Jack Nicholson has been a familiar sight for Los Angeles Lakers fans for several decades, thanks to his attendance at the team’s home games. The celebrated actor, known for his roles in iconic films such as The Shining, Chinatown, and Tim Burton‘s Batman, recently returned to the Crypto.com Arena for the first time since the team’s home opener last season.
Take a look at some of the photos of Nicholson over the years showing support for his beloved Lakers.
US actor Jack Nicholson(L) jokes with New York Kni
INGLEWOOD, UNITED STATES: US actor Jack Nicholson(L) jokes with New York Knicks head coach Don Nelson…
INGLEWOOD, UNITED STATES: US actor Jack Nicholson(L) jokes with New York Knicks head coach Don Nelson during a break in first half action between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Nicks 26 February at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The Lakers’ Magic Johnson and Knicks’ Patrick Ewing did not play in the game due to injuries, and the Lakers defeated the Knicks 114-96. AFP PHOTO Kim Kulish AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read KIM KULISH/AFP via Getty Images)
US actor Jack Nicholson (L) shakes hands with the Houston Rockets’ guard Clyde Drexler prior to…
US actor Jack Nicholson (L) shakes hands with the Houston Rockets’ guard Clyde Drexler prior to the Rockets’ game with the Los Angeles Lakers 24 November 1996 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The Rockets beat the Lakers 90-85. AFP PHOTO KIM KULISH (Photo by KIM KULISH / AFP) (Photo by KIM KULISH/AFP via Getty Images)
Film actress and AIDS activist Sharon Stone (L) jo
INGLEWOOD, UNITED STATES: Film actress and AIDS activist Sharon Stone (L) joins actor Jack Nicholson courtside…
INGLEWOOD, UNITED STATES: Film actress and AIDS activist Sharon Stone (L) joins actor Jack Nicholson courtside to watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Denver Nuggets 01 December at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The Lakers showed their support for World AIDS Day prior to the game with a display of red ribbons on jerseys retired by the team. The Lakers beat the Nuggets 104-96. (Photo credit should read KIM KULISH/AFP via Getty Images)
18 Mar 1998: Actor and fan Jack Nicholson watches a game between the Los Angeles Lakers…
18 Mar 1998: Actor and fan Jack Nicholson watches a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The Lakers defeated the Suns 99-93. Mandatory Credit: Todd Warshaw /Allsport
Actor Jack Nicholson yells during the Seattle Supe
INGLEWOOD, UNITED STATES: Actor Jack Nicholson yells during the Seattle SuperSonics game against Los Angeles Lakers…
INGLEWOOD, UNITED STATES: Actor Jack Nicholson yells during the Seattle SuperSonics game against Los Angeles Lakers during the NBA Western Conference semi-finals in Inglewood, California, 08 May. AFP PHOTO/Hector MATA (Photo credit should read HECTOR MATA/AFP via Getty Images)
16 Feb 1999: Actor Jack Nicholson, the Los Angeles Lakers # 1 fan sits in the…
16 Feb 1999: Actor Jack Nicholson, the Los Angeles Lakers # 1 fan sits in the front row during the game against the Charlotte Hornets at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The Lakers defeated the Hornets 116-88. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Laforet /Allsport
Former Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan(R) and actor Jack Nicholson(L) watch the Los Angeles Lakers and…
Former Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan(R) and actor Jack Nicholson(L) watch the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets play at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, CA, 28 February. The Lakers defeated the Rockets, 106-90. AFP PHOTO Gerard Burkhart (Photo by GERARD BURKHART / AFP) (Photo credit should read GERARD BURKHART/AFP via Getty Images)
24 Mar 1999: Head Coach Danny Ainge of the Phoenix Suns talking with Jack Nicholson during…
24 Mar 1999: Head Coach Danny Ainge of the Phoenix Suns talking with Jack Nicholson during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. The Suns defeated the Lakers 106-101. Mandatory Credit: Todd Warshaw /Allsport
Actor Jack Nicholson(L) talks with Houston Rockets
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Actor Jack Nicholson(L) talks with Houston Rockets player Charles Barkley(R) during the…
