Nicolas Cage
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Biography
Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola) is an American actor and filmmaker; he is also nephew to Francis Ford Coppola. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993). During this period, John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36 listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984.
For his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002). He subsequently appeared in more mainstream films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), City of Angels (1998), 8mm (1999), Windtalkers (2002), Lord of War (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and Knowing (2009).
He also directed the film Sonny (2002), for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. 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). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list, while the next year, he was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood.
In the 2010s, he starred in Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), Joe (2013), The Runner (2015), Dog Eat Dog (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), Mandy (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Color Out of Space (2019). His participation in various film genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Honest Trailers
Celebrities Uncensored
Golden Globe Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Cars on the Road
The Flash
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Snowden
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Sonny
G-Force
The Oscars
The Ant Bully
Kick-Ass
Face/Off
Renfield
The Rock
Racing with the Moon
Peggy Sue Got Married
Jiu Jitsu
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Longlegs
Wild at Heart
Bringing Out the Dead
Con Air
History of Swear Words
The Croods
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Ghost Rider
The Trust
Stolen
The Old Way
Willy's Wonderland
Rage
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Grand Isle
Dream Scenario
World Trade Center
Sympathy for the Devil
The Weather Man
The Croods: A New Age
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Pay the Ghost
Red Rock West
Joe
National Treasure
Lord of War
Gone in Sixty Seconds
The Retirement Plan
Dog Eat Dog
Knowing
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Kill Chain
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
It Could Happen to You
Astro Boy
Butcher's Crossing
Prisoners of the Ghostland
The Wicker Man
Pig
The Humanity Bureau
Valley Girl
Mandy
Leaving Las Vegas
Arcadian
Trapped in Paradise
Snake Eyes
Color Out of Space
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
211
Arsenal
The Family Man
City of Angels
Production Credits
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