(CNN) -- Over the course of his 50-plus years in Hollywood, Jack Nicholson has become the archetype of the star who lives by his own rules. Along the way, the actor known for thwarting convention has revamped the very idea of what it means to be a leading man. Now, that life is on full display as the subject of a new (unauthorized) biography by Marc Eliot, whose ample resume includes works on Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Michael Douglas, Clint Eastwood and Steve McQueen. All the Jack stories are there: his "overnight" success in "Easy Rider" that was preceded by 19 movies; his unorthodox lifestyle; and his grand appetite -- particularly for food and sex.
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Marc Eliot has written an unauthorized biography of Jack Nicholson
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The writer covers his career and unorthodox lifestyle
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The tome is filled with tidbits that fans may not know about
The one question the book doesn't answer is whether @placeholder will make another film.