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Actor Jack Nicholson(L) talks with Houston Rockets player Charles Barkley(R) during the Rockets game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles 11 May 1999. The Lakers defeated the Rockets 110-98 to take a 2-0 lead over the Rockets in the best-of-five Western Conference playoff series. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO VINCE BUCCI (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images)
Actor Jack Nicholson (L) and his girlfriend, actress Laura Flynn-Boyle(R), watch the Los Angeles Lakers play…
Actor Jack Nicholson (L) and his girlfriend, actress Laura Flynn-Boyle(R), watch the Los Angeles Lakers play the Vancouver Grizzlies at the Staples Center in Los Angeles 03 November 1999. The Lakers defeated the Grizzlies, 103-88. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO Vince BUCCI/mn (Photo by VINCE BUCCI / AFP) (Photo credit should read VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty Images)
Actor Jack Nicholson (L), directs his smile toward Portland Trail Blazers head coach Mike Dunleavy (R)…
Actor Jack Nicholson (L), directs his smile toward Portland Trail Blazers head coach Mike Dunleavy (R) during the Blazers’ match against the Los Angeles Lakers 22 January, 2000. Nicholson is flanked by Hollywood mogul Michael Ovitz and his daughter Lorraine (L). AFP PHOTO/Jim RUYMEN (Photo by JIM RUYMEN and – / AFP) (Photo by JIM RUYMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Perennial Los Angeles Lakers fan, actor Jack Nicholson and his companion of the past year, actress…
Perennial Los Angeles Lakers fan, actor Jack Nicholson and his companion of the past year, actress Lara Flynn Boyle, take in the Lakers/Wolves game 09 February 2000 at Staples center in downtown Los Angeles, CA.
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Jack Nicholson, center with dark glasses, takes in a Los Angeles Lakers game against the Golden…
Jack Nicholson, center with dark glasses, takes in a Los Angeles Lakers game against the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center. The Lakers defeated the Warriors 107-83.
(L-R) Lou Adler and Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler watch the game between the New York…
(L-R) Lou Adler and Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler watch the game between the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the New York Knicks 109-87.
Film actor Jack Nicholson (left) and son Raymond Nicholson (right) attend the NBA game between the…
Film actor Jack Nicholson (left) and son Raymond Nicholson (right) attend the NBA game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.
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Jack Nicholson exits the floor after game four of the Western Conference semi finals of the…
Jack Nicholson exits the floor after game four of the Western Conference semi finals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center. Thunder won 103-100.
Film actors Jack Nicholson (left) and Adam Sandler attend the NBA game between the Oklahoma City…
Film actors Jack Nicholson (left) and Adam Sandler attend the NBA game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.
Jack Nicholson looks on as the jersey of Los Angeles Lakers former player Shaquille O’Neal (not…
Jack Nicholson looks on as the jersey of Los Angeles Lakers former player Shaquille O’Neal (not pictured) is retired during a half time ceremony during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center.
Jack Nicholson looks on as the jersey of Los Angeles Lakers former player Shaquille O’Neal (not…
Jack Nicholson looks on as the jersey of Los Angeles Lakers former player Shaquille O’Neal (not pictured) is retired during a half time ceremony during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center.
Los Angeles Lakers former player Shaquille O’Neal gives Jack Nicholson a kiss on the head during…
Los Angeles Lakers former player Shaquille O’Neal gives Jack Nicholson a kiss on the head during a ceremony retiring his jersey at half time of the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center.
Los Angeles Lakers former player Shaquille O’Neal stands with Jack Nicholson during a ceremony retiring his…
Los Angeles Lakers former player Shaquille O’Neal stands with Jack Nicholson during a ceremony retiring his jersey at half time of the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the Staples Center.
