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Nicolas Cage
Age: 46
Height: 6'
Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
Born: Jan. 7th, 1964
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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:
- Is alumni for the children's theatre group MET2 along with 'Sofia Coppola' (qv), 'Adam Lambert (II)' (qv), Matt McFarland, 'Kylie Tyndall' (qv), 'Keaton Tyndall' (qv), & 'Vivian Bayubay' (qv).
- In 2006, he donated $2 million to Amnesty International for a fund to help child soldiers.
- October 1997: Ranked #40 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
- Trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under 'Royce Gracie' (qv)
- May 2001: Awarded an Honory Doctorate in Fine Arts by California State University, Fullerton. He spoke at the commencement.
- 'Tim Burton (I)' (qv) cast Cage in his doomed Superman project. Cage even did fittings of the costume.
- His is (along with his cousin 'Sofia Coppola' (qv)) the third generation of Oscar winners in the Coppola family. His uncle, 'Francis Ford Coppola' (qv) and his grandfather, 'Carmine Coppola' (qv), are the other two generations. They are the second family to do so, the first family is the Hustons - 'Anjelica Huston' (qv), 'John Huston (I)' (qv) and 'Walter Huston' (qv).
- Half German, half Italian.
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