Actor Nicolas Cage reveals that he changed his name last year.
Nicolas Cage is known for, among other things, the movie Ghost Rider. PDO
Actor Nicolas Cage62, says Variety– magazine that he had changed his name.
Originally named Nicolas Coppola says he is now officially Nicolas Cage or as he calls himself Nick Cage. According to the actor, he changed his name last year.
– I am Nick Cage in my life and I am Nick Cage on camera. It’s better to be the leader of my own little clan than a clown cousin on the outskirts of someone else’s clan. So I decided to be Cage, he justifies his name change.
People-magazine, the actor was inspired by the name of the cartoon character Luke Cage for the last name Cage. In addition, according to the actor, his family spoke to the artist About John Cage and his experimental compositions. Cage was also looking for a short and concise name for himself.
– I thought I would keep the name Nicolas because my father gave me that name in French spelling. It has always frustrated me because everyone adds an h to my name. “I don’t know why he gave me the French spelling, but he did,” the actor explains to Variety.
Nicolas Cage is now Nicolas Cage. PDO
Cage’s name change was also influenced by his famous family. His father has been influential in the film and art industry August Coppola. Also, his uncle is a film producer Francis Coppola. Cage’s cousins and siblings also have successful people in the entertainment industry.
Cage appeared as Coppola in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Cage has said that at that time he constantly heard people refer to his uncle’s famous phrase “I love the smell of Nicolas in the morning”, which is familiar Apocalypse Now from the movie.
– I decided I didn’t need something like this, so I changed my name to Cage, he recalled to the Wired news site in 2022.
Since then, the name Nicolas Cage has been used for the actor throughout his career. Cage has starred in films, among other things Ghost Rider, National Treasure and Longlegs.