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Jack Nicholson caters to his carnivorous side as a flower shop assistant who creates a man-eating plant in the 1960 flick Little Shop of Horrors.

Nicholson enjoys a few puffs and some good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll at his home in 1969.

Counterculture is at its finest when patriotically donned Peter Fonda takes off with Nicholson in this 1969 publicity still for Easy Riders.

Former Mamas & the Papas member Michelle Williams buries her face in Nicholson’s neck at the 43rd Annual Academy Awards’ Governor’s Ball in 1971. The two had a fling after Williams divorced Dennis Hopper, whom she was married to for eight days.

He means business. Nicholson stares over his shoulder on the set of Chinatown in 1974.

Nicholson and Angelica Houston attend the Academy Awards in Los Angeles in 1975. Their relationship officially ended in 1989 after Nicholson got actress Rebecca Broussard pregnant. Houston allegedly punched the living daylights out of him after he confessed.

Cuckoo Time. Nicholson in a scene from the 1975 Milos Forman film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Playing crazy pays off. For his portrayal as recidivist R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Nicholson wins the Oscar for Best Actor at the 48th Academy Awards in 1975.

Nicholson keeps it cool at the 1978 premiere of Broadway’s Appearing Nightly, which starred Lily Tomlin.

Nicholson makes his directorial debut in Goin’ South (1978), a film which starred Mary Steenburgen, shown here.

Double the endearment. Nicholson and co-star Shirley MacLaine win Oscars in 1984 for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress for their roles in Terms of Endearment.

In his second directorial debut, Nicholson looks into the camera on the set of Two Jakes, the sequel to Chinatown. (1989).

Heeeere’s Johnny! Nicholson taps into his inner psycho in this iconic image of The Shining (1980), directed by Stanley Kubrick.

Looking a little panic stricken, Nicholson arrives with girlfriend Rebecca Broussard for the 19th Annual AFI Lifetime Achievement Award to Kirk Douglas in 1991.

Star stance? Nicholson packs a punch as his star is unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.

Nicholson keeps his spirits up as he poses with a fan at a local liquor store in Queens, New York, in 1997.

This is As Good As It Gets. Co-stars Helen Hunt and Nicholson win Best Actress and Best Actor Oscars for their 1998 flick at the 70th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

We know him as the consummate bachelor, but here’s Nicholson with Rebecca Broussard and their kids at Disneyland’s California Adventure opening in Anaheim, California, in 2001.

Arguably an odd pair, Lara Flynn Boyle and Nicholson arrive at the Hollywood premiere of The Pledge in 2001.

B-baller fans Nicholson and Dennis Hopper attend the L.A. Lakers and Portland Trailblazers game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2004.

A shout out. Nicholson calls out Houston Rockets’ Steve Francis after a bad call in a game against the L.A. Lakers during the 2004 NBA Playoffs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Nicholson gets his hands dirty with fake blood on the set of Martin Scorsese’s The Departed in New York City in 2005. In 2007 the flick won multiple Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Proud father Jack supports daughter Jennifer Nicholson’s fall collection show during Mercedes-Benz L.A. Fashion Week in 2006.

Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen and Dennis Hopper’s family members celebrate Hopper (front center) at his star ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2010, two months before he died.

Courtside seats for two wise guys. Nicholson and Joe Pesci amuse each other during the Portland Trailblazers and L.A. Lakers game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, March 2012.