Eight things you didn't know about New Jersey

1. Was Whitey really from New Jersey? OK, so Whitey Bulger isn't a Jersey boy, but the guy who played the fictionalized Whitey was. Jack Nicholson, raised by his grandparents around Asbury Park, was voted class clown of the Class of 1954 at Manasquan High School. He goofed around in Southie, too.
1. Was Whitey really from New Jersey?

OK, so Whitey Bulger isn't a Jersey boy, but the guy who played the fictionalized Whitey was. Jack Nicholson, raised by his grandparents around Asbury Park, was voted class clown of the Class of 1954 at Manasquan High School. He goofed around in Southie, too.

(Text by David Beard, Boston.com staff; Warner Bros. Pictures)