Birth Name: Nicholas Kim Coppola
Height: 6' 1"
Nationality: American
Date: January 7, 1964
Birth Place: Long Beach, California, USA
Occupation: actor, producer
Education: Beverly Hills High School
American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California (majored in Acting)
Wife: Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of Elvis Presley; born on February 1, 1968; married on August 10, 2002 in Hawaii; filed for divorce on November 26, 2002). Patricia Arquette (actress; born on April 8, 1968; married on April 8, 1995; divorced on May 18, 2001)
Relationship: Kristen Zang (actress; 1992-1994), Sarah Jessica Parker (actress; had one-year relationship), Kristina Fulton (actress; relationship ended in 1991), Lori Allison ; Uncle: Francis Ford Coppola (director, producer, screenwriter)
Claim to fame: as punk rocker Randy in Valley Girl (1983)

Facts about Nicolas Cage:

Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas Cage have enjoyed another intimate meal together – Lately Cage flew into Las Vegas to see Lisa Marie perform at the Foundation Room's House Of Blues arena; after chatting backstage the couple then headed off for a meal together. (September 18, 2003)

Cage says MATCHSTICK MEN is right up his alley because it's both funny and serious – The actor says he likes his dramas funny and his comedies serious. (September 13, 2003)

Cage movie MATCHSTICK MEN began a parade of stars at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, helping the city shake off a summer of gloom. (September 6, 2003)

Cage has poured scorn on reports he has reconciled with ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley by going on a string of dates with former flame Kristen Zang – He had been spotted dining out with his ex-spouse, leading to rumors they had patched up the problems that wrecked their short marriage. (August 21, 2003)

Jolie has found a new soulmate in the form of wacky Oscar winner Nicolas Cage -- The oddball twosome reportedly met three years ago when they co-starred in the high octane movie GONE IN 60 SECONDS but hooked up again in Angelina February in London while attending the BAFTAs. (June 14, 2003)

Likes to sit in a specially-constructed cell he has at home, drinking wine and watching his snakes Moby and Sheba.
Cage is gearing up to lead a remake of the classic British horror movie THE WICKER MAN -- Cage will play a cop who is looking into the disappearance of a young girl and stumbles on a pagan society existing in the modern world. (May 28, 2003)
Cage deeply regrets divorcing Lisa Marie Presley -- Cage admits he'd like to have seen if their relationship truly had a chance of working, but he is happy that he and Presley are, at least, friends. (April 3, 2003)

Cage has fond love once again with a stunning Canadian model, Carrie Tivador -- A source says that Cage met the blonde beauty on March 18 at Hollywood hot-spot White Lotus, during a Los Angeles Confidential magazine party. (March 28, 2003)

Cage is upset with reports he's dating a 23-year-old violinist, and planning to take her to the Academy Awards on Sunday -- A British tabloid reported the romance with Hilary Hahn, but Cage is insistent he'll be attending the Oscars alone on Sunday, and he's also keen to point out that he isn't dating the violinist. (March 22, 2003)

Cage is searching for the perfect date for Sunday's ceremony but keeps getting turned down – He was hoping to persuade sexy violinist Hilary Hahn to accompany him to the star studded bash but her parent's had other ideas: they decided that the 16-year age gap between their 23-year old daughter and 39-year old Cage was too big and convinced Hilary that she should politely decline. (March 21, 2003)

Cage, who played twins in ADAPTATION says it's time for him to discover and enjoy his own company – since ADAPTATION, he has starred in MATCHSTICK MEN, produced THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE and directed James Franco in SONNY; all during a time in his life when he was undergoing personal drama; the breakup of his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley. (January 24, 2003)

Lisa Marie Presley has revealed the real reason behind her split from husband Nicolas Cage - Lisa says their marriage was destined to fail, because Cage was stingy with money. (December 28, 2002)

Nicolas Cage, George Clooney and Denzel Washington are among a rush of top actors making directing debuts in movies -- the appeal of directing, they say, is partly to flex their muscles behind the camera and partly to use their clout to get unconventional projects into production. (December 27, 2002)

TV writer Robert Dellinger has won an out-of-court settlement from Cage's production company -after claiming he co-wrote the script for the movie star's directorial debut SONNY -- Dellinger sued Cage's Saturn Films, Intermedia and God Circle Films when he discovered he wasn't being credited for his part in the new film. (December 13, 2002)

Cage has filed for divorce from Lisa Marie Presley less than four months after their romantic wedding in Hawaii -- the actor cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split in a petition filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. (November 27, 2002)

For Cage, the challenges of his latest role, in the soon-to-be-released ADAPTATION, had him seeing double -- the reason: Cage plays two roles, that of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and that of Donald Kaufman, who is Charlie's twin and the exact opposite of the self-loathing and sexually frustrated Charlie, but only Donald wants to be a screenwriter. (November 15, 2002)

Samuel Goldwyn Films has signed on to distribute Cage’s directing debut, SONNY, which it will start rolling out on Dec. 27 in hopes of some Oscar attention. (October 18, 2002)

Cage and Lisa Marie Presley's marriage is already in trouble just two months after the couple exchanged vows in Hawaii, because they can't stop fighting -- according to friends, the fiery couple are disagreeing over starting a family and where to set up a permanent home together, and their arguments have become so regular they're now living apart. (October 18, 2002)
Cage has sold his personal comic books, including a copy of Superman's 1938 pulp debut for $1.6 Million. (October 12, 2002)

Cage made sure his wedding vows would last forever by casting a voodoo love spell on his bride Lisa Marie Presley – he invited a voodoo priestess from New Orleans to his Hawaii wedding in August in a bid to make sure his bride's third attempt at married life would be her last. (September 2002)

Hot on the heels of their Hawaii wedding, he and his new wife Lisa Marie Presley are excitedly preparing for parenthood.

