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I discover an exclusive interview with Nicolas Cage hosted by James Lipton. You can listen and studied Nic career.

His bacground and what he have been doing. Did you know for a long time ago he sing “Yellow Submarine! (time 7.01)

• After his first film role (in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), he adopted the stage name of Cage, because he wanted to assure himself that any success he had was based on his own merits, not the fame of his uncle, Francis Ford Coppola.

• Alice Kim (June 30, 2004 – Present) Lisa Marie Presley (August 10, 2002 – May 16, 2004) Patricia Arquette (April 8, 1995 – May 18, 2001)

• An avid comic book collector, Nick has said that he views superheroes as the mythology of the modern age.

• Announced that he is dating Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the late Elvis Presley. They later married.[Summer 2001]

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• At one time Cage actually owned the Ferrari used in THE FAMILY MAN (2000). He sold it about a year before filming began.

• At one time, Nicolas Cage had a job selling popcorn at the Fairfax Theater. Cage can also be seen in a very small part in Fast Times At Ridgemont High.

• Ate a live roach in Vampire’s Kiss, 1989.

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• Ate a real cockroach in the film Vampire’s Kiss (1989), it reportedly took three takes. He once said about the experience, “Every muscle in my body didn’t want to do it, but I did it anyway.”

• Attended Justin-Siena High School in Napa, California. During the early 80s.

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• Auditioned for the role of Joel in Risky Business (1983), but the role eventually went to Tom Cruise.

•Awarded an Honory Doctorate in Fine Arts by California State University, Fullerton. He spoke at the commencement. (May 2001)

• Big fan of Elvis Presley.

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• Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Comedy/Romance for The Family Man

• Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Drama/Romance for City of Angels

• Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Suspense for Snake Eyes

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• Boasts he is fascinated by modern myths.

• Bought a second island in the Bahamas reportedly for $3 million, after selling his luxury Malibu, California home for nearly $10 million. (May 20, 2006)

• Bought Midford Castle (a big house, not a real castle) near Bath, England. Purchase price was in the region of £5 million (about $10 million), recently sold it

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• Bought Schloss Neidstein, a mini castle in the Bavarian village of Etzelwang (July 2006).

• Brother of Marc Coppola and Christopher Coppola.

• Cage and director John Carpenter are in final negotiations to work together on the prison thriller SCARED STRAIGHT. (August 1, 2008)

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• Cage and his son Weston will be releasing their six-issue illustrated series Voodoo Child via Virgin Comics on July 11. (July 5, 2007)

• Cage and Lisa Marie Presley took nearly a year and a half to end a marriage that lasted less than four months. (May 26, 2004)

• Cage and Lisa Marie Presley’s marriage was already in trouble just two months after the couple exchanged vows in Hawaii, because they couldn’t stop fighting — according to friends, the fiery couple were disagreeing over starting a family and where to set up a permanent home together. (October 18, 2002)

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• Cage deeply regrets divorcing Lisa Marie Presley — Cage admits he’d like to have seen if their relationship truly had a chance of working, but he is happy that he and Presley are, at least, friends. (April 3, 2003)

• Cage Fulfills Christmas Dream Wed, 26 Dec 2007

• Cage was ranked #37 in Premiere’s 100 most powerful people in Hollywood in 1998.

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• Cage’s first movie role was a bit part in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) that ended up on the cutting room floor.

• Close friends with Crispin Glover.

• Close friends with Rush drummer Neil Peart.

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• Close friends with Tom Waits.

• Collects comic books and sees them as being today’s equivalent of mythology.

• Considered “Blue” before settling on “Cage” as his surname.

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• Cousin by marriage to director Spike Jonze.

• Cousin of Jason Schwartzman.

• Cousin of Robert Schwartzman, who changed his name to Robert Schwartzman-Cage inspired by Nicolas.

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• Cousin of Sofia Coppola and Roman Coppola.

• Devoted Elvis Presley fan that he is, in Wild at Heart (1990) he performed the Elvis classic “Love Me” with uncanny aplomb.

• During an A&E Biography on him, the host explained that Cage was director Sam Raimi`s first choice to play Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in the movie Spider-Man (2002). Apparently this was before he met Willem Dafoe.

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• Father August Coppola, formerly a professor at Cal State Long Beach and Dean of Creative Arts at San Francisco State University

• Filed divorce papers in February, withdrew them in April.

