Marcello Mastroianni

He also had a daughter, Chiara Mastroianni, with his longtime mistress, the actress Catherine Deneuve; both were at his bedside when he died of pancreatic cancer. Nick Nolte currently resides in Malibu, California. Mastroianni was married to the Italian actress Flora Carabella (1926-1999), who appeared in many films including "Lunatics and Lovers" and "A Night Full of Rain", from 1948 until his death; they had one child, Barbara. The son is an actor. He followed that with another signature role, that of a frustrated, womanizing film director in Fellini's 8˝. Nolte had a son with Rebecca Linger, Brawley King Nolte. He soon became a major international romantic star, starring in Big Deal on Madonna Street; and especially when Federico Fellini cast him in La Dolce Vita with Anita Ekberg in 1960. Nolte has an older sister, Nancy, who is the executive for Red Cross.

His film debut was in I Miserabili (from Victor Hugo's Les Misérables) in 1947. He is currently divorced. In 1945 he started working for a film company, and began taking acting lessons. He has been involved with Shelia Page, Karen Louise Eklund, Sharyn Haddad, Debra Winger, Vicki Lewis, and Rebecca Linger. During World War II he was interned in a Nazi prison, but he escaped and hid in Venice. Nick is staying youthful by a regiment of vitamins and eating organic food only. Born in Fontana Liri, a small village in the Apennines, Mastroianni grew up in Turin and Rome. He still smokes cigarettes.

Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28, 1924 – December 19, 1996) was an Italian film actor. Tests showed the influence of GHB. 1963 - Best Actor - Divorce, Italian Style. He received help at the Silver Hill Hospital in Connecticut after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Malibu, CA. 1978 - Best Actor - A Special Day. Nolte had a drug problem, but a subsequent rehabilitation helped his career. 1988 - Best Actor - Dark Eyes. Katharine Hepburn remarked about him falling down drunk in every gutter in town, to which Nolte replied, "I've got a few to go yet." He has been working on achieving sobriety since 1990.

Nolte has been a heavy drinker. According to a written note owned by Richard Donner Nolte was first choice to play Superman in the 1978 film. He is known for his trademark athleticism and gravel-voiced characters. Diversity of character is Nolte's signature of his film career.

He has a lengthy screen career, including parts in B-movies and television films. Nolte was starred in over 40 films playing a wide variety of characters. In 1962, Nolte was given five years probation for selling fake draft cards. After training, Nolte spent years travelling the country and working in regional theaters. He attended the Pasadena Playhouse and Stella Adler's Academy in Los Angeles.

He then started his career in theatre. He eventually dropped out due to unsatisfactory grades. He also attended Eastern Arizona College, in Thatcher, Arizona and Phoenix College, Phoenix, Arizona. He attended Arizona State University on a football scholarship.

He attended high school at Benson High School and Westside High School, both in Omaha. His maternal grandmother ran the student union at Iowa State University. His maternal grandfather did agricultural research at Iowa State University, invented the hollow-tile silo and was prominent in early aviation. His paternal grandfather was a German farmer with farm in Iowa.

His mother, Helen Nolte, was a department store buyer. His father was also an All-American candidate at Iowa State in 1934. His father, Frank Nolte, was an itinerant irrigation pump salesman. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska.

Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American model, actor, and producer.