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Nicolas Cage
7 January 1964
Long Beach, California, USA
Nicholas Kim Coppola havde tidligt en rolle i onkel Francis’ 'Motorcykeldrengen' (1983). Allerede på det tidspunkt havde han ændret efternavnet til Cage efter en af hans yndlingstegneseriehelte. Han var noget så fjoget og kær som Kathleen Turners highschool-kæreste i 'Peggy Sue blev gift' (1986), om end han indkasserede mange tæv for sin fortolkning af rollen. Den excentriske spillestil fortsatte i 'Lunefulde måne' (1987), hvor Cages fuldblodige manerer ofte stjal billedet fra Cher, og som Elvis-syngende rod i 'Vilde hjerter' (1990) var han i sit es.
Karrieren nåede et højdepunkt med 'Leaving Las Vegas' (1995), der indbragte Cage en fortjent Oscar. I senere år har han spildt sine kræfter på lidt vel mange ligegyldige film, især i actiongenren, så det var rart at opleve ham som den plagede ambulancechauffør i Scorseses 'Nattens Skygger' (1999).
Efter sigende fik Cage som forberedelse til filmen 'Birdy' (1984) trukket en tand ud uden bedøvelse for at opleve den samme smerte, som hans Vietnam-figur skulle have følt. Og apropos gebisser og sære anekdoter: I filmen 'Hvem har taget mine tænder?' (1989) spiser Cage en levende kakerlak. Nogen kalder det method acting, andre galskab.
Blandt de kvinder, Cage har kysset i sin gadedør, er Jenny Wright, Uma Thurman, modellen Kristina Fulton og Patricia Arquette, med hvem han har haft et on-off ægteskab kørende i nogle år.
Electric God (2007)
The Dance (2008) .... Billy 'The Kid' Roth
Time Share (2006)
Amarillo Slim (2006) .... Amarillo Slim Preston
National Treasure 2 (2007) (announceret)
.... Ben Gates
World Trade Center (2006) .... Sgt.
John McLoughlin
Next (2006) .... Cris Johnson
The Wicker Man (2006)
Ghost Rider (2005) .... Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider
Lord of War (2005) (filming)
Land of Destiny (2004)
National Treasure (2004)
Matchstick Men (2003) .... Roy
Adaptation. (2002) .... Charlie Kaufman/Donald
Kaufman
Sonny (2002) .... Acid Yellow
Windtalkers (2002) .... Sergeant Joseph T. 'Joe' Enders
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) .... Captain Antonio Corelli (The Italians)
Family Man, The (2000) .... Jack Campbell
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) .... Randall 'Memphis' Raines
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) .... Frank Pierce
8MM (1999)
Snake Eyes (1998) .... Rick Santoro
City of Angels (1998) .... Seth
Face/Off (1997) .... Castor Troy/Sean Archer
Con Air (1997) .... Cameron Poe
Rock, The (1996) .... Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Leaving Las Vegas (1995) .... Ben Sanderson
Kiss of Death (1995) .... Little Junior Brown
Trapped in Paradise (1994) .... Bill Firpo
It Could Happen to You (1994) .... Charlie Lang
Guarding Tess (1994) .... Doug Chesnic
Deadfall (1993) .... Eddie
Amos & Andrew (1993) .... Amos Odell
Red Rock West (1992) .... Michael Williams
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) .... Jack Singer
Zandalee (1991) .... Johnny
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (1990) (TV) ....
Heartbreaking Man
Tempo di uccidere (1990) .... Enrico Silvestre
Wild at Heart (1990) .... Sailor Ripley
Fire Birds (1990) .... Jake Preston
Vampire's Kiss (1989) .... Peter Loew
Never on Tuesday (1988)(mand i rød sportsbil)
Moonstruck (1987) .... Ronny Cammareri
Raising Arizona (1987) .... H.I.
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) .... Charlie Bodell
Boy in Blue, The (1986) .... Ned Hanlan
Birdy (1984) .... Al Columbato
Cotton Club, The (1984) .... Vincent Dwyer
Racing with the Moon (1984) .... Nicky/Bud
Rumble Fish (1983) .... Smokey
Valley Girl (1983) .... Randy
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)(as Nicolas Coppola) .... Brad's Bud
Best of Times (1981) (TV)
Instrureret:
Sonny (2002)
Engelsk :
The son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (a brother of director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang, Cage changed his name early in his career to make his own reputation, succeeding brilliantly with a host of classic, quirky roles by the late 1980s.
Initially studying theatre at Beverly Hills High (though he dropped out at 17), he secured a bit part in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) -- most of which was cut, dashing his hopes and leading to a job selling popcorn at the Fairfax Theater, thinking that would be the only route to a movie career. But a job reading lines with auditioners for uncle Francis's Rumble Fish (1983) landed him a role in that film, followed by the punk-rocker in Valley Girl (1983) which was released first and truly launched his career.
His one-time passion for method acting reached a personal limit when he smashed a street-vendor's remote-control car to achieve the sense of rage needed for his gangster character in Cotton Club, The (1984).
In his early 20s, he dated Jenny Wright for two years, later linked to Uma Thurman. After a relationship of several years with Kristina Fulton, a model, they split amicably and share custody of a son, Weston Coppola Cage (b.1992).
