Nichols was innate to the Russian Jewish family in 1931. Around 1939, his father fled a Nazis by moving a personal to the U.S. When attending a University of Chicago inside the 1950s, he began operate in improvisational comedy by owning the Compass Players company (a precursor to The Second City) and late began a long-running off Midnight Favorite folk music program on radio station WFMT. He team to form the comedy team by using Elaine May, with whom he appeared inside club, in radio, discharged right-selling records, guested in many television programs and experienced their have indicate around Broadway prior to moving in to more pursuits in 1961. Might oftentimes writes or even re-writes scripts for Nichols, including The Birdcage and Primary Colors.

Nichols moved in to Broadway directing, helming such hits by Neil Simon as Barefoot in the Park and The Odd Couple''. His 1st major film counsel was a adaptation of a second play, Edward Albee's ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in 1966, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. His next film, The Graduate, spoke to a rebellious generation & mass produced Dustin Hoffman a star, and gave Nichols his Oscar.

He followed that higher by owning additional successes around Catch-22 and Carnal Knowledge, but ii failures in the Seventies, The Day of the Dolphin and The Fortune, tarnished his reputation. Since so, he has moved in to extra Broadway productions, & executive producing of tv show, including Family''. He recently (2005) directed a moving picture "Closer" & a broadway play Spamalot.

Nichols has been married to TV journalist Diane Sawyer since April 29, 1988. Since Will 2005 he's been the tributary blogger at The Huffington Post. He is besides the teacher & founder of The Freshly Actor's Workshop around Just released York City.

Nichols is one of a pack people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award.

Nichols was the recipient of Kennedy Center Honors in 2003. He has as well received a as punishment Oscar & nominations:

1994 Nominated Best Picture The Remains of the Day (with John Calley and Ismail Merchant) 1989 Nominated Best Director Working Girl 1984 Nominated Best Director Silkwood 1968 Won Best Director The Graduate 1967 Nominated Best Director ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

He has besides received a as a result Emmy Awards & nominations: 2004 Won Outstanding Directing FOr even The Miniseries, Moving-picture show Or The Striking Favorite Angels in America 2004 Won Outstanding Miniseries Angels in America 2001 Won Outstanding Directing for even the Miniseries, Motion picture or the Favorite Wit 2001 Won Outstanding Manufactured for Television Motion picture Wit 2001 Nominated Outstanding Writing for even the Miniseries or the Flick Wit 1977 Nominated Outstanding Drama Series Family'' He won the Tony for better director for the broadway play Spamalot inside 2005.