kim wild at heart with nicolas cage and laura dern

His paternal grandparents were composer Carmine Coppola and actress Italia Pennino, and his paternal great-grandparents were immigrants from Bernalda, Basilicata.

His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of German and Polish ancestry. 37 in Premiere 's 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood in 2008.Ĭage was born in Long Beach, California, to August Coppola, a professor of literature, and Joy Vogelsang, a dancer and choreographer. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list in 2007 and was placed No. Ĭage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003), and has directed Sonny (2002). He earned renewed critical recognition for his starring roles in Mandy (2018), Pig (2021), and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022). He has voiced characters in The Croods franchise (2013–present) and in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). He also took on dramatic roles in City of Angels (1998), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), and The Family Man (2000). He received another Academy Award nomination for his performance as twins Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002).Ĭage established himself in mainstream action films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), Face/Off (1997), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), the National Treasure film series (2004–2007), the Ghost Rider film series (2007–2011), and Kick-Ass (2010).

For starring as an alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Born into the Coppola family, he is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.Ĭage first gained attention for his romantic roles in Valley Girl (1983), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Moonstruck (1987), and gained praise for playing an ex-convict in the black comedy Raising Arizona (1987). Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known by his stage name Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer.

Kim wild at heart with nicolas cage and laura dern