Nicolas Cage a nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and of actress Talia Shire, and the cousin of directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola, film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, and actors Robert Carmine and Jason Schwartzman. Cage's two brothers are New York radio personality Marc "The Cope" Coppola and director Christopher Coppola. He attended Beverly Hills High School, which is known for its many alumni who became entertainers. He aspired to act from an early age and also attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. His first non-cinematic acting experience was in a school production of "Golden Boy". He said he started
Mark Radcliffe (film producer) Mark Radcliffe (film producer) Mark Radcliffe (born October 7, 1952) is an American production manager, assistant director and film producer. His credits as producer include "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Bicentennial Man", "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "Rent", and "". Radcliffe was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He attended the University of Tulsa. Radcliffe began his film career as a production manager on the 1979 film "Rock 'n' Roll High School". He went on to become an assistant director on the Francis Ford Coppola production "The Escape Artist", re-teaming with Coppola on "Rumble Fish" and "Peggy Sue Got Married". Other assistant director