These Celebrities Are Actually Related

Published on September 15, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Nicolas Cage and Francis Ford Coppola

At just 17-years-old, Nicolas Cage landed a small appearance Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but his name in the credits was not the name we see in his movies now. Instead, he was billed under Nicolas Coppola, with his uncle being the winemaker-filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.

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When Cage was in his teens, he went on to change his name to Cage in order to make his own success and not use nepotism to rise to the top.