Nicolas Coppola (born January 7, 1964), better known by his stage name Nicolas Cage, is an American actor, producer and director best known for his roles as Ben Sanderson in the 1995 romantic drama film Leaving Las Vegas, Castor Troy/Sean Archer in the 1997 action thriller film Face/Off, Charlie and Donald Kaufman in the 2002 drama film Adaptation, Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gates in the National Treasure films and as Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider in the Ghost Rider films. He hosted Saturday Night Live on September 26, 1992 and made a cameo on February 11, 2012 during the Weekend Update segment.
He was also impersonated by Jimmy Fallon on the March 20, 1999 episode during the "Celebrity Jeopardy!" sketch and by Andy Samberg nine times from November 7, 2009 to May 12, 2012, which were mostly during the Weekend Update segment.