Jack Nicholson looked thrilled as he spent Thanksgiving surrounded by family, in a rare photo shared by his daughter Lorraine. The Hollywood legend, 88, was included in an Instagram carousel captioned “November to remember”, alongside Lorraine and his son, actor Ray Nicholson.
Jack shares Lorraine and Ray with his ex-wife Rebecca Broussard, to whom he was married between 1989 and 1994. He is also father to Jennifer Nicholson, 61, Caleb Goddard, 54, Honey Hollman, 43, and Tessa Gourin, 31. Jennifer also made an appearance in one of the photos and left a fire emoji in the comments section of her sister’s post.
Fans of the Terms of Endearment star were excited to catch a glimpse of the now-reclusive actor. “Your dad looks great!” one follower wrote, while another commented: “I feel so happy when I see Jack Nicholson healthy and smiling. Such a beautiful and beloved person.” Another fan remarked: “So glad to see Jack looking so amazing.”
Lorraine last shared a photo of her with her dad back in January, in a touching snap that showed her with her arms around him at home. The photo marked the first time the One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest actor had been pictured in a new image in years.
Lorraine previously spoke about her relationship with her father in a 2011 interview with US Weekly, where she talked about his role in her own acting career. “He’s my mentor,” she explained. “I’m going into the family business because we’re so close and he’s such an inspiration. I admire him so much.” She also shared advice from her grandmother: “Don’t toot your own horn,” which she said means, “Be modest and let your work speak for yourself.”
Writing for The Independent last year, film critic Geoffrey Macnab wrote about Jack’s “deserved (if unofficial) retirement”. He noted that the actor has performed a “vanishing act”, with it now 14 years since his last movie, How Do You Know. One of his friends, music producer Lou Adler, told the WTF podcast that Nicholson now prefers to spend his time “sitting under a tree and reading a book”. Macnab added that Nicholson “can justifiably claim to be the greatest, most charismatic and versatile of all the stars of his era”.
