Many actors prefer to keep their hardships private, in an effort to protect their brand and the personality they present to the world. For the "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" actor, however, he hasn't been afraid of peeling back the curtain to allow others in and to see the truth about all he has experienced in his time on earth. From how he discovered his sister was his mother to the uncertainty around the identity of his real father, he chooses to be refreshingly honest about events that rocked his life and the resulting effects they have had on him.
The litany of awards, the good-time playboy persona, the iconic characters on screen, the adulation of millions (and millions) of fans around the world — Jack Nicholson embodies every facet of what it means to be a movie star. When the cameras turn away and the lights go off, though, an ordinary human being, who achieved extraordinary feats, remains — with his own set of tragedies and turmoil that influenced his life.