Marc Coppola (actor)
| Marc Coppola | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 29, 1958 United States |
| Residence | New York City, New York |
| Occupation | Actor, disc jockey |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Seton Brindak |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
August Coppola Joy Vogelsang |
| Relatives |
Nicolas Cage (brother) Anton Coppola (great uncle) Francis Ford Coppola (uncle) Gian-Carlo Coppola (cousin) |
Marc "The Cope" Coppola is an American actor and DJ working for KGB-FM in San Diego, California and WAXQ and WLTW in New York City.
Marc's father, August Coppola, was a professor of literature, while his mother, Joy Vogelsang, is a dancer and choreographer; the two divorced in 1976. Coppola's mother is of German and Polish descent, and his father is Italian American, with his paternal grandparents being Carmine Coppola and Italia Pennino, an actress. Through his father, Coppola is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, the cousin of director Sofia Coppola, Robert Schwartzman, actor and lead singer of the band Rooney, and actor and former Phantom Planet drummer Jason Schwartzman. Coppola's brother is actor Nicolas Cage.
Coppola is married to actress Elizabeth Seton Brindak. They have two children; Natasha Coppola-Shalom, who is an actress, and Cayley Coppola.
Coppola entered the film industry at a young age thanks to his family. He first appeared in Apocalypse Now (1979) where he was also in the casting department. Coppola acted in 11 other films and two episodes of Law & Order. He worked as a DJ at KLOS 95.5 FM in Los Angeles, California, WYXE and WMAD FM in Madison, Wisconsin in the late 1970s, WBAB 102.3 FM in Babylon, New York, WRCN 103.9 FM in Riverhead, New York, WPLJ 95.5 FM New York City and New York's WAPP 103.5 FM in the 1980s as well as New York's K-ROCK WXRK 92.3 FM in the late '80s and early '90s. Coppola is credited with being the first Rock DJ in New York to play the next generation of Heavy Metal (The bands right after Zeppelin and Black Sabbath Era) originally on WBAB and then when WPLJ hired him, they let him play back to back Metal the Friday nights before 3 day weekends and Wednesday night before Thanksgiving under the name of "Dr. Metal."
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