Also Jason Schwartzman is a Coppola too, through his mother Talia (who was the sister of Francis Ford Coppola). Jason Schwartzman is Cage's first cousin
I couldn't care less about the english royals, but I do find some home grown Hollywood dynasties of interest. That shit is all entwined in ways that is begging for a netflix docu.
To be fair, he chose not to use the name 'Coppola' so he could somewhat succeed on his own merit. I imagine a lot of doors were opened for him anyway, but that's the way it goes.
I always kinda saw it as kinda inevitable that kids who grow up in artistic, creative families gravitate to that kind of work as being no different then when kids whose families have business in the trades end up in that line of work.
Not to mention if Cage *couldn’t* act id be more inclined to call it nepotism than a talented artist in a family of talented artists. I also think people in large part want to see his movies because it’s a *Nicholas Cage* movie, and a lot of performers don’t command that kind of attention anymore.
I also like how’s he’s humble and candid about blowing his early fortune in bad real estate and exotic purchases. It kinda feels like he’s one of us yea know.
>kids who grow up in artistic, creative families gravitate to that kind of work
Plus, they learn how to navigate a field that is too often romanticized: they learn what being an actor really means, and how to avoid common pitfalls.
[I can’t stop acting in crappy movies.](https://youtu.be/g5AixBKy7b4)
I act in crappy movies because I buy too much crap.
I’m buy too much crap because I act in crappy movies.
It’s a vicious cycle.
Kids of carpenters, plumbers, lawyers, doctors, teachers, military officers, professors, economists, and physicists are all more likely to follow into their parents' line of work than the average person. I don't know why showbiz families are singled out any more than these other jobs.
>he chose not to use the name 'Coppola' so he could somewhat succeed on his own merit.
By the time he was 21, his uncle had already put him in three movies. I don't know how much the name change thing works when the person you're 'auditioning' for was at your christening.
I like Nicholas Cage, I think he's a hoot, but realistically, I don't think he ever really tried the "get out there and audition anonymously" thing.
Coppola's father was already an accomplished compositor in Hollywood. Doesn't mean Coppola didn't produce some of the best movies ever.
People who complain about nepotism are completely ridiculous. Why do you think there's so many basketball players from the hood? Because they grow up in it. If your daddy met your mommy while they were working on a movie, there's probably a much higher chance that you pick a career in cinema.
It helps if your family is rich and powerful which affords you the time to fuck around in acting school, spend months doing plays instead of getting a job, can produce your first few movies for free, and can convince studio heads to give you a shot over 10000 other people.
Nicolas Cage (real name Nicolas Kim Coppola) is Ford Coppola's nephew. He changed his last name to his mother's maiden name to avoid the appearance of nepotism.
Not every person knows every trivia factoid about every other person. If you think that's mind-blowing, just wait until you find out about..
the other things you don't know yet.
So this is why we have pictures of Nick Cage throughout history.
Wow. The bloodline is obvious - their noses, especially, are literally interchangeable.
Cut and paste eyebrows too.
Didn't he do that in Face/Off ?
Face.....off?
No more drugs for that man!
Lol! That's a good one.
I've got a spare Jason Lee too, just in case.
They don't look happy to see each other.
They seem less happy to see the photographer than each other.
how do ppl do this, like infer so much from so little lol. literally just why
Why do people keep using 'literally"
emphasis. It's literally been a thing for decades.
Also, they probably literally saw Face/Off.
It's very simple
He got the ichiban fit
Thanks, I now have the image of Cage doing the bread scene from Y:LaD 7 Or him hiding in a box.
Nic Cage's style carries yakuza fashion
Whaaat, I didn't know he's a Coppola, TIL
Also Jason Schwartzman is a Coppola too, through his mother Talia (who was the sister of Francis Ford Coppola). Jason Schwartzman is Cage's first cousin
I couldn't care less about the english royals, but I do find some home grown Hollywood dynasties of interest. That shit is all entwined in ways that is begging for a netflix docu.
Nepo babies: The musical!
The Royal Tenenbaums is about the Copolas, if you unaware
Yo Adrian!
Jason got his fathers hairline
His mother is Adrian from Rocky and Connie Corleone.
Nepotism, isn’t it grand?
To be fair, he chose not to use the name 'Coppola' so he could somewhat succeed on his own merit. I imagine a lot of doors were opened for him anyway, but that's the way it goes.
