From the former Oscar to the later box office poison, Cage has become the joke of countless people for more than a decade.
Recently, 57-year-old Hollywood movie star Nicolas Cage declared bankruptcy, not only losing up to $150 million (about 1 billion yuan) of assets, but also owed tens of millions of loans to related institutions.
How beautiful it was once, how depressed it is now.
A few days after the declaration of bankruptcy, according to the US "Sun" newspaper, Cage was eventually bombed out as a tramp because of a quarrel with the staff because of an incident in a bar.
Cage in the shot, wearing leopard print pants, a black T-shirt, sitting on the couch with barefoot, looks much thinner than in the movie, and has no star temperament.
From the former Hollywood superstar to today's bankrupt and downcast, Cage is also a good hand to play.
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In 1964, Cage came from an artistic family in California, usa, his father was a literature professor, his mother was a dancer, his aunt was an actor, and his uncle was the famous director Francis Coppola.
● Uncle of Nicholas Cage
Raised in books and music, Cage developed a keen interest in acting and photography, but he eventually chose the path of film and television.
In his early years, Cage studied drama at Beverly Hills High School, but before he graduated from high school, he chose to drop out of school and resolutely entered the film industry.
● Nicholas Cage in his youth
The first thing he did was to change his name, because at that time, his uncle was already a well-known director in the circle, and he did not want to be labeled as a "star second generation".
Therefore, the family name Coppola was changed to Cage. Since then, he has taken this name into the highly competitive entertainment industry and started his legendary life.
In 1982, at the age of 18, Cage got a role in the movie "Open American School", and his acting career officially began.
Compared to those who have no connections and backgrounds, Cage's path from the shadow is relatively smooth.
The year after his debut, he was promoted by his uncle Francis Coppola to participate in the films "Fighting Fish" and "Cotton Club" directed by him.
Although there are opportunities, they only get some small supporting roles that are not well known.
Cage knows that although he has more resources than others, if he wants to make a name for himself in the talented showbiz circle, he must rely on acting skills to conquer industry insiders and audiences.
There is no shortcut to improving acting skills, the only way is to fight.
In 1984, Cage played a Vietnam Veteran in the film Birdman. In order to interpret this role well, he not only lost weight madly, but also pulled out his two teeth without taking anesthetics.
During the more than five weeks of filming, in order to fully immerse himself in the role, he was bandaged inside and outside the scene, and he had little communication on the set, so that the staff thought he was really "crazy".
When filming "Vampire", in order to present the most realistic effect, he actually swallowed a cockroach alive, because it was so disgusting that he could not swallow it for the next few days.
Hard work eventually pays off, and a few years after his debut, Cage finally got rid of the aura of a family member and single-handedly based himself on the entertainment industry.
To this end, he has also become the darling of directors, good scripts fly like snowflakes, and Cage, who regards acting as life, has not disappointed the director and the audience, but where it is produced, it must be a fine product.
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In 1995, Cage, who had participated in several films for 12 years of his debut, ushered in a turning point in his career.
This year, he participated in the movie "Leaving Las Vegas", in which he played an alcoholic, with solid acting skills, he interpreted the fragility and loneliness of the character to the fullest, and the viewers were all moved.
It is also because of this role that Cage won the Oscar crown, and his acting career has reached a height that others cannot reach.
After this film, in order to continue to challenge himself, Cage began to transform, from the previous literary and artistic films to action films, which are still good works.
He is a chemical weapons expert in Daredevil Island;
He is a terrorist in "Face Change";
He is an archaeologist-loving adventurer in National Treasure.
In those years, Cage almost became a guarantee of word of mouth and box office, and he won awards softly, in addition to the Oscars, he also won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and many other heavyweight awards.
While his acting career continues to climb to the peak, Cage's charming looks and excellent figure have also won him countless fans around the world.
Due to the strong family genes, Cage's appearance is also very high.
Sharp eyebrows, beautiful deep blue eyes, high nose... Since his debut at the age of 18, Cage has captured the hearts of countless young girls.
Coupled with outstanding talent and the aura of stardom, Cage became one of the most famous male film stars in the world in the 90s of the last century, and the best screen lover in the hearts of the majority of movie fans.
Cage, who is popular and has good acting skills, is naturally a guarantee of the box office, and then there is a sharp rise in value, and the highest point of a film's salary is as high as 20 million US dollars.
By 2007, Cage's personal annual income reached a new high, exceeding $40 million, plus his previous income and fixed assets, etc., his personal accumulated assets reached $150 million.
For this reason, Cage is also known as one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, and even on the Forbes list.
Cage, who combines fame and wealth, has become a winner in life in people's mouths, and wherever he goes, he is greeted by flowers and applause.
However, the glory and glory of all this came to an abrupt end in 2008, and Cage not only did not continue to write the legend, but even began to decline.
