Back in 2010, three-time Oscar-winning actorJack Nicholsonstarred in two movies, playing himself in the faux documentaryI’m Still Here, and the failing businessman and father Charles Madison inHow Do You Know. Unfortunately for fans of the legendary icon, those were his last two movies, and there have been rumors in the past that he wasretired from acting, with one report from 2013 claiming the actor was suffering from memory loss, although the actor’s reps shot down that report, claiming that he is looking at scripts and trying to figure out what his next project may be. It’s been more than three years since that report surfaced, and we haven’t heard about any newJack Nicholsonproject. But now one of the actor’s closest friends believes he has actually retired.
The Suncaught up withPeter Fonda, who starred alongsideJack Nicholsonin the 1969 classicEasy Rider, and has been friends with the actor for decades. WhileJack Nicholsonhas not personally told him that he has in fact retired,Peter Fondathinks his old friend is done with acting. Here’s whatPeter Fondahad to say at the BAFTA Tea Party event in Los Angeles.
“I think he is basically retired. I don’t want to speak for him but he has done a lot of work and he has done very well as a person financially. Sometimes people have a reason that you don’t know, and it’s not for me to ask. I don’t call him up and say, ‘Johnny,’ I call himJohnny Hop, ‘What are you doing?’ I would say, ‘How are you, how do you feel?'”
After the 2013 report was debunked by the actor, he revealed that he prefers to spend most of his time at home, saying that he hired a cook because he, “got tired of arguing with women about going to have dinners.” He also added that he’s still “wild at heart,” but admitted that he can’t “hit on women in public anymore,” because it didn’t feel right at his age. It remains to be seen ifJack Nicholsonwill issue any statement about his possible retirement from acting. If he is hanging it up, the actor will certainly go down as one of the most celebrated actors in history, with a record 12Oscar nominationsand three wins, for his performances inOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,Terms of EndearmentandAs Good As It Gets.
Before the initial retirement story broke in the fall of 2013,Jack Nicholsonmade headlines at theAcademy Awardsearlier that year, when, after the ceremony, he famously interruptedJennifer Lawrencein the middle of an interview withGeorge Stephanopoulos. He was also offered a role inThe JudgealongsideRobert Downey Jr., but he turned it down, leading toRobert Duvalltaking the role and landing an Oscar nomination for his performance. Another report from 2011 revealedMatthew Vaughnwanted bothClint EastwoodandJack Nicholsonto star in a film calledThe Golden Age, and he was also approached to reunite withA Few Good MenstarTom CruiseforEl Presidenteback in 2010.
