Nicolas Cage is an American actor with a net worth of $25 million. He is the son of a wealthy family. According to Forbes, his net worth was formerly far greater, easily exceeding $100 million, following earnings of at least $200 million from movie salaries alone. Nick's extravagant spending has become somewhat famed in recent years. We'll go into more depth about his years-long, wasteful spending binge later in this piece.
Early Life
Niccolo Kim Coppola was born on January 7, 1964, in the Californian city of Long Beach to Nicolas Cage and his wife. A professor of literature, August Coppola, was the father, and a dancer and choreographer, Joy Vogelsang, was the mother. During a heart attack in 2009, August was killed.
Cage was up in Beverly Hills with his two siblings and attended UCLA's School of Theatre before becoming a professional actor. The nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, the cousin of directors Sofia and Roman Coppola, and actor Jason Schwartzman are all related to Cage through his father.
Cage altered his last name, which was inspired by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage, to escape the impression of nepotism.
Acting Career
Since his debut in 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Cage has appeared in more than 70 films, including “Valley Girl,” “Raising Arizona,” “Peggy Sue Got Married,” and many others.
He has also appeared in several television shows, including “The Walking Dead,” “Breaking Bad,” and the “Breaking Bad spin-offs. National Treasure was his second-highest earning picture to date.
However, his lower-profile films have been box office disappointments compared to his action/adventure mainstream blockbusters, which tend to be great triumphs, despite his success in many of these big-budget action pictures. Wicker Man, the film he remade in 2006, did not recoup its $40 million budget and premiered to abysmal reviews.
Cage was observed at a wrestling match in 2007 while doing research for the starring part in The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky. Although he was first considered for the role, he eventually backed out.
Mickey Rourke was nominated for an Academy Award for his work as the film's protagonist. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, directed by Werner Herzog, starring Cage in 2009.
In 2012, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance raked $585 million at the box office. The film was unanimously praised, and Cage was commended for his performance as the primary character. Joe, his following picture, was a financial failure.
In 2018, he appeared in the action thriller Mandy, which was produced by Elijah Wood and earned a lot of positive reviews. Wood's goal was to get Oscar support for Cage, but the picture was disqualified for a late-year release.
Richard Stanley's 2018 film Color Out of Space has Cage as the protagonist. For the first time since 1996, Stanley had made a feature picture.
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Financial Problems and Recovery
Nick made over $150 million in acting wages alone between 1996 and 2011. For Snake Eyes, he received $16 million, $20 million for Gone in Sixty Seconds, $20 million for Windtalkers, and $20 million for National Treasure.
Even though he had more money, his spending habits became more lavish as his salary rose. According to Nick's admission, his spending habits skyrocketed as his income increased.
Nick embarked on a spending binge between 2000 and 2007 that would have even the Sultan of Brunei blush. As well as a 67 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton, he purchased a fleet of luxury boats and four luxury yachts, a fleet of exotic automobiles, and a $30 million private plane.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) placed a federal tax lien on a New Orleans home that Cage owned in 2009. Cage allegedly owes the government almost $6.2 million in back taxes. Later, Cage sued his business manager, claiming that he was negligent and dishonest. He was allegedly still making payments on his debts as of May 2017.
Other Ventures
Sonny was Cage's feature film debut as a director (2002). Shadow of the Vampire and The Dresden Files are two of his works.
A documentary on Anton Yelchin's parents, Viktor and Irina Yelchin, was narrated by him in Love, Antosha, in 2019. Among Cage's credits are Teen Titans Go! To The Movies and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Universe.
Known for his love of comic books, Cage made almost $1.6 million in 2002 when he auctioned off a collection of 400 antique comics. In 2007, he collaborated with his son Weston on a comic book called Voodoo Child. Cage has an extensive collection of works by Robert Williams, an underground comics artist.
Accolades
“Leaving Las Vegas” starred Nicolas Cage, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1996. The following year, he received a Golden Globe for the part. In 2002, he was nominated for his performance in Adaptation as screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.
Aside from that, he has been nominated for several other awards, including Screen Actors Guild and BAFTA recognition. For his performance in “Adaptation,” Nicolas Cage was awarded the Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor.
This year's TIFF Creative Coalition Spotlight Initiative Award went to actor Nicolas Cage for his role in Color Out of Space (2018). In 1998, Cage received a star on the Walk of Fame. California State University awarded him an honorary doctorate in fine arts and invited him to speak at the graduation ceremony.
Philanthropy
Cage has a reputation for being a very giving Hollywood actor. He gave $2 million to Amnesty International to help children throughout the globe who are forced to fight in wars by providing rehabilitation shelters and medical and mental treatment. Hurricane Katrina victims received $1 million from him.
He supports ArtWorks, a non-profit organization that increases awareness of workers' fundamental rights. Cage received the Humanitarian Award from the United Nations for his selfless deeds.
Personal Life
Cage has a son, Weston, with Christina Fulton, whom he dated for several years (b. 1990.) From 1995 to 2001, he was married to actress Patricia Arquette, the first of his four marriages. On August 10th, 2002, Cage and Lisa Marie Presley tied the knot. They divorced 107 days later.
In July 2004, Cage tied the knot with Alice Kim in the Golden State. In 2005, Kal-El was born to them. In the fall of 2016, they ended their marriage. This was Cage's third marriage to Erika Koike, who filed for an annulment barely four days after their wedding in March 2019. Their divorce was completed in June of this year.
