The Legacy Of Jack Nicholson Throughout His Failed Marriage, Numerous Relationships and Talented Heirs

Jack Nicholson’s love life had been as diverse and unconventional as his highly successful acting, director, and screenwriting career through the decades. By the time Jack Nicholson became one of the youngest actors to receive a Life Achievement Award in 1994, he already had five children with four women. Known as a playboy and womanizer, Jack lived a life of lavish parties and drug-induced euphoria. Nicholson loved women and dated some of the most beautiful women in the world. He was only married once but had children with multiple women. Click "Continue reading" to learn more about Jack's womanizing. Chapter 1 Wed Once Only married once, the actor wed Sandra Knight on June 17, 1962, four years after Jack made his onscreen debut in “The Cry Baby Killer.” The couple welcomed their daughter, Jennifer in 1963, but they later divorced in 1968. When Sandra left Jack, it devastated him and soured his idea of marriage. “Marriage was a hot stove. He touched it, got burned and never did it again,” Marc Eliot, author of “Nicholson: A Biography,” told Closer Weekly. And Along Came Susan and Anjelica Jack then got involved with Susan Anspach, with whom he has a son, Caleb James Goddard born in 1970. For years Jack thought he wasn’t Caleb’s biological father, but that changed in 1996 when the actor acknowledged him as his son for the first time. Jack’s relationship with Anjelica Huston followed after they met at his house in April 1973 during a party. By the time Jack finished the filming of “Chinatown” in 1974, she had moved into his home. “In 1969, when I was still living in London, I had gone with some friends to see Easy Rider in a movie theater in Piccadilly Circus. It was Jack’s combination of ease and exuberance that had captured me from the moment he had come on-screen. I think it was probably upon seeing the film that, like many others, I first fell in love with Jack,” Anjelica recalled. Click "Continue reading" to learn more about Winnie and Rebecca. Chapter 2 Rebecca and Winnie Join The Fray With the Danish supermodel Winnie Hollman, Jack had Honey Hollman, born in 1981. Even though she also dipped her toes into acting, Honey remained the most private of Jack’s children and starred in the Danish movie, “Empire North. However, it wasn’t until Rebecca Broussard became pregnant with Jack’s child that Anjelica and the actor called it quits. While Rebecca gave birth to Lorraine Nicholson in 1990, her brother Ray Nicholson came into the world two years later. Following In His Footsteps Lorraine and Ray both followed in their acting father’s footsteps. While Lorraine got best known as Alana Blanchard in “Soul Surfer,” Ray starred in the 2006 film “The Benchwarmers” while he also worked as an assistant director on films like “A Reunion” in 2014. Six years into their relationship, Rebecca left Jack. “After I had my kids, I changed,” Rebecca told Vanity Fair. Even though she had another man in her life, Rebecca insisted he had nothing to do with her breakup from Jack. “He has nothing to do with Jack and my reality,” she added. Click "Continue reading" to learn more about finding true love. Chapter 3 Let The Right One In In the years since then, Jack put his flirting on the back burner even though he admitted that he would “love” one last romance.“There were points in my life when I felt oddly irresistible to women,” Jack told The Sun in 2013. “I’m not in that state now, which makes me sad. I would love that one last romance, a real romance, but I’m not very realistic about it happening.” Read More: The List of All Ellen Degeneres' Girlfriends and How She Overcame a Love Tragedy During an interview with Vanity Fair, a friend of Jack, Helena Kallianiotas explained the actor’s approach to love. “It takes a long time for Jack to allow a female into his life,” Helena said. “You can see it click when it happens. And then he’s completely open. So when there’s a breakup, the roots are so deep in him—like a tree, really—that it takes years to pull them out.” Cher once said, “The thing about Jack is that he likes women more than any man I’ve ever known.” Click "Continue reading" to learn more about Lorraine. Chapter 4 A Rare Appearance On December 13, 2014, Jack made a rare public appearance with his daughter, Lorraine at TASCHEN Gallery in Los Angeles. Lorraine was named Lorraine Broussard Nicholson, Jack got the name from his sister. Lorraine graduated from Brown University and also got film credits for her roles in “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement” in 2004, “Click” two years later, and “Hacker.” Her short film Life Boat premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it was praised as "tense and engrossing." Chapter 5 Award Overload Besides Michael Caine, Jack Nicholson became the only actor to receive an Oscar nomination in every decade from the 1960s until the early 2000s. When Jack received his seventh Best Actor nomination in 1997 for “As Good as It Gets,” he passed Laurence Olivier as the most nominated actor in showbiz with a total of 11 nominations that included four as Best Supporting Actor. Read More: What Does It Like To Live A Lavish Life Of The Kardashian Kid After eight nominations as Best Actor and four as Best Supporting Actor, Jack tied with the actress Katherine Hepburn for most nominations. Only Meryl Streep outdid them both with a total of 14 nominations. In 2009, Jack's fortune got estimated to be worth close to $240 million.The acting genes also showed up in Jack’s grandson, Duke. His daughter, Jennifer’s son, made his acting debut in the thriller “Us” alongside a cast that includes Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Lupita Nyongo, Anna Diop, and Tim Heidecker. Click "Continue reading" to learn more about Jack today Chapter 6 Slowing Down While his offspring speeding up, Jack is slowing down "Look, I’m less rambunctious these days, not because of change in character, but your physiognomy changes,” Nicholson said in 2006. “I’m not as obsessed. I am not as you know — I’m still very — I have the same libido. But whether you want it or not, that part of your life changes a bit. Throughout most of my life, though, I liked doing what I like to do. And I’ve been fortunate because that’s just the way it worked out for me.” Do you think Jack is still going strong? Let us know in the comments and share with fellow Hollywood legend fans. Related Life of Billy Gray From 'Father Knows Best' After The Show Ended From the 60s to 80s: The Celebrity Couples That Ruled Hollywood Each Decade Explanation Why Mark Harman Isn't a Movie Star and Reason Why He Sued Own Sister Inside Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz's Complicated Marriage