CelebrityBirthday; Jack Nicholson MOVIE ACTOR

ABOUTOscar winning actor who is known for his psychopathic roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, and The Departed. He has won Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor for Chinatown and About Schmidt.

BEFORE FAMEHe was raised to believe that his maternal grandparents were his parents and his mother was his sister. He did not find out the truth until a TIME magazine journalist informed him in 1974. During high school, he was voted class clown and served an entire year's worth of afternoons in detention.

TRIVIA FACTHe was charged with a criminal lawsuit when he smashed Robert Blank's windshield with a golf club in Hollywood.

FAMILY LIFEHis mother was showgirl June Frances, who was known by her stage name June Nilson. He dated actress Anjelica Huston for sixteen years, but their relationship ended in 1989.

ASSOCIATED WITHDebra Winger co-starred with him in Terms of Endearment.