Here’s What Really Happened To Nick Nolte
Back in the day, Nick Nolte was as beautiful as he was talented. And for a while, it seemed like the Oscar-nominated star was everywhere. His name got top billing on movie posters as well as in gossip mags. Until, suddenly, it wasn’t. Yet while fans always knew that Nolte’s private life was pretty colorful, they’ve been more concerned now that he’s not making headlines at all. There’s actually a good reason, though, why you don’t see Nolte in movie theaters anymore.
Gone missing
His star has waned so much so that if you ask your kids who Nolte is, they’ll probably shrug! For folks of a certain age, however, he’s a very familiar face. The Omaha-born star appeared in everything from brooding westerns to buddy cop comedies during his heyday. And he was handsomely honored, too. Talking of handsome...
Movie star good looks
We just can’t forget how good Nolte looked — nor can many of his fans. It’s no wonder he was crowned People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1992! And it’s no wonder he got plenty of good movie roles. The fact that he had quite the checkered private life also kept his name alive in the trade magazines... Until it all went away.
Baller
Perhaps Nolte would have been happier as an NFL star. He’d impressed with his high school football team and had even earned a scholarship to play the sport at Arizona State University. But the teenage Nolte dropped out of that college after just a single semester. Other colleges didn’t stick, either — and then life on the big screen beckoned.
Life changing
While Nolte began working as a manual laborer after college, the bright lights of showbiz caught his eye. He started in the theater, performing for a number of rep companies. It was a big change from schlepping bricks — and Nolte took a while to get his head around it. But when he did, he realized it had changed his life.
