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Nick Nolte: The Golden Voice Actor, Artist, and Advocate for Homeless Veterans
A Meaningful Movie About Music, Mentorship, and Real Life Legacies
I fell in love with Nick Nolte the first time I saw him in Rich Man, Poor Man back in 1976. There was something magnetic about his presence — gritty yet vulnerable, tough yet full of depth. That performance launched him into stardom and began what would become a long and fascinating career.
My admiration for Nolte deepened with The Prince of Tides. His portrayal of Tom Wingo was emotionally raw and deeply human. He didn’t just play the role — he lived it. That film confirmed for me that Nick Nolte is a true artist.
Then Nolte slipped off my radar. Life moved on, and so did the spotlight. But I recently rediscovered him in The Golden Voice, and once again, I am in awe.
In The Golden Voice, Nolte plays a homeless veteran with such honesty and compassion, it took me inside the movie. I was there in Rittenhouse Square as he befriended and mentored a lost young man with a golden voice. I love when I get transported to that magical place beyond the noise of the world that only books, movies, and music can take you.
I wasn’t the only one transfixed by watching a legend in action — that golden voice singer…
