Yes, SNL 50‘s guest list is truly as good as it gets.
In fact, Jack Nicholson—who has made few public outings in recent years—traveled to New York City for Saturday Night Live‘s milestone occasion. (See every star at SNL 50: The Anniversary Special here.)
During the 87-year-old’s surprise appearance in the audience at studio 8H in 30 Rockefeller Center on Feb. 16, The Shining actor introduced friend and former costar Adam Sandler, who performed a song about SNL‘s history.
“Let’s hear it for Jack, baby!” Sandler said from the stage. “Jack baby out tonight!”
Though Nicholson has kept mostly out of the spotlight over the last decade—opting for the occasional courtside appearance at Los Angeles Lakers games—he’s spent plenty of time with his loved ones.
In early January, the Oscar winner—who hasn’t starred in a movie since 2010’s How Do You Know with Reese Witherspoon—was featured in daughter Lorraine Nicholson‘s holiday photos, which the 34-year-old captioned on Instagram, “the giving season.”
Indeed, the father-daughter duo has formed a close bond over the years.
“He’s my mentor,” the Soul Surfer actress told Us Weekly in 2011. “I’m going into the family business because we’re so close and he’s such an inspiration. I admire him so much.”
She also shared a family motto she lives by.
“My grandma always told my father, ‘Don’t toot your own horn,’” she explained, “which in Nicholson speak means, ‘Be modest and let your work speak for yourself.’ That’s sort of what I applied to not only my acting work, but my everyday work.”
Nicholson is also dad to Jennifer Nicholson, 61, Caleb Goddard, 54, Honey Hollman, 43, Ray Nicholson, 33, and Tessa Gourin, 30.
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Kim Kardashian
Miley Cyrus
Pete Davidson
Dakota Johnson
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
Jackie Sandler and Adam Sandler
Kenan Thompson
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Sabrina Carpenter
Meryl Streep
Eddie Murphy
Emma Stone and Dave McCary
Alexander Edwards and Cher
Bad Bunny
Amy Poehler
Tina Fey
Maya Rudolph
Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry Teller
Drew Barrymore
Zahra Rock and Chris Rock
Will Ferrell
Chris Fischer and Amy Schumer
Chris Pine
Kate McKinnon
Sandra Oh
Lauren Miller and Seth Rogen
Nick Jonas
Aidy Bryant
