Nicholsen biography

John Joseph Nicholson born April 22, is an American retired actor and filmmaker. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He is one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards and one of only two actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in films made in every decade from the s to the s alongside Michael Caine.

His 12 Academy Award nominations make him the most nominated male actor in the Academy's history. Nicholson has identified as Irish, comparing himself to the playwright Eugene O'Neill , whom he played in the film Reds : "I'm not saying I'm as dark as he was Kirschfeld , [ 12 ] June's manager, may have been Nicholson's biological father, rather than Furcillo.

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Other sources suggest June Nicholson was unsure of the father's identity. As June was only 17 and unmarried, her parents [ note 1 ] agreed to raise Nicholson as their own child without revealing his true parentage, with June acting as his sister. On finding out, Nicholson said it was "a pretty dramatic event, but it wasn't what I'd call traumatizing I was pretty well psychologically formed".

Nicholson grew up in Neptune City, New Jersey. He was in detention every day for a whole school year.