NICHOLAS CAGE

The son of comparative literature professor August Coppola (a brother of director Francis Ford Coppola) and dancer/choreographer Joy Vogelsang, Cage changed his name early in his career to make his own reputation, succeeding brilliantly with a host of classic, quirky roles by the late 1980s.

Initially studying theatre at Beverly Hills High (though he dropped out at 17), he secured a bit part in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) -- most of which was cut, dashing his hopes and leading to a job selling popcorn at the Fairfax Theater, thinking that would be the only route to a movie career. But a job reading lines with auditioners for uncle Francis' Rumble Fish (1983) landed him a role in that film, followed by the punk-rocker in Valley Girl (1983), which was released first and truly launched his career.

His one-time passion for method acting reached a personal limit when he smashed a street-vendor's remote-control car to achieve the sense of rage needed for his gangster character in The Cotton Club (1984).

In his early 20s, he dated Jenny Wright for two years and later linked to Uma Thurman. After a relationship of several years with Christina Fulton, a model, they split amicably and share custody of a son, Weston Coppola Cage (b.1992). (via IMDB)


From The Blogsphere

Nic Cage Faces Huge Tax Bill, Sells In Bel Air

via luxist.com ( 42 Days ago )
For Nicolas Cage the internet seems to full of some good news and some bad news today. First the bad, TMZ has documents that show that Nicolas Cage's current total owed to the IRS is now a steep $6,257,005. But here's the good, he may have finally unloaded his Bel-Air Tudor home. The home which once belonged to singer Tom Jones and to Dean Martin was for sale for as high as $35 million [...]

Other news

via theblemish.com ( 42 Days ago )
So… who keeps hiring Nic Cage? - Taylor Lautner, the 17 year old from Twilight, took off his shirt to be photographed for Rolling Stone. He did flips in the air while showing off his six pack. Taylor Lautner is a lot like me except not as athletic or cut. I kind of feel sorry for him. [Popsugar] - These are the photos you won’t see in ESPN’s upcoming body issue. [...]

'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' Trailer: Nic Cage is the Worst Lt. in This Port of Call

via iwatchstuff.com ( 42 Days ago )
Nicolas Cage gets a lot of guff these days, and not without reason. Look at some of his recent catalog: Knowing? Bangkok Dangerous? National Treasure? National Treasure: Book of Secrets? Next? Ghost Rider? Just reading those titles makes my braintongue feel like it's licked a postage stamp. But those are just poor decisions; they don't necessarily reflect acting ability. I mean, [...]

Blame Your Increased Taxes On Nic Cage, Actor Owes The IRS Millions!

via perezhilton.com ( 43 Days ago )
The National Treasure actors has one large national debt to pay off! If you've been reading, you know that Nicolas Cage owes about $6.26 million dollars to the government from unpaid back taxes. Since learning this, he's put many of his houses up for sale to try and pay back the debt. He has yet to be successful in selling one. But now, it seems he has even more money to pony up! [...]

Marge Simpson to Pose for Playboy; Nic Cage Vs. the IRS

via asylum.com ( 43 Days ago )
Filed under: Entertainment, Celebrity, Cheat Sheet, News Showbiz news you actually want, from geek gossip to celeb train-wrecks. Marge Simpson will appear in a three-page Playboy pictorial to celebrate the 20th anniversary of "The Simpsons."' Like most things "Simpsons"-related these days, people will ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

John Woo Considering Two English-Language Projects; Wants to Remake Le Samouraï

via slashfilm.com ( 44 Days ago )
John Woo hasn’t made an English-language film since 2003’s Paycheck. Arguably he’s made only one good (or only one truly entertaining) film in America, Face/Off, though the Nic Cage war film Windtalkers does have defenders. Leaving the studio system seems like it was the best option for Woo, and in addition to his completed film opus Red Cliff he’s got Jianyu [...]

Nic Cage Sued for $2 Million

via tmz.com ( 49 Days ago )
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Exclusives Nicolas Cage is being sued by a bank for breach of contract -- and they're asking for $2 million.According to a lawsuit filed today, East West Bank claims they extended Cage a line of credit in the amount of $2 million in August 2007. The bank claims ...Permalink

STOP SENDING ME NIC CAGE AS SUPERMAN

via uproxx.com ( 59 Days ago )
The only reason I’m even posting this is so that no one else emails it to me.  And also because it’s all over the internet today, and I don’t want to miss out on the traffic just because it’s not at all newsworthy.  GRRR, BUSINESS ETHICS! Anyway, it’s well-known that Nic Cage was at one point attached to play Superman (which would’ve been almost [...]

Halloween 3D Director Revealed

via latinoreview.com ( 63 Days ago )
We already told you that Halloween 3D was happening, and then we let you know that Nic Cage was getting his own 3D adventure with Drive Angry. Now what do those two things have in common? A director. Uncle Creepy over at DreadCentral revealed last night that the man who will take the director's chair for Halloween 3D is none other than Patrick Lussier, who directed My Bloody Valentine [...]

Nic Cage Ditches 'Green Hornet' Because It Lacked Humanity

via cinematical.com ( 64 Days ago )
Nicolas Cage told reporters at the Toronto International Film Festival that he decided to drop out of Michel Gondry's adaptation of The Green Hornet because he wasn't satisfied by the way his character, the Green Hornet's nemesis Chudnofsky, was written. According to Cage, the character lacked "humanity" and any sort of background as to why he was a bad guy, and that he "wasn't interested [...]