Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNicolas Cage says he has legally changed his name from Nicolas Kim Coppola.The 62-year-old actor, nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, dropped his family name early in his career to forge his own identity. He confirmed to Variety that the legal name change occurred last year, saying he is now “Nick Cage in life” and “Nick Cage on camera”.Cage explained his decision was to be the “patriarch of my own little family” rather than a “clown cousin on the margins of someone else’s”.The actor said his chosen surname “Cage” was inspired by comic book hero Luke Cage and composer John Cage. In fullNicolas Cage says he legally changed his name to avoid being the ‘clown cousin’ of the CoppolasThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Nicolas Cage reveals why he legally changed his name
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleNicolas Cage says he has legally changed his name from Nicolas Kim Coppola.The 62-year-old actor, nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, dropped his family name early in his career to forge his own identity. He confirmed to Variety that the legal name change occurred last year, saying he is now “Nick Cage in life” and “Nick Cage on camera”.Cage explained his decision was to be the “patriarch of my own little family” rather than a “clown cousin on the margins of someone else’s”.The actor said his chosen surname “Cage” was inspired by comic book hero Luke Cage and composer John Cage. In fullNicolas Cage says he legally changed his name to avoid being the ‘clown cousin’ of the CoppolasThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
