Marc Coppola (actor)

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Marc Coppola
Born April 29, 1958 (1958-04-29) (age 53)
Residence New York City area
Spouse Elizabeth Coppola
Children Natasha Shalom
Cayley Coppola
Parents August Coppola
Joy Vogelsang
Relatives Christopher Coppola (brother)
Nicolas Cage (brother)
Francis Ford Coppola (uncle)

Marc "The Cope" Coppola (born April 29, 1958) is an American actor and DJ currently working for KGB-FM in San Diego, California & WAXQ/WLTW in New York City.

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[edit] Personal life

Coppola's father, August Coppola, was a professor of literature, while his mother, Joy Vogelsang, is a dancer and choreographer; the two divorced in 1976. His mother suffered from chronic depression.[1][2] Coppola's mother is of German 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 two brothers are Christopher Coppola, a director, and actor Nicolas Cage.[3]

Coppola is married to actress Elizabeth Seton Brindak and has two daughters, Natasha and Cayley.

[edit] Career

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/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 and WPLJ 95.5 FM in New York City in the 1980s as well as New York's K-ROCK WXRK 92.3 FM in the late '80s and early '90s.

After WXRK switched formats Coppola left the station, eventually resurfacing at WAXQ hosting afternoon drive, morning drive, then late evenings. During the workweek, Coppola can be heard on Clear Channel's I Heart Radio "Big Classic Hits" format 10am to 3pm EST. He does the swing shift on both WAXQ/Q104.3 and WLTW 106.7 LITE FM and can also be heard on the station that influenced him the most while growing up, KGB-FM 101.5FM in San Diego, California weekdays from 10am to 3pm PST and Sunday mornings from 6am to 12Noon.

Some other stations he's involved with are Tennessee's WNRQWNRQ in Nashville and Rock 103 WEGR 34ein Memphis, Colorado's KPHT in Pueblo, Missouri's Oldies 103.3 FM KLOU In St. Louis, Rhode Island's B101 FM in Providence WWBB, Florida's WOLZ in Ft. Myers/Naples, WBBI BIG 107.5 Binghamton, New York, KHLX in Sacramento, California and both Kentucky's Rewind 105.5 WWRW in Lexington and Louisville's WQMF and in Anchorage. Alaska at KBFX The Fox.

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1979 Apocalypse Now AFRS Announcer
1984 The Cotton Club Ted Husing
1989 Vampire's Kiss Joke Guy
Dracula's Widow Brad
1993 Deadfall Bob
1994 North Reporter (as Mark Coppola)
1995 One Night Stand Mark the Make-up Man (as Mark Coppola)
Leaving Las Vegas Dealer
1996 Jack Radio Personality (voice)
2000 Bel Air Curson Beeley
2002 Sonny Jimmy at Mattie's Directed by Nicolas Cage
2005 The Signs of the Cross Landlord

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