Jack Nicholson

Co-starred with Morgan Freeman as dying men who must fulfill their list of goals in Rob Reiner s The Bucket List

Portrayed an Irish gang boss in Martin Scorsese s The Departed ; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Co-starred with Diane Keaton in Something s Gotta Give ; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor

Starred with Adam Sandler in the comedy Anger Management ; he also contributed to the script

Portrayed a retired salesman in Alexander Payne s About Schmidt ; received BAFTA, SAG and Oscar leading role nominations

Cast as a retired detective investigating a child s murder in The Pledge ; directed by Sean Penn

Portrayed an obsessive-compulsive and homophopic writer in James L. Brooks As Good as It Gets ; received 11th Oscar nomination making him the most nominated male actor in the history of the award

Reunited with Rafelson for Blood and Wine

Had dual role of US President and a Las Vegas car dealership owner in Tim Burton s campy Mars Attacks!

Reprised his Terms of Endearment part in Evening Star

Reteamed with Mike Nichols to star opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf

Acted the role of Jimmy Hoffa in Hoffa ; earned a Golden Globe nomination

Played a marine colonel in Rob Reiner s A Few Good Men ; nominated for Best Supporting Actor Oscar

Directed the Chinatown sequel The Two Jakes ; also reprised his role of Jake Gittes

Portrayed The Joker in Tim Burton s Batman ; blockbuster merchandising deal earned him well in excess of $20 million

Acted opposite longtime lover Anjelica Huston in her father John Huston s Prizzi s Honor

Formed T.E.N. Productions with Robert Towne and Robert Evans to make a sequel to Chinatown

Earned second Academy Award (Best Supporting Actor) for his portrayal of retired astronaut Garrett Breedlove in James Brooks Terms of Endearment

Played Eugene O Neill in Warren Beatty s Reds ; nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Award

Starred opposite Shelley Duvall in Stanley Kubrick s The Shining

Directed Goin South, which offered James Belushi and Mary Steenburgen in their debut roles

Portrayed an alienated American journalist in his one Euro-pic, Michelangelo Antonioni s The Passenger

Solidified standing with Best Actor Oscar for Milos Forman s One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest

Achieved mainstream Hollywood success as Jake Gittes in Roman Polanski s noir classic Chinatown ; received Best Actor Oscar nomination

Acted in Mike Nichols Carnal Knowledge

Film directorial debut with Drive, He Said (also co-wrote and co-produced)

Solidified star status with leading role in Five Easy Pieces ; produced and directed by Rafelson; earned first Best Actor Oscar nomination

Cast in a scene-stealing, star-making supporting role in Dennis Hopper s Easy Rider ; earned first Oscar nomination as Best Supporting actor

Initial collaboration with director Bob Rafelson (co-writing and co-producing with him), Head ; starring the musical group, The Monkees

Wrote the screenplay for Roger Corman s The Trip co-starring Peter Fonda

Co-produced and acted in Monte Hellman s The Shooting and Ride the Whirlwind (also scripted)

Screenwriting debut, Thunder Island ; a low-budget political thriller

Screen acting debut in Cry Baby Killer

Began career in cartoon department at MGM under William Hanna

Moved to Los Angeles at age 17

Professional stage debut in Hollywood stage production of Tea and Sympathy