Richard Gere is an Oscar-winning actor representing the third generation of the Coppola family. He refused the surname of the famous uncle, taking a pseudonym. Today he is one of the highest paid Hollywood actors.
Nicolas Cage is an American actor, film director and producer. Born in the USA, California on January 7, 1964, the nephew of film director Francis Coppola.
Biography
Nicholas's father is a literature teacher, his mother is a dancer and choreographer, besides him, two more sons were raised in the family, Nicholas is the youngest. His parents divorced when Nicholas was 12 years old. Studying at Beverly Hills High School influenced the further choice, many graduates of this school found themselves in show business. Since childhood, he was distinguished by his creative approach and imagination. He played in the school theater and, although he abandoned the name Coppola, pressed his uncle to give a role in the film. With this request, he repeatedly turned to other directors.
Then he studies at the school of acting and at the age of 18 gets a cameo role in the youth comedy "Easy Times at Ridgemon High". Immediately after, he got the lead role in the film "Girl from the Valley". Seeing the success of his nephew, Francis Coppola gave him a role in the drama "Fighting Fish". Richard Gere's career went up sharply. Today it is also in demand and is actively removed.
Filmography, best films
During his career, Gere starred in 208 films. The best ones are:
- "Fighting Fish", 1983;
- The Cotton Club, 1984;
- "Birdie", 1884;
- Wild at Heart, 1990;
- Leaving Las Vegas, 1995;
- The Rock, 1996;
- "Air Prison", 1997;
- "Without a face", 1997;
- City of Angels, 1998;
- Gone in 60 Seconds, 2000;
- The Family Man, 2000;
- “Speakers with the Wind”, 2002;
- "Adaptation", 2002;
- Ghost Rider, 2007;
- Bad Lieutenant, 2009;
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 2010;
- The Croods, 2013.
Despite the fact that Nicolas Cage receives a lot of negativity from film critics who claim that Cage is overplaying, the public's love for him and his characters is obvious. Films with his participation are among the leaders of the box office and are collecting full houses all over the world.
Personal life
Personal life of Nicolas Cage is quite stormy, except for official marriages, of which he had 3, he is well known as a hero of love affairs. And this, among other things, became the reason for his financial insolvency. Too large sums he spent on maintaining status, women and alimony. He is well known for having one of the largest taxes owed at $ 14 million.
1988 - relationship with actress Christina Fulton, in 1990 she gave birth to Cage's son.
1995-2001 - marriage to Patricia Arquette.
2005-2016 - marriage to a Korean woman Alice Kim, she gave birth to a son to Cage in 2005.
2014 - Birth of Lucian's grandson Augustus Coppola Cage.
For 109 days he was married to the daughter of Elvis Presley.
