Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Apr 21, 2022 · Check out Cage’s full answer on why he named his name below: I changed my name because I was doing a little movie called Fast Times at Ridgemont High and I was still Nicolas Coppola, and people would not stop saying things like, ‘I love the smell of Nicolas in the morning,’ because of Apocalypse Now, and Robert Duvall saying, ‘I love ...

  2. Jul 24, 2024 · Nicolas Cage's decision to ditch the Coppola family name came very early in his acting career. He changed his name from "Nicolas Kim Coppola" to "Nicolas Cage" after his feature film debut as Brad's Bud in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. While Cage's familial connections undeniably helped him to get his foot in the door of the film industry, his ...

  3. Feb 27, 2022 · Nicolas Cage has been one of the most spotlighted names in the film industry for so long that it’s easy to forget why he changed his acting name from his family name Coppola. Christened Nicolas Kim Coppola at birth, the Face/Off star is renowned for his unconventional approach to method acting and generating blockbuster performances that have ...

  4. Jan 26, 2023 · Vince Bucci/Getty Images. When Cage first started out as an actor, he was still using his real last nameCoppola – and is even credited as Nicolas Coppola for his first few roles (via Cheat Sheet ). But eventually, Cage tired of the buzz that surrounded him as a Coppola. "Casting agents would spend the entire audition asking about my ...

    • Lana Schwartz
  5. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is one of only two roles that Nicolas Cage was credited for under his government name, the other being a TV movie titled The Best of Times that also featured a young and beautiful Crispin Glover. According to the erstwhile Nicolas Kim Coppola, he changed his name to Cage in honor of two of his greatest influences ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nicolas_CageNicolas Cage - Wikipedia

    Nicolas Cage. Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), [ 1][ 2] known by his stage name Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and film producer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for two BAFTA Awards.

  7. People also ask

  8. 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' star Nicolas Cage takes the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answers the internet's burning questions about himself...

    • 36 sec
    • 8.8M
    • WIRED