Nicolas Cage Legally Drops Coppola Name, Finalizing 2025 Court Order at 62
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Updated · MovieWeb · May 28
Nicolas Cage Legally Drops Coppola Name, Finalizing 2025 Court Order at 62
9 articles · Updated · MovieWeb · May 28
A 2025 court order made "Nicolas Cage" the actor’s legal name, ending his use of Nicolas Kim Coppola after decades of treating Cage as a stage identity.
Cage told Variety he wanted to stop living on the margins of the Coppola family name and establish himself as the patriarch of his own family.
The 62-year-old said he kept the French spelling "Nicolas" to honor his father, while "Cage" drew from Marvel’s Luke Cage and the legacy of composer John Cage.
The disclosure comes as Cage is back in the spotlight with Spider-Noir, his first major leading TV role in years, after a career spanning more than 100 films.
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