Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona (1987), The Rock (1996), Face/Off (1997), Gone In 60 Seconds (2000), National Treasure (2004), Ghost Rider (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), and Kick-Ass (2010). Cage, at age 32, became the fifth youngest actor ever to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas. Cage was born in Long Beach, California. His father, August Coppola, was a professor of literature; Cage's mother, Joy Vogelsang, is a dancer and choreographer; Cage's parents divorced in 1976. Cage's mother is of German descent and his father was of Italian descent (his paternal great-grandparents, composer Carmine Coppola and actress Italia Pennino, were immigrants from Bernalda, Basilicata). Through his father, Cage is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, and the cousin of directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola, film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, and actors Robert Carmine and Jason Schwartzman.
Looks like hell officially froze over ... Nicolas Cage, his baby mama and their alleged wife-beating son all hung out together for FUN on Monday night ... which NEVER happens. Weston Cage had a… READ MORE >
Nicolas Cage once spent himself into "financial ruin" by blowing cash on all sorts of stuff he didn't need (like a "flotilla of yachts" and a pyramid of death) ... but according to his son,… READ MORE >
Seems Nicolas Cage is finally over that whole "financial ruin" thing -- 'cause dude just dropped TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS on a steak knife in Alaska ... TMZ has learned. Nic was chillin' in Anchorage… READ MORE >
Looking like a homeless hipster longshoreman, Nicolas Cage hit up an ATM for some cash while in Glastonbury, England on Wednesday.Despite massive debt, getting arrested for domestic abuse but… READ MORE >
Weston Cage was arrested early this morning by LAPD for felony domestic violence ... for the second time in a MONTH, TMZ has learned.Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Weston was arrested at 5AM in… READ MORE >
Kimbo Slice is laughing off Weston Cage's challenge to step into the octagon -- but he's still more than willing to take the son of Nic.Weston told TMZ ... his dream MMA battle would be against… READ MORE >
It may be the quickest resolution ever of a lawsuit -- but a day after Nic Cage was sued for $77,176 by a big-shot movie producer, the case has gone away.We're told the dispute between producer… READ MORE >
A big Hollywood movie producer has apparently been grousing that Nic Cage stiffed him on a vampire film years ago, and now he's filed a lawsuit to settle the score.Early Bird Productions, the… READ MORE >
The guy who beat the crap out of Nic Cage's son Weston got a restraining order against Weston claiming he's the victim of harassment ... though it seems to us he can take care of the threat on his… READ MORE >
Nic Cage is scoffing at his baby mama's attempt to get a conservatorship over their son, Weston, telling TMZ, "I hope Ms. Fulton will come to her senses one day and get some help."Christina Fulton… READ MORE >
