Happy Birthday Nicolas Cage… here’s why we love you

Put the bunny back in the box.

07/01/13 14,499 Views 33 Comments

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NICOLAS CAGE TURNS 49 today.

Can you imagine a world without Nicolas Cage? We can’t.

Here are some of the many, many reasons why we love him. Happy Birthday sir.

Nicolas Cage is in the film Matchstick Men

He plays an OCD-beleaguered con man alongside Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman:

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Nicolas Cage might be a vampire

This picture dating back to the American Civil War looks fierce like him:

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Nicolas Cage is a Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola is Nicolas Cage’s uncle, and Sofia Coppola is his cousin. Look at them here cuddling in together:

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Nobody wants the bees less than Nicolas Cage

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Nicolas Cage is not only a vampire, but also an angel

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Also, that film was responsible for this song. Altogether now:

And I DON’T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE ME….

Nicolas Cage appeared in these Japanese ads

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This is Nicolas Cage’s son Weston

Of course it is

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His other son is called Kal-El

That was Superman’s name as a child

Nicolas Cage on The Sorcerer's Apprentice Set - New York

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Nicolas Cage is in these highly enjoyable films

Bad Lieutenant. Matchstick Men, Adaptation, Face Off, Raising Arizona, The Rock and Kick Ass:

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Nicolas Cage wants you to put the bunny back in the box

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Rob Zombie 07/01/13 #

7 57

He is 48 by the way.

Yup agree he is a nut job. He only married that other looper Lisa Marie Presley because it was the ultimate Elvis trophy for him as he is an Elvis fanatic.

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- Eoghan Hickey 07/01/13 #
  
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  Not to correct your correction, but I think he’s 49 if the internet is to be believed. I thought 46 seemed a little young too…
  
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Colin Crothers 07/01/13 #

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At his best, he was great. Raising Arizona, Wild at Heart, leaving las vegas, red rock west etc

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Piarais Mac An TSaoir 07/01/13 #

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Ah come on now, he was excellent in Leaving LasVegas. Pretty awful in everything since.

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james j paul 07/01/13 #

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Gone in 60 seconds..for some reason i love that film..dunno if its him (doubtful) or the cars (maybe) or Angelina with blonde hair (most likely)!

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Ted Power 07/01/13 #

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Put the rampant rabbit back in the box….. Love that line!!

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Piarais Mac An TSaoir 08/01/13 #

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He’s particularly bad in that ‘one sheet does plenty’ kitchen roll ad.

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RobertOMaingain 07/01/13 #

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His performance (if you would call it that!) in National Treasure borders on self parody.God awful actor,hes like a hybrid Al Pacino/Robin Williams with all the ludicrous shouting and speech patterns!!!

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Gerard 07/01/13 #

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Think his a great actor

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Joe Walsh 07/01/13 #

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leaving las Vegas where he plays the worst drunk .gets up every day lookin a million bucks .not even a sniff of hangover..just face off and own up to nepotism Mr cop o la.

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Glangan 07/01/13 #

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Silence Nic Cage haters! Great actor who can do it all – comedy action drama thriller etc. Was in a trilogy of action classics (the rock, con air and face off) and won an Oscar. Granted everything since 2000 has been pants.

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Deco1808 07/01/13 #

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One shit actor

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Dean Fisk 07/01/13 #

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How does he have an Oscar?!

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- Sean Patrick 07/01/13 #
  
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  His Uncle paid for it.
  
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Sean Herbert 07/01/13 #

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“Happy Birthday Nicolas Cage… here’s why we love you”

You love him because it’s ironic & cool to like crappy actors. See Chuck Norris, David Hasselhoff, etc.

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- Emer McLysaght 07/01/13 #
  
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  Thanks for your diagnosis Seán but I personally loved him in Kick Ass, Matchstick Men, Raising Arizona, and several other films. He would stare the face off David Hasselhoff any day. Yeah he’s made more than his fair share of nonsense, but I certainly don’t love him because it’s “ironic and cool to like crappy actors”.
  
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- Sean Herbert 07/01/13 #
  
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  So it’s just a case of bad taste. Apologies, Emer.
  
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- Emer McLysaght 07/01/13 #
  
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  I think Kick Ass was pretty well received… but each to their own Seán, you little ray of sunshine.
  
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- Joan Ruud Donnellan-Wijnen 07/01/13 #
  
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  @ Emer… Maybe he is a crap actor in some people’s eyes but he’s entertaing too.. I’ve seen worse!!
  
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IgotAheadRush 07/01/13 #

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http://youtu.be/xP1-oquwoL8

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Barry O'Sullivan 07/01/13 #

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Can’t stand him. Awful actor in awful films

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Brian Canavan 07/01/13 #

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He’s a mono tonic, talentless ‘actor’ devoid of any emotion or feeling in roles. He’s the movie equivalent of a lady of the night, he’d do anything for the right price to pay off his debts

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- Kieran Casey 08/01/13 #
  
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  “He would do anything to pay off his debts”…..? Ya what kind of clown is he!!
  
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San Fawcett 07/01/13 #

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Happy 25th Birthday to Robert Sheehan too!

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Donal Dennehy 07/01/13 #

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He was fantastic in face off, best film ever followed closely by con air, not!!

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- Phil Mc Donald 07/01/13 #
  
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  I’m Castor Troy, whoooooooo!!!!!
  
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Luca Costa 07/01/13 #

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Aw man I hate that guy.

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James Patrick Smith 07/01/13 #

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Can’t stand Nicolas Cage plus he’s an obsessive weirdo

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- cholly appleseed 07/01/13 #
  
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  Agreed, he’s awful at acting but I do like some of his movies. He’s a real love to hate guy but secretly we like him. He’s also stone mad which makes him hilarious at the best of times
  
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- jrbmc 07/01/13 #
  
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  And the years have not been kind ……
  
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Thomas O' Donnell 07/01/13 #

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That plank? Most overrated actor out there!

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Dec Rowe 07/01/13 #

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The mans got a Facebook page dedicated to putting his face on things!

http://m.facebook.com/pages/Nicholas-Cages-face-on-things/176856715748839?id=176856715748839&_rdr

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Shuki Sadan Byrne 09/01/13 #

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The enjoyment I get from Nicolas Cage has trebled since I ‘liked’ “Nicolas Cages Face on Things” on Facebook.

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Happy Birthday Nicolas Cage… here’s why we love you

Put the bunny back in the box.

Nicolas Cage is in the film Matchstick Men

Nicolas Cage might be a vampire

Nicolas Cage is a Coppola

Nobody wants the bees less than Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage is not only a vampire, but also an angel

Nicolas Cage appeared in these Japanese ads

This is Nicolas Cage’s son Weston

His other son is called Kal-El

Nicolas Cage is in these highly enjoyable films

Nicolas Cage wants you to put the bunny back in the box

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