Nicolas Cage was born on January 7, 1964 in Long Beach, California.
He is the son of August Floyd Coppola, professor of literature at the University of San Francisco. His mother, Joy Vogelsang, is a choreographer. His father was of Italian origin and his mother with
German, English, Scottish and Polish ancestry.
At age 15, Nicolas Cage enrolled in the Youth Conservatory, part of the San Francisco Conservatory of American Theater, but he only studied there during the summer. He attended Beverly Hills High School, known because many of his many students became artists. Nicolas Cage aspired to act from a young age and also attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His first experience as a non-cinematographic actor was in a school production.
To avoid accusations of nepotism, he changed his name at the beginning of his career to Nicolas Cage, inspired by Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage. He made his television debut.
PERSONAL LIFE:
In 1988, he started dating actress Christina Fulton, who gave birth to her son, Weston Coppola Cage (born December 26, 1990). He married in April 1995 with actress Patricia Arquette, who he separated from in 2001. Married to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, on August 10, 2002. He applied for a divorce on November 25, 2002, which He was granted on May 16, 2004. The divorce process was longer than the marriage. He married on a private ranch in northern California on July 30, 2004, with Alice Kim, 20, a former waitress who worked at the Kabuki restaurant in Los Angeles, and at the Korean nightclub Le Privé. She gave birth to Kal-El Coppola on October 3, 2005. The couple separated in January 2016.
- HIS BEST CONTRIBUTION WAS IN THE "GHOST RIDER" MOVIE IN 2007.
Oscar
1995 Best Actor - Leaving Las Vegas - Winner.
Golden Globe
1995 Best Actor - Drama - Leaving Las Vegas - Winner.
SAG
1995 Best Actor - Leaving Las Vegas - Winner.
