Nick Nolte
Nick Nolte | |
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.jpg) Nolte at Cannes, 2000 | |
| Born | Nicholas King Nolte |
| Spouse(s) | Sheila Page (1966-1970) Sharyn Haddad (1978-1983) Rebecca Linger (1984-1994) |
| Awards | NYFCC Award for Best Actor 1997 Affliction |
Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941)[1] is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, film producer and ex-model.
Biography
Early life
Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Helen (née King), a department store buyer, and Franklin A. Nolte, a farmer's son who worked in irrigation pump sales[2][3] and was an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. Nolte's father was of German descent.[4] Nolte's maternal grandfather, Matthew Leander King, invented the hollow-tile silo and was prominent in early aviation. His maternal grandmother ran the student union at Iowa State University.
Nolte went to a public high school at Omaha Benson High School, where he was the kicker on the football team. Nolte got kicked out of Benson for digging a hole and hiding beer before practice and then getting caught drinking it during a practice session. After his expulsion, he attended Westside High School in Omaha. He also attended Pasadena City College. Nolte went on to attend Arizona State University (on a football scholarship); Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher, Arizona; and Phoenix College, Phoenix, Arizona. At Eastern Arizona Nolte lettered in football as a tight end and defensive end, basketball, as a forward and as a catcher on the baseball team. Poor grades eventually ended his studies, at which point his career in theatre began in earnest. While in college, Nolte worked for the Falstaff Brewery in Omaha. After stints at the Pasadena Playhouse and Stella Adler's Academy in Los Angeles, Nolte spent several years traveling the country and working in regional theaters.
Career
Nolte first gained national attention and critical acclaim for his performance in Rich Man, Poor Man, the 1976 television miniseries based on Irwin Shaw's 1970 best-selling novel. Since then he has had a successful career playing a wide variety of characters in more than 40 films. Diversity of character is Nolte's signature of his film career. He is known for his trademark athleticism and gravel-voiced characters. According to a written note owned by Richard Donner, Nolte was the first choice to play Superman in the 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve. He also lost the role of Han Solo to Harrison Ford in the 1977 classic, Star Wars.
Personal life
Nolte has a long history of alcoholism. In 2002 he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence by the California Highway Patrol.[5] In July 2007 he was found passed out at the Kauai Airport, in Hawaii.[6][7] Nolte has been married and divorced three times. His ex-wives were Sheila Page, Sharyn Haddad and Rebecca Linger, with whom he has a son named Brawley (born 1986). He has also been involved with Karen Louise Eklund, Debra Winger, and Vicki Lewis. On October 3, 2007, Nolte's longtime partner Clytie Lane gave birth to their daughter. The baby's name is Sophie Lane Nolte, as revealed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 7, 2008.
Nolte has an older sister, Nancy, who was an executive for the Red Cross. His son Brawley Nolte is also an actor, having been prominently featured as Mel Gibson's kidnapped son in the 1996 film Ransom.
Nolte resides in Malibu, California. On October 6, 2008, an fire starting from a computer printer burned a section of his residence. Nolte escaped, but there was a reported $1.5 million in damages to the house.
Awards
- 1991 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actor, The Prince of Tides
- 1991 - Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), The Prince of Tides
- 1992 - Chosen as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive
- 1998 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actor, Affliction
- 1998 - National Society of Film Critics - Best Actor, Affliction
Filmography
- Dirty Little Billy (1972)
- Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
- The California Kid (1974)
- Return to Macon County (1975)
- Northville Cemetery Massacre (1976)
- Rich Man, Poor Man (mini-series) (1976)
- The Deep (1977)
- Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
- North Dallas Forty (1979)
- Heart Beat (1980)
- Cannery Row (1982)
- 48 Hrs. (1982)
- Under Fire (1983)
- Teachers (1984)
- Grace Quigley (1985)
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
- Extreme Prejudice (1987)
- Weeds (1987)
- Grace Quigley 2, Gracie (unfinished) (1988)
- Three Fugitives (1989)
- New York Stories (1989)
- Farewell to the King (1989)
- Everybody Wins (1990)
- Q&A (1990)
- Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
- Cape Fear (1991)
- The Prince of Tides (1991)
- The Player (1992) (Cameo)
- Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
- I'll Do Anything (1994)
- Blue Chips (1994)
- I Love Trouble (1994)
- Jefferson in Paris (1995)
- Mulholland Falls (1996)
- Mother Night (1996)
- Affliction (1997)
- Nightwatch (1997)
- U Turn (1997)
- The Thin Red Line (1998)
- Breakfast of Champions (1999)
- The Golden Bowl (2000)
- The Good Thief (2002)
- Hulk (2003)
- Northfork (2003)
- Clean (2004)
- Hotel Rwanda (2004)
- The Beautiful Country (2004)
- Neverwas (2005)
- Over the Hedge (Voice) (2006)
- Off the Black (2006)
- Paris, je t'aime (2006)
- Quelques jours en septembre (2006)
- Peaceful Warrior (2006)
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
- Tropic Thunder (2008)
- Nine Miles Down (2008)
References
- ^ August 7, 2008, on the Tonight Show, with Jay Leno, Nolte said he is 68-years-old
- ^ Nick Nolte Biography (1941?-)
- ^ Nolte comes clean| Film | This is London
- ^ To the brink and back | Interviews | guardian.co.uk Film
- ^ The Smoking Gun
- ^ This post has been redirected - TMZ.com - Entertainment News, Celebrity Gossip and Hollywood Rumors
- ^ Mentioned in the 07-20-2007 monologue on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.