Nick Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska and began his career on stage at the Pasadena Playhouse and in regional theatre productions. His breakthrough role was in the TV mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man, playing the role of "Tom/Tommy Jordache". Nick Nolte said that when he played a young man in the early scenes of the project, he weighed about 160 pounds. When he played a middle aged man in the later scenes, he weighed over 180 pounds.


Investigating Sex (2001): $0
The Thin Red Line (1998): $1,000,000
I Love Trouble (1994): $7,000,000
Blue Chips (1994): $7,000,000
The Prince of Tides (1991): $4,000,000
48 Hrs. (1982): $2,000,000

He, along with Christopher Walken, were both considered for the role of Han Solo in Star Wars (1977). In 1978 Karen Ecklund, his girlfriend of 5 years, sued him for community property and support. Born at 7:00pm-CST. Father of Brawley Nolte. Chosen as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. [1992] 12 December 2002 he pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the influence. He was given three years' probation with orders to undergo alcohol and drug counselling with random testing required. Attended Kingsley Elementary School in Waterloo, Iowa His career started in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Eleanor Moore Agency as a model for print ads. His father, Frank Nolte, was an irrigation pump salesman. His father was also an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. His mother, Helen Nolte, was a department store buyer. He has an older sister, Nancy, who is the executive for Red Cross. Was supposed to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975) back in 1982 as part of the promotional tour for 48 Hrs. (1982), which was the film debut of then "Saturday Night Live" (1975) star Eddie Murphy, but fell ill at the last minute and had to drop out, so Murphy hosted in his place. There is a long-standing misconception that Dr. Charles Nolte, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, is Nick Nolte's father. #1 of VH1's "40 Most Shocking Celebrity Mugshots" - had a Hawaiin shirt and a bed-head. Director Keith Gordon took a one-day role in I Love Trouble (1994) to personally ask Nick Nolte to read the script for Mother Night (1996), after being initially dismissed by Nolte's agent. Considered for the lead in The Thing (1982). Good friend of Jeff Bridges, Gary Busey and Don Johnson. Nolte's father, Franklin A. Nolte, was an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. He served in the Pacific Theater in World War II, with the elite US Marine Raiders. When he was discharged, he went home to his family, but according to Nick Nolte, he was a different man and didn't speak often. Nolte consulted his father while preparing for Who'll Stop the Rain (1978) where he played a Vietnam veteran. Has shot films in over 14 countries. [2009] Was set to star in Tequila Sunrise (1988), but dropped out. Kurt Russell got the part that Nolte was set to play.