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Nick Nolte
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Nolte in 2008
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Nicholas King Nolte
February 8, 1941 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Sheila Page
(m. 1966; div. 1970)Sharyn Haddad
(m. 1978; div. 1983)Rebecca Linger
(m. 1984; div. 1994)Clytie Lane
(m. 2016) |
| Partner(s) | Karen Eklund (1972–1977) Vicki Lewis (1994–2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Navi Rawat (daughter-in-law) |
Nick Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. He is famous for playing main characters in many movies and TV shows. He has won a Golden Globe Award and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and an Primetime Emmy Award.
Nolte first became well-known for his role in the TV show Rich Man, Poor Man in 1976. He won a Golden Globe Award for his acting in the movie The Prince of Tides (1991). He was nominated for an Academy Award three times for The Prince of Tides (1991), Affliction (1998), and Warrior (2011).
Some of his other well-known movies include 48 Hrs. (1982), Cape Fear (1991), Hulk (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Over the Hedge (2006), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), and Tropic Thunder (2008). He has also appeared in TV shows like The Mandalorian (2019) and Poker Face (2023).
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About Nick Nolte
His Early Life
Nick Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on February 8, 1941. His father, Franklin Arthur Nolte, was a farmer's son who played football in college. His mother, Helen, was a department store buyer and later an expert antique dealer. Nick's family background includes German, English, Scottish, and Swiss roots.
His grandfather, Matthew Leander King, invented a special type of silo (a tower for storing grain) and was important in early airplane history. His grandmother ran the student union at Iowa State University. Nick also has an older sister, Nancy, who worked for the Red Cross.
Nolte went to Kingsley Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa. He studied at Westside High School in Omaha, where he played on the football team. He also went to Benson High School, but he was expelled. After high school in 1959, he attended several colleges, including Pasadena City College and Arizona State University. He played football, basketball, and baseball in college. He stopped college because of his grades, and that's when he started acting seriously.
After attending acting schools in Los Angeles, Nolte spent several years traveling across the country. He worked in different local theaters, including the Old Log Theater in Minnesota for three years.
Becoming an Actor
Before becoming a famous actor, Nick Nolte worked as a model in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He even appeared in a national magazine ad for hair lightener in 1972.
Nolte's acting career took off when he starred in the TV miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man in 1976. This show was based on a popular book. After that, he appeared in more than 40 films. He is known for playing many different types of characters. People often recognize him by his athletic build and deep, gravelly voice.
He guest-starred in TV shows like Griff and Barnaby Jones in the 1970s. He also starred in TV movies like Winter Kill.
Some of his early popular films include The Deep (1977), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), and North Dallas Forty (1979). In 1982, he starred in 48 Hrs. with Eddie Murphy. He also appeared in Under Fire (1983), Teachers (1984), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986). Nolte and Eddie Murphy worked together again in the sequel Another 48 Hrs. (1990).
In 1991, Nolte starred in The Prince of Tides, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination. He also worked with famous director Martin Scorsese in Cape Fear (1991). Other notable films from this time include Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Jefferson in Paris (1995), and Mulholland Falls (1996). He received his second Academy Award nomination in 1997 for Affliction. Nolte has also starred with Sean Penn in three films, including the war movie The Thin Red Line (1998).
Nolte continued to act in the 2000s, taking on smaller but important roles in movies like Hotel Rwanda (2004). He also played supporting roles in Peaceful Warrior (2006) and the comedy Tropic Thunder (2008). In 2011, Nolte played Paddy Conlon in Warrior, which earned him another nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
From 2016 to 2017, Nolte starred in the TV series Graves. In this show, he played a former U.S. president who tries to fix mistakes from his past. Nolte also voiced the character Kuiil in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian in 2019.
For Nolte, acting is more than just a job; it's something he feels he needs to do. He enjoys disappearing into a role, believing that when an actor is truly great, the story becomes the most important thing.
Personal Life
Nick Nolte married Clytie Lane in 2016. He was previously married to Sheila Page, Sharyn Haddad, and Rebecca Linger. Nolte and Rebecca Linger have a son named Brawley, who is also an actor. Brawley is married to actress Navi Rawat. Nolte and Clytie Lane have a daughter named Sophia, born in 2007. Sophia even played his granddaughter in the movie Head Full of Honey (2018).
Awards and Recognitions
Nick Nolte has received many awards and nominations throughout his career.
- In 1976, he was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Rich Man, Poor Man.
- He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama in 1992 for his role in The Prince of Tides.
- He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for The Prince of Tides (1992) and Affliction (1999).
- In 2012, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Warrior.
- He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 20, 2017, which is a special honor for actors.
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Nolte in 2008
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Nolte as Tom Jordache in Rich Man, Poor Man, 1976
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Nolte in 2003
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Nolte at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
