NICOLAS CAGE
High off of the success of his latest movie, knowing, the always interesting Nicolas cage is the man again. I wasn’t too sure what to make of him after Bangkok dangerous, but I actually dug the new flick. I’ve always been a fan of his, from raising Arizona. He’s definitely unafraid to take chances, & I absolutely respect him for that. As a lover of all things cinema I wanted to profile him, from his beginnings as a child, to his meteoric rise to fame, the ups, downs, & everything inbetween. enjoy
Birth Name: Nicholas Kim Coppola
Nickname
Nick
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Mini Biography
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' 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 and 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).
Filmography (Actor):
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) (filming) .... Balthazar Blake
Season of the Witch (2010) (filming) .... Lavey
Astro Boy (2009) (post-production) (voice) .... Dr. Tenma
G-Force (2009) (post-production) (voice) .... Speckles
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) (post-production)
Kick-Ass (2009) (post-production) .... Damon Macready
Knowing (2009) .... John Koestler
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) .... Joe
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) .... Ben Gates
Next (2007) .... Cris Johnson
Ghost Rider (2007) .... Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
The Wicker Man (2006) .... Edward Malus
... aka Wicker Man - Ritual des Bösen (Germany)
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
Matchstick Men (2003) .... Roy Waller
Adaptation. (2002) .... Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Sonny (2002) .... Acid Yellow
Windtalkers (2002) .... Sergeant Joe Enders
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Captain Antonio Corelli
The Family Man (2000) .... Jack Campbell
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) .... Memphis Raines
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) .... Frank Pierce
8MM (1999) .... Tom Welles
Snake Eyes (1998) .... Rick Santoro
City of Angels (1998) .... Seth
Face/Off (1997) .... Castor Troy / Sean Archer
Con Air (1997) .... Cameron Poe
The Rock (1996) .... Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) .... Ben Sanderson
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
Deadfall (1993) .... Eddie
Amos & Andrew (1993) .... Amos Odell
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) .... Jack Singer
Red Rock West (1992) .... Michael Williams
Zandalee (1991) .... Johnny Collins
Wild at Heart (1990) .... Sailor Ripley
Vampire's Kiss (1988) .... Peter Loew
Moonstruck (1987) .... Ronny Cammareri
Raising Arizona (1987) .... H.I. McDunnough
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) .... Charlie Bodell
Birdy (1984) .... Sgt. Alfonso 'Al' Columbato
The Cotton Club (1984) .... Vincent Dwyer
Racing with the Moon (1984) .... Nicky/Bud
Rumble Fish (1983) .... Smokey
Valley Girl (1983) .... Randy
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) (as Nicolas Coppola) ....
Filmography (Producer):
The Dance (2010) (announced) (executive producer)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) (filming) (executive producer)
A Thousand Words (2009) (post-production) (producer)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) (post-production) (producer)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (producer)
"The Dresden Files" (executive producer) (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
The Wicker Man (2006) (producer)
Lord of War (2005) (producer)
The Life of David Gale (2003) (producer)
Sonny (2002) (producer)
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) (producer)
-Half German, half Italian.
-2000: Filed divorce papers in February, withdrew them in April.
-October 1997: Ranked #40 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
-Was engaged to Kristen Zang.
-Nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire.
-Got Johnny Depp his first acting job.
-Close friend of Tom Waits, Crispin Glover and Rush drummer Neil Peart.
-Stage name taken from comic book character Luke Cage.
-Owns a Lamborghini that used to belong to Prince Ali-Reza Pahlavi, the former Shah of Iran.
-Brother of Marc Coppola and Christopher Coppola.
-Grandson of Carmine Coppola.
-Proposed to Patricia Arquette on the day he met her in the early 1980s. Arquette thought he was a bit strange but played along with his antics by creating a list of things Cage would have to fulfill to win her. When he started to work his way through the list, Arquette got scared and avoided him. They met again many years later and later went on to marry.
1997: He lived in a fake castle on the outskirts Los Angeles. He wants to import an authentic one from overseas.
-Loves to improvise, ocassionally to the annoyance of other cast members.
-Collects comic books and sees them as being today's equivalent of mythology.
-The Wild at Heart (1990) movie poster lists his name as both "Nicolas Cage" and "Nicholas Cage".
-Ranked #37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood in 1998.
-1984: Listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1984" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36.
-Cousin of Jason Schwartzman.
-Suffers from vertigo.
-Tim Burton cast Cage in his doomed Superman project. Cage even did fittings of the costume.
On his upper back he has a tattoo of monitor lizard with a top hat.
Notable Movie Salaries
National Treasure (2004)
$20 million
Adaptation. (2002)
$2,000,000
Windtalkers (2002)
$20,000,000
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
$7,000,000
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
$20,000,000
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
$1,000,000
Snake Eyes (1998)
$16,000,000
Face/Off (1997)
$6,000,000
The Rock (1996)
$4,000,000
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
$240,000
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
$40,000
Valley Girl (1983)
$5,000.00
*All Info courtesy of imdb.com
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