Marc Coppola (actor)
Encyclopedia
Marc "The Cope" Coppola is an American actor
and DJ
currently working for KGB-FM
in San Diego, California & WAXQ
/WLTW
in New York City.
, 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. 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
.
Coppola is married to actress Elizabeth Seton Brindak and has two daughters, Natasha and Cayley.
(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.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
currently working for KGB-FM
KGB-FM
KGB-FM is a classic rock radio station in San Diego, California. It is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
in San Diego, California & WAXQ
WAXQ
WAXQ is a radio station with a classic rock format in New York City. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-WFDR:...
/WLTW
WLTW
WLTW is a radio station with an Adult Contemporary format in New York City.The station is often number one or close to it in Arbitron ratings for New York City. From 2002 to 2004, the station generated more revenue than any other radio station in the New York market...
in New York City.
Personal life
Coppola's father, August CoppolaAugust Coppola
August Floyd Coppola was an American academic, author, film executive and advocate for the arts. He is also known as the father of actor Nicolas Cage.-Family life:...
, was a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, while his mother, Joy Vogelsang, is a dancer and choreographer; the two divorced in 1976. His mother suffered from chronic depression. Coppola's mother is of German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
descent and his father is Italian American
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
, with his paternal grandparents being Carmine Coppola
Carmine Coppola
Carmine Coppola was an American composer, flautist, editor, musical director, and songwriter. Coppola was a composer and conductor who contributed to many of the musical scores in The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The Godfather Part III, and Apocalypse Now directed by his son Francis Ford...
and Italia Pennino, an actress. Through his father, Coppola is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...
and actress Talia Shire
Talia Shire
Talia Shire is an American actress most known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series.-Personal life:...
, the cousin of director Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer.In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing...
, Robert Schwartzman, actor and lead singer of the band Rooney
Rooney (band)
Rooney is an American rock band from Los Angeles, currently self-produced and formerly signed to Geffen Records. The band is now composed of Robert Schwartzman , Louie Stephens , Taylor Locke , Ned Brower , and Brandon Schwartzel...
and actor and former Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet
Phantom Planet are an American alternative rock band from Southern California. Formed in 1994 in Los Angeles, the band consists of Alex Greenwald , Darren Robinson , Sam Farrar and Jeff Conrad . The band is best known for its track "California", which became the theme song for the Fox TV series,...
drummer Jason Schwartzman
Jason Schwartzman
Jason Francesco Schwartzman is an American actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Rushmore, Spun, I Heart Huckabees, Shopgirl, Marie Antoinette, The Darjeeling Limited, Funny People, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
. Coppola's two brothers are Christopher Coppola
Christopher Coppola
-Personal life:Coppola was born in Los Angeles County, California. His father, the late 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...
, a director, and actor Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
.
Coppola is married to actress Elizabeth Seton Brindak and has two daughters, Natasha and Cayley.
Career
Coppola entered the film industry at a young age thanks to his family. He first appeared in Apocalypse NowApocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American war film set during the Vietnam War, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The central character is US Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard , of MACV-SOG, an assassin sent to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces...
(1979) where he was also in the casting department. Coppola acted in 11 other films and two episodes of Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
. He worked as a DJ at KLOS
KLOS
KLOS is an FM rock music radio station based in Los Angeles, California, that debuted in 1969. The station is owned by Cumulus Media. It is home to the nationally broadcast Mark & Brian radio show, and Off The Record host Uncle Joe Benson.-History:...
95.5 FM in Los Angeles, California, WYXE
WYXE
WYXE is a religious radio station broadcasting in Spanish from Gallatin, Tennessee. It preaches the message of salvation and restoration for the whole family and includes educational programs, children's programs, counseling, prayer and music.-External links:*...
/WMAD
WMAD
WMAD is a radio station serving the Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and has been running a country music format since December 23, 2005...
FM in Madison, Wisconsin in the late 1970s, WBAB
WBAB
WBAB is a rock radio station on Long Island. Located at 102.3 FM, the station is licensed to Babylon, New York and is owned by Cox Radio. The station is also simulcast on WHFM 95.3 FM in eastern Suffolk County. Both WBAB's 102.3 and WHFM's 95.3 signals are broadcast in HD. The station also streams...
102.3 FM in Babylon, New York, WRCN 103.9 FM in Riverhead, New York and WPLJ
WPLJ
WPLJ is a radio station in New York City owned by the broadcasting division of Cumulus Media. WPLJ shares studio facilities with sister station WABC inside 2 Penn Plaza in midtown Manhattan, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building. The station currently plays a Hot Adult...
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
WAXQ
WAXQ is a radio station with a classic rock format in New York City. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-WFDR:...
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
WAXQ
WAXQ is a radio station with a classic rock format in New York City. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.-WFDR:...
