Nicolas Cage

Nicholas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), better known as Nicolas Cage, is an American Hollywood actor.

He was born in Long Beach, California and is Francis Ford Coppola's and Talia Shire's nephew.

Cage changed his name early in order to try to make his own way in acting without his uncle's connection. He chose the name Cage after composer John Cage. He had a small role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, most of which ended on the cutting room floor. His next major roles were in Rumble Fish and Valley Girl, which was his breakout role.

He has a daughter with model Kristina Fulton. In 1995 he married actress Patricia Arquette; they were divorced in 2001, and after that he was briefly married to Lisa Marie Presley.

He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Leaving Las Vegas.

Filmography

• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
• Valley Girl (1983)
• Rumble Fish (1983)
• Racing with the Moon (1984)
• The Cotton Club) (1984)
• Birdy (1984)
• The Boy in Blue (1986)
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
• Moonstruck (1987)
• Raising Arizona (1987)
• Never on Tuesday (1988, uncredited)
• Vampire's Kiss (1989)
• Firebirds (1990)
• Wild at Heart (1990; directed by David Lynch)
• Tempo de uccidere (Time to Kill) (1990)
• Zandalee (1991)
• Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
• Red Rock West (1992)
• Amos and Andrew (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)
• 8mm (1999)
• Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
• The Family Man (2000)
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
• Windtalkers (2002)
• Sonny (2002, directorial debut)
• Adaptation (2002)