Biografia de Nicolas Cage

in Long Beach, California, Nicolas Cage is one of the most successful Hollywood scene thanks to its versatility that enabled him to obtain considerable success both with action roles, brilliant and funny, both with purely dramatic interpretations. Grandson of renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is son of August Coppola, a Professor of literature, and Joy Vogelsang, choreographer. With the surname which brings them back fatally Uncle Director you'd think Nicholas Kim Coppola-his name was born-way smoothed, and maybe they did, but its history shows that the real talent is long lasting and is built step by step. In just six years must face the severe depression that affects his mother and that will take her to be hospitalized in a psychiatric ospefale. Twelve years after the divrozio of parents is entrusted to the father.
Fifteen years old when he began to attend the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. He made his debut for on stage and in 1981 it was the turn of television with the show "Best of times". The following year, again with the name Coppola, tackles the big screen with the movie "freaked out" by Any Heckerling. During these first experiences Nicolas has never stopped working at the Fairfax Theater like popcorn salesman. At eighteen he changes his surname to Cage in honor both of Luke Cage, Marvel comic book character known, both by John Cage, avant-garde musician. His real debut comes thanks to Uncle Francis Ford Coppola with "Rusty Savage" (1983) followed by "Cotton club" (with Richard Gere) and the beautiful "Birdy-the Shawshank Redemption" (1984) starring Matthew Modine and directed by Alan Parker. From now on, everything becomes easier: it is among the stars of "Peggy Sue got married," "raising Arizona," the award-winning "moonstruck" and "wild at heart" (1990) by maestro David Lynch.
Nicolas Cage's love life is particularly eventful: she has a son, Weston, by actress Kristina Fulton, left for the model Kristen Zang, abandoned in turn for actress Patricia Arquette. His marriage to Patricia arrives in 1995: they live in separate houses, she in Los Angeles, he in New York, and after several attempts to keep us (the actor also attempt to save the relationship by offering a large sum) the two divorced in 2001. Wasting no time in August 2002 bride Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of the "King of rock" Elvis Presley), but the marriage does not last long and after less than a year preparing divorce papers. In 1996 receives the important recognition of the Academy Award for best actor for "leaving Las Vegas" (1995) by Mike Figgs, with Elisabeth Shue. Later she performed in some high-impact action movies at the box office as "The rock" by Michael Bay, "With Air" by Simon West and "Face off" by John Woo. Other major titles are "Murder" (1998) by Brian De Palma, City of Angels (1999) with Meg Ryan, "beyond life" (1999) by Martin Scorsese, "gone in sixty seconds" (2001) with Angelina Jolie, "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" (2001) with Penelope Cruz, and "The Orchid thief" (2003) by Spike Jonze that won him the Oscar nomination thanks to the dual role played in the film.
Among his last works include "Matchstick Men" (2003, directed by Ridley Scott), "the mystery of the Templars" (2004, with Harvey Keitel and Jon Voight), "Lord of War" (2005), "The Weather Man" (2005), "World Trade Center" (2006), "the chosen one" (2006). In late 2007 he released the second installment of "the mystery of the Templars" (National Treasure). In Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills, owns a villa that friends call "the Castle". Great collector of comics, Nicolas Cage owns all the covers of the first editions of Superman and other heroes of the comics. His films of recent years are "signals from the future" (2009) which gathers excellent collections across the globe, "bad Lieutenant: port of call New Orleans", "sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010), produced by Walt Disney Pictures; in 2011 is starring in four films: "Drive Angry", "The last Templar", "Trespass" (Joel Schumacher) and "just for revenge. For 2012 is anticipated movie "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance".
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