Legendary actor Jack Nicholson made a rare appearance this week as his daughter Lorraine shared an intimate birthday snap of the reclusive icon turning 89.
Days after publishing a blistering essay slamming “status-obsessed” Hollywood, Lorraine gave fans a glimpse of her famously private father on his birthday Wednesday.
“89!!” she wrote on an Instagram Story, sharing a photo of the three-time Oscar winner at home.
The candid snap shows “The Shining” star relaxed in a cozy, art-filled living room, smiling and clapping mid-celebration while dressed in a dark polo and rust-colored trousers.
A second throwback image in the post captures a much younger Nicholson in a bright red “Drink Coca-Cola” T-shirt, cigar in hand and flashing his signature grin.
The sighting is notable given the actor’s near-total retreat from public life in recent years.
Once a constant presence in Hollywood and courtside at Lakers games, the “The Departed” actor has largely stayed out of the spotlight.
Lorraine, 36, is one of Nicholson’s six children and remains especially close with him, along with her brother Ray, 33.
Both followed their father into acting, though Lorraine has since shifted toward directing and producing.
She last shared a photo of her father in November, calling the snap “A November to remember,” alongside a family shot that included Ray as well as photos with her boyfriend, director Jason Reitman.
Nicholson also made a surprise appearance in February last year at the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary special, where he introduced Adam Sandler.
His last film role dates back to 2010’s “How Do You Know,” directed by James L. Brooks, who previously helmed Nicholson’s Oscar-winning performances in “Terms of Endearment” and “As Good as It Gets.”
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Meanwhile, Lorraine generated buzz of her own this week with a candid essay in W Magazine, where she took aim at Hollywood culture.
“L.A. has established itself as the status-anxiety capital of the world,” she wrote, adding that clout-chasing follows industry players “to the grave.”