Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Kim Coppola (Nicolas Cage) , born on January 7, 1964 in California, USA, is an American actor and director.
In 1982, Nicolas Kim Coppola entered the film industry and starred in the romantic movie " Fast Times at Ridgemont High ". In 1984, Cage starred in the war drama " Birdy ". In 1988, he starred in " Vampire's Kiss ". In 1992, he won the 43rd Cannes International Film Festival Palme d'Or for his performance in the film " Wild at heart " . In 1996, he starred in the action film " The Rock " and won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic in the movie " Leaving Las Vegas ". Then starred in " FACE " " Con Air " and other action movies. In 2002, directed the directorial debut "Sonny". In 2004, the starring action-adventure movie " National Treasure " was released. In 2007, he became the annual box office champion with two movies " Ghost Rider " and " NATIONAL TREASURE Ⅱ " starring in him . In 2010, starred in the movie " The Sorcerer's Apprentice ". In 2020, dubbing the animated film " The Croods 2: New Era "
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. On July 16, 2021, the thriller movie " Pig " starring in was released in North America
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On September 25, 2021, according to the British "Mirror" report, Nicolas Kim Coppola finally went bankrupt after spending 150 million dollars in his net worth
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Early Experience
On January 7, 1964, Nicolas Kim Coppola was born in Long Beach, California, USA, whose real name is Nicolas Kim Coppola. He grew up in an environment full of music and books, and has a keen interest in acting and photography
. Nicholas has been passionate about acting since he was a child. He often performed some shows for the children of his neighbors, and even learned to disguise his voice and play many different roles. When he was 12 years old, his parents divorced unfortunately. Three boys in the family moved with his father to live in Beverly Hills. Nicholas entered Beverly Hills High School. Because of Uncle Coppola's relationship, Nicholas also became a celebrity in this aristocratic high school. However, he himself considers himself an "outsider" and "outlier" on campus. Unlike other star students who are sports masters, go to school in a sports car, he travels by a big bus, and his specialty is writing and acting. His father even hopes to train him into a writer.
When he was in the second grade of middle school, Nicholas was sent to live with his uncle's director for a year, and he became acquainted with his uncle's three children. During this period, he changed to Justin Catholic School, began dating girls, and became the lead singer in a local band. He also participated in a local theater troupe in the musical "The Prodigal Son". His desire for performance continued to increase, so he deliberately went to the American Traditional Theater in San Francisco to give performance classes.
After a year of guest living in the Napa Valley, Nicholas returned to Beverly Hills to live with his mother because his father went to teach in San Francisco. At this time, his requirements for acting have gone a step further, and he went to Lee Strassberg's performance studio to learn "method acting", and he fully participated in the activities of the acting club on campus. As a result, an action film he starred in the school won a "Best Actor" award. At this time, Nicholas felt that the only thing he could do was "act", so he determined to embark on the path of a professional actor.
At the age of 17, Nicholas left Beverly High School before graduating and rented an apartment with his best friend Chris Pinglover. While studying acting, he joined hands in the film and television industry.
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Performing Experience
In 1982, Nicholas got a role in the romance movie " Fast Times at Ridgemont High ". This was his first work from the film
. The film was permanently preserved by the Library of Congress
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In 1983, he participated in performances with the films " Valley Girl " and " Rumble Fish ". "Rumble Fish" is a film directed by Cage's uncle Coppola. In order to distinguish him from his uncle, Cage decided that he needed a personal identity that belonged to him, and finally decided on the name Cage
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In 1984, in the film "Birdy", Cage played the leading role. He plays "Birdy"'s friend, a Vietnam War veteran trying to help "Birdy" get back to normal
. The film won the Cannes International Film Festival Jury Prize in 1985
. In the same year, Cage also filmed " The Cotton Club " and " Racing with the Moon " and other films.
In 1986, Cage starred in two films, "The Melancholy Boy " and " Peggy Sue Casou-se ". In 1987, he first played the role of a man who wanted to steal someone’s baby because of his infertility in the film " Raising Arizona ", and then played a baker who lost a palm in "Sultry Moon".
In 1988, he starred in " Vampire's Kiss ". In the film, Cage played a New York yuppie who later became a vampire. During the filming, he swallowed a live cockroach in front of the camera.
In 1990, he performed another piece of " Fire Birds ". In the same year, Nicolas Kim Coppola played the leading role in the film " Wild at heart " directed by American avant-garde director David Lynch . Cage's role in the film is based on the rock and roll legend Elvis as a blueprint. The film won the 43rd Cannes International Film Festival Palme d'Or in 1992, which became a turning point in Cage's creation
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In 1992, in the film "Are You Lonely Tonight"
, he played a detective who tried his best to win back the heart of the beauty after losing his fiancée to the casino. In 1993, Cage starred in " Red Rock West "
, " Amos & Andrew " and " Deadfall "
and other films. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy at the Golden Globe Awards for "The Honeymoon in Vegas"
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In 1994, Cage played the role of an agent protecting the wife of the former president in " Guarding Tess ". In "The Allure", he plays an honest policeman who keeps his promise and divides the winnings from the lottery in half to a waitress as a tip. In "Difficulty in Heaven", he played a robber who was influenced by the residents of the small town and abandoned evil to do good.
In 1995, his image changed greatly. In the film " Kiss of Death ", Cage played a cold-blooded killer. In order to play this fierce and strong killer role, he also specially strengthened his physical exercises to obtain the effect of appearance. Then he took over the film "Leaving Las Vegas". " Leaving Las Vegas " is a small production film. The film earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor
. After that, he changed the way of acting and started acting in action movies.
