Nicolas Cage
17 FOLLOWERS • 100 CREDITS • JAN 7, 1964 • 60
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
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Honest Trailers
Celebrities Uncensored
Golden Globe Awards
The Oscars
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Cars on the Road
The Outsiders
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Flash
Avengers: Secret Wars
Snowden
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
G-Force
Sonny
Kick-Ass
The Ant Bully
Longlegs
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Racing with the Moon
Face/Off
Jiu Jitsu
The Rock
Peggy Sue Got Married
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Renfield
Arcadian
Dog Eat Dog
The Croods
Bringing Out the Dead
The Family Man
Prisoners of the Ghostland
City of Angels
The Trust
Grand Isle
Pig
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Mom and Dad
Dream Scenario
Sympathy for the Devil
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Lord of War
Astro Boy
Season of the Witch
It Could Happen to You
The Old Way
The Weather Man
Butcher's Crossing
Spider-Noir
211
The Retirement Plan
Madden
Leaving Las Vegas
Pay the Ghost
Wild at Heart
Arsenal
History of Swear Words
Snake Eyes
Stolen
Red Rock West
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
The Wicker Man
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Ghost Rider
Rage
Color Out of Space
The Humanity Bureau
Knowing
National Treasure
Con Air
The Croods: A New Age
Mandy
Willy's Wonderland
Kill Chain
Joe
World Trade Center
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Valley Girl
Trapped in Paradise
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