Thanks to ‘Pig‘ and ‘Renfield,’ Nicolas Cage‘s career has received a much-needed resurgence. Despite being a brilliant actor, he’s no stranger to appearing in a catalog of direct-to-video movies. Every fading star comes to a point in his life when the promise of a big fat paycheck makes them do a few stinkers.
Nicolas Cage has been there, done that, and a lot of them. He recalls the time in his life when he took on “crummy” roles to keep himself financially going. Despite the slump, he’s standing by these movie roles as they helped pay back the debt and legal fees he had acquired over the years. Looking back, he has no regrets.
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Nicolas Cage Took “Crummy” Acting Roles For Financial Reasons
Thanks to back to back success of ‘Pig,’ ‘The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent,’ and recently ‘Renfield,’ Nicholas Cage is back on track. But he had to take on some acting jobs to ease his financial crises. He appeared on CBS ’60 Minutes,’ talking about owing IRS $6 million. It resulted from the untimely crash of the real estate market. He never filed for bankruptcy, eventually paying it all off.
Nicolas Cage told Sharyn Alfansi, “I was over-invested in real estate. The real estate market crashed, and I couldn’t get out in time. I paid them all back, but it was about $6 million. I never filed for bankruptcy.” Despite being a “dark” time, Cage fully committed to his performances and didn’t phone it in for once.
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Nicolas Cage’s Strange Spending Habits
Nicolas Cage made over $150 million from his acting career between 1996-2011. He made $40 million in 2009, only to be slapped with a $6 million fine by the IRS later that year. He sued his manager for financial fraud and negligence. But Cage’s history of being a reckless spender can’t be ignored.
Dinosaur skulls and Albino king cobras are only some of the strange things he’s blown his ward over. He purchased a 40-acre island south of Nassau for $7 million. He also brought four luxury yachts worth $20 million, not to mention more animals, rare art, and a priceless pyramid tombstone in New Orleans.
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