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Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993). During this period, John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36 listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984. For his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002). He subsequently appeared in more mainstream films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), City of Angels (1998), 8mm (1999), Windtalkers (2002), Lord of War (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and Knowing (2009). He also directed the film Sonny (2002), for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list, while the next year, he was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In the 2010s, he starred in Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), Joe (2013), The Runner (2015), Dog Eat Dog (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), Mandy (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Color Out of Space (2019). His participation in various film genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following.
Nicolas Cage
Dan Gurney
for Dan Gurney in Ford v Ferrari II: All American Victory
Suggested by hwhrdcnitb1
The death of Ken Miles during testing of the J-Car prototype, Carroll Shelby struggles with his own emotions and the Ford Motor Company pressuring him to continue the racing program to prove to the world that their victory at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans wasn't a fluke. Meanwhile, driver Dan Gurney is struggling to fill Miles' role. Things get even more overwhelming when he's informed his partner for the 1967 Le Mans will be rookie A.J. Foyt, who is eager to prove himself. Initially failing to maintain their speed at the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, Shelby finally caves in and decides to resume development on the J-Car and turn it into the formidable MK IV GT40. Gurney and Foyt also work together to help the other with their problems. Gurney helps Foyt learn his and the car's limits and Foyt helps move Gurney's mindset to do Miles' legacy proud.
