• Nick Nolte at 66 becomes a dad

Nick Nolte was born on February 8, 1941 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is a Oscar-nominated American actor, model, and producer.

From the beginning of Nick Nolte’s career, he has played with the media, openly admitting to lying about his private life to create a fiction for public consumption.

Nick Nolte made several notable screen performances, including Who'll Stop the Rain in 1978 and Heartbeat in 1980, before achieving commercial success opposite Eddie Murphy in the cop comedy 48 Hours.

Nolte is considered a talented character actor and leading man. In 1991 he was nominated for an Oscar for his work in The Prince of Tides starred alongside Barbra Streisand. His other films include Affliction (1997) starred with James Coburn and Sissy Spacek, The Thin Red Line (1998), The Good Thief (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), and Peaceful Warrior (2006).

The actor has had a long struggle with drug and alcohol abuse. His 2002 arrest for driving under the influence determined him to return to rehab and revitalize his career.

He has been involved with Sheila Page, Karen Louise Eklund, Sharyn Haddad, Debra Winger, Vicki Lewis, and Rebecca Linger. Currently he is single.

Filmography

• The Death of Harry Tobin (2008)
• The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2007)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2007)
• Off the Black (2006)
• Quelques jours en septembre (2006)
• Peaceful Warrior (2006)
• Paris, je t'aime (2006)
• Over the Hedge (2006)
• Neverwas (2005)
• Hotel Rwanda (2004)
• Clean (2004)
• The Beautiful Country (2004)
• Hulk (2003)
• Northfork (2003)
• The Good Thief (2002)
• Investigating Sex (2001)
• Trixie (2000)
• The Golden Bowl (2000)
• Simpatico (1999)
• Breakfast of Champions (1999)
• The Best of Enemies (1999)
• The Thin Red Line (1998)
• Affliction (1997)
• U Turn (1997)
• Afterglow (1997)
• Nightwatch (1997)
• Mother Night (1996)
• Mulholland Falls (1996)
• Jefferson in Paris (1995)
• I Love Trouble (1994)
• Blue Chips (1994)
• I'll Do Anything (1994)
• Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
• The Prince of Tides (1991)
• Cape Fear (1991)
• Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
• Q & A (1990)
• Everybody Wins (1990)
• Farewell to the King (1989)
• New York Stories (1989)
• Three Fugitives (1989)
• Weeds (1987)
• Extreme Prejudice (1987)
• Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)
• Grace Quigley (1985)
• Teachers (1984)
• Under Fire (1983)
• 48 Hrs. (1982)
• Cannery Row (1982)
• Heart Beat (1980)
• North Dallas Forty (1979)
• Who'll Stop the Rain (1978)
• The Deep (1977)
• Northville Cemetery Massacre (1976)
• "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976)
• Return to Macon County (1975)
• "Adams of Eagle Lake" (1975)
• The Runaway Barge (1975)
• "Barnaby Jones" (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
• "Gunsmoke" (1 episode, 1974)
• Death Sentence (1974)
• The California Kid (1974)
• Winter Kill (1974)
• "Chopper One" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Toma" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Medical Center" (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
• "The Rookies" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Emergency!" (1 episode, 1974)
• "The Streets of San Francisco" (1 episode, 1974)
• "Cannon" (1 episode, 1973)
• "Griff" (1 episode, 1973)
• Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
• Dirty Little Billy (1972)
• "Disneyland" (1 episode, 1969)

Awards

• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actor "Affliction" 1998
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actor "Affliction" 1998
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) "The Prince of Tides" 1991
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "The Prince of Tides" 1991