Michael Douglas says Jack Nicholson has retired from acting
Speaking at a memoir event in Wales, Douglas said his friend is well and spends his days walking near his house.
Michael Douglas said Jack Nicholson is no longer acting and has effectively retired from the screen, according to joblo.com. Douglas made the comments while discussing his new memoir at the Swansea Building Society Arena in Wales.
Douglas said Nicholson is well and spends time walking around near his house. He added that he would have liked to have acted alongside Nicholson.
Nicholson's most recent screen role was in James L. Brooks' film How Do You Know?, in which he played the father of Paul Rudd's character.
A few years ago, record producer Lou Adler said on Marc Maron's podcast that Nicholson had turned down an offer to appear in a movie, preferring to sit under a tree and read a book.
Douglas's remarks are the most direct public indication yet that Nicholson, one of the defining stars of 1970s and 1980s Hollywood, has quietly stepped away from the craft.
Quick answers
Has Jack Nicholson retired from acting?
Michael Douglas said at a memoir event in Wales that Nicholson is no longer working and has effectively retired.
What was Jack Nicholson's last film?
His final screen role was in James L. Brooks' How Do You Know?, playing the father of Paul Rudd's character.
Where did Michael Douglas make the comments?
At the Swansea Building Society Arena in Wales, while discussing his new memoir.