Jack Nicholson‘s daughter is giving fans a rare glimpse of the actor in celebration of his 89th birthday.
While commemorating Jack’s birthday on Thursday, April 23, Lorraine Nicholson shared a throwback image via her Instagram Story of the Oscar winner, writing, “89?”
In a separate picture, Jack could be seen clapping his hands while smiling. “89!!” Lorraine, 36, wrote.
Jack welcomed daughter Lorraine in 1990 with Rebecca Broussard. The pair added son Ray to their family in 1992 before calling it quits in 1993.
Jack, for his part, welcomed his first daughter, Jennifer, in 1963 with ex-wife Sandra Knight. After their divorce was finalized in 1968, Jack allegedly had a fling with Susan Anspach, which resulted in the birth of his second child, Caleb Goddard. Jack has not publicly acknowledged his paternity.
Years later, Jack welcomed daughter Honey with actress Winnie Hollman in 1982. Tessa Gourin, who was born to waitress Jennine Gourin in 1994, has claimed that Jack is her biological father — but he has not confirmed his paternity.
Jack has led a largely private life since he stepped back from acting, with his last role in the 2010 rom-com How Do You Know. That same year, Jack opened up about his close relationship with daughter Lorraine and son Ray.
“We’ve always gotten along,” he told AARP. “I want to be inspirational, or some kind of good influence on them without overburdening them. It’s their time of life to find out who they are.”
One year later, Lorraine gushed over her father being a “mentor” in her life.
“I’m going into the family business because we’re so close and he’s such an inspiration. I admire him so much,” she exclusively told Us in 2011. “My grandma always told my father, ‘Don’t toot your own horn,’ which in Nicholson speak means, ‘Be modest and let your work speak for yourself.’ That’s sort of what I applied to not only my acting work, but my everyday work.”
Years later, Lorraine accompanied her dad in a rare outing at the SNL 50: The Anniversary Special. Jack, who sat in the crowd next to Lorraine, introduced pal Adam Sandler to the stage.
Sandler, meanwhile, gave Jack a shout-out, saying, “Yeah, baby! Let’s hear it for Jack, baby. Jack made it out tonight. Love you, brother.”
Later that year, Ray opened up to Us Weekly exclusively about following in his dad’s footsteps.
“Do I have that pressure? I don’t know. Is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? It’s all of these things,” he shared while questioning his “nepo baby” status. ”Ultimately, I do know, by going step by step on this journey, I begin to understand [my dad] more. And in a weird way, he becomes more human to me. I understand him more and it makes me love him more, even if we don’t necessarily talk about it.”
