Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage, born Nicolas Kim Coppola in 1964, is an American actor and film producer and a member of the Coppola family. He began in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Valley Girl, worked with his uncle Francis Ford Coppola on Rumble Fish and The Cotton Club, and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Leaving Las Vegas. He became a mainstream action star in The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off, later voiced animated characters including Spider-Man Noir, and drew renewed praise for Mandy, Pig and Dream Scenario. He owns the production company Saturn Films, which produced Shadow of the Vampire, and he directed the film Sonny. His recognition includes a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Golden Globe Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.