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Sep 5, 2021 · Nicolas Cage Many are surprised to learn that movie star Nicolas Cage is actually a member of the Coppola family — largely because he doesn’t share the surname. In reality, his true name is Nicolas Kim Coppola, he just took on Cage as a stage name to separate his acting career from the family and avoid the appearance of nepotism.
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Born into the Coppola family, Cage began his career in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) and Valley Girl (1983), as well various films by his uncle Francis Ford Coppola such as Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Peggy Sue Got Married (1986).
Jan 5, 2022 · Nicolas Cage says he begged uncle Francis Ford Coppola to cast him in. Godfather: Part III. "It just wasn’t going to happen." By. Jessica Wang. Published on January 5, 2022 01:27PM EST....
Jan 5, 2022 · Culture Film News. Nicolas Cage says he begged his uncle Francis Ford Coppola to let him be in the Godfather trilogy. ‘This is a very embarrassing answer to your question because it involves...
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Mar 6, 2024 · He is the nephew of film director Francis Ford Coppola and, as a youth, visited his uncle often at his San Francisco home. His cousin is movie director Sofia Coppola, who is Francis’ daughter. At...
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Nov 20, 2023 · At the same time, Cage’s relationship with his famous uncle was straining under the weight of jealousy and resentment. The stories Cage has told are grandiose enough to have been rejected from a Godfather screenplay. A few choice anecdotes: 1. Cage, around 12 or 13, was in the backseat of his uncle’s car.
Jan 6, 2022 · Published Jan 6, 2022. Nicolas Cage saw himself as a member of the Corleone family in The Godfather Part III, but his uncle Francis Ford Coppola was having none of it. Despite an impassioned plea from nephew Nicolas Cage, director Francis Ford Coppola did not cast the actor as Vincent Corleone in The Godfather Part III, according to Cage himself.