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Nicolas Cage

Birth name: Nicholas Kim Coppola

Birth date: 07.01.1964

The son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (a brother of director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang, Cage changed his name early in his career to make his own reputation, succeeding brilliantly with a host of classic, quirky roles by the late 1980s. Initially studying theatre at Beverly Hills High (though he dropped out at 17), he secured a bit part in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) -- most of which was cut, dashing his hopes and leading to a job selling popcorn at the Fairfax Theater, thinking that would be the only route to a movie career. But a job reading lines with auditioners for uncle Francis's Rumble Fish (1983) landed him a role in that film, followed by the punk-rocker in Valley Girl (1983) which was released first and truly launched his career. His one-time passion for method acting reached a personal limit when he smashed a street-vendor's remote-control car to achieve the sense of rage needed for his gangster character in The Cotton Club (1984). In his early 20s, he dated Jenny Wright for two years, later linked to Uma Thurman. After a relationship of several years with Christina Fulton, a model, they split amicably and share custody of a son, Weston Coppola Cage (b.1992).

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Filmography

# The Dance (2008) .... Billy 'The Kid' Roth # Electric God (2008) # Time Share (2008) # Amarillo Slim (2008) # Crazy Dog (2008) # National Treasure: The Book of Secrets (2007) .... Ben Gates # Grindhouse (2007) .... Fu Manchu - segment 'Werewolf Women of the S.S.' ... aka Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (USA: poster title) ... aka Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (USA: poster title) # Time to Kill (2007) # Next (2007) .... Cris Johnson # Ghost Rider (2007) .... Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider # The Wicker Man (2006) .... Edward Malus # World Trade Center (2006) .... John McLoughlin # The Ant Bully (2006) (voice) .... Zoc # The Weather Man (2005) .... David Spritz # Lord of War (2005) .... Yuri Orlov # National Treasure (2004) .... Ben Gates ... aka Sonomo (Philippines: English title: review title) # Matchstick Men (2003) .... Roy Waller # Adaptation. (2002) .... Charlie Kaufman/Donald Kaufman # Sonny (2002) .... Acid Yellow # Windtalkers (2002) .... Sergeant Joe Enders # Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) (voice) .... Jacob Marley ... aka Weihnachtsmärchen, Ein (Germany) # Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Captain Antonio Corelli ... aka Capitaine Corelli (France) # The Family Man (2000) .... Jack Campbell # Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) .... Randall 'Memphis' Raines # Bringing Out the Dead (1999) .... Frank Pierce # 8MM (1999) .... Tom Welles ... aka 8mm - Acht Millimeter (Germany) # Snake Eyes (1998) .... Rick Santoro # City of Angels (1998) .... Seth ... aka Stadt der Engel (Germany) # Face/Off (1997) .... Castor Troy/Sean Archer ... aka Face Off # Con Air (1997) .... Cameron Poe # The Rock (1996) .... Dr. Stanley Goodspeed # Leaving Las Vegas (1995) .... Ben Sanderson ... aka Leaving Las Vegas (France) # Kiss of Death (1995/I) .... Little Junior Brown # Trapped in Paradise (1994) .... Bill Firpo # It Could Happen to You (1994) .... Charlie Lang # Guarding Tess (1994) .... Doug Chesnic # Amos & Andrew (1993) .... Amos Odell # Deadfall (1993) .... Eddie # "Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1992) ... aka SNL (USA: informal title) ... aka SNL 25 (USA) - Episode #18.1 (1992) TV Episode .... Host # Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) .... Jack Singer # Red Rock West (1992) .... Michael Williams # Zandalee (1991) .... Johnny # Wild at Heart (1990) .... Sailor Ripley ... aka David Lynch's Wild at Heart (USA) # Fire Birds (1990) .... Jake Preston ... aka Wings of the Apache # Tempo di uccidere (1990) .... Enrico Silvestri ... aka Raccourci, Le (France) ... aka The Short Cut ... aka Time to Kill # Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (1990) (TV) .... Heartbreaker # Vampire's Kiss (1989) .... Peter Loew # Never on Tuesday (1988) (uncredited) .... Man in Red Sports Car # Moonstruck (1987) .... Ronny Cammareri # Raising Arizona (1987) .... H.I. McDunnough # Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) .... Charlie Bodell # The Boy in Blue (1986) .... Ned Hanlan ... aka Race des champions, La (Canada: French title) # Birdy (1984) .... Sergeant Al Columbato # The Cotton Club (1984) .... Vincent Dwyer # Racing with the Moon (1984) .... Nicky/Bud # Rumble Fish (1983) .... Smokey # Valley Girl (1983) .... Randy ... aka Bad Boyz ... aka College Lovers (Philippines: English title) ... aka Rebel Dreams (video title) # Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) (as Nicolas Coppola) .... Brad's Bud # Best of Times (1981) (TV)