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Nicolas Cage
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Height
6' 1"

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's 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 Cotton Club, The (1984). In his early 20s, he dated Jenny Wright for two years, later linked to Uma Thurman. After a relationship of several years with Kristina Fulton, a model, they split amicably and share custody of a son, Weston Coppola Cage (b.1992).

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Spouse
Patricia Arquette (8 April 1995 - present)
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Trivia


Half German, Half Italian

April 2000 - Withdrew his divorce papers that were filed in February.

(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.

Nephew of Talia Shire

Got Johnny Depp his first acting job.

Close friends with Tom Waits.

Stage name taken from comic book character Luke Cage.

Owns a Lamborghini that used to belong to the 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 80s. Arquette thought he was a bit strange but played along with his antics by creating a list of things Cage would have to fulfil 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 lives in a fake castle on the outskirts LA. 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" 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 twelve "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

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