caption years_active children birth_place family parents birth_date signature residence image article_title birth_name partner occupation
cage at the deauville film festival in 2013 1980 -- present 2 long beach , california , us marc -rrb- francis ford coppola -lrb- uncle -rrb- eleanor coppola -lrb- coppola aunt -rrb- sofia coppola -lrb- cousin -rrb- talia shire -lrb- -lrb- aunt -rrb- jason schwartzman -lrb- cousin -rrb- brother -rrb- christopher coppola -lrb- brother august coppola joy vogelsang 7 january 1964 cageautograph.jpg las vegas , nevada nicolas cage deauville 2013.jpg nicolas cage
 nicolas kim coppola christina fulton actor , producer
nicolas cage

nicolas kim coppola -lrb- born january 7 , 1964 -rrb- , known professionally as nicolas cage , is an american actor and producer .
he has performed in leading roles in a variety of films , ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films .
in the early years of his career , cage starred in films such as `` valley girl '' -lrb- 1983 -rrb- , `` racing with the moon '' -lrb- 1984 -rrb- , `` birdy '' -lrb- 1984 -rrb- , `` peggy sue got married '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , `` raising arizona '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- , `` moonstruck '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- , `` vampire 's kiss '' -lrb- 1989 -rrb- , `` wild at heart '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , `` honeymoon in vegas '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , and `` red rock west '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- .
cage received an academy award , a golden globe , and screen actors guild award for his performance as an alcoholic hollywood writer in `` leaving las vegas '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- before coming to the attention of wider audiences with mainstream films such as `` the rock '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , `` face/off '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , `` con air '' -lrb- 1997 -rrb- , `` city of angels '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , and `` national treasure '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- .
he earned his second academy award nomination for his performance as charlie and donald kaufman in `` adaptation '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- .
in 2002 , he directed the film `` sonny '' , for which he was nominated for grand special prize at deauville film festival .
cage owns the production company saturn films and has produced films such as `` shadow of the vampire '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- and `` the life of david gale '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- .
through his performances in `` the weather man '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , `` lord of war '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , '' '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , and `` kick-ass '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- he earned critical acclaim .
films such as `` ghost rider '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- and `` knowing '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- were box office successes .
cage has been strongly criticized in recent years for his choice of roles , some of which have been universally panned .
however , he recently starred in `` the croods '' and `` joe '' , both of which were warmly received by critics .