The ceremony of his wedding with Lisa Marie Presley took place on Saturday, August 10th 2002, at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hotel staff members say the ceremony was attended by Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie's mother and a son from one of Cage's previous marriages.

He has a 12-year-old son with model Kristina Fulton

His directing debut SONNY will world premiere at the Deauville Festival of American Film, which kicks off in the French town Aug 30.

Nicolas Cage is the consummate artist. Obviously, he'll do anything to make his role as an actor more powerful and unforgettable.

His stage name taken from comic book character Luke Cage.

He owns a Lamborghini that used to belong to the Shah of Iran.

He loves to improvise, ocassionally to the annoyance of other cast members.

He ate a live cockroach in VAMPIRE'S KISS (1989).

Says he still wants to play Superman.

Actor Nicolas Cage is so desperate for privacy that he has bought his own Bahamian island.

Nicolas Cage's best Christmas present ever was a giant wooden Pinocchio puppet which grew out of the ground.

The role of Brad Hamilton in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (1982) was written for, and offered tohim but after his audition the studio thought his performance was too dark and the role went, instead, to Judge Reinhold.

At one time Cage actually owned the Ferrari used in THE FAMILY MAN (2000). He sold it about a year before filming began.

He has a doctorate in Fine Arts

Won 7 awards for LEAVING LAS VEGAS

Was considered for the role of the veteran in BORN ON THE 4TH JULY (1989)

He was cast as Superman in Tim Burton's ill fated SUPERMAN LIVES

Parents were divorced when he was 12.

He was putting some of his vintage cars up for auction on March 9 and is being organised by Los Angeles-based RM Auctions Inc. Among the vehicles for sale will be six motorcycles, three Porsches, two Lamborghinis, two Jaguars, two Bugattis, a 1999 Rolls-Royce limousine, a 1991 Ferrari, a 1968 Corvette and a 1957 Ford pickup. The most valuable of the cars is a 1956 Jaguar D-Type XKD 546 valued at between £560,000 and £840,000. The auction will also include Cage's first car, a 1973 Triumph Spitfire estimated to be worth between £10,000 and £14,000.

Was married to Patricia Arquette

Personal quotes:
After the breakup of his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley, “I'm single and I'm in the place where I can find my own spiritual self and not be weighed down.”

"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."

“I welcomed the idea of bad reviews because that would mean I was doing something that challenged the critics. I thought I could change acting, which isn’t really my goal anymore. But at that time I was headstrong.”

" As a teen-ager I was more of an anarchist, but now I want people to thrive and be harmonious." - US Weekly. Issue 249.

"Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios."

" Shock is still fun. I won't ever shut the door on it."

" I was always shocked when I went to the doctor's office and they did my X-ray and didn't find that I had eight more ribs than I should have or that my blood was the color green." [on feeling different from friends as a kid]

"My father was always getting excited about something. It's genetically inside me somewhere."

" It's a family that's loaded with grudges and passion. We come from a long line of robbers and highwaymen in Italy, you know. Killers, even."

" I cry a lot. My emotions are very close to my surface. I don't want to hold anything in so it it festers and turns into pus - a pustule of emotion that explodes into a festering cesspool of depression."

" Classes were always a bore to me. I wanted to learn things on my own, not by presentations.I was a loudmouth and a clown. It came as a surprise to me, later, that I could be serious and still get attention."

" One of the first signs of being depressed is that you lose interest in things. That's why I think it is important to stay passionate."

Awards
Nicolas Cage won the Best Actor in the 68th Academy Awards 1995 from his appearance in LEAVING LAS VEGAS.

Nicolas Cage won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in 1995’s Leaving Las Vegas

Cage was given an Honory Doctorate in Fine Arts by California State University, Fullerton in May, 2001.

Nicolas Cage/John Travolta won the Best On-Screen Duo in the MTV Movie Awards 1998 from their appearance in FACE/OFF.

Nicolas Cage/Sean Connery won the Best On-Screen Duo in the MTV Movie Awards 1997 from their appearance in THE ROCK.

Won the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Award 1996 through LEAVING LAS VEGAS.

Awarded The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1995 as the Best Actor in a Leading Role-Drama in LEAVING LAS VEGAS.

Nicolas Cage won Oscar for Best Actor in 1996 for Leaving Las Vegas and Blockbuster Entertainment Award for CITY OF ANGELS in 1999.