That’s right, sometimes fame and fortune is a family affair.
And for one particular family full of impressive actors, it’s a successful one to boot.
Nicolas Cageis one of the biggest names in acting.
Cage isn’t the only one in his family tree bitten by the acting bug, however.
Nicolas' real last name isn’t Cage, but Coppola (viaBiography).
The Coppola family goes way back in Hollywood.
Growing up outside of Hollywood made Cage want in, as he shared withNew York magazine.
“I felt like, ‘Why do they have all this stuff when my brothers and I don’t?
I’m going to get even somehow.'”
The actor counts director Sofia Coppola as a first cousin.
Sofia is the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, who was Cage’s dad’s brother.
However, she ultimately found that the behind-the-scenes life was much more suited to her.
Sofia’s directing credits includeThe Virgin Suicides,Lost in Translation, andMarie Antoinette(viaIMDb).
“That was a big thing for me.
I loved his performance,” Schwartzman recalled.
“Once we got the film on VHS, I would watch it over and over again …
I was like, ‘Wow, who is this person that I’m supposedly related to?’
He was very scary.”
