Overview
- Cage confirmed in a May 2026 interview with Variety that he legally changed his name last year and now uses "Nicolas Cage" on his official ID.
- He was born Nicolas Kim Coppola and is a member of the Coppola film family, but says he chose to formalize his stage name to separate his personal life from that dynasty.
- Cage says he picked the surname from two inspirations, Marvel’s Luke Cage and composer John Cage, and kept the French spelling of his given name because his father named him Nicolas without an h.
- The announcement arrives as Cage remains active professionally: the Spider-Man Noir series began streaming on May 27 and is available on MGM+ and Prime Video, keeping his profile in the public eye.
- Making the name official puts his long-used public identity on legal records, which he says helps him lead his own household and shape how audiences and the industry see him going forward.