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Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage
Born
Nicolas Kim Coppola

(1964-01-07)January 7, 1964(age 60)
NationalityAmerican
EducationBeverly Hills High School
Alma materUCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Occupations
  • Actor
  • movie producer
Years active1981-present
Spouses
  • (m.1995⁠–⁠2001)
  • (m.2002⁠–⁠2004)
  • Alice Kim
    (m.2004⁠–⁠2016)
    Erika Koike
    (m.2019⁠–⁠2019)
    Riko Shibata
    (m.2021)
Children3
ParentAugust Coppola
Family

Nicolas Kim Coppola(born January 7, 1964), known professionally asNicolas Cage,is an American actor and movie producer. He was born inLong Beach, California.He has starred in manymovies,including:Peggy Sue Got Married(1986),Moonstruck(1987),Kiss of Death(1995),Face/Off(1997),The Wicker Man,Ghost Rider(2007),Knowing(2009), andKick-Ass(2010). Cage won anAcademy Awardfor the Best Actor in the movieLeaving Las Vegas(1995). He is the nephew ofFrancis Ford Coppola.

Early life

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He was born on January 7, 1964,[1][2][3][4]inLong Beach, California.His parents were August Floyd Coppola, a professor of literature, and Joy (née Vogelsang), adancerand choreographer. He was raised in aCatholicfamily.[5][6]

References

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  1. "Nicolas Cage – Biography".Tiscali.co.uk. Archived fromthe originalon January 4, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 9,2014.
  2. Nicolas Cage– Encyclopædia Britannica Online, 18.12.2010.
  3. Riggs, Thomas (2000).Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television.Gale / Cengage Learning.ISBN978-0-7876-4636-3.
  4. Naden, Corinne J.; Blue, Rose (2003).Nicolas Cage.Lucent Books.ISBN978-1-59018-136-2.
  5. "Nicholas Cage is back with digit-al thriller 'Knowing'".Daily News.New York. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-30.RetrievedJanuary 9,2014.
  6. "This much I know: Karen Koster".Irish Examiner. Archived fromthe originalon November 30, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 9,2014.

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