Jack Nicholson is one of the most successful actors in Hollywood today and has a career that has spanned fifty years in the industry. He has been nursing his career since his early twenties and has now become one of the most powerful actors around with the ability to basically set his own salary. When asked where he will go when he retires, Nicholson hopes it will be heaven. He has been nominated for an Academy Award 12 times (winning 3 of them), more than any other male actor, and second only to Meryl Streep (who has 14 nominations and 2 wins) in total nominations. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most wins by a male actor, and second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (Hepburn had 4). He has also won seven Golden Globe Awards and he received a Kennedy Centre Honours in 2001. He is best known for his films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Stephen King's The Shining and Tim Burton's Batman.