Jack Nicholson maintained a steady, successful film career on and off the camera and is one of two actors , the other being Michael Caine, who has received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the 1960s to early 2000s. Nicholson's first break out role came in 1969 with a minor character part in "Easy Rider" starring Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda. He is the winner of three Academy Awards all in top categories including Best Actor in a Leading Role for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" in 1975 as well as "As Good As It Gets" in 1997 and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Terms of Endearment" in 1983. The New Jersey born star has given iconic characters in classic films such as Chinatown, The Shining, Five Easy Pieces, A Few Good Men, About Schmidt, The Departed, Anger Management, Mars Attacks!, Somethings Gotta Give, The Two Jakes, Batman, Hoffa, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Last Tycoon and Reds.