Not so humble beginnings...
Nicolas Kim Coppola was born in California on 7 January 1964 to August and Joy Coppola.
He is the nephew of legendary Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola - who helmed 'The Godfather' and 'Apocalypse Now' - and changed his name to Nicolas Cage so he could pursue a career in acting without the assumption that nepotism had played a part in his success.
