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Nicholas Cage


Nicholas Cage : Biography

Born Nicholas Coppola on January 7, 1964, in Long Beach, California, to choreographer Joy Vogelsang and literature professor August Coppola. Cage has two older brothers, Marc and Christopher. He is the nephew of film director Francis Ford Coppola and, as a youth, visited his uncle often at his San Francisco home. At age 15, Cage fell in love with acting during a summer class at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He dropped out of Beverly Hills High School to pursue an acting career, making his debut on television in 1981. He changed his name to Nicolas Cage as a way to separate his identity from that of his famous uncle. He chose the name “Cage” as a tribute to comic-book superhero Luke Cage.

Nicholas Cage : Career

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 Cotton Club, The (1984). After starring opposite Cher in Moonstruck (1987), Cage kept busy crafting his thespian skills in a plethora of marginal movies - the most notable flick being Honeymoon in Vegas (1992). In 1995, Cage established himself critically by winning an Oscar for his leading role in Leaving Las Vegas. A string of commercial blockbusters followed (The Rock, Face Off, Con Air); making him one of Hollwood's most bankable and celebrated stars.

Nicholas Cage : Films

The Best of Times (1982), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Rumble Fish (1983), Valley Girl (1983), Cotton Club (1984), Racing with the Moon (1984), Birdy (1984), Boy in Blue (1986), Peggy sue Got Married (1986), Moonstruck (1987), Raising Arizona (1987), Vampire Kiss (1989), Time to Kill (Tempo di uccidere) (1989), Firebirds (1990), Never on Tuesday (1990), Wild at Heart (1990), Industrial Symphony #1- Dream of the Broken Hearted (1990), Zandalee (1991), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Amos and Andrew (1993), Red Rock West (1993), Deadfall (1993), Guarding Tess (1994), It could Happen to You (1994), Trapped in Paradise (1994), Kiss of Death (1995), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), Face/off (1997), City of Angels (1998), Snake Eyes (1998), Eight Millimeter (1999), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Family Man (2000), Captian Corellis Mandolin (2001), Windtalkers (2002), Adaptian (2002)

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