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Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. His career has spanned over five decades, peaking in the 1990s, when his commercial success made him one of the better known stars of that decade.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Nick Nolte gave a critically-hailed performance as a Vietnam veteran-turned recovering alcoholic in last year’s MMA-inspired drama, “ Warrior ,” for which he received his third Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor this week.
And while he was delighted by the news, Nolte, 70, said it wouldn’t have bothered him if his name wasn’t called out Tuesday morning.“It’s a good feeling, but either way it would have been fine,” he told FOX411’s Pop Tarts from his Malibu home on Tuesday afternoon. “I was in the middle of my sleep so I was a bit out of it. Then I went back to sleep (after hearing the news.)”Not one to be caught up in the hype of Hollywood , the candid actor said he has yet to call anyone with the news.“Everybody I know is dead. My parents are dead – this is what happens when you get old,” he said.Nolte hopes his Oscar nod might encourage more folks to see the film, which centers on two estranged brothers fighting it out in the cage and in a sense pays homage to the U.S. milita...The Deep South drama "The Help" cleaned up with four nominations Wednesday for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, among them honors for Viola Davis , Jessica Chastain a...
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