Nicolas Cage
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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.
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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
Golden Globe Awards
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Celebrities Uncensored
The Oscars
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Cars on the Road
The Flash
Val
HyperNormalisation
The Outsiders
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Entertainment Tonight
Avengers: Secret Wars
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Snowden
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Astro Boy
Sonny
G-Force
The Ant Bully
Kick-Ass
Longlegs
Racing with the Moon
The Rock
Moonstruck
Renfield
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Peggy Sue Got Married
Face/Off
Sympathy for the Devil
Jiu Jitsu
Valley Girl
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
World Trade Center
Gone in Sixty Seconds
The Wicker Man
It Could Happen to You
Lord of War
Willy's Wonderland
Ghost Rider
Season of the Witch
Rage
Stolen
The Humanity Bureau
8MM
The Family Man
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Dream Scenario
Mom and Dad
Arsenal
Red Rock West
City of Angels
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Pay the Ghost
Arcadian
Grand Isle
Wild at Heart
Leaving Las Vegas
Snake Eyes
Trapped in Paradise
Madden
The Retirement Plan
National Treasure
Kill Chain
The Weather Man
The Surfer
History of Swear Words
Bringing Out the Dead
Con Air
211
Knowing
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Joe
The Croods: A New Age
Drive Angry
Butcher's Crossing
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Dog Eat Dog
Color Out of Space
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Spider-Noir
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Trust
Pig
The Old Way
Mandy
The Croods
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