Jack Nicholson turns 70
By Elliot Feldman
Published April 23, 2007
AssociatedContent.com
On Sunday, April 22, Jack Nicholson turned 70 and his stardom shows no signs of slowing down. Like fellow septuagenarian Clint Eastwood, he is the real deal, a movie star of the Bogart and Clark Gable variety among a mere hand full of living Hollywood legends. His birthday was celebrated in his own whimsical style at his palatial Hollywood Hills home with 600 of his closest celebrity friends in attendance. For the occasion, instead of 70 birthday candles, he hired 70 scantily clad waitresses and a seven-foot high birthday cake made by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck. Among the guests were his young "The Departed" co-stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, and Matt Damon, who helped stage a "This is Your Life" spoof hosted by a Nicholson impersonator.
Here are a few select birthday greetings from some of his closest colleagues:
Dennis Hopper on his collaboration with Nicholson on "Easy Rider", his 1969 breakout film role: "We dropped acid in Dallas together. We claimed we were both geniuses and died in front of D.H. Lawrence's shrine and stuff like that. But otherwise it was a smooth shoot."
Kathy Bates on her naked hot tub scene with Nicholson in "About Schmidt": "He was a gentleman and when I stood up to get out of the tub, he said: 'Beautiful, honey, just beautiful!', and looked right into my eyes and not at any other part of my body."
"Chinatown" screenwriter Robert Towne on his friendship with Nicholson when he was an 18 year old working as a messenger at Hanna Barbera Studios: "I went up to him and said, 'Jacko, you're going to be a movie star and I'm going to write for you.' That's how it all started, but it certainly didn't happen straight away."
Jack Nicholson started in Hollywood as a 17-year-old messenger at MGM, then hooked up with Roger Corman the King of B-Movies, and broke out into full stardom in "Easy Rider." He's had fifty year career and there's no end in sight.
24th April 2007 07:55 AM
Bruno
I saw "The Shining" last week. What a master he is. The scene in the stairway is fantastic. "Light of my life" LOL
24th April 2007 08:10 AM
Ten Thousand Motels
quote:Bruno wrote:
I saw "The Shining" last week. What a master he is. The scene in the stairway is fantastic. "Light of my life" LOL
Easy Rider....The Mother of all Cult Films.
Easy Rider Soundtrack
ARTIST NAME SONG LYRICS FOR Movie
The Pusher Lyrics Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf Lyrics Born To Be Wild
Smith Lyrics The Weight
The Byrds Lyrics Wasn't Born To Follow
The Holy Modal Rounders Lyrics If You Want To Be A Bird
The Fraternity Of Man Lyrics Don't Bogart Me
Jimi Hendrix Experience Lyrics If 6 Was 9
The Electric Prunes Lyrics Kyrie Ellison Mardi Gras
Roger McGuinn Lyrics It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Roger McGuinn Lyrics Ballad Of Easy Rider
The Seeds Lyrics Pushin' Too Hard
Electric Prunes Lyrics I Had Too Much To Dream
Blues Magoos Lyrics (We Ain't Got) Nothing Yet
Eric Burdon & The Animals Lyrics San Franciscan Nights
Jefferson Airplane Lyrics White Rabbit
The Who Lyrics I Can See For Miles
Procul Harum Lyrics A Whiter Shade Of Pale
The Young Rascals Lyrics Groovin'
Richie Havens Lyrics High Flyin' Bird
The Band Lyrics The Weight
The Byrds Lyrics You Ain't Going Nowhere
The Chambers Brothers Lyrics Time Has Come Today
Joe Cocker Lyrics With A Little Help From My Friends
Blue Cheer Lyrics Summertime Blues
The Moody Blues Lyrics Nights In White Satin
Sir Douglas Quintet Lyrics Mendocino
The Youngbloods Lyrics Get Together
The Flying Burrito Brothers Lyrics My Uncle
Thunderclap Newman Lyrics Something In The Air
[Edited by Ten Thousand Motels]
24th April 2007 08:25 AM
Ten Thousand Motels
24th April 2007 11:33 AM
MrPleasant
quote:Bruno wrote:
I saw "The Shining" last week. What a master he is. The scene in the stairway is fantastic. "Light of my life" LOL
"As soon a possible!?!"
24th April 2007 11:40 AM
Saint Sway
I like Jack.
I can kinda understand why he's a nut.
24th April 2007 01:26 PM
Saint Sway
Jack & Jumpin Jack
24th April 2007 01:30 PM
SweetVirginia
quote:Saint Sway wrote:
Jack & Jumpin Jack
The Horndog Hall of Fame.....
24th April 2007 02:09 PM
monkey_man
24th April 2007 02:55 PM
Bruno
quote:Saint Sway wrote:
Jack & Jumpin Jack
Imagine how many women! LOL
24th April 2007 05:40 PM
glencar
Dude's old!
24th April 2007 05:52 PM
fireontheplatter
quote:MrPleasant wrote:
stephen king, i think is an awesome writer.
this movie is one of his best.
happy birthday to johnney.....i mean jack.
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