THE MOVIE PAGES STAR PICK - NICOLAS CAGE Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage is one of the most versatile actors of our time who is equally well known for his poignant portrayals in both drama and comedy. His memorable performance as an alcoholic drinking himself to death in the MGM drama "Leaving Las Vegas," directed by Mike Figgis earned him his first Academy Award. He also received a Golden Globe and Best Actor awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Chicago Film Critics and the National Board of Review. Cage further solidified his leading man status when he received Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actor's Guild and BAFTA nominations for his dual roles of twin brothers, 'Charlie' and 'Donald Kaufman' in Spike Jonze's quirky comedy, "Adaptation", which co-starred Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper. In 2003, Cage starred in the Warner Brothers film "Matchstick Men", where he played a phobic con artist on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when his teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. Directed by Ridley Scott, "Matchstick Men" co-starred Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and screened at the Toronto Film Festival as well. Cage recently completed production on the Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney film, "National Treasure" directed by Jon Turteltaub, scheduled for a Thanksgiving release. Cage also recently completed production opposite Michael Caine on the Gore Verbinski and Paramount Studios film, "Weatherman". "Weatherman" is about a weather man who lives with his wife and children in Chicago who must deal with the problems which arise from wanting to move to New York. His latest film is the apocalyptic "Knowing" in which he plays astrophysics professor John Koestler. His kife is changed when a time capsule, buried at the Elementary school his son attends, is removed and opened after being in the ground for fifty years. The contents are distributed to some of the students, one of whom is John's young son, Caleb. The envelope contains a sheet of paper covered in what appears to be a jumble of random numbers. When John uncovers the link to all the numbers, he realized they are the dates for disasters that have already occurred in the last fifty years. All except for three: they are about to be fulfilled.
NICOLAS CAGE - TRIVIA
Born Nicholas Kim Coppola.
Cage was raised in Long Beach, CA and lived there until his family moved to San Francisco when he was 12.
Cage began acting at age 15 when he enrolled in San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theatre, appearing in the school’s production of "Golden Boy".
Stage name taken from 1975 comic book character Luke Cage.
Big fan of Elvis Presley.
Reportedly got Johnny Depp his first job.
He made his feature film debut in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High".
His career started after he appeared as punk-rocker, Randy in the 1983 film, "Valley Girl".
In 2002 Cage released his feature film directorial debut, "Sonny"
FAMILY FACTS
Relationship with model Christina Fulton resulted in a son, Weston Coppola Cage.
Patricia Arquette (8 April 1995 - 18 May 2001) (divorced).
Lisa Marie Presley (10 August 2002 - 26 May 2004) (divorced).
Alice Kim Cage (30 July 2004 - present) 1 child, Kal-el Coppola Cage.
Cousin of actor Jason Schwartzman.
Brother of Marc Coppola and Christopher Coppola.
Cousin of Sofia Coppola and Roman Coppola.
NICOLAS CAGE - AWARDS include ......
"Leaving Las Vegas" (1995)
1996 Academy ® Award for Best Actor.
Golden Globe for Best Actor.
New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor Award.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Actor Award.
Chicago Film Critics Best Actor Award.
National Board of Review Best Actor Award.
BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS
2001 - "The Family Man"
1999 - "City of Angels"
1999 - "Snake Eyes"
1998 - "Face/Off"
1997 - "The Rock"
GOLDEN CAMERA AWARDS
2001 Film International Golden Camera
SCREEN ACTORS GUILD
"Leaving Las Vegas" (1996)
First person to receive the ShoWest Convention - Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film Special Award (2001).
NICOLAS CAGE - FAMOUS QUOTE
"To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new." Copyright ©1999-2009 Impact Internet Services
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