Nicolas Cage is an American actor, born on January 7, 1964 with full name Nicolas Kim Coppola. Nicolas Cage is son of of comparative literature professor August Coppola and and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang. His father is brother of director Francis Ford Coppola, Because this reason there is issue or gossip of nepotism in early his career. After that, soon he changed his last name to make his own reputation and suddenly found a world of opportunity open up (top actor), starting with his first leading role in “Valley Girl” (1983).


Nicolas Cage quickly earned a reputation as top actor, He has been featured in numerous "bad boy" roles, and has won numerous awards, beginning in 1989 with his Independent Spirit Award, an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role in Leaving Las Vegas, and his most recent Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in 2002 for Adaptation.

Nicolas Cage in movie Face/Off

On his career from early to top actor movie, Nicolas Cage has appeared in over 60 films including Birdy (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Face/Off (1997), The Rock (1995), Con Air (1997), National Treasure (2004) and Ghost Rider (2007).

Nicolas Cage has married three times;
  1. Actress Patricia Arquette, April 8, 1995 – divorce finalized on May 18, 2001.
  2. Singer and Songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, The daughter of Elvis Presley. Married on August 10, 2002 and divorce was finalized May 16, 2004.
  3. His third and current wife Alice Kim, a former waitress who previously worked at the Los Angeles restaurant Kabuki, met Cage at the Los Angeles-based Korean nightclub, Le Privé.

Nicolas Cage in movie Con Air

Awards for Nicolas Cage ;
  • Academy Awards, USA : Best Actor in a Leading Role, Won Oscar 1996.
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards : Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance, Won on 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001
  • Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) Awards : Won Best Actor on 1995
  • Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) Awards : Won Best Actor Best on 1996 and 2003
  • Golden Camera, Germany : in Film International on 2007
  • Golden Globes, USA : Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, on 1996
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards : The Best Actor on 1995
  • MTV Movie Awards : The Best On-Screen Duo, on 1997 and 1998
  • National Board of Review (NBR), USA : The Best Actor on 1995
  • National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) Awards, USA : The Best Actor on 1996
  • New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Awards : The Best Actor, on 1995
  • San Sebastián International Film Festival (Silver Seashell): The Best Actor, on 1995
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards : Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, on 1996
  • Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival : The Best Actor on 1989
  • Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards : Best Performance - Male, on 2002.