Nicolas Cage Biography

Determined not to coast to success on the coattails of his uncle, Francis Ford Coppola, Nicholas Coppola changed his name to Nicolas Cage when he began acting. In 1983, Cage achieved his first glimmerings of recognition for his hangdog leading-man performance in Valley Girl, before stepping in front of his uncle's cameras to star opposite Kathleen Turner in Peggy Sue Got Married in 1986. Cher lobbied to have Cage cast as her love interest in 1987's Moonstruck, and the Coens sought him out for his first adult comedy, Raising Arizona, that same year. Both movies helped cement Cage's reputation as a quirky yet charming everyman. After nabbing an Oscar in 1996 for his role in Mike Figgis' dark Leaving Las Vegas, Cage made a series of action films, including Con Air and Face/Off. Despite the success of some of these loud blockbusters, Cage continued to make quieter dramas, such as Adaptation., which earned him an Oscar nomination in 2003.


1. His stage name is lifted from comic-book character Luke Cage.
2. A huge Elvis fan, Cage was briefly married to Lisa Marie Presley.
3. He's a cousin of Election's Jason Schwartzman.
4. He graduated from UCLA.
5. Originally a Method actor, Cage retired the technique after a few too many violent outbursts.


On his diverse taste in roles: "I love keeping myself guessing and keeping you guessing. I don't want to just do independent movies and I don't want to just do adventure films. I enjoy both, and I think both are cogent."
— Cinematic Happenings Under Development, Nov. 19, 2004


Wife: Alice Kim, born Dec. 27, 1983, married July 30, 2004
Wife: Lisa Marie Presley, singer, born 1968, married Aug. 10, 2002, divorced May 16, 2004
Wife: Patricia Arquette, actress, born 1968, married April 8, 1995, divorced May 18, 2001
Son: (with Kristina Fulton) Weston Coppola Cage, born 1992
Son: (with Kim) Kal-el Coppola Cage , born October 2, 2005



2003: Academy Award nomination: Best Actor, Adaptation; Golden Globe nomination: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), Adaptation

1996: Academy Award: Best Actor, Leaving Las Vegas; Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama), Leaving Las Vegas

1993: Golden Globe nomination: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), Honeymoon in Vegas; Golden Globe nomination: Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical), Moonstruck



Bangkok Dangerous - (2008) - Actor, Producer
Ghost Rider - (2007) - Actor
Next - (2007) - Actor, Producer
National Treasure: Book of Secrets - (2007) - Actor
Ant Bully - (2006) - Voice
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