US actor Jack Nicholson (C) watches the game between Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs…
US actor Jack Nicholson (C) watches the game between Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs of the Game Four of the NBA Western Conference Quarterfinal Playoffs at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on April 28, 2013. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Actor Jack Nicholson holds a bottle of water while following the action between the Los Angeles…
Actor Jack Nicholson holds a bottle of water while following the action between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves in their NBA game in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
American actor Jack Nicholson reads the stats during the second half of the game between the…
American actor Jack Nicholson reads the stats during the second half of the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves begins at Staples Center. The Lakers won 104-91.
Record producer Lou Adler (left) and entertainers Jack Nicholson (center) and Adam Sandler attend the NBA…
Record producer Lou Adler (left) and entertainers Jack Nicholson (center) and Adam Sandler attend the NBA game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers talks with actor Jack Nicholson as he paces the…
Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers talks with actor Jack Nicholson as he paces the court in the first half of the game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
American actor Jack Nicholson, wearing Halloween themed socks, eats popcorn as he watches the first half…
American actor Jack Nicholson, wearing Halloween themed socks, eats popcorn as he watches the first half of the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center.
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 6: Jack Nicholson (R) and his son Raymond Nicholson attend the…
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 6: Jack Nicholson (R) and his son Raymond Nicholson attend the Los Angeles lakers and Golden State Warriors basketball game at Staples Center March 6, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using the photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Lakers fan, actor Jack Nicholson, shares a word with Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc…
Los Angeles Lakers fan, actor Jack Nicholson, shares a word with Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rovers during their NBA game on April 6, 2016 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Actor Jack Nicholson watches from his courtside seat as Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers…
Actor Jack Nicholson watches from his courtside seat as Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots under pressure from Luc Richard Mbah a Moute of the Los Angeles Clippers during their NBA game on April 6, 2016 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Clippers defeated the Lakers 91-81. / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) runs by after scoring a basket as film actor…
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant (24) runs by after scoring a basket as film actor Jack Nicholson reacts against Utah Jazz during the second half at Staples Center.
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 13: Actor Jack Nicholson is seen courtside as the Los Angeles…
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 13: Actor Jack Nicholson is seen courtside as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on April 13, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson watches in sunglasses from his courtside seat as Stephen Curry of the…
Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson watches in sunglasses from his courtside seat as Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors attempts a three-pointer against the Los Angeles Lakers during their NBA game in Los Angeles, California on November 4, 2016. / AFP / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Los Angeles, CA, USA: Actor Jack Nicholson during the second half of a NBA game between…
Los Angeles, CA, USA: Actor Jack Nicholson during the second half of a NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Staples Center.
Los Angeles, CA, USA: Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson sitting court side during the second half of…
Los Angeles, CA, USA: Hollywood actor Jack Nicholson sitting court side during the second half of a NBA game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Staples Center.
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 29: Actor Jack Nicholson reacts during the fourth quarter in the…
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 29: Actor Jack Nicholson reacts during the fourth quarter in the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on November 29, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 18: Actor Jack Nicholson sits courside as the Los Angeles Lakers…
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 18: Actor Jack Nicholson sits courside as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center on December 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 18: The shoes of actor Jack Nicholson as he sits courside…
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 18: The shoes of actor Jack Nicholson as he sits courside as the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center on December 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Jack Nicholson follows the action between LeBron James #23 of…
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Jack Nicholson follows the action between LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets at Staples Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Houston Rockets…
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Jack Nicholson attends a basketball game between the Houston Rockets…
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 20: Jack Nicholson attends a basketball game between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 04: Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Golden State Warriors…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 04: Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on April 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 19: Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Golden State Warriors…
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 19: Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on October 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Jack Nicholson attends a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Jack Nicholson attends a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on April 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Jack Nicholson attends a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 28: Jack Nicholson attends a game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on April 28, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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