Nicolas Cage was born on January 7, 1964 in California a middle-class family, the original Kim Coppola (Nicholas Kim Coppola), Coppola family is also performing family, relatives, many are also engaged in acting career, which included There are actors and directors. Italian-American father, August Coppola is a professor of literature, the German-born mother, Joy Vogelsang is a dancer. At the age of 12 he divorced parents. Keith family is also performing family, brothers and relatives are also engaged in a lot of acting career, which includes actor and director. Teenager, Nicholas admitted to California's famous celebrity circles Beverly Hills High School, and thus know a lot of showbiz human, he then studied at the University of California at Los Angeles, electricity, graduated from the film department at the University of California at Los Angeles, he was the surname Coppola, based on "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now" and other films famous big director Coppola's nephew. As a Coppola family, he grew up in a musical environment to grow up with books and develop a habit like to observe. The same time as a movie actor is his long-standing dream.
Performing experience
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage (4) 1982, Nicholas in the film "open American universities" to get a role, this is his first works from the shadows. The following year he took part with the film "Valley Girl" and "The Outsiders" performance. "The Outsiders" by Cage's uncle Coppola's film. In order to distinguish with his uncle, Cage decided he needed one of their own personal identity, and finally set the Cage this name.
In 1984, business card "Birdman", the Cage as the protagonist. He played the "Birdman" friends, one trying to help "Birdman" Vietnam veterans returned to normal. In order to play this role of facial injuries, Cage pulled out two teeth, his face full of bandages wrapped up five weeks and lost 15 pounds. In the "Birdman" one, he fully demonstrated his extraordinary acting, people begin to attention, but it did not result Cage film and popular, but in a note but did not become famous by the state. Cage also filmed the same year, "Cotton Club" and "Love summoned" and other films, but also has a good performance.
In 1986, Cage starred in "Melancholy Boy" and "Peggy Sue married" two films, but did not have much impact. But in 1987, it is quite right Cage successful year. He started his film "Raising Arizona" plays an inability baby maternity want to steal someone else's man, but also in "Moonstruck" plays a lost one hand bread
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage (6) division. Both films at critics who has a good evaluation, but it is not very grossing film. In 1988, he had a rather dramatic film "Kiss of the Vampire." In the film Cage plays a one , later turned into a vampire. Since then his little tired and some low-key image began to be accepted. In 1990 he performed "Firebird attack" one, also has a very good performance.
In the same year, Nicolas Cage in the American avant-garde director David Lynch's film "Wild at Heart" plays the protagonist. Cage's character in the film is based on rock legend Elvis Presley as a blueprint. The film has a strange strong image style. But also has a surreal atmosphere. Cage dressed in snakeskin jacket standing credits rolling traffic on singing Elvis songs "Love MeTender" period it became a classic scene in film history. In 1993, Cage starred in "Western Redstone Town", "black and white chase order" and "super gambler" and other films, are also small production praised work.