Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards. Known for his versatility as an actor, his participation in various film genres has gained him a cult following.

Born into the Coppola family, Cage began his career in films such as ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982) and ''Valley Girl'' (1983), as well as various films by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola such as ''Rumble Fish'' (1983), ''The Cotton Club'' (1984), and ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986). He received critical success for his roles in ''Moonstruck'' and ''Raising Arizona'' (both 1987), before earning an Academy Award for Best Actor for the dramatic film ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995). He was Oscar-nominated for playing twins Charlie and Donald Kaufman in the comedy-drama film ''Adaptation'' (2002).

Cage 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). He also took on dramatic roles in ''City of Angels'' (1998), ''Bringing Out the Dead'' (1999), ''The Family Man'' (2000), ''Matchstick Men'' (2003), and ''The Wicker Man'' (2006). He has voiced characters in ''The Croods'' film series (2013–2020) and in ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018). He earned renewed critical recognition for his starring roles in ''Mandy'' (2018), ''Pig'' (2021), ''The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'' (2022), ''Dream Scenario'' (2023) and ''Longlegs'' (2024).

Cage 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). For his contributions to the film industry, he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998. He was ranked No. 40 in ''Empire'' magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list in 2007 and was placed No. 37 in ''Premiere''s 100 Most Powerful People in Hollywood in 2008. Nicolas Cage was also voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time in a 2022 readers' poll by ''Empire'' magazine. Provided by Wikipedia