Tragic Details About Jack Nicholson

jack nicholson's legendary career has spanned decades and he's had quite the colorful life in the tabloids too but with all his obvious talent jack nicholson's life hasn't just been awards parties and hollywood indulgence there have been hard times too here's jack nicholson's tragic real-life story as mark elliott wrote in his unauthorized biography nicholson jack nicholson's birth certificate listed john and ethel may nicholson as his parents but his father was out of the picture early on the actor revealed to the daily mail in 2011 i was raised entirely by women ethel may ran a beauty parlor and i spent most of my time there she taught me manners and i learned how to be around women what women liked i'm insanely well-mannered and polite and because of that i have nothing but gratitude for my upbringing after nicholson became a successful actor in the 70s he was given some shocking news he had no idea who his actual father was as the authors of the biography jack nicholson the early years robert crane and christopher fryer revealed an unnamed woman in new jersey mailed the authors a letter claiming she was married to jack nicholson's biological father adding that he was a wonderful man she urged the authors not to repeat various reports that claimed quote he was a hard drinking deadbeat while the authors decided against exposing the contents of the letter to the public time eventually ran the story the biographers crane and friar wrote it turned out jack had not been aware of his true family designations they ended up simply giving nicholson the letter crane and friar the authors of jack nicholson the early years also revealed that the woman who sent them the letter claiming she was married to nicholson's father delivered some additional earth-shattering news the celeb was lied to about his mother too his sister june was actually his biological mother while ethel may was his grandmother while crane and friar decided not to include that information in their biography the easy rider star discovered the truth in time magazine's story as biography would later note since june was 17 years old unmarried and uncertain of the father's identity at the time of nicholson's birth her parents agreed to treat nicholson as their own child and never revealed to him his true parentage nicholson opened up to rolling stone about the revelation in 1986 saying both grandmother and mother were deceased before this particular group of facts came to my attention i was very impressed by their ability to keep the secret if nothing else jack nicholson's tumultuous 17-year relationship with angelica houston was filled with heartbreak largely because his incessant cheating ultimately led the actress to leave him the new york post summarized houston's autobiography watchme writing after hoping for almost two decades to marry and start a family with him she learned that he would instead be having a child with a younger woman that incident was the final straw and reportedly led to blows houston's book details numerous other incidents including one in france where the actor left his girlfriend in the middle of the street to go on a bike ride with a woman they had just met nicholson hasn't denied any of it i showed him the book before it went to publication so i got his stamp of approval houston didn't run into her former flame for many years until they were both cast in 1995's the crossing guard she revealed in her book that nicholson approached her on the final day of shooting and declared referring to gabrielle garcia marquez's iconic love story of the same name you and me tuts we're like love in the time of cholera years later nicholson expressed regret for his cheating ways the actor revealed to the british tabloid magazine closer that the experience at the time left him annihilated emotionally adding i'm childish and i did make a mistake jack nicholson was definitely a part of the hollywood it scene in the 60s and 70s as rolling stones succinctly put it nicholson was the coolest man alive with that fame also came some disturbing connections nicholson sparked a friendship with actress sharon tate whose life was tragically cut short at 26 when she was brutally killed by charles manson's family of followers as mark elliott wrote in nicholson jack managed to secure passes to watch the court proceedings in person he was fascinated by manson's persona and the crazy way he looked during the proceedings the author added that the actor was present at the trial almost every day the manson case left the chinatown star feeling paranoid as quote everybody in hollywood knew everything jack did the celeb reportedly slept with a hammer under his pillow afterward a 12-time academy award nominee and three-time winner nicholson is one of the most celebrated stars alive the star simply loves his craft he told rolling stone in 1986 i happen to be anachronistically in love with the movies i got in this to be an artistic expressive person in 2013 heartbreaking allegations came to light when a source told radar online why the celeb had to step back from the spotlight the source said quite frankly at 76 jack has memory issues and can no longer remember the lines being asked of him but the actor shot down those rumors through former nbc news correspondent maria shriver who reported to e news nicholson retiring from acting due to memory loss or dementia is 100 false nicholson himself joked to the sun about the allegations saying i have a mathematician's brain in 2017 the star was set to star in a remake of the oscar-nominated german film tony erdmann but backed out the following year the rap reported nicholson has taken on a number of macabre roles in his career and they seem to have had an impact on him nicholson famously portrayed the crazed jack torrance in the shining a clip of the actor getting into character before his iconic here's johnny scene has surfaced online in the truly chilling video nicholson frantically jumps up and down and mutters almost a decade later the actor stepped into the joker's shoes for 1989's batman and while he hasn't said much about the difficulties of taking on such a dark role nicholson told mtv he was quote furious to find out actor heath ledger snagged the part of the joker for 2008's the dark knight adding that he was not inclined to watch it the departed star was later asked if he thought ledger's untimely death had anything to do with playing the joker as the daily news reported nicholson replied well i warned him though he can often come off as jovial jack nicholson seems to have a bit of a temper rolling stone's fred shrewers wrote when he's talking about things that make him angry he can be a might scary he begins to clip his words off curl his lips back over his teeth and close sentences with pal in 1994 the los angeles times reported nicholson was charged with misdemeanor vandalism and assault for allegedly smashing the windshield of a car with a golf club because he believed the driver cut him off in traffic nicholson is also known to get extremely heated during sports events especially while he's watching his favorite sports team the los angeles lakers according to bbc news while at a 2003 game nicholson stepped onto the court to yell at the ref reportedly shouting about the amount of money he pays for his courtside seat nicholson's angry streak is something his ex angelica houston can also attest to writing an essay for vanity fair the actress claimed that her former flame had a temper adding he is emotional he takes things harder than you'd imagine you can't handle the truth nicholson has become a bit of a recluse in recent years in 2015 radar online paraphrased the late harry dean stanton nicholson's longtime party pal saying his old friend has become pretty reclusive after a life of los angeles lakers basketball games and drug-fueled boozy parties nicholson prefers a dreary routine of afternoon naps drinking milk and sedate new hobbies like painting that same year closer nabbed an exclusive interview with nicholson confirming the actor's quiet lifestyle the publication reported that his days consist of quote sleeping until 1pm and then having a glass of milk to soothe his stomach he even bought a property next door to his home so he could avoid dealing with neighbors even with his long history of partying nicholson seems to have always valued his privacy as mark elliott wrote in nicholson a biography stanton would sometimes have to force nicholson out of his room because while the action was hot and heavy in the other rooms jack would prefer to stay by himself in his bedroom in a rare interview with closer in 2015 the legendary actor heartbreakingly revealed i am single and lonely and likely to die alone he added that it's because of his reputation as jack the jumper in the past that has led women not to trust him anymore he said i would love that one last romance but i'm not very realistic about it happening what i can't deny is my yearning at the very least nicholson still has his family duke nicholson jack's grandson and an actor himself who appeared in us and a dandy warhol's music video told the hollywood reporter in 2019 jack is doing great he's 100 duke added that while the pair don't talk about acting much they do spend time watching sports together so while nicholson may believe romance is out of his reach in his 80s there are still people who love him check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more nikki swift videos about your favorite celebrities are coming soon subscribe to our youtube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one

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Published: Tue Mar 30 2021