Marc Coppola (actor) cousin of director Sofia Coppola, Robert Schwartzman, actor and lead singer of the band Rooney, and actor and former Phantom Planet drummer Jason Schwartzman. Coppola's brother is actor Nicolas Cage. Coppola is married to actress Elizabeth Seton Brindak. They have two children; Natasha Coppola-Shalom, who is an actress, and Cayley Coppola. Coppola entered the film industry at a young age thanks to his family. He first appeared in "Apocalypse Now" (1979) where he was also in the casting department. Coppola acted in 11 other films and two episodes of "Law & Order". He worked as a DJ at KLOS 95.5
Francis Ford Coppola influenced to become a writer early on by his brother, August, in whose footsteps he would also follow by attending both of his brother's alma maters: Hofstra and UCLA. Coppola also gives credit to the work of Elia Kazan and for its influence on him as a director. Amongst Coppola's classmates at Hofstra were James Caan, Lainie Kazan and radio artist Joe Frank. He later cast Lainie Kazan in "One from the Heart" and Caan in "The Rain People" and "The Godfather". While pursuing his bachelor's degree, Coppola was elected president of the university's drama group, The Green Wig, and