The American actor of Italian-German-Polish descent is one of the emblems of Hollywood cinema of the 90s who, thanks to his talent, has managed to remain relevant, but with less prominence.

Great career and squandering of fortune

Throughout his successful career as well as fame, Nicolas Cage somehow ensured a comfortable life thanks to the more than $170 million he earned.

However, his unbridled lifestyle led him to lose most of his fortune and specialists currently estimate that he only has $25 million in his bank account.

As a teenager he studied at Beverly Hills High School. However, his inclination for theater led him to enter the School of Theater, Film and Television at UCLA.

The fact that he was the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola opened the doors of the big studios without major setbacks and in 1982 he debuted in the film “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”.

From that moment on, his participation in various productions began to be constant.

Extensive career as a star

The fact of accepting to eat a cockroach during the filming of Vampire’s Kiss, in 1989, was key for him to work alongside Harvey Keitel and Jon Voight, in National Treasure, considered one of his greatest box office successes.

Subsequently, Nicolas Cage’s ability to bring to life different types of characters led him to jump from action to comedy and even drama.

The best proof of this was that between 2011 to 2013, he was part of the cast of movies, such as Trespass, Seeking Justice, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and in the animated film The Croods.

“Now I’m at the point where I know I’m doing something right when a film gets mixed reviews because then I’m not in the box,” he recently stated in the face of questions about the moment his career is going through.

Despite the impact the pandemic generated in the world of filmmaking, between 2020 and 2020, he was part of the shooting of four films.