Nicolas Cage
- Born: 7 Jan, 1964
Though haunted by cries of nepotism early in his career, engaging, sleepy-eyed American star Nicolas Cage, nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola, led anything but a charmed existence growing up amidst the placid suburban comfort of Long Beach, California. His mother's hospitalizations for severe depression kept her away from the family for long intervals, and his parents' subsequent divorce, coupled with his adolescent feelings of "dorkiness" made it easy for him to identify with James Dean's outsider status in 1955's "East of Eden". Credited as Nicolas Cage for the first time, he channeled his frustrations through his initial leading character in "Valley Girl" (1983), his name change inspired by Luke Cage, the black comic-book hero who suffers from depressi...
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- grandfather Carmine Coppola: born on June 11, 1910; died on April 26, 1991; shared 1974 Oscar for Best Original Score for "The Godfather, Part II"
- father August Floyd Coppola: pioneer in studies for the blind; divorced from Cage's mother c. 1976
- mother Joy Vogelsang: suffered from chronic depression; divorced from Cage's father c. 1976
- aunt Eleanor Neil Coppola: born in 1936; married to Francis Ford Coppola
- uncle Francis Ford Coppola: born in 1939; directed Cage in the films "Rumble Fish" (1983), "The Cotton Club" (1984) and "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986)
- cousin Jason Schwartzman: born in 1980; son of Talia Shire and Jack Schwartzman
- aunt Talia Shire: born in 1946; formerly married to composer David Shire; later married to and widowed by producer Jack Schwartzman
- cousin Robert Schwartzman: born in 1982; son of Talia Shire and Jack Schwartzman
- brother Marc Coppola: born in 1957
- step-son Enzo Luciano Rossi: born on January 3, 1989; mother, Patricia Arquette
- brother Christopher Coppola: born on January 25, 1962; directed Cage in "Deadfall"
- son Weston Coppola Cage: born December 26, 1990; mother, Kristina Fulton
- cousin Roman Coppola: born in 1965
- cousin Sofia Coppola: born in 1971; married to director Spike Jonze
- Lori Allison: later married Johnny Depp
- Kristina Fulton: mother of Cage's son Weston; born c. 1957; separated from Cage in 1991
- Sarah Jessica Parker: had one-year relationship with Cage in the 1990s
- Kristen Zang: together from 1992-94; had announced engagement; born c. 1974
- wife Patricia Arquette: born on April 8, 1968; dated briefly c. 1987; married in April 1995; Cage filed for divorce in February 2000; couple briefly reconciled and Cage withdrew his suit; Arquette filed for divorce in November 2000; divorced finalized on August 29, 2001
- Penelope Cruz: met during filming of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" (2001); no longer together
- wife Lisa Marie Presley: began dating in spring 2001; separated c. January 2002; married August 10, 2002 in Hawaii; filed divorce papers in Los Angeles on Nov. 26, 2002
- Carrie Tivador: rumored to be dating as of March 2003
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