Jack Nicholson Trivia

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His Mulholland Drive home once shared a driveway with his The Missouri Breaks (1976) co-star Marlon Brando's home. (imdb.com)

Has owned a Mercedes-Benz 600 for 30 years which he considers the best touring car of all time. [2008] (imdb.com)

He was considered for Sir Anthony Hopkins's role in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). (imdb.com)

He was considered for James Caan's role in Misery (1990). (imdb.com)

The song "Santa Baby" in the film, Party Monster (1998) was recorded as a gift for the actor by the actress and recording artist, Cynthia Basinet, as were many other songs, including "Haunted Heart" and "Someone To Watch Over Me". She was later nominated for a shared Nobel in '05. (imdb.com)

He was considered for Mickey Rourke's role in Angel Heart (1987). (imdb.com)

Appears in Batman (1989) opposite Pat Hingle. Hingle appeared in "The Shining" (1997) (mini), a remake of The Shining (1980), in which Nicholson appeared. (imdb.com)

He was considered for Jason Miller's role in The Exorcist (1973). (imdb.com)

Nicholson has been nominated for a Razzie Award as Worst Actor twice, for his performances in Man Trouble (1992) and Hoffa (1992). (imdb.com)

Each one of the films for which he has won an Oscar has also won Best Actress in a Leading Role (Louise Fletcher, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); Shirley MacLaine, Terms of Endearment (1983); Helen Hunt, As Good as It Gets (1997)). (imdb.com)

He is tied with Walter Brennan for the most Oscar wins by any male actor. (imdb.com)

Once described The Joker as a psychotic version of Bugs Bunny. (imdb.com)

Most of Nicholson's performance in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) ended up on the cutting room floor, including a musical number sung by him. (imdb.com)

With his win for As Good as It Gets (1997) in 1998, he became the first actor in 20 years to win both a Best Actor Golden Globe - Comedy and an Oscar for the same role. (imdb.com)

Avid Los Angeles Lakers fan. He never misses a Lakers home game. Because of this, producers on his films must work the shooting schedule around the Lakers' schedule. (imdb.com)

The Best Lady at his wedding to Sandra Knight was Millie Perkins. The Best Man was Harry Dean Stanton. After their divorce, Nicholson lived, for a time, at Harry Dean Stanton's place. (imdb.com)

Along with Clint Eastwood, Nicholson turned down George Clooney's role in Three Kings (1999). (imdb.com)

His performance as "Badass" Buddusky in The Last Detail (1973) is ranked #12 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006). (imdb.com)

Turned down the role of Johnny Hooker in The Sting (1973) to play Billy "Bad Ass" Buddusky in The Last Detail (1973), which was written by his close friend Robert Towne, as he did not want to appear in a purely commercial picture just then. Robert Redford eventually played the part. Both Nicholson and Redford were nominated for Best Actor of 1973 at the Academy Awards, losing to Jack Lemmon for Save the Tiger (1973). (imdb.com)

After presenting the Best Picture Oscar at the The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV) to Crash (2004/I), he told the press he was surprised as he thought Brokeback Mountain (2005) would win. Nicholson then told the press that he himself had voted for Brokeback Mountain (2005). (imdb.com)

His performance as Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is ranked #14 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. (imdb.com)

His performance as Jack Torrance in The Shining (1980) is ranked #25 on the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes & Villains. (imdb.com)

Turned down the role of Willie in Bad Santa (2003). (imdb.com)

Wants to one day induct Ric Flair into the WWE Hall Of Fame. (imdb.com)

Premiere Magazine ranked him #16 on a list of The Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005). (imdb.com)

Once said in an interview that if he can get Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp to be a part of it, he will start his own wrestling promotion. (imdb.com)

Along with Marlon Brando, Nicholson eagerly sought the role of Dr Martin Dysart in Sidney Lumet's film adaptation of Sir Peter Shaffer's play Equus (1977). The part went instead to Richard Burton, who received his seventh and final Oscar nomination for his performance. (imdb.com)

