How old was Jack Nicholson in Broadcast News?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. It reveals something about timing, talent, and opportunity. Let’s take a closer look at that intriguing number.

At the moment the movie Broadcast News was being made, Jack Nicholson was:

49 years old

According to our data, that’s how old the celebrity really was during the film.

The age was estimated using the initial day of the year Broadcast News came out:

January 1, 1987

And the day Jack Nicholson was born, which is:

April 22, 1937

Given the typical time period between the filming and the release date, Jack Nicholson could have been a year older or younger than the age shown when some scenes were being filmed.