Known by his stage name Nicolas Cage, Nicolas Kim Coppola is an American-born actor, producer, and philanthropist. Cage is popular for playing deep, intense roles and has appeared in movies such as Raising Arizona (1987), Moonstruck (1987), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Con Air (1997) and City of Angels (1998). For essaying Ben Sanderson in the romantic drama film, Leaving Las Vegas, Cage bagged the Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for Best Actor. To felicitate his contribution to American cinema, the actor received an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from California State University, Fullerton, in 2001.