• Former cousin, by marriage, of director Spike Jonze.

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• Former son-in-law of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley.

• Former stepfather of Danielle Riley Keough.

• Former stepfather of Patricia Arquette`s son Enzo.

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• Given an Honory Doctorate in Fine Arts by California State University, Fullerton in May, 2001. Cage spoke at the commencement.

• Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Leaving Las

• Got Johnny Depp his first acting job.

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• Graduated UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.

• Grandson of Carmine Coppola.

• Great-grandson of Francesco Pennino.

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• Half German, half Italian.

• Has a pair of king cobra snakes.

• He ate a live cockroach in VAMPIRE’S KISS (1989).

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• He has a Dr. or doctorate in Fine Arts
• He loves to improvise, ocassionally to the annoyance of other cast members.
• He owns a Lamborghini that used to belong to the Shah of Iran.

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• He said he realized that all great movie stars – like Spencer Tracy, for instance – had recognizable voices, so he has stylized his to be distinctive.

• He was cast as Superman in Tim Burton’s ill fated SUPERMAN LIVES

• He was putting some of his vintage cars up for auction on March 9 and is being organised by Los Angeles-based RM Auctions Inc. Among the vehicles for sale will be six motorcycles, three Porsches, two Lamborghinis, two Jaguars, two Bugattis, a 1999 Rolls-Royce limousine, a 1991 Ferrari, a 1968 Corvette and a 1957 Ford pickup. The most valuable of the cars is a 1956 Jaguar D-Type XKD 546 valued at between £560,000 and £840,000. The auction will also include Cage’s first car, a 1973 Triumph Spitfire estimated to be worth between £10,000 and £14,000.

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• A conman who tricked Cage out of $300,000 by posing as a classic car salesman has been jailed for five years. (April 26, 2007)

• Has a son, Weston Coppola-Cage (with actress Christina Fulton), born 26 December, 1990.

• Has purchased a $10 million countryside mansion in Bath, England – making him the owner of 14 properties worldwide. (July 29, 2007)

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• He hated school and in the 11th grade he took the G.E.D. exam. After getting the certificate, Nicolas landed a part as a surfer dude on a short-lived TV series called ‘The Best of Times’

• He bought Castle Neidstein near Etzelwang, Germany. (2006), but sold it 2009

• He is the brother of Marc Coppola and Christopher Coppola.

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• He is the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire.

• He is very close friends with Tom Waits.

• He lives in a fake castle on the outskirts Los Angeles. He wants to import an authentic one from overseas, 1997.

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• He married Lisa Marie Presley on August 10, 2002 and got divorced May 16, 2004.

• He purchased a home on the former property of John Wayne in Newport Beach, CA, for a record-setting #24 million.

• He said he realized that all great movie stars, such as Spencer Tracy, had had recognizable voices, so he has stylized his to be distinctive.

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• He was engaged to Kristen Zang.

• Hi is (along with his cousin Sofia Coppola) the third generation of Oscar winners in the Coppola family. His uncle, Francis Ford Coppola and his grandfather, Carmine Coppola, are the other two generations. They are the second family to do so, the first family is the Hustons – Anjelica Huston, John Huston and Walter Huston.

• His best Christmas present ever was a giant wooden Pinocchio puppet which grew out of the ground.

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• His e-mail address was hijacked and used to send lewd sexual messages to his friends. (June 23, 2005)

• His grandmother originates from Cochem/Mosel, Germany.

• His grandmother waltzed in with a pony on his 40th birthday. (December 19, 2003)

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• His is (along with his cousin Sofia Coppola) the third generation of Oscar winners in the Coppola family. His uncle, Francis Ford Coppola and his grandfather, Carmine Coppola, are the other two generations. They are the second family to do so, the first family is the Hustons – Anjelica Huston, John Huston and Walter Huston.

• His secret elopement to former waitress Alice Kim cost him $100,000 after his furious ex-girlfriend, Kristina Fulton, insisted on a holiday to make up for his betrayal. (August, 2004)

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• His stage name was taken from comic book character Luke Cage.

• I always enjoy his movies. He was terrific in Con-Air and Gone In Sixty Seconds.

• In 1984, he was listed as one of twelve “Promisi