In 1996, in the film " The Rock ", Cage played a chemical weapons expert. He used his acting skills to make up for the director's lack of portrayal of characters. Nicolas Kim Coppola became another Hollywood action movie star. After the completion of "The Rock", he took on the contract for two action films " FACE " and " Con Air ".
In 2002, Cage directed his directorial debut " Sonny ".
In 2004, " National Treasure " starring Nicolas Kim Coppola was released in the United States. In 2005, he starred in the movie " Lord of War " directed by Andrew Nicole . The film is adapted from real people and real events
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In 2007, Nicolas Kim Coppola contributed about 1.67 billion yuan in box office revenue to the US film market with his two starring films " Ghost Rider " and " NATIONAL TREASURE Ⅱ ", becoming the annual box office champion.
In 2009, he starred in the science fiction thriller " Knowing "
. In 2010, Nicolas Kim Coppola starred in the movie " The Sorcerer's Apprentice " and staged a millennial love with Monica Anna Maria Bellucci .
In 2011, his starring " Season of the Witch " and " Drive Angry " were released
. The film " Drive Angry " earned him a nomination for the worst actor in the Golden Plum Award
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On April 19, 2012, the Hollywood 3D action film " Ghost Rider 2: Revenge Time " starring Nicolas Kim Coppola held its premiere at Beijing International Trade Center Paragon Studios. This film is his fourteenth film released in China
. In the same year, he also dubbed the animated film " The Croods ". The film was released in China on April 20, 2013
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In 2015, the starring Hollywood epic action blockbuster " Outcast " is scheduled to be released on April 3
. The starring thriller " Pay the Ghost " was released on September 25th in North American theaters and VOD platforms
. Joined Oliver Stone 's " Snowden ", tentatively scheduled to be released in North America on December 25
. In the new film " Alone At War ", he plays a weird man, which is scheduled to be released at the end of the year
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In 2016, starred in the horror film "Parents"
. In 2018, Cage decided to voice Superman in the animated film " Teen Titans Go! To the Movies ". Cage originally wanted to play Superman in the film "Superman Resurrection" directed by Tim Burton in the 1990s , but the film was eventually cancelled
. In the same year, he also voiced the Shadow Spider-Man in the animated film " Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse "
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On November 8, 2019, the action film "Original Fear" starring Nicolas Kim Coppola was released in the United States; on November 18, the action thriller "Chain of Attack"
starring was released in the United States; in the same year, he starred in the science fiction horror film " Colors Out" of Space " will be released in North America on January 24, 2020
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In 2020, participate in the derivative drama "Joe Wild" of "Raising Tigers", playing the role of "Tiger King" Joe Wild
; November 27, co-dubbing with Emma Jean Stone , Ryan Rodney Reynolds and other animated film " The Croods2: New Era " was released in mainland China
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On January 5, 2021, the Netflix documentary " Expletive History " hosted by Nicolas Kim Coppola was
launched; on February 12, the starring horror film " Willy's Wonderland " was launched on the VOD platform
. July 16. Participating in the thriller movie " Pig " was released in North America.
Personal Life
Nicholas’ great-grandfather imported films from Italy to the United States for viewing by Italian immigrants in the 1920s. It can be said that he is an old predecessor in the theater industry. company". Nicholas’ grandfather, Kamin Coppola, was a composer and conductor. The soundtracks for "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now" were all made by him. His father, Ougs Coppola, is a professor of comparative literature at California State University and occasionally teaches movies, and his mother, Joey Vogelson, is a dancer and is also good at choreography. Uncle Francis Ford Coppola is the director of the movie "The Godfather", and aunt Thalia Shire is the heroine of "The Godfather" and "Rocky"
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Marital status
In 1995, Nicolas Kim Coppola fell in love with film director and actor Susanna Arquette. The two have been married for 6 years. The two divorced in 2001.
In 2002, he married Lisa Marie Presley , the daughter of Elvis Presley . Their marriage lasted only 4 months.
In July 2004, he married Alice Kim (Kim Yong Kyung) , a 20-year-old Korean waitress
. The two divorced in 2016
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In March 2019, the media reported that Nicolas Kim Coppola married Erika Koike, a 34-year-old Japanese makeup artist girlfriend
. But after only four days of marriage, they announced their divorce.
At the beginning of 2020, Nicolas Kim Coppola and Shibata Riko's romance came to light
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On February 16, 2021, Nicolas Kim Coppola and Shibata Riko held their wedding in Las Vegas. According to the marriage certificate, Riko officially named her husband’s surname as Cage, and Riko Cage thereafter. On January 10, Riko applied for marriage with Cage on her 26th birthday. She was 31 years younger than Cage, and even 4 years younger than Cage’s eldest son Weston Cage. The two officially obtained their marriage certificates on March 4. Riko is the fifth wife of Nicolas Kim Coppola
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Children's situation
Nicolas Kim Coppola and his ex-wife Kim Rong Kyung and ex-girlfriend Christian Fulton each have a son
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Character Evaluation
Nicolas Kim Coppola is not handsome, but he is a man full of heroism.
Nicolas Kim Coppola is like a distinctive, but not very stable football player, in good and bad form. He is habitually acting very well in this movie, and then acting very badly in the next movie, and sometimes even in the same movie, his performance level also fluctuates greatly.
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