Nicolas Cage

A big comic book fan, he was inspired to change his last name to Cage from Marvel's Luke Cage. His son, Kal-el, was named after Superman and Cage was also instrumental in turning the Marvel character Ghost Rider into a movie. Nephew of Oscar-winning director-screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola, who directed him in Rumble Fish (1983) and  Peggy Sue Got Married  (1986). Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1998. Like the Hustons (Walter, John and Anjelica), there are three generations… Show more of Oscar winners in the family: Nicolas; his uncle Francis Ford Coppola; his grandfather Carmine Coppola; and cousin Sofia Coppola. ~ Rovi

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