Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Kim Coppola, known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his roles in various films, such as , , , , and . He is also well-known for voicing Zoc in the 2006 animated film , Grug Crood in the 2013 film and its 2020 , Superman in , and Spider-Man Noir in .
For Disney, he portrayed Benjamin Gates in the National Treasure franchise, Balthazar Blake in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and voiced Speckles the mole in G-Force. For Touchstone Pictures, he played Jake Preston in Fire Birds, Cameron Poe in Con Air, and Randall "Memphis" Raines in Gone in 60 Seconds. He also played Dr. Stanley Goodspeed in the 1996 Hollywood Pictures film The Rock. Additionally for Miramax, he played Captain Antonio Corelli in .
== Early life ==
Cage was born in Long Beach, California, to August Coppola, a professor of literature, and Joy Vogelsang, a dancer and choreographer. He was raised in a Catholic family. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of mainly German and Polish descent with some English and Scottish ancestry on her father's side. His paternal grandparents were composer Carmine Coppola and actress Italia Pennino, and his paternal great-grandparents were immigrants from Bernalda, Basilicata. Through his father, he is a nephew of both director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, and a cousin of directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola, film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, and actors Robert and Jason Schwartzman.
Cage is the youngest of three sons. His two brothers are New York radio personality Marc "The Cope" Coppola and director Christopher Coppola. He attended Beverly Hills High School, which is known for its many alumni who became entertainers. He aspired to act from an early age and also attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His first non-cinematic acting experience was in a school production of Golden Boy. He said he started acting because he "wanted to be James Dean. I saw him in Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden. Nothing affected me—no rock song, no classical music—the way Dean affected me in Eden. It blew my mind. I was like, 'That's what I want to do'."
At age 15, he tried to convince his uncle, Francis Ford Coppola, to give him a screen test, telling him "I'll show you acting." His outburst was met with "silence in the car". By this stage of his career, Coppola had already directed , , , and . Although early in his career Cage appeared in some of his uncle's films, he changed his name to Nicolas Cage to avoid the appearance of nepotism as Coppola's nephew.
==Roles==
Nic cage fire birds.jpg|Jake Preston()
The-Rock-Nicolas-Cage.jpg|Dr. Stanley Goodspeed(The Rock)
Nic cage as cameron poe.jpg|Cameron Poe(Con Air)
Memphis raines.jpg|Randall "Memphis" Raines(Gone in 60 Seconds)
File:Nicolas Cage Captain Corelli.jpg|Captain Antonio Corelli()
Ben Gates.jpg|Benjamin Gates(National Treasure franchise)
Speckles-g-force-26596506-298-400.jpg|Speckles(G-Force)
Balthazar Blake.jpg|Balthazar Blake(The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
==Gallery==
Nicolas Cage National Treasure BoS premiere.jpg|Nicolas Cage at premiere of National Treasure: Book of Secrets in December 2007.
Nic Cage SDCC.jpg|Nicolas Cage speaks at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con.
Nicolas Cage 70th Venice Fest.jpg|Nicolas Cage arrives at the 70th annual Venice Film Fest in September 2013.
Nic Cage TIFF.jpg|Nicolas Cage attending the 2017 Toronto International Film Fest.
Nicolas Cage Sundance Fest.jpg|Nicolas Cage attending the 2018 Sundance Film Fest.
Nic Cage TIFF19.jpg|Nicholas Cage attending the 2019 Toronto International Film Fest.
Nicolas-Cage.jpg|Nicolas Cage at the 2011 Comic Con.
==Trivia==
*He got his stage name from Marvel Comics character Luke Cage and composer .
*He was originally attached to star in the role of Tony Stark/Iron Man in during the film's early development, but in the end, Robert Downey Jr. was cast instead.
*His version of Ghost Rider was featured in early drafts of Deadpool & Wolverine."Ryan Reynolds Says Early ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Featured Daredevil & Ghost Rider & Says Marvel Is Obsessed With Channing Tatum’s Gambit". The Playlist. Ryan Reynolds offered him a chance to reprise the role but he declined the offer."Nicolas Cage's Ghost Rider Almost Returned In Deadpool & Wolverine Reveals Ryan Reynolds". Screen Rant.
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