Despite being a National Treasure and a member of one of Hollywoodβs most illustrious families, this actor lives a βquiet, horrible nightmareβ in his personal life.
The actor from Family Man, who once purchased a plane ticket for his childβs imaginary friend, is currently living in a βhostile environmentβ that his sonβs ex-wife has created, preventing him from seeing his twin granddaughters, who are four years old.
Find out who the celebrity whose name change was influenced by a superhero is by reading on!
This actor, who was just fifteen at the time, was sitting in a car with his uncle, a prominent Hollywood filmmaker, and pleaded with him for an opportunity to feature in one of his critically acclaimed films.
βIβll demonstrate acting for you if you give me a screen test. On and off screen, the star is unashamedly weird. βThere was just silence in the car,β she remarked.
The actor forged his own way to fame at the age of 17, landing a small part in the 1982 smash hit, the cult favorite about coming of age, Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Nicholas Cage, who was born Nicholas Kim Coppola in 1962, claims that he was the target of jokes since his name was still Coppola.
Because of Apocalypse Now, people would not stop saying things like, βI adore the fragrance of Nicolas in the morning.βand it was difficult to work. I decided that I didnβt need this, so I changed it to Cage,β the actor says, removing the last name that linked him to his well-known relative Francis Ford Coppola.
He then goes on to explain his choice of Cage, saying, βItβs a blend of John Cage, the avant-garde musician, and Luke Cage from Marvel comics, who was a character I admired, also titled Power Man. It says a lot about what Iβve been doing ever since.
He claimed that the anonymity of his first major role, in which Cage was his last name, made him feel as though he βhad this weight come off my body.β This was in the 1983 film Valley Girl.
βWhoa, I can pull this off. And that event gave me a sense of liberation,β he tells a Hollywood reporter. And you can tell that Iβm free in Valley Girl. In reference to his role in his uncleβs 1983 picture Rumble Fish, he remarks, βWhereas in Fast Times, or even Rumble Fish, Iβm somewhat stuck.β
Cage appeared in consecutive movies during the ensuing years, being known as one of Hollywoodβs most sought-after performers.
He received Golden Globe nominations in 1988 for his roles in Honeymoon in Vegas with Sarah Jessica Parker and Moonstruck with Cher.
He also met actor Christina Fulton that year, and she gave birth to his first son, Weston Coppola Cage, in December 1990. Weston played his fatherβs younger self in the 2014 movie Rage.
Cage, who won an Oscar for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas in 1995, also has a daughter, August Francesca (born in 2022), with his fifth wife, Riko Shibata, and a son, Kal-El (Supermanβs given name), born in 2005 with his third wife, Alice Kim.
In addition, Cage was notably married to Lisa Marie Presley (2002) and Patricia Arquette (1995β2001), with whom he filed for divorce a few months later.
Family comes βfirst and foremost,β according to the actor from The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, who spoke with People.
In real life, Nick Cage never shows a lack of desire to spend time with his kids.No Nick Cage has ever prioritized his family over his work, according to the Raising Arizona star.
βI turned down Lord of the Rings and I turned down Matrix because I needed to be at home with my son Weston, thatβs a fact,β he continues. βI didnβt want to go to New Zealand or Australia for three years.β
βWas once on a plane with [Nicholas Cage] and his son and a seat had also been purchased for his sonβs imaginary friend,β actor Minnie Driver once stated, providing evidence of it.
Cage, Weston Coppola
The Adaptation star still has a close relationship with his kids and two grandchildren, Weston and his second wife, Lucian (born 2014) and Sorin (2016).
Regarding Weston, the former frontman of two heavy metal bands, Cage remarked, βHe can do things I dream about doingβ¦compose music, sing, act, sculpt, and cook and now he is a loving father.β βIβve never felt such a sense of blissful completion as I do when I see my son with my grandson.β
The 33-year-old D-Day actor has been married three times. He and his third ex-wife, Hila Arounian, have twin girls, Cyress and Venice, who were born in 2020.
However, none of their well-known Hollywood family members are familiar to the children.
According to TMZ, Hila was given βsole legal and physical custody of their twin daughtersβ¦with Weston getting no visitation rightsβ after an unpleasant divorce in 2021.
Hila has created a βhostile environment,β including βa request for a restraining order against her seeing the kids that was dismissedβ in 2023, according to Westonβs mother Christina, who is sharing the upsetting details with the U.S. Sun.
As a sophisticated, deferential Hollywood family, we are horrified and outraged that Hila could act in such a manner. Not seeing these children is heartbreaking. Since the birth of our two adorable young grandchildren, Nicolas and I havenβt been able to see them at all,β Christina says of Hilaβs βsmear campaignβ against her family. Weβre in a terrible, silent nightmare. Itβs crazy, excruciating, cruel, and destructive.My son has a lovely relationship with his boys, and I have a lovely relationship with my two young boy grandchildren.
βNot meeting the girls is shocking, painful, and hurtful,β Christina continues.
Hila posts a statement on Facebook in defense of herself, claiming that her ex had cheated on her multiple times and was βweaponizing influence, wealth,β turning βthe legal system againstβ her.
In addition, she refers to Christina as a βsabotaging motherβ and claims that Cage is a βenabling fatherβ who βconsistently hindered his progress,β alluding to Westonβs mental illness and addictions.
Hila merely states that Westonβs βbehavior became a physical threat to our daughters and me, as well as our emotional well-being,β without mentioning that the family visitation with the twins was denied.
The Cage/Coppola family isnβt giving up, according to Christina: βOur familyβs resilience is tested in these trying times.β However, we are still dedicated to conquering these obstacles and reestablishing peace within our family.
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