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Nicholas Cage
As a self-described "skinny little runt of a kid," Nicky Coppola first discovered acting as an
infallible way to escape getting beat up.
At the age of 15, Nicolas decided to become an actor while watching East of Eden. He could
relate to the character played by James Dean, and the need to please his father. With the
help of his uncle, Nic soon fulfilled his dream of being a paid actor. As he began working,
Nic realized that being the nephew of a successful director has its drawbacks. It wasn't
until he auditioned for Valley Girl under the name Nicolas Cage that he no longer felt the
burden of the Coppola name. He'd toyed with many different names before deciding on
Cage. Nick Blue (his favorite color at the time), Nick Faust, Nick Mascalzone (his great-
grandmother's nickname for him, it means "bad boy" in Italian)...He eventually decided on
Cage as a tribute to black comic-book superhero Luke Cage and composer John Cage.
Throughout Nicolas Cage’s career, he has explored several different genres of movies. His
first few films were Peggy Sue Got Married, Vampire’s Kiss and Moonstruck, the latter which
earned him a Golden Globe nomination. His next three films, Honeymoon in Vegas, It
Could Happen to You, and Guarding Tess were heart-warming comedies which helped to
broaden Cage’s audience. However, it was the film Leaving Las Vegas that finally won him
the recognition many fans and critics believed he deserved, the coveted Oscar® for Best
Actor.
After the enormous success of Leaving Las Vegas, Nicolas decided to take on an action
movie to keep “mixing it up.” When asked about why he decided to do a mainstream
action film like The Rock, a first for him, he explains that he wanted to play a character that
was a sensitive action hero, one that actually doesn't want to kill people in order to be a
hero. Apparently now comfortable with the genre, he is going on to make two more, Con
Air and Face Off. While the idea of actors who do their own stunts has become more
popular in Hollywood, Nic refuses to take part. "I want to be around to see my kid grow
up."
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