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- Faith: Christian - Catholic
- Career: Actor
- Birthday: April 22, 1937
Jack Nicholson is an actor and filmmaker who has performed for over 60 years. Nicholson has 12 Academy Award nominations, making him the most nominated male actor of all time. He is also one of three male actors to have won Academy Awards.
He has also won six Golden Globe Awards and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. Films Nicholson can be seen in include The Shining, Batman, The Pledge, A Few Good Men, As Good as It Gets, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and many more.
Jack Nicholson's Religious Life
Jack Nicholson has kept his religious life private. He has not made many comments or suggestions that he pertains to any particular religion.
It is known that he was raised Catholic but stopped attending when he was a teenager. So it is assumed he is Catholic
by tradition and family rather than by devotion.
I don't believe in God now. I can still work up an envy for someone who has faith. I can see how that could be a deeply soothing experience.Jack seems to respect those with faith and admires the dedication required to follow a religion. He also mentioned that
I've always believed that if you want to really understand spirituality, you have to [mess] around with it.
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