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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

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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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