Nicolas Cage's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Love Chain Nicolas Cage

Main Movie Roles 2011 - Drive Angry 3D 2010 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice 2010 - Season of the Witch 2010 - Kick-Ass 2009 - Astro Boy 2009 - Knowing 2009 - G-Force 2008 - Bangkok Dangerous 2008 - Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired 2007 - Ghost Rider 2007 - Grindhouse 2007 - Next 2007 - National Treasure: Book of Secrets 2006 - The Wicker Man 2006 - The Ant Bully 2006 - World Trade Center 2005 - Lord of War 2005 - The Weather Man 2004 - National Treasure 2003 - Matchstick Men 2002 - Windtalkers 2002 - Adaptation. 2001 - Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2000 - Gone in Sixty Seconds 2000 - The Family Man 1999 - Bringing Out The Dead 1999 - 8MM 1998 - City of Angels 1998 - Snake Eyes 1997 - Face/Off 1997 - Con Air 1996 - The Rock 1995 - Leaving Las Vegas 1994 - Trapped In Paradise 1994 - It Could Happen to You 1994 - Guarding Tess 1993 - Red Rock West 1993 - Deadfall 1993 - Amos & Andrew 1992 - Honeymoon in Vegas 1991 - Zandalee 1990 - Fire Birds 1990 - Wild at Heart 1988 - Vampire's Kiss 1987 - Raising Arizona 1987 - Moonstruck 1986 - Peggy Sue Got Married 1984 - Birdy 1984 - The Cotton Club 1984 - Racing with the Moon 1983 - Valley Girl 1983 - Rumble Fish 1982 - Fast Times At Ridgemont High

BIOGRAPHY:

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' 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 The Cotton Club (1984).

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


TRIVIA:

• Former stepfather of 'Patricia Arquette' (qv)'s son Enzo
• Great-grandson of 'Francesco Pennino' (qv).
• Got 'Johnny Depp' (qv) his first acting job.
• 1997: He lived in a fake castle on the outskirts Los Angeles. He wants to import an authentic one from overseas.
• Devoted 'Elvis Presley' (qv) fan that he is, in _Wild at Heart (1990)_ (qv) he performed the Elvis classic "Love Me" with uncanny aplomb.
• Collects comic books and sees them as being today's equivalent of mythology.
• May 2001: Awarded an Honory Doctorate in Fine Arts by California State University, Fullerton. He spoke at the commencement.
• Went to the same high school as 'Angelina Jolie' (qv), 'Michael Klesic' (qv), 'Lenny Kravitz' (qv), 'David Schwimmer (I)' (qv), 'Jonathan Silverman (I)' (qv), 'Gina Gershon' (qv), 'Rhonda Fleming' (qv), 'Jackie Cooper (I)' (qv), 'Rob Reiner' (qv), 'Antonio Sabato Jr.' (qv), 'Pauly Shore' (qv), 'Michael Tolkin' (qv), 'Betty White (I)' (qv), 'Corbin Bernsen' (qv), 'Elizabeth Daily' (qv), 'Albert Brooks (I)' (qv) and 'Crispin Glover' (qv).