Nick Nolte
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| Image:NickNolte(cannesPhotocall).jpg Nick Nolte at the Cannes Film Festival | ||||||||||
| Birth name | Nicholas King Nolte | |||||||||
| Born | February 8 1941 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Sheila Page (1966-1970) Sharyn Haddad (1978-1983) Rebecca Linger (1984-1994) | |||||||||
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Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, model, and producer.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Helen (née King), a department store buyer, and Franklin Nolte, a farmer's son who worked in irrigation pump sales[1][2] and was an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. Nolte's father was of German descent.[3] 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. While he was at Omaha Benson High School 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 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. 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 travelling the country and working in regional theaters. In 1962, Nolte was convicted of selling fake draft cards and sentenced to five years probation.[citation needed] He has since declined all invitations to visit the White House on the grounds that the president should not be associating with convicted felons.[citation needed]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Personal life
Nolte has a long history of alcoholism. In July 2007 he was found passed out at the Kauai Airport in Hawaii.[4][5] While working on a 1984 film with Nolte, Katharine Hepburn was known to have remarked that Nolte was falling down drunk in every gutter in town, to which Nolte replied, "I've got a few to go yet."[citation needed]
Nolte has been married and divorced three times. His wives are Sheila Page, Sharyn Haddad and Rebecca Linger, with whom he has a son named Brawley. 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 has not yet been publicly revealed.
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 currently resides in Malibu, California.
[edit] 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
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/27/Nick-Nolte.html
- ^ http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-19625492-details/Nolte+comes+clean/article.do
- ^ http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,905120,00.html
- ^ http://www.tmz.com/2007/07/18/nick-nolte-crashes-in-hawaiian-airport/
- ^ Mentioned in the 07-20-2007 monologue on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
[edit] External links
- Nick Nolte at the Internet Movie Database
- a candid interview with Nick Nolte in Stumped? Magazine
- To the brink and back - The Guardian, March 1, 2003.
| Preceded by Patrick Swayze | People's Sexiest Man Alive 1992 | Succeeded by Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford (as Sexiest Couple Alive) |
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