Nicolas Cage

DOB:- 7-Jan-1964
PLACE:- Long Beach, California, United State

Nicolas Cage: Childhood

Nicolas Cage was born in Long Beach, California.
His parents are literature professor August Floyd Coppola and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang but they divorced when he was twelve.His family is made up of several movie actors, directors and producers which is why he changed his surname, to avoid favouritism.

He attended Beverly Hills High School as well as the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television.

Nicolas Cage: Acting Career

Nicolas Cage started out his acting career with minor roles including in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' as well as making appearances in two of his uncle Francis Ford Coppola's films 'Rumble Fish' and 'Peggy Sue Got Married'. Making his big screen debut at the tender age of 18, Nicolas Coppola saw most of his work land on the cutting room floor.
This taste of fame was just a stepping stone to bigger and better things.His first big movie in 1987 was 'Moonstruck' which landed him with a Golden Globe nomination.He had other smaller hits in the shape of Martin Scorsese's 'Bringing Out the Dead' in 1999 and Ridley Scott's 2003 'Matchstick Men' in 2003.His biggest movies include 'Leaving Las Vegas' in which he won an Academy Award for playing an alcoholic, 'Adaptation' in which he starred as Charlie Kaufman as well as 'Ghost Rider', 'National Treasure', 'The Rock' and 'Face/Off'. He garnered much success also from sci-fi end-of-the-world movie 'Knowing' in 2009.He had roles in 'Lord of War', 'The Weather Man' and 'The Wicker Man' which didn't fare too well among critics.In 2013, he is set to voice the character of Crug in animation movie 'The Croods'.

Nicolas Cage: Other Career Ventures

Nicolas Cage made his directorial debut with the low-budget movie 'Sonny' which starred James Franco in 2002.He and his son Weston created a comic book together called 'Voodoo Child' which got published through Virgin Comics (now Liquid Comics).

Nicolas Cage: Personal Life

Nicolas Cage has had relationships with Christina Fulton in 1988 with whom he had his first child, son Weston, in 1990; Patricia Arquette whom he was married to for six years from 1995 to 2001; Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's daughter, with whom he was married for 3 months; and finally Alice Kim who he married in 2004 and now has a second son, Kal-El, with. He has owned several luxury properties including a home in Malibu, a Bahamas property and island, a Rhode Island manor and two castles. He was accused of not paying federal tax in 2009, failing to pay over $6.2 million in 2007 and $350,000 from 2002 to 2004. In response, the actor filed a $20 million lawsuit against his business manager Samuel Levin for not taking care of his tax bills correctly accusing him of negligence and fraud. Levin filed a counter-lawsuit insisting that he had previously urged Cage to curb his spending.

In 2009, he was sued by former girlfriend Christina Fulton for $13 million and the house she is living in after she was asked to leave the property due to Cage's financial problems.

In 2011, Cage was arrested for suspicion of domestic abuse battery, disturbing the peace and public intoxication in New Orleans when he reportedly grabbed his wife while drunk. A $11,000 bail was eventually posted by former bounty hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman. Charges were later dropped.

Nicolas Cage Movies List

• Tokarev (2015) as Paul Maguire
• Lost Melody (2015)
• Amicus (2015) as Rodney Smolla
• Wild Side (2014)
• National Treasure 3 (2014) as Ben Gates
• Outcast (2014)
• I Am Wrath (2014) as Stanley
• Left Behind (2014) as Ray Steele
• Black Butterfly (2014) as Paul
• Pinkville (2014) as General William R. Peers
• Marble City (2013)
• The Frozen Ground (2013) as Jack Halcombe
• Frank or Francis (2013) as The Emcee
• Kick-Ass 2 (2013) as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
• The Croods (2013) as Grug (voice)
• Joe (2013) (2013)
• Stolen (2012) (2012) aka "Medallion" as Will Montgomery
• Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider
• Seeking Justice (2011) aka "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps" as Nick Gerard
• Trespass (2011) as Kyle Miller
• Drive Angry (2011) as Milton
• Kick-Ass (2010) as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
• Season of the Witch (2010) as Behman
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) as Balthazar Blake
• Astro Boy (2009) as Dr. Tenma (voice)
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as Terence McDonagh
• G-Force (2009) as Speckles (voice)
• Knowing (2009) as John Koestler
• Riot (2009) aka Scared Straight as Karl Rix
• Bangkok Dangerous (2008) as Joe
• Ghost Rider (2007) as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) as Ben Gates
• Next (2007) as Cris Johnson
• World Trade Center (2006) as Sgt. John McLoughlin
• The Wicker Man (2006) as Edward Malus
• The Ant Bully (2006) as Zoc (voice)
• Lord of War (2005) as Yuri Orlov
• The Weather Man (2005) as Dave Spritz
• National Treasure (2004) aka Sonomo (Philippines: English title: review title) as Ben Gates
• Matchstick Men (2003) as Roy Waller
• Adaptation (2002) as Charlie Kaufman/Donald Kaufman
• Sonny (2002) as Acid Yellow
• Windtalkers (2002) as Sergeant Joe Enders
• Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001) aka Weihnachtsmärchen, Ein (Germany) as Jacob Marley
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) aka Capitaine Corelli (France) as Captain Corelli
• The Family Man (2000) as Jack Campbell
• Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) as Randall 'Memphis' Raines
• Bringing Out the Dead (1999) as Frank Pierce
• 8MM (1999) aka 8mm - Acht Millimeter (Germany) as Tom Welles
• City of Angels (1998) aka Stadt der Engel (Germany) as Seth
• Snake Eyes (1998) as Rick Santoro
• Face/Off (1997) aka Face Off as Castor Troy/Sean Archer
• Con Air (1997) as Cameron Poe
• The Rock (1996) as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
• Kiss of Death (1995) as Little Junior Brown
• Leaving Las Vegas (1995) aka Leaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson
• Trapped in Paradise (1994) as Bill Firpo
• It Could Happen to You (1994) as Charlie Lang
• Guarding Tess (1994) as Doug Chesnic
• Amos & Andrew (1993) as Amos Odell
• Deadfall (1993) as Eddie
• Red Rock West (1992) as Michael Williams
• Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) as Jack Singer
• Zandalee (1991) as Johnny
• Fire Birds (1990) aka Wings of the Apache as Jake Preston
• Wild at Heart (1990) aka David Lynch's Wild at Heart as Sailor Ripley
• Tempo di uccidere (1990) aka Time to Kill as Enrico Silvestri
• Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (1990) - TM as Heartbreaking Man
• Vampire's Kiss (1989) as Peter Loew
• Raising Arizona (1987) as H.I. McDunnough
• Moonstruck (1987) as Ronny Cammareri
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) as Charlie Bodell
• The Boy in Blue (1986) as Ned Hanlan
• Racing with the Moon (1984) as Nicky/Bud
• The Cotton Club (1984) as Vincent Dwyer
• Birdy (1984) as Sergeant Al Columbato
• Rumble Fish (1983) as Smokey
• Valley Girl (1983) aka Bad Boyz as Randy
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) as Brad's Bud
• Best of Times (1981) – TM
• Brubakers (1980)- Extra