Nicolas Cage BIO

Nicolas Cage (born January 7th, 1964) changed his last name of Coppola to Cage early in his career so as to avoid any claims of nepotism for any success from being the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.  After first appearing in Fast Times at Ridgemont High in 1982, Nicolas Cage landed the role of Randy in the 1983 romantic comedy Valley Girl.  For the decade to follow, he starred in more than a dozen high-profile films such as 1986's Peggy Sue Got Married, 1987's Moonstruck, 1990's Wild at Heart, 1992's Honeymoon in Vegas and 1994's It Could Happen to You.  It would be in 1995 that Nicolas Cage would finally be rewarded with an Academy Award for his moving performance as a suicidal alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas.  Nicolas Cage has continued to star in compelling dramatic films such as 1998's City of Angels, 2000's The Family Man and 2005's The Weather Man, but has also churned out huge box-office champs such as 1997's Face/Off, 2000's Gone in Sixty Seconds, 2005's National Treasure and 2007's Ghost Rider.  In 2009, Nicolas Cage starred opposite Rose Byrne in the Sci-Fi thriller Knowing and played the drug and gambling addicted detective "Terrence McDonagh" opposite Eva Mendes in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.  Nicolas Cage has quite a few projects coming down the pipeline including the actioner Kick-Ass (2010), the 14th-century period thriller Season of the Witch (2010) and the fantasy The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010).

Nicolas Cage and Cher in Moonstruck Nicolas Cage and Cher in Moonstruck

Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger in National Treasure: Book of Secrets Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger in National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Nicolas Cage and Molly Parker in The Wicker Man Nicolas Cage and Molly Parker in The Wicker Man

Nicolas Cage in 8MM Nicolas Cage in 8MM

Nicolas Cage in Adaptation Nicolas Cage in Adaptation

Nicolas Cage and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men Nicolas Cage and Alison Lohman in Matchstick Men

Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie in Gone in 60 Seconds Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie in Gone in 60 Seconds

Nicolas Cage in Captain Corelli's Mandolin Nicolas Cage in Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Nicolas Cage and Charlie Yeung in Bangkok Dangerous Nicolas Cage and Charlie Yeung in Bangkok Dangerous

Nicolas Cage and Don Cheadle in The Family Man Nicolas Cage and Don Cheadle in The Family Man

Nicolas Cage and Elizabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas Nicolas Cage and Elizabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage in Face/Off Nicolas Cage in Face/Off

Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider

Nicolas Cage and Jared Leto in Lord of War Nicolas Cage and Jared Leto in Lord of War

Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel in Next Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel in Next

Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in City of Angels

Nicolas Cage in National Treasure Nicolas Cage in National Treasure

Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker in Honeymoon in Vegas Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker in Honeymoon in Vegas

Nicolas Cage in The Weather Man Nicolas Cage in The Weather Man

Nicolas Cage in Valley Girl Nicolas Cage in Valley Girl

Nicolas Cage in World Trade Center Nicolas Cage in World Trade Center

Nicolas Cage and Rose Byrne in Knowing Nicolas Cage and Rose Byrne in Knowing