How Jack Nicholson Almost Got Vladimir Putin A Job In Hollywood

In June 2001, film star Jack Nicholson and the newly elected Vladimir Putin met for the first time at the Moscow International Film Festival. There, according to The Guardian, the then-48-year-old Putin declared himself a fan of the then-64-year-old actor's work, saying he "most [liked]" Nicholson's Academy Award-winning performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's

In June 2001, film star Jack Nicholson and the newly elected Vladimir Putin met for the first time at the Moscow International Film Festival. There, according to The Guardian, the then-48-year-old Putin declared himself a fan of the then-64-year-old actor's work, saying he "most [liked]" Nicholson's Academy Award-winning performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Nicholson, in turn, responded that he had always had a "life-long" dream to visit Moscow.

According to Independent.ie, Putin also told Nicholson that Russian audiences probably knew him best for his role as the Joker in Tim Burton's 1989 hit, "Batman." That wasn't all, however. The Guardian also reported that Nicholson, who has acted as producer and director on a number of films (both films in which he has appeared and films where he hasn't), reportedly offered Putin a job as co-producer on a future project.

Given that the Russian president was just getting started in his own job, and that Nicholson's career, especially in his non-acting roles, was winding down, the comment was likely made in jest. Of course, the offer led nowhere, and Putin remained comfortable in his job as the ruler of his country. 

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