After proposing to his bride during the pandemic via Facetime, the actor and her wed on a special date in 2021.
Actor Nicolas Cage has never failed to surprise his fans with his immensely diverse acting range. From Con Air to National Treasure to Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the 56-year-old Hollywood star's talent has given him a permanent home in the spotlight. But recently, Cage was in the news for an entirely different reason - his 5th marriage.
According to a statement delivered to Today, the actor married 26-year-old Riko Shibata in "a very small and intimate wedding at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas." As per a marriage certification obtained by the news outlet, the couple tied the knot on 16 February 2021. But it wasn't just the exchanging of vows that made the moment special for the newlywed couple - it was the date.
"The date was chosen to honor the birthday of the groom's late father," the actor's representative said. "The bride wore a handmade Japanese Bridal Kimono from Kyoto that required three layers. ... The groom wore a Tom Ford Tuxedo. They exchanged traditional Catholic and Shinto vows with poetry from Walt Whitman and Haiku sprinkled in. After the wedding, the happy couple was joined for a small celebration attended by Nicolas’ ex-wife, Alice (whom he remains very good friends with) and their son Kal." The bride also took her new hubby's name, as per their Nevada marriage license, making her Riko Cake.
It wasn't easy getting to the wedding stage though. According to E! Online, the Face/Off actor announced his engagement to Riko in August 2020. However, due to the pandemic, he couldn't propose to her physically, so he took the virtual route. Speaking on his brother, Marc Coppola's radio show, Cage explained, "She left New York and went back to Kyoto, Japan, and I went back to Nevada and I haven't seen her for six months. We're really happy together and we're really excited to spend that time together so I finally just said, 'Look, I wanna marry you,' and we got engaged on FaceTime."
But he didn't just ask her to marry him with words. The actor customized a black diamond ring before mailing it to her in Japan. "Her favorite color is black so she wanted the black gold, and the black diamond," he explained. "I customized and personalized it and I actually sent it to her FedEx." And now, "we are very happy," Cage said to Today.
This happiness comes after a string of marriages that didn't work out for the actor. In 1995, Cage married actress Patricia Arquette and stayed with her for six years until they got divorced in 2001. Then, in 2002, the City of Angels star wed Elvis Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley and was with her before they divorced in 2004, according to Insider. The same year as his second divorce, Cage married Alice Kim who was a former waitress. It is with her that he had his second child in 2005, Kal El, while his first child, Weston Coppola was born in 1990 during the actor's relationship with actress Christina Fulton. Cage and Kim remained married for 12 years before they finally called it quits.
The 56-year-old's fourth marriage, however, was the shortest of them all. In 2019, he married Erika Koike in Las Vegas before he filed for annulment just four days later. Within two months, he was granted the divorce. But maybe fifth time's the charm for the actor, and the couple has a long and happy marriage. Cheers to them.
References:
https://www.today.com/popculture/nicolas-cage-gets-married-5th-time-t210948
https://clerk.clarkcountynv.gov/AcclaimWeb/Document/DocDetails?TransactionItemId=13816719
https://www.insider.com/nicolas-cage-just-got-married-for-the-fifth-time-2021-3
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