In Long Beach, California, on January 7, 1964, Nicolas Kim Coppola gave birth to Nicolas Cage. His mother, Joy Vogelsang, was a dancer and choreographer, while his father, August Coppola, taught literature. 2009 saw August pass away following a heart attack. Cage was raised in Beverly Hills and went to Beverly Hills High School and the UCLA School of Theatre there.
Cage is related to Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Talia Shire, and Sofia Coppola through his father. Cage altered his last name to Luke Cage, after the Marvel Comics character, to avoid the appearance of nepotism.
Nicolas Cage’s Net Worth
American actor Nicolas Cage has a net worth of $25 million. Nicolas Cage used to have a far higher net worth, easily topping $100 million, after making at least $200 million from just his cinematic career.
These days, Nick’s lavish spending is quite well-known. Nicolas Cage, despite being one of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors, got into a lot of financial difficulties due to his inability to pay his taxes and some bad real estate deals, which led Cage to have to sell not just his Ferrari Enzo but also other valuable possessions.
His most famous item was a copy of Action Comics #1, one of the most expensive comic books ever, which fetched an amazing $2.16 million when it was auctioned off. We will discuss his years-long, utterly irrational spending binge later in this essay.
Acting Career
Cage’s first picture, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, was released in 1982. In films like “Valley Girl,” “Raising Arizona,” “Peggy Sue Got Married,” “Honeymoon in Vegas,” “Face/Off,” “Con Air,” “Gone in Sixty Seconds,” “The Rock,” and “The Family Man,” to mention a few, he appeared steadily throughout the 1980s and the early 1990s.
His second-highest-grossing film to date, National Treasure, was released in 2004. The majority of his lesser-known films have been box office duds in comparison to his action/adventure popular smashes, despite his success in a number of his high-budget action pictures. His 2006 rendition Wicker Man earned generally negative reviews and failed to repay its $40 million budget.
Cage was found in 2007 while attending a wrestling show to try out for the lead role in Darren Aronofsky’s film The Wrestler. Later, he dropped out of consideration for the position. Mickey Rourke received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of the film’s lead. Cage made a cameo appearance in Werner Herzog’s 2009 film The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. The film received extremely positive reviews, and Cage was hailed for his lead role.
With Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, he brought in $585 million in 2012. His second film, Joe, did poorly at the box office. He appeared in the critically acclaimed action thriller Mandy in 2018, which was produced by Elijah Wood. Wood had intended for the film to support Cage at the Oscars, but it was ultimately disqualified for a late-year release. In 2018, Cage consented to play the lead in Richard Stanley’s movie Color Out of Space. Since 1996, Stanley hadn’t acted in a major motion picture.
Financial Difficulties and Recovery
Between 1996 and 2011, Nick earned more than $150 million from his acting work. He received payments totaling $16 million for the films Snake Eyes, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Windtalkers, and National Treasure, to mention a few. Naturally, as his wealth increased, so did his spending habits.
To be really honest, Nick’s expenses rose along with his income. Nick engaged in a shopping binge between 2000 and 2007 that would have the Sultan of Brunei blushing. He acquired 15 private residences, including TWO castles, a $7 million Bahamas private island, four luxury boats, a fleet of exotic cars, a $30 million private plane, hundreds of works of art and gems, and a 67 million-year-old dinosaur skull.
2009 saw the IRS place a federal tax lien on a New Orleans home owned by Cage. Cage was charged with omitting to pay federal income taxes totaling more than $6.2 million. Then, Cage sued his business manager for $20 million, charging him with fraud and incompetence. By May 2017, it appeared that he was still working off his obligations.
Other Businesses
Cage made his directing debut with Sonny. He is the author of The Dresden Files and Shadow of the Vampire.
Cage provided the voices for several characters in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Universe and Teen Titans Go! To The Movies. He provided the narration for Viktor and Irina Yelchin’s 2019 documentary Love, Antosha, which was about their late son Anton Yelchin.
Cage, an avid comic book collector, sold a collection of 400 old comic books at auction in 2002 for more than $1.6 million. Together with his son Weston, he co-wrote the comic book Voodoo Child in 2007. Cage appreciates the work of independent comic book creator Robert Williams.
Accolades
For his lead role in the 1996 movie “Leaving Las Vegas,” Nicolas Cage won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The same year, he was awarded a Golden Globe for the role. He received a nomination for his work as screenwriter Charlie Kaufman in the 2002 film Adaptation. In addition, he has received nominations for BAFTAs, Screen Actors Guild Awards, and other awards.
Cage also got appreciation for his portrayal in “Adaptation” by taking home the Best Actor prize from the Toronto Film Critics Association. Cage won the Creative Coalition Spotlight Initiative Award for his work in Color Out of Space at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 1998, Cage was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2001, California State University awarded him an honorary degree in fine arts, and he also gave a commencement speech.
Philanthropy
Hollywood star Philanthropy Cage is very generous. He donated $2 million to Amnesty International to fund treatment facilities, physical therapy, and psychiatric care for children conscripted into wars around the globe. He donated $1 million to Hurricane Katrina victims. He supports ArtWorks, a group that defends fundamental labor rights. Cage received the UN Humanitarian Award for his humanitarian services.
Personal Life
Cage dated Christina Fulton for several years; they had a son together named Weston. He had four marriages, the first to Patricia Arquette, an actress, lasting from 1995 until 2001. On August 10, 2002, Cage wed Lisa Marie Presley; their marriage ended in divorce 107 days later. Cage wed Alice Kim in California in July 2004. Their son Kal-El was born in 2005. Late in 2016, they divorced. In March 2019, Cage remarried Erika Koike; however, the union was dissolved four days later. In June, their divorce was finalized.