He had to stop promoting The Departed (2006) due to neck injury. (imdb.com)

Is one of only a few actors to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar after winning a Best Actor Oscar. (imdb.com)

He was considered for John Malkovich's role in In the Line of Fire (1993). (imdb.com)

As he is a fan of professional wrestling, his all time favorites are Harley Race, Ric Flair and John Cena. (imdb.com)

The character Shipwreck from the animated GI Joe series of the 1980s was partly based on him (and partly based on Popeye the Sailor Man). (imdb.com)

Batman creator Bob Kane personally recommended him for the role of the Joker in Batman (1989). (imdb.com)

An 12 time acting nominee (eight times as Best Actor, four times as Best Supporting Actor), he ties Katharine Hepburn's 12 nominations (all in the Best Actress category) and only Meryl Streep with 13 (10 in the Best Actress category) has more acting nominations. ('Bette Davis' was nominated 10 times for an Academy Award, all of them Best Actress nods.). (imdb.com)

Was considered for the role of Allie Fox in The Mosquito Coast (1986). The part went to Harrison Ford instead. (imdb.com)

Presented the Best Picture Oscar seven times (1972, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1993, 2006 and 2007), more than any other actor or actress. Though he was a relative new comer and lacked the status typically associated with Best Picture presenters, the then-two-time nominee took on the assignment in 1972 when many better-known celebrities balked at the job, worried that they would be tainted if Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971) won the top gong and they were seen by the public as linked to the controversial picture. Nicholson, who early on declared publicly that the loved the Oscar (when the sentiment wasn't chic), happily obliged. In addition to presenting the Best Actress trophy in 1999, he also presented the Thalberg Award to Warren Beatty in 2000 and an honorary award to Michelangelo Antonioni in 1995. (imdb.com)

Turned down Gene Hackman's role in Hoosiers (1986). (imdb.com)

Was the first choice to play Tank Sullivan in Space Cowboys (2000). The part went to James Garner. (imdb.com)

His performance as Jake 'J.J.' Gittes in Chinatown (1974) is ranked #37 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. (imdb.com)

With his seventh Best Actor nomination for As Good as It Gets (1997) , he surpassed Laurence Olivier as the most nominated actor ever with 11 total nominations (Nicholson had four Best Supporting Actor nominations in 1970, 1982, 1984 and 1991; Olivier had nine Best Actor and one Best Supporting Actor nominations. He extended the lead with his eight Best Actor nod for 'About Schmidt' (2001)_, which tied him with Spencer Tracy and Paul Newman for second place in Best Actor nominations. (Newman also has one Supporting Actor nomination.). (imdb.com)

Checked himself into Cedars Sinai Hospital with a salivary gland infection. (11 September 2006) (imdb.com)

Turned down the role of Caligula in the infamous Bob Guccione film Caligola (1979). The role eventually went to Malcolm McDowell. (imdb.com)

Turned down the lead role of Roy Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), even though he knew the movie would be a hit as he felt that the special effects would overwhelm any actor in the movie. (imdb.com)

William Friedkin tried to get Nicholson star in Sorcerer (1977), but Nicholson didn't want travel anywhere in that time. (imdb.com)

In June 1954, he graduated from Manasquan High School in New Jersey and headed for California, where he went on to work in the MGM cartoon department and mail room. (imdb.com)

He was considered for Harrison Ford's role in The Mosquito Coast (1986). (imdb.com)

His performance as The Joker in Batman (1989) is ranked #45 on the American Film Institute's 100 Heroes & Villains. (imdb.com)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) is ranked #17 on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time. (imdb.com)

Rolling Stone magazine nicknamed him "The Great Seducer". (imdb.com)

He was considered for Dustin Hoffman's role in Sam Peckinpah's controversial film Straw Dogs (1971). (imdb.com)