Jack Nicholson's son Ray admits he and his dad 'can't talk about a lot'
Jack Nicholson's son Ray admits he and his dad 'can't talk about a lot'
Liz Foster Fri, November 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM UTC
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Ray Nicholson opened about his relationship with his father (Image: Getty)
Jack Nicholson's Ray opened up about his relationship with his father.
Ray, 34, is the youngest son of Jack, 89, and actress and model Rebecca Broussard, 63. He recently discussed his career, sports, and his relationship with his famous father in an interview with his sister, Lorraine. Ray, too, is an actor. Describing his connection with his father, he noted that he and his father both love sports.
"[Sports are] also the language of love that me and dad share," Ray said. "We can't talk about a lot, but we can talk about the f------ Lakers until kingdom come." The father-son pair have often been photographed courtside at basketball games.
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In a 2024 interview with Deadline discussing Jack's iconic The Shining smile, Ray revealed that his father is his "inspiration."
"I ate dinner with him every night. I studied it; that's how I learned to be a human being. So, of course we're gonna be kind of similar," said the Promising Young Woman actor, whose new film The Mosquito Bowl recently hit theaters.
Both Nicholsons are massive Lakers fans (Image: Getty)
Before he became an actor like his father, Ray wanted to play football at a school like Boston College. However, an accident on the field in high school eventually turned him away from an athletic career.
"And it was this voice-of-god moment," he said of getting a brutal staph infection, "that was like, 'You don't want to do this. You want to be an actor.'"
Ray added that he was "really scared to tell" Jack but went on to go to the University of Southern California.
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At USC, he "learned to love everything about filmmaking"
"My education really taught me that dad isn't god. He's not the only thing in this film industry. He's a beautiful part of it, but a very small part," he said.
"Yes, of course, making Dad proud is high on my list, but this is really a way of finding who I am. And I feel that I'm on the right path to that," affirmed Ray.
"You're awesome. I'm very proud of you," said sister Lorraine.
Nicholson is 'different' from his father (Image: Getty)
In an interview on CBS Mornings, Ray said that he and his father "don't talk that much about acting."
"I think it's important for me to find my way," he said.
Ray's acting television credits include shows like Adults and The Beauty. His first role was in the 2006 film The Benchwarmers. He's since gone on to star in movies such as Novacaine, Smile 2, Licorice Pizza, and Out of the Blue.
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