
Nicolas Cage
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Biography
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 (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993). During this period, John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36 listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984. For his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002). He subsequently appeared in more mainstream films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), City of Angels (1998), 8mm (1999), Windtalkers (2002), Lord of War (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and Knowing (2009). He also directed the film Sonny (2002), 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 (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list, while the next year, he was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In the 2010s, he starred in Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), Joe (2013), The Runner (2015), Dog Eat Dog (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), Mandy (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Color Out of Space (2019). His participation in various film genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following.
Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Honest Trailers

Celebrities Uncensored

Golden Globe Awards

The Oscars

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Cars on the Road

The Flash

The Outsiders

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Avengers: Secret Wars

Snowden

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Astro Boy

G-Force

Sonny

The Ant Bully

Kick-Ass

The Rock

Racing with the Moon

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Longlegs

Renfield

Jiu Jitsu

Peggy Sue Got Married

Face/Off

Joe

Lord of War

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

National Treasure

The Wicker Man

Willy's Wonderland

Prisoners of the Ghostland

The Family Man

Red Rock West

It Could Happen to You

Knowing

Spider-Noir

The Croods

Valley Girl

Dream Scenario

Bringing Out the Dead

The Trust

Snake Eyes

Pay the Ghost

Arcadian

211

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

Sympathy for the Devil

Con Air

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Drive Angry

The Weather Man

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Wild at Heart

Mom and Dad

Arsenal

Mandy

The Retirement Plan

World Trade Center

Color Out of Space

City of Angels

The Old Way

Trapped in Paradise

Dog Eat Dog

Kill Chain

Stolen

Gone in Sixty Seconds

The Humanity Bureau

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Season of the Witch

Pig

Madden

History of Swear Words

The Croods: A New Age

Grand Isle

Rage

Butcher's Crossing

Ghost Rider

Leaving Las Vegas
Production Credits
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