Jack Nicholson Now
The actor has surely come a long way since those days. Jack Nicholson has seen a lot of success by starring in The Shining, The Departed, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and more. He has a Grammy, a Screen Actors Guild Award, three BAFTAs, three Oscars, and six Golden Globes to his name. Impressive, right?
Jack Nicholson Now
Tom Cruise Then
Cruise began acting in the early 1980s and broke through with prominent roles in the comedies Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986). His roles in the drama flicks The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989) earned him critical praise. He won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his depiction of Ron Kovic in the latter also. He starred in numerous commercially successful films in the 1990s as a top Hollywood star, including the drama A Few Good Men (1992), thriller The Firm (1993), horror Interview with the Vampire (1994), and rom-com Jerry Maguire (1996).
Tom Cruise Then
