Jack Nicholson almost turned his back on an acting career during his youth after suffering a loss of confidence, according to his pal Robert Vaughn.

The Shining actor became so frustrated while rehearsing scenes with Vaughn in a mid-1950s acting class, he considered embarking on a different career path.

But, in his upcoming memoir, A Fortunate Life, Vaughn reveals he managed to persuade Nicholson to change his mind.

Vaughn writes, “He declared, `Vaughnie, I’m going to give myself two more years in this business. Then I’m going to look for another way to make a living.’ ‘Hang in there, Jack,’ I told him. ‘You’re too young to quit.’”

Nicholson took the advice, finally “figured out how to do this thing called acting”, and shot to fame in 1969’s Easy Rider.

Source

WENN

Jack Nicholson’s alleged penchant for prostitutes has been outed in former co-star Debra Winger’s new autobiography Undiscovered.

Winger joined Nicholson on the big screen in 1983 Oscar-winning movie Terms of Endearment, co-starring Danny DeVito and Shirley MacLaine.

And among her own intimate revelations, the actress recalls a shocking encounter with Nicholson after the pair landed in Germany to promote the movie.

She writes, “I had never been there (to Germany) and was relentlessly joking with Jack (Nicholson) about how I, as a Jew, would be treated. He finally told me to stop, that these paranoid fantasies had little to do with modern Germany and that I should relax and enjoy the trip – and perhaps join him on his search for the perfect brothel.”
Winger’s book – her first – is slated for release next month.

Source

WENN

Jack Nicholson has been named Hollywood’s top hellraiser in a poll of British film fans.

Nicholson, 71, won over 24 per cent of the votes, outmatching former drug abuser and Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. in a survey of more than 1,300 people by LoveFilm.com.

Braveheart star and convicted drunk driver Mel Gibson came third, while Kiefer Sutherland, who spent 48 days in prison for drink driving earlier this year, was ranked fourth.

Former wild child Drew Barrymore was the highest-placed woman on the list, coming in at fifth with 10 per cent of votes.

Source

WENN

Aging lothario Jack Nicholson is desperate to have one last sexual fling before he dies – despite already bedding more that 2,000 women.

The 71-year-old added the feat to a list of things he hopes to achieve following his role in upcoming movie The Bucket List.

In the movie, Nicholson plays an aging billionaire who makes a list of the things he wants to do before he passes away.

He says, “One last big romance to occur, that would be on my list. I’ve always loved women and they like me OK too.”

Source

WENN

As that “great determinator” Super Tuesday quickly draws near, some new high-powered celebrity endorsements – as well as additional bolstering by loyal top-name supporters – are adding further rhetoric to the race.

Among the latest names to rally ’round a hopeful is Jack Nicholson, who on Monday revealed his support of Democrat Hillary Clinton on the Rick Dees in the Morning Show on Los Angeles’s Movin’ 93.9 FM.

Nicholson’s move, which puts him in the same league as longtime Clinton boosters Barbra Streisand and Danny DeVito, follows Sunday’s appearance by Oprah Winfrey at a Los Angeles rally for Barack Obama. (Also over the weekend, celebs including Scarlett Johansson lent their singing voices to “Yes, We Can,” a YouTube music video, supporting Obama.)

WENN

Jack Nicholson has some new advice — “Never give anybody your advice.” He was recently misquoted to have said that he warned Heath Ledger about Ambien. In truth, he said that he warned “people” about the drug.

WENN50

Jack Nicholson, as seen here, leaving the Ivy in London today. Doesn’t he look just about the same in every picture he’s in? Always smoking or smiling, or both.

WENN