How many roles involving sunglasses made our ranking of Jack Nicholson's best performances?
One of the best actors of his generation, Jack Nicholson built a prolific career of rich, dynamic, emotionally complex and often terrifying performances. To narrow down his “best” performances is a daunting task and likely will garner varying answers from people when asked, “what’s your favorite from Jack?” To celebrate the man who turns 85 years old today,Born in New Jersey, the die-hard Los Angeles Lakers fan has been an integral figure in the landscape of cinema for seven decades.
With 10 films nominated for best picture throughout his career, he’s currently tied in second place for the most credited appearances in the Academy’s top category alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s behind Robert DeNiro, who has 11. The actor has never expanded into the television realm aside from guest spots on shows like “Bronco” and “The Andy Griffith Show,” but sadly never hosted “Saturday Night Live,” which would have been perfect to see. He’s also presented best picture a few times, including the controversial “Crash” and his own movie, “The Departed.”
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