Jack Nicholson is regarded as one of the ... Behold: The evolution of Nicholson's career in photos. Nicholson was born in Neptune, New Jersey on April 22, 1937. Growing up near the Jersey Shore ...

Looking every bit Jack Nicholson in dark sunglasses and a dark suit jacket, the One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest actor was all smiles as he greeted the superstar NBA champion with open arms.

Ultimately, though, perhaps the most fascinating aspect of these pictures, four long decades later, is how recognizable today’s Nicholson is in them — that is to say, how recognizably Jack he ...