With his latest film, Smile 2, Ray Nicholson, the son of Rebecca Broussard and the legendary actor from The Shining, Jack Nicholson, is already creating a stir.
Smile 2 is the sequel to the 2022 horror film Smile, which gained popularity among gore and horror fans. The sequel, which features Ray Nicholson, is already making waves and is going steady with its positive ratings and reviews.
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There has been a lot of excitement over the casting of Ray Nicholson, the son of renowned actor Jack Nicholson. Ray's ability to channel his father's powerful performances while incorporating his style into the role was one of the reasons director Finn was excited to have him on board.
When talking about his father, Ray Nicholson, who has taken inspiration from Jack Nicholson's career with roles in Fear the Night and The Shining, expressed in an interview:
"I love him. He’s also my hero. I’m the luckiest kid in the world."
In the same interview, Ray Nicholson also humorously recalled a comment from his mother, Rebecca Broussard, who once teased him by saying:
"Ray, you were such a beautiful boy, and then you started to look like your father."
Given his family's Hollywood history, fans across the internet are now raving about how Ray Nicholson's eerie grin in the film's promotional images closely resembles his father's iconic smile in The Shining.
Who is Ray Nicholson's mother?
Broussard, a native of Kentucky, has aspired to become an actor since childhood. After graduating from college, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of working in entertainment. In the early years of her career, she supported herself by working in nightclubs and taking on a range of odd jobs.
Broussard's acting debut was a small part in the 1988 movie Die Hard. Later, she had cameos in films, including Mars Attacks and The Two Jakes. Following the revelation of her romance with Jack Nicholson, which ended his 17-year-old relationship with Anjelica Huston, she became well-known in the tabloids. Although the romance ended badly, Broussard and Nicholson had two children together: Raymond and Lorraine. Ray Nicholson was born in February 1992.
When asked about his relationship with Broussard in an old interview with Vanity Fair, Jack Nicholson was quick to respond:
“We have a relationship because of the children, but we have no other relationship.”
Following their 1994 split, Broussard experienced personal difficulties like multiple drunk driving incidents and unpredictable conduct. In the early 1990s and beyond, her relationship with Nicholson continued to be a hot topic in the media.
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