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Jack Nicholson

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John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, often playing charismatic rebels fighting against the social structure. Over his five-decade-long career, he received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. Nicholson won Academy Awards for Best Actor for playing Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and an author with OCD in As Good as It Gets (1997), as well as for Best Supporting Actor for playing an aging playboy in Terms of Endearment (1983). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Nicholson is the 33rd most popular actor (up from 48th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from United States (up from 113th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Actor.

Jack Nicholson is most famous for his work in the movie "The Shining" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jack Nicholson ranks 33 out of 13,578. Before him are Sarah Bernhardt, Sean Connery, Yul Brynner, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, and Claudia Cardinale. After him are Jean Reno, Romy Schneider, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, Bud Spencer, and Bruce Willis.

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Among people born in 1937, Jack Nicholson ranks 6. Before him are Saddam Hussein, Harald V of Norway, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, and Valentina Tereshkova. After him are Dustin Hoffman, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Ridley Scott, Boris Spassky, Ahmed Yassin, and Martti Ahtisaari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Nicholson ranks 99 out of 20,380. Before him are Caitlyn Jenner (1949), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Gene Hackman (1930), Jeff Bezos (1964), Barack Obama (1961), and Morgan Freeman (1937). After him are Abraham Maslow (1908), Anthony Fauci (1940), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), Charles H. Townes (1915), and Bernie Madoff (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jack Nicholson ranks 14. Before him are Marlon Brando (1924), Danny DeVito (1944), James Stewart (1908), Patrick Swayze (1952), Gene Hackman (1930), and Morgan Freeman (1937). After him are Dustin Hoffman (1937), Nicolas Cage (1964), Debbie Reynolds (1932), Paul Newman (1925), Charles Bronson (1921), and Michael Douglas (1944).

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