Birth name: Nicolas Kim Coppola Birth:7 January 1964 Died: Nationality: Hollywood Walk Star: Yes
Career / Biography
Nicolas Cage is an American actor who has appeared in a variety of films including action, drama and comedy, with his best performance probably in the war time drama Captain Corelli's Mandolin, though he won an Oscar for Leaving Las Vegas. He is married to Patricia Arquette and nephew of Francis Ford Coppola. His first film role was in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Valley Girl was a light romance. In Rumble Fish he worked with his uncle Francis Ford Coppola and part of a gang of young men. Peggy Sue Got Married is an entertaining time travelling romantic comedy. Raising Arizona is a romantic comedy from the Cohen brothers with Holly Hunter, then he did the romance Moonstruck with Cher. Wild At Heart is David Lynch's violent comedy of a couple being chased by her mother and her hit men. He won his Best Actor Oscar for his role in Leaving Las Vegas is a dark story of a functioning alcoholic whose life falls apart and meets a prostitute. The Rock is a violent action thriller and a change in his style films. Con-Air is an even more outrageous action film. In Face/Off Nicolas Cage and Jon Travolta have their faces swapped over to track down a crime lord. Snake eyes is a thriller revolving around political corruption. In Gone In Sixty Seconds he did most of his own driving stunts. He gives a good performance in Captain Corelli's Mandolin, a romance set during world war two. For Adaptation he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar and plays two versions of the same character on screen at the same time. National Treasure is a fun adventure film, though Wicker man was a poor remake. of the earlier version. Season Of The Witch is a dark historical fantasy and The Frozen Ground is a dark murder thriller.
