Nicolas Cage, 58, to welcome a daughter with wife Riko Shibata, 27
msn.comJohn Lennon and Cage's late father August 'Augie' Coppola. Explaining the meaning behind the name, Cage recalled how his disc jockey father would blast The Beatles' Let It Be album, particularly the song Across The Universe, at his radio station.
When the National Treasure heard the song for the very first time at just four-years-old, he was left 'frozen, paralyzed by the music. 'Since then, Across The Universe - which was penned by John Lennon - has remained Cage's 'favorite song ever written' and holds a special place in his heart. 'Because of Across The Universe, her name is gonna be Lennon Augie, Augie after my father,' he announced.
Cage noted that he expects he'll be calling his daughter 'Lenny for short. 'He continued: 'I'm thrilled. It's going to be the biggest adventure of my life [being a girl dad]'It was revealed in January that Cage and Shibata were expecting their first child, and Cage's third, after Weston and his 16-year-old son Kal-El from his third marriage with Alice Kim.
He was also previously married to Patricia Arquette (1995-2001), Lisa Marie Presley (2002-2004) and Erica Koike (2019). Cage and Shibata met in Shiga, Japan, through mutual friends, while Cage was on location filming Prisoners of the Ghostland.
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