Nicholas Cage

Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola on January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In the early years of his career, Cage appeared in films such as *Rumble Fish* (1983), *Racing with the Moon* (1984), *Peggy Sue Got Married* (1986), *Raising Arizona* (1987), *Vampire's Kiss* (1989), *Wild at Heart* (1990), *Honeymoon in Vegas* (1992), and *Red Rock West* (1993). During this time, John Willis' *Screen World*, Vol. 36, listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in *Leaving Las Vegas* (1995). He received a second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in *Adaptation* (2002). He later appeared in more mainstream films, including *The Rock* (1996), *Con Air* (1997), *City of Angels* (1998), *8mm* (1999), *Windtalkers* (2002), *Lord of War* (2005), *The Wicker Man* (2006), *Bangkok Dangerous* (2008), and *Knowing* (2009). Cage also directed the film *Sonny* (2002), for which he was nominated for the Grand Special Prize at the Deauville Film Festival. He owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced *Shadow of the Vampire* (2000) and *The Life of David Gale* (2003). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in *Empire* magazine's *The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time* list, and the following year, he was placed No. 37 in *Premiere*'s 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood. In the 2010s, he starred in *Kick-Ass* (2010), *Drive Angry* (2011), *Joe* (2013), *The Runner* (2015), *Dog Eat Dog* (2016), *Mom and Dad* (2017), *Mandy* (2018), *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018), and *Color Out of Space* (2019). His participation in various film genres during this period increased his popularity and earned him a cult following.