Monday, January 19, 2009
Nicolas Cage : Best Artist
Biography :
Nicolas Cage Born in Long Beach, California, 7 January 1964; nephew of the director Francis Ford Coppola. Family: Married the actress Patricia Arquette, 1995; son, Weston Coppola Cage, by former girlfriend, the actress Kristina Fulton. Education: Attended Beverly Hills High School, left in 11th grade with an equivalency degree; studied at the American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco; studied acting with Peggy Feury. Career: 1981—appeared in TV movie The Best of Times; 1982—made theatrical film debut as Nicolas Coppola in Fast Times at Ridgemont High; 1983—changed last name to avoid being rated as Francis Ford Coppola's nephew, choosing Cage in double homage to composer John Cage and comic book superhero Luke Cage; 1989—gained notoriety for eating a live cockroach in Vampire's Kiss. Awards: Best Actor, New York Film Critics, Golden Globe for best drama actor, Screen Actors Guild Award, National Society of Film Critics, and Academy Award, for Leaving Las Vegas, 1995.
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