparents.Despiteallthehardships,NicholsonwasdeterminedtomakeanameforhimselfinHollywood.Inthe1960s,Nicholsonstartedworkinginlow-budgetfilmsandeventuallygothisbigbreakwiththeRogerCormanfilm“TheLittleShopofHorrors”in1960.Hecontinuedtoworkinseveralotherfilmsbutitwashisroleinthe1969movie“EasyRider”thatskyrocketedhiscareer.Nicholsonbecameahouseholdnameandwentontoworkinsomeofthemosticonicmoviesofourerasuchas“Chinatown”,“OneFlewOvertheCuckoo’sNest”and“TheShining”.TheIconicPerformances
Nicholson’sperformancesintheabove-mentionedmovieswereextraordinaryandearnedhimseveralaccolades.In“Chinatown”,NicholsonplayedtheroleofJakeGittes,aprivatedetective,whogetscaughtupinawebofcorruptionanddeceit.Nicholson’sportrayalofthecharacterwasexceptionalandthemoviewentontobecomeaclassicinthefilmnoirgenre.“OneFlewOvertheCuckoo’sNest”isoneofNicholson’smosticonicperformances.HeplayedtheroleofRandleMcMurphy,acharmingandrebelliouspatientinamentalinstitution.Nicholson’sportrayalofMcMurphywasmesmerizingandearnedhimhisfirstAcademyAwardforBestActor.Themoviewasalsoacriticalandcommercialsuccess.Nicholson’sperformancein“TheShining”isstilltalkedabout.HeplayedtheroleofJackTorrance,awriterwhotakesajobasacaretakerofanisolatedhotel.Nicholson’sportrayalofthecharactermadehimahorroriconandhisfamous“Here’sJohnny”sceneisconsideredoneofthegreatestmomentsincinematichistory.TheLegacy