/Q104.3 and WLTW
WLTW
WLTW is a radio station with an Adult Contemporary format in New York City.The station is often number one or close to it in Arbitron ratings for New York City. From 2002 to 2004, the station generated more revenue than any other radio station in the New York market...
106.7 LITE FM and can also be heard on the station that influenced him the most while growing up, KGB-FM
KGB-FM
KGB-FM is a classic rock radio station in San Diego, California. It is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
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
WNRQ
WNRQ is an FM radio station in Nashville, Tennessee, broadcasting on a frequency of 105.9 MHz. It serves counties in northern middle Tennessee and southern central Kentucky.-History/Ownership:...
in Nashville and Rock 103 WEGR
WEGR
WEGR is a classic rock formatted radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. It is owned by Clear Channel Communications and broadcasts at 102.7 FM.-History:...
34ein Memphis, Colorado's KPHT
KPHT
KPHT is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits format. Licensed to Rocky Ford, Colorado, it serves the Pueblo, Colorado area. The signal can be heard in most parts of Colorado Springs...
in Pueblo, Missouri's Oldies 103.3 FM KLOU
KLOU
KLOU is a radio station with an oldies format in St. Louis, Missouri, specializing in hits from the 1960s and 1970s.-History:The station began broadcasting on February 12, 1962 as KMOX-FM, by playing an easy listening/standards format. The focus then shifted to an adult contemporary style of music...
In St. Louis, Rhode Island's B101 FM in Providence WWBB
WWBB
WWBB is a radio station in Providence, Rhode Island. The station mainly plays classic hits and oldies from the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. The station is also carried as background music on several Public-access television cable TV in southeastern Massachusetts...
, Florida's WOLZ
WOLZ
WOLZ is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Fort Myers, Florida, USA, the station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.-External links:...
in Ft. Myers/Naples, WBBI
WBBI
WBBI is a classic hits radio station in Binghamton, New York. They broadcast an online stream through their website, and are on the radio at 107.5 MHz.-Programs:The Big Morning Show with Sonny King, Weekday Mornings from 5:30AM-10AM EST....
BIG 107.5 Binghamton, New York, KHLX in Sacramento, California and both Kentucky's Rewind 105.5 WWRW in Lexington and Louisville's WQMF
WQMF
WQMF is a Classic rock radio station located in Louisville, Kentucky. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to the nearby city of Jeffersonville, Indiana and broadcasts on 95.7 FM with a effective radiated power of 28.5 kW.-Station history:95.7 signed on as WQHI in...
and in Anchorage. Alaska at KBFX
KBFX
KBFX may refer to:*KBFX-CA, a television station licensed to Bakersfield, California, United States*KBFX , a radio station licensed to Anchorage, Alaska, United States...
The Fox.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American war film set during the Vietnam War, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The central character is US Army special operations officer Captain Benjamin L. Willard , of MACV-SOG, an assassin sent to kill the renegade and presumed insane Special Forces... |
AFRS Announcer | |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club The Cotton Club (film) The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime-drama, centered on a famed Harlem jazz club of the 1930s, the Cotton Club.The movie was co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, choreographed by Henry LeTang, and starred Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Gregory Hines... |
Ted Husing | |
| 1989 | Vampire's Kiss Vampire's Kiss Vampire's Kiss is a 1989 American dark comedy/psychological horror film. It was written by Joseph Minion, who also penned Martin Scorsese's darkly humorous After Hours, and stars actors Nicolas Cage, María Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals and Elizabeth Ashley.- Plot summary :Vampire's Kiss is the... |
Joke Guy | |
| Dracula's Widow | Brad | ||
| 1993 | Deadfall | Bob | |
| 1994 | North North (film) North is an American 1994 comedy film directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Dan Aykroyd, Reba McEntire, and Alan Arkin... |
Reporter | (as Mark Coppola) |
| 1995 | One Night Stand | Mark the Make-up Man | (as Mark Coppola) |
| Leaving Las Vegas Leaving Las Vegas Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 romantic drama film directed and written by Mike Figgis, based on a semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by John O'Brien. Nicolas Cage stars as a suicidal alcoholic who has ended his personal and professional life to drink himself to death in Las Vegas... |
Dealer | ||
| 1996 | Jack | Radio Personality | (voice) |
| 2000 | Bel Air | Curson Beeley | |
| 2002 | Sonny Sonny (film) Sonny is a 2002 film starring James Franco, Harry Dean Stanton, Brenda Blethyn, Mena Suvari and Josie Davis. Director Nicolas Cage has a small cameo role. Sonny was co-produced by Cage's production company Saturn Films.-Plot:... |
Jimmy at Mattie's | Directed by Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and... |
| 2005 | The Signs of the Cross | Landlord |