The main reason for this result is that Cage is profligate.
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Vanity Fair comes to money quickly, people are easy to lose themselves, as a superstar, 1 billion Cage has not escaped this law.
Because he had money, he became free to do whatever he wanted.
According to incomplete statistics, Cage has purchased 15 mansions and some castles, including the haunted house that cost $3.5 million.
The original owner of the house, a serial killer who tortured and killed at least 90 slaves in the attic of the house, is a veritable murder house, and I don't know what kind of proclivities Cage bought it.
In addition to buying a house, he also bought more than 50 sports cars, dozens of limited edition luxury motorcycles, 4 yachts, 1 private jet.....
Of course, these are the standard of the rich, but also understandable, after all, buying a house, buying a car also has the possibility of appreciation, but Cage also has another hobby, that is, "collection", but unfortunately he collects some strange things, completely do not preserve value.
For example, he spent $270,000 to buy a fossil dinosaur skull, and within a few days of being happy, it was revealed that the object was smuggled and Cage had to return it to the government free of charge.
Later, he also bought two albino cobras at a high price and secretly kept them at home, only to be found by a neighbor and sent back to the zoo after being reported.
In addition to these, Cage has also bought sharks, shrunken skulls, octopuses, etc., of which the octopus actually cost $100,000, and Cage bought it for a simple reason, because it is a trained dancing octopus.
Others buy collectibles to appreciate the value, or to preserve the value, but Cage bought these are either because it is illegal, they are returned without making a profit, or they are lost in their hands.
Buying it so recklessly, no matter how much money is squandered one day, Cage, who once had a huge fortune, began to borrow.
By 2008, a global financial turmoil had completely put Cage in debt.
In order to get rid of the life of being collected debts, Cage has taken a road of no return, that is, endless, bottomless bad films, belonging to his era and glory, but also accompanied by his choices, and bleak ending.
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In those years, when Cage chose films, he didn't look at the director or the script at all, as long as he gave money, he acted.
He has taken over a series of films such as "Ghost Rider" and "Bangkok Killer".
Although the frequency of the film is high, but because there is no reverence for art, after the release of the film, various overturns, Cage has also been crowned as the "king of bad films", and even nominated for the Golden Plum Award 9 times (meaning the world's worst film).
Every time a new film is released, fans are excited, but after watching it, they are disappointed, and even sigh on the Internet: "Once Cage, I really can't come back!" ”
Cage, who has gone farther and farther downhill, has also been disliked by those good directors, and over time the real quality works have not been able to turn him.
In fact, although Cage has made a lot of bad films, his acting skills are still online, and if he looks back in time, he will definitely create another peak.
Unfortunately, Cage, who is heavily indebted, has reached the point of hunger and no choice of food, and has no intention of repentance at all.
By 2014, Cage, who was more than half a hundred years old, had completely become an outcast of "Hollywood blockbusters", and the result of the vicious circle was that the film remuneration was also plummeting, which also laid the groundwork for his subsequent bankruptcy.
Of course, the reason why Cage has reached the point of dissipation, in addition to not knowing how to temperate and squandering, is also related to his unsuccessful marriage.
Compared with the ups and downs of his career, Cage's love life is also full of twists and turns.
From 1995 to 2021, Cage went through five marriages, the first four of which ended in divorce, and the shortest marriage lasted only 4 days, which was a big surprise.
At that time, Cage's marriage object was a Japanese makeup artist, and Cage recalled the 4 days of marriage, only said one sentence: "At that time, I didn't know what was going on, I just remembered waking up and being called to get married, I was completely cheated." ”
Treat marriage so confusedly, such Cage and the superstar on the screen, are completely two channel people.
And these four unfortunate marriages not only consumed Cage's feelings, but also diluted his property to a certain extent, which is also one of the reasons why his assets continue to shrink.
In addition, Cage was also found by the IRS to have a black history of tax evasion, with as much as $6 million in tax evasion, and this huge tax evasion record directly led to his serious financial crisis.
In order to pay off the debt, Cage, who is over 50 years old, almost dare not rest, keep filming, see him so diligent, fans even fantasize that he can reinvigorate and return to the stormy times.
No one expected that what awaited them was the news that Cage was bankrupt and was blown out of the bar.
Nicolas Cage declares bankruptcy
Once mentioned Cage, people will have a few words in their minds, handsome, acting skills, box office guarantee.
Now when Cage is mentioned, people only remember that he is in debt, bad movies, spending money, and a bad married life.
The former Hollywood superstar and Oscar movie emperor, because of his indulgent desire, ruined his splendid future step by step, which is really lamentable.
Time back to 1996, that year, the prosperous Cage, standing on the podium of the Oscars, facing the shining spotlight and countless fans, firmly said: "I love acting, and I look forward to more opportunities in the future to perform good works and roles." ”
It sounds ironic today. Text/Morning And Night