Family is everything to Jack Nicholson, a source tells Closer.
“He’s very close to his kids and they’ve really shown up for him in his later years,” the source says of the father of six. “He says all the time how lucky he is that they’re not too busy for him.”
On Thursday, April 23, Nicholson’s daughter Lorraine, 36, whose mom is model-actress Rebecca Broussard, posted a rare photo of the reclusive Oscar winner to her Instagram Story in honor of his 89th birthday.
“He doesn’t have a whole lot going on these days,” admits the source. “He hardly leaves the house.” However, “a lot of his old Hollywood agents and friends have been trying to get him to agree to take on another project for one last hurrah,” the source reveals. “They all feel like he still has something to offer and lately, Jack seems to be warming to the idea.”
Instagram: Lorraine Nicholson
Nicholson hasn’t made an appearance on the big screen since 2010’s How Do You Know but is still reading scripts, longtime pal and director James L. Brooks told People in December.
While the As Good As It Gets actor “doesn’t have the energy he used to have so he’s not going to be up for late-night shoots or early morning call times,” Closer’s source notes “the feeling among his inner circle is that he would actually really do well being back on set.”
Nicholson’s children are “very supportive of the idea too,” the source adds, especially son Ray, 34, who’s followed in his father’s famous footsteps in films like Smile 2 and Novacaine. “[He] would love the chance to do a movie with his dad.”
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