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Nicolas Cage
Cage in 2011
Born	Nicolas Kim Coppola (1964-01-07) January 7, 1964 (age 61) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor film producer
Years active	1981\u2013present
Works	Full list
Spouses	\n Patricia Arquette \n (m. 1995; div. 2001) \n Lisa Marie Presley \n (m. 2002; div. 2004) \n Alice Kim \n (m. 2004; div. 2016) \n Erika Koike \n (m. 2019; ann. 2019) \n Riko Shibata (m. 2021)
Children	3
Father	August Coppola
Family	Coppola family
Awards	Full list

Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964),^[1]^[2] known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, his participation in various film genres has gained him a cult following.^[3]^[4]^[5]\n

Born into the Coppola family, Cage began his career in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Valley Girl (1983), as well as various films by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola such as Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). He received critical success for his roles in Moonstruck and Raising Arizona (both 1987), before earning an Academy Award for Best Actor for the dramatic film Leaving Las Vegas (1995). He was Oscar-nominated for playing twins Charlie and Donald Kaufman in the comedy-drama film Adaptation (2002).\n

Cage established himself in mainstream action films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), Face/Off (1997), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), the National Treasure film series (2004\u20132007), the Ghost Rider film series (2007\u20132011), and Kick-Ass (2010). He also took on dramatic roles in City of Angels (1998), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), The Family Man (2000), Matchstick Men (2003), and The Wicker Man (2006). He has voiced characters in The Croods film series (2013\u20132020) and in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). He earned renewed critical recognition for his starring roles in Mandy (2018), Pig (2021), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022), Dream Scenario (2023) and Longlegs (2024).^[6]^[7]^[8]\n

Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003), and has directed Sonny (2002). For his contributions to the film industry, he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998. He was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list in 2007 and was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood in 2008. Nicolas Cage was also voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time in a 2022 readers' poll by Empire magazine.^[9]\n

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v t e Coppola family
1st generation	\n Carmine Coppola \n Anton Coppola \n Italia Coppola \n
2nd generation	\n August Coppola \n Francis Ford Coppola \n Talia Shire \n Eleanor Coppola \n Jack Schwartzman \n
3rd generation	\n Nicolas Cage \n Jason Schwartzman \n Robert Coppola Schwartzman \n Sofia Coppola \n Roman Coppola \n Gian-Carlo Coppola \n Marc Coppola \n Christopher Coppola \n
4th generation	\n Gia Coppola \n
See also	\n Palazzo Margherita (Bernalda) \n John Schwartzman \n

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1981\u20131988: Early work and breakthrough

1989\u20131994: Career slump

1995\u20132003: Critical success and action star

2004\u20132011: Franchise films

2012\u20132017: Career setbacks

2018\u2013present: Critical resurgence

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