Cage, Nicolas

PERSONAL DATA:
NAME:	Nicholas Cage
DATE OF BIRTH:	7.1.1964
PLACE OF BIRTH:	Long Beach, California, United States

Career:

Nicolas Cage changed his surname to Cage due to the popularity of his uncle Francis Ford Coppola.
He wanted to make it in Hollywood on his own so he changed it after his favorite musician, John Cage.
At the age of 15, young Nicolas was already taking acting classes and even managed to earn his living after school by appearing on TV shows.
The most well-known films from that time were "Peggy Sue Has Married" from 1986, then "Wild At Heart - The Story of Sailor and Lula" in 1990 and above all "Tess and her Bodyguard" in 1994.
He received the Oscar for Best Actor in 1995 for the film "Leaving Las Vegas", an emotional alcohol drama.
However, Nicolas Cage only became known with his impressive action films such as "The Rock" alongside Sean Connery, "Con Air" in the role of a prisoner who wants to prevent an escape and above all through "Face-Off - In the Body of the Enemy". with John Travolta as an opponent.
In the romantic drama "City of Angels" he played the sensitive angel Seth alongside Meg Ryan, just one year later, only to take us shortly afterwards into the dark abysses of the human soul with the dark thriller "8 mm" in 1999 tempt.
In general, the film was well received, but according to viewers` opinions it was a bit too dark.
He then returned to the action genre in 2000 with the film Just 20 Seconds alongside Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie. The audience loved chic cars, beautiful women and speed. This well-tried recipe convinced the cinema audience and the fast-paced film became a success.
Another film followed in the same year with Nicolas Cage "Family Man", but this one was completely devoid of action but with a lot of heart.
Well, since every actor seems to have been in a war movie at some point, Nicolas Cage did it twice. 2001 in "Corelli`s Mandolin" and the year after in "Windtalkers". Both films were not really successful and actually completely unnecessary.
In 2003 he tried again with a genre change - and shines with the insane satire "Adaption" alongside Meryl Streep.
With the "Legacy of the Knights Templar" Nicolas Cage was up to date again in 2005 and in the cinema.
He proved to everyone that such roles are simply tailor-made for him.
The drama "The Weather Man", a family drama with depth, made him a weatherman or rather a weatherman.
In 2005, he surpassed his performances for a long time and was on the road as an arms dealer in our cinemas as "Lord of War".
You can call him one of the most versatile actors of our time and you never know what kind of film will come out next.

Filmography

1981: Best of Times (TV) 1982: I think I`m standing in the forest 1983: Valley Girl 1983: Rumblefish 1984: Time Flies - The Navy Calls 1984: Cotton Club 1984: Birdy 1986: Peggy Sue got married 1986: Finish - final sprint to victory 1987: Arizona Jr. 1987: Moonstruck 1988: The Highway Trio 1989: Vampire`s Kiss 1990: Zandalee - The Sixth Commandment 1990: Wild At Heart - The Story of Sailor and Lula 1990: Air Borne - Steel Wings 1992: Red Rock West 1992: ...But Not With My Bride - Honeymoon In Vegas 1993: Deadfall 1993: Amos & Andrew - Two almost perfect messes 1994: Blizzard in Paradise 1994: $2M tip 1994: Tess & Her Bodyguard 1995: Leaving Las Vegas

1995: Kiss of Death 1996: The Rock - rock of decision 1997: Con Air 1997: In the Body of the Enemy 1998:City of Angels 1998: Game for time 1999: 8mm - Eight millimeters 1999: Bringing Out The Dead 2000: Only 60 seconds left 2000: Family Man 2001: Shadow Of The Vampire 2001: Corelli`s Mandolin 2002: Windtalkers 2003: Adaptation 2003: Tricks 2004: The Legacy of the Knights Templar 2006: The Weather Man 2006: Lord of War - Dealer of Death 2006: World Trade Center 2006: Wicker Man - Ritual of Evil 2006: The Ant Bully (voice only) 2007: Ghost Riders 2007: Next 2007: National Treasure 2

Film Awards

Golden Globe nominations:
1987: Best Actor - Musical/Comedy: Moonstruck
1992: Best Actor - Musical/Comedy: ...But Not With My Bride - Honeymoon In Vegas
2002: Best Actor - Musical/Comedy: Adaptation

Golden Globes won:
1995: Best Actor - Drama: Leaving Las Vegas

OSCAR nominations:
2002: Best Actor: Adaptation

OSCARs won
1995: Best Actor: Leaving Las Vegas