Nicolas Cage

American actor (born 1964)

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Born 1964 · age 62United States

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  • Age
    62
    Born 1964
  • Known for
    Spider-Man: Into the S…
    2018
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

He changed his name to escape his uncle's shadow, then built a career so wildly unpredictable that arguing about whether he's brilliant or unhinged became its own genre of internet discourse.

Biography

About

Born Nicolas Coppola into Hollywood royalty, he dropped the family name and started small in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Valley Girl before appearing in uncle Francis Ford Coppola's films through the mid-'80s. Critical notice arrived with Moonstruck and Raising Arizona in 1987, then an Oscar for the harrowing Leaving Las Vegas in 1995 and a second nomination for playing twins in Adaptation. He became a blockbuster fixture with The Rock, Con Air, Face/Off, and the National Treasure and Ghost Rider franchises, while bouncing between straight drama, voice work in Spider-Verse, and cult oddit…

Voice

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Sourced, dated quotes from Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage
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I’m not career-minded. My mantra has always been “work.” I never had a “career.” I only had “work.” That was a way of going through different movies.
"‘People Thought I Didn’t Care — I Did.’ Nicolas Cage Sets the Record Straight" in Rolling Stone (16 April 2022)
Nicolas Cage
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The media sometimes talks about the Video-on-Demand work.
"‘People Thought I Didn’t Care — I Did.’ Nicolas Cage Sets the Record Straight" in Rolling Stone (16 April 2022)
Nicolas Cage
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My interest has always been cinema or films, because that’s what I was most compelled by. I was most inspired by the movie actors that I grew up with.
"‘People Thought I Didn’t Care — I Did.’ Nicolas Cage Sets the Record Straight" in Rolling Stone (16 April 2022)
Nicolas Cage
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There’s a difference between remorse and regret. I don’t have any regret.
"Nicolas Cage on Playing Nicolas Cage: “I Wanted No Part of It”" in The Hollywood Reporter (10 March 2022)
Nicolas Cage
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Karaoke is kind of like a prayer. You’re not supposed to videotape that. I’m not a professional singer. I’m just enjoying my life and blowing off some steam with friends.
"Nicolas Cage Is Ready to Be Taken Seriously Again" in Vanity Fair (15 July 2021)
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TV credits

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Awards

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  • Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
  • Sitges Grand Honorary Award
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76.0
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Momentum4.5
Historical42.0
Now attention10.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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