Nicolas Cage is a dad of three.
The actor welcomed
August Francesca Coppola Cage with his wife,
Riko Shibata, on Sept. 7, 2022, the couple's rep confirmed to
PEOPLE. Cage,
né Coppola, is also dad to sons Weston, 34, and Kal-El, 19, from previous relationships.
For Cage, family always comes first. "First and foremost ... there's no version of Nick Cage in reality that doesn't want to spend time with his children," he
told PEOPLE while discussing the fictionalized version of himself that he plays in
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. "There's no version of Nick Cage that didn't put family first over career. I turned down
Lord of the Rings and I turned down
Matrix because I didn't want to go to New Zealand for three years or Australia for three years because I needed to be home with my son Weston, that's a fact."
Many people have witnessed Cage's dedication to his children, including actress
Minnie Driver.
"Was once on a plane with NC and his son and a seat had also been purchased for his
son's imaginary friend," she shared on Instagram in June 2023.
Here's everything to know about Nicolas Cage's children: Weston, Kal-El and August.
Weston Cage Coppola, 34
Born the day after Christmas on Dec. 26, 1990,
Weston Coppola is Cage's oldest child. He is the son of Cage and actress Christina Fulton, whom the actor was dating at the time.
Weston is a musician and actor. Over the years, he has fronted two metal bands: Eyes of Noctum and Arsh Anubis, the latter of which he founded. He's also appeared in several of his father's films, making his big screen debut in 2005's
Lord of the War, in which he took on the role of a helicopter mechanic. He's acted in a handful of movies in the years since, most recently playing a Hells Angel in 2021's
Fear and Loathing in Aspen.
"I think that it was definitely encouraged, but everyone predicted that I would become an actor just because I spent the majority of my childhood getting together with friends and creating stories and having it videotaped," Weston told
The Hollywood Reporter in 2019. The actor also said that being part of a famous family presented challenges when he was getting his career started, noting that people assumed he was relying on his name to get roles.
"[It] was actually ferocious. I mean, there were times I would communicate with people and realize that they had completely made their own definition about me for themselves, without even getting to know me," he explained.
Weston wed musician Nikki Williams in 2011 before splitting and tying the knot with Danielle Cage in 2013. He and Danielle welcomed two children together, sons Lucian and Sorin, in 2014 and 2016, before splitting later that year. In 2018, he
wed Hila Cage Coppola, with whom he welcomed twin girls in 2020.
Speaking about his eldest son
to PEOPLE in 2015, Cage called him "the total artist."
"He can do things I dream about doing … compose music, sing, act, sculpt and cook and now he is a loving father," he said. "To see my son with my grandson is as close to a sense of blissful completion I ever had."
In 2017, Weston was arrested for a DUI and a hit-and-run in Los Angeles. Weston has battled substance abuse in the past, opening up about his sobriety journey to
PEOPLE in 2015. "It got to the point where people thought I was digging my grave," he said.
Speaking about his path, he shared that the birth of his first son helped him focus on recovery. "Having the combination of Danielle and Lucian and my father in my life, just that trinity right there basically is going to keep me here," he said.
In July 2024, Weston was
arrested on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon after an incident involving his mother in April. The pair allegedly got into a verbal scuffle that turned physical.
"During the incident, Cage punched two victims multiple times, causing injury. LAPD responded, and after meeting with all parties, a police report was completed," law enforcement told PEOPLE.
Kal-El Coppola, 19
Kal-El Coppola was born on Oct. 3, 2005, to Cage's third wife, Alice Kim. The couple were together for 12 years until they went their separate ways in January 2016.
"It was a shocker for me," the
Ghost Rider star told
The Guardian outlet of their split in 2016. "I definitely didn't see it coming."
Cage and Kim first met at a restaurant in L.A. in 2004, where she was working as a waitress. The pair tied the knot two months later so that she could travel with him to South Africa while he filmed
Lord of War.
They welcomed their son together the following year. The inspiration for his unique moniker came from Cage's interest in Superman (Kal-El is the superhero's Kryptonian name). Cage was initially cast to play the DC star in Tim Burton's Superman movie, which was
ultimately canceled.
Following in his father's footsteps, Kal-El landed his first Hollywood role at age 13, voicing the character of the young Bruce Wayne in 2018's
Teen Titans GO! To the Movies.
Most recently, Cage attended the L.A. premiere of his movie
Pig with both his sons by his side in July 2021, where they posed for a family photo altogether.
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