“He’s up there by his house walking around in his slippers,” the actor says of his longtime friend. “He deserves it.”
Michael Douglas has provided an update on his friend Jack Nicholson, saying the legendary actor – who hasn’t appeared on the big screen in 16 years – is “fine” but has “gone missing”.
Douglas and Nicholson’s friendship began in the mid-1970s, when Douglas was a producer on We flew over a cuckoo’s nestwith Nicholson in an Oscar-winning role.
Speaking in Swansea, Wales, while promoting his memoir A hell of a rideDouglas said he wished he and Nicholson shared the screen together. I would have loved to play with Jack,” Douglas said (via People). “He doesn’t work anymore. He’s fine. He’s missing. I know that.”
Nicholson last appeared on the big screen in the 2010s how do you know.
“I still see him, but he’s fine,” Douglas added. “He’s up there by his house walking around in his slippers. It happens. He deserves it. I understand. He’s a few years older than me, but I understand.”
Nicholson has significantly reduced his public appearances in recent years, only occasionally attending the rare Los Angeles Lakers game. However, the actor made a surprise appearance on screen in 2025 to introduce Adam Sandler in Saturday evening livethe 50th anniversary episode of ; Nicholson previously held a similar position during the SNL40 show in 2015.
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