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Nicolas Cage

Also known as Nicolas Kim Coppola, Nicolas Coppola, Nic Cage

Nicolas Kim Coppola, known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, Cage's work across diverse film genres has gained him a significant cult following. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $6.4 billion worldwide.

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Nicolas Cage is an American actor, film director, and producer who began his work period in 1981. Born Nicholas Kim Coppola in Long Beach in 1964, he is a member of the Democratic Party. He has been educated at Beverly Hills High School and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His notable works include the films Next, Windtalkers, Bad Lieutenant, Bangkok Dangerous, and Rage.

Cage has received several awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, and a Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. He has also been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, and a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. He resides in Las Vegas and Bel Air and speaks English.

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It sits within the topics 1964 births, 20th-century American male actors and 21st-century American male actors.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1965
Works: 16

Top works

Next (Piste Sonore Francaise Incluse)
Windtalkers
Bad Lieutenant
Bangkok Dangerous
Rage

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Film & TV

Long Beach, California, USA

Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona…

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Untitled Longlegs Film — Longlegs2028
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse — Spider-Man Noir (voice)2027
Madden — John Madden2026
Spider-Noir — Ben Reilly / The Spider2026
The Surfer — The Surfer2025
The Carpenter's Son — The Carpenter2025
Gunslingers — Ben2025
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius — Self (archive footage)2025
Tim Burton: Life in the Line — Self (footage)2025
Longlegs — Longlegs2024

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Long Beach
Father: August Coppola
Sibling: Marc Coppola
Occupation: writer
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Catholicism
Award: Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Notable work: The Wicker Man
Image: Festival de cinema de Sitges 2018 (30240292207) (cropped).jpg
Height: 183
Work location: United States
Residence: Bel Air

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Commons category: Nicolas Cage
date of birth: 1964-01-07
Commons gallery: Nicolas Cage
nominated for: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
name in native language: Nicolas Cage
start of work period: 1981-00-00
birth name: Nicholas Kim Coppola
unmarried partner: Christina Fulton
filmography: Nicolas Cage filmography
related category: Category:Films produced by Nicolas Cage
different from: Nicholas Gage
net worth: 25000000
writing language: English language
social media followers: 153329
ethnic group: Scottish Americans

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Encyclopedic overview

Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, Cage's work across diverse film genres has gained him a significant cult following. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $6.4 billion worldwide.

Born into the Coppola family, Cage began his career in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Valley Girl (1983), as well as various films by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola such as Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). He received critical success for his roles in Moonstruck and Raising Arizona (both 1987), before earning an Academy Award for Best Actor for the dramatic film Leaving Las Vegas (1995). He was Oscar-nominated for playing twins Charlie and Donald Kaufman in the comedy-drama film Adaptation (2002).

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