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| children = 2 | parents = | family = | signature = CageAutograph.jpg }} Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), known professionally as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and producer. He has performed in leading roles in a variety of films, ranging from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. In the early years of his career, Cage starred in films such as ''Valley Girl'' (1983), ''Racing with the Moon'' (1984), ''Birdy'' (1984), ''Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986), ''Raising Arizona'' (1987), ''Moonstruck'' (1987), ''Vampire's Kiss'' (1989), ''Wild at Heart'' (1990), ''Honeymoon in Vegas'' (1992), and ''Red Rock West'' (1993). Cage received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance as an alcoholic Hollywood writer in ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995) before coming to the attention of wider audiences with mainstream films such as ''The Rock'' (1996), ''Face/Off'' (1997), ''Con Air'' (1997), ''City of Angels'' (1998), and ''National Treasure'' (2004). He earned his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in ''Adaptation'' (2002). In 2002, he directed the film ''Sonny'', for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as ''Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000) and ''The Life of David Gale'' (2003). Through his performances in ''The Weather Man'' (2005), ''Lord of War'' (2005), ''The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'' (2009), and ''Kick-Ass'' (2010) he earned critical acclaim. Films such as ''Ghost Rider'' (2007) and ''Knowing'' (2009) were box office successes. Cage has been strongly criticized in recent years for his choice of roles, some of which have been universally panned. However, he recently starred in ''The Croods'' and ''Joe'', both of which were warmly received by critics. ==Early life and family== Cage was born in Long Beach, California, the son of August Floyd Coppola, a professor of literature, and Joy (Vogelsang), a dancer and choreographer. He was raised in a Catholic family.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/weekend/features/this-much-i-know-karen-koster-155089.html )〕 His paternal grandparents were composer Carmine Coppola and actress Italia Pennino, and his paternal great-grandparents were immigrants from Bernalda, Basilicata.〔 Through his father, he is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and of actress Talia Shire, and the cousin of directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola, film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, and actors Robert Carmine and Jason Schwartzman. Cage's two brothers are New York radio personality Marc "The Cope" Coppola and director Christopher Coppola. He attended Beverly Hills High School, which is known for its many alumni who became entertainers. He aspired to act from an early age and also attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His first non-cinematic acting experience was in a school production of ''Golden Boy''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cinema.com/people/000/677/nicolas-cage/ )〕 He cites James Dean as the key inspiration for his career, saying: "I started acting because I wanted to be James Dean. I saw him in ''Rebel Without a Cause'', ''East of Eden''. Nothing affected me - no rock song, no classical music - the way Dean affected me in ''Eden''. It blew my mind. I was like, 'That's what I want to do'." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicolas Cage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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