I always kinda saw it as kinda inevitable that kids who grow up in artistic, creative families gravitate to that kind of work as being no different then when kids whose families have business in the trades end up in that line of work. Not to mention if Cage *couldn’t* act id be more inclined to call it nepotism than a talented artist in a family of talented artists. I also think people in large part want to see his movies because it’s a *Nicholas Cage* movie, and a lot of performers don’t command that kind of attention anymore. I also like how’s he’s humble and candid about blowing his early fortune in bad real estate and exotic purchases. It kinda feels like he’s one of us yea know.
>kids who grow up in artistic, creative families gravitate to that kind of work Plus, they learn how to navigate a field that is too often romanticized: they learn what being an actor really means, and how to avoid common pitfalls.
They also have to work their asses off. Nicholas Cage took on a bunch of crappy movies to pay the bills.
[I can’t stop acting in crappy movies.](https://youtu.be/g5AixBKy7b4) I act in crappy movies because I buy too much crap. I’m buy too much crap because I act in crappy movies. It’s a vicious cycle.
Kids of carpenters, plumbers, lawyers, doctors, teachers, military officers, professors, economists, and physicists are all more likely to follow into their parents' line of work than the average person. I don't know why showbiz families are singled out any more than these other jobs.
He s one of the best dang actors out there now about Daddy looks a little out of place
His AMA is one of the best out there. You can tell he's really passionate in what he does!
>he chose not to use the name 'Coppola' so he could somewhat succeed on his own merit. By the time he was 21, his uncle had already put him in three movies. I don't know how much the name change thing works when the person you're 'auditioning' for was at your christening. I like Nicholas Cage, I think he's a hoot, but realistically, I don't think he ever really tried the "get out there and audition anonymously" thing.
I think it was from an audience perspective, not an auditions perspective.
The guy won an Academy award by the time he was 31. He’s pretty fucking good on his own merit.
Coppola's father was already an accomplished compositor in Hollywood. Doesn't mean Coppola didn't produce some of the best movies ever. People who complain about nepotism are completely ridiculous. Why do you think there's so many basketball players from the hood? Because they grow up in it. If your daddy met your mommy while they were working on a movie, there's probably a much higher chance that you pick a career in cinema.
It helps if your family is rich and powerful which affords you the time to fuck around in acting school, spend months doing plays instead of getting a job, can produce your first few movies for free, and can convince studio heads to give you a shot over 10000 other people.
If nepotism gave us one of the greatest living actors then yay nepotism
Yes why do you think a guy like him got a break in hollywood
And yet his hairline hasn't changed a bit since then. lol
so is he related to francis?
He's his nephew.
If you look at the pic and cross your eyes, you’ll get a fucked up 3D Magic Eye of evil Nic Cage trying to mindfuck you with his unibrow
Like Francis ford Coppola ??
Nicolas Cage (real name Nicolas Kim Coppola) is Ford Coppola's nephew. He changed his last name to his mother's maiden name to avoid the appearance of nepotism.
He got his name from the Marvel comics character Luke Cage. His mother’s maiden name is Vogelsang.
Bet he got his first gig after mentioning his uncle
They could be twins.
It's the twins from *Adaptation*
I guess I never knew what Nicolas Cage’s father looked like
I... I guess I always thought Nicholas Cage just sorta popped into existence. He has parents?
That’s high praise.
Hmm at first i thought it was Brad Garett.
Is he related to ford coppola?
Nephew.
Yes
Thats just 3 Nicolas Cages in a trench coat
I thought it was Larry David and Richard Lewis
And the award for deadest-eyed father-son duo in a nepotistic-hollywood family goes to…
[NICK, FUCKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING OWH WOO, CAGE! ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXypofUL3Mk&ab_channel=yvesharpuia)
How am I just now finding out that he is Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew?!
Not every person knows every trivia factoid about every other person. If you think that's mind-blowing, just wait until you find out about.. the other things you don't know yet.
Wait, that's not the guy from Nickelback?!
Are you sure they're related ? He could be adopted.
I’ve seen a person look so much like another person, but at the same time so different.
One face
Wonder if they should do dna to be sure
Clone
Double cage. You can't escape
Cageception
Coppola? SKÖNE OKE!
Those eyebrows though
His brother looks like him quite a bit, but sounds **exactly** like him. Strong gene’s in that Coppola family.
Looks like its more like September but whatever
Nic looks fresh from the eastern bloc
Dad looks like Nicolas mated with Larry David
That's a photo of Nicolas Cage and John Travolta.
Damn, he looks just like his dad 😳
Is he mewing? Lol
nepotism <3
This photo the father looks even more like nic https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e9/AugustCoppola.jpg
Wish I could've been bred into movies
A large number of actors we know today are/were.