in my opinion he's brilliant in almost every role he did
he changed his name from Coppola to Cage when he began acting, to make his own reputation
1. marriage with Patricia Arquette (08. April 1995 - 18. May 2001, divorced)
2. marriage with the daughter of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley (10. August 2002 - 16. May 2004, divorced)
he is now in his 3. marriage with Alice Kim (married on 30. July 2004)
has a son Kal-el (* 03. October 2005) with Kim
he has an older son, Weston (* 26. December 1990) from his relationship with actress/model Kristina Fulton
his father is August Coppola, a literature professor (the brother of director/screenwriter/producer Francis Ford Coppola)
his mother is Joy Vogelsang, a dancer and choreographer
his parents seperated in 1976 and the three boys were raised by their father, August
Nicolas has two older brothers: Marc and Christopher
his grandfather (father of Francis Ford Coppola) was Carmine Coppola (* 11. July 1910 + 26. April 1991), a flautist and composer