October 26, 2005

Cage Explains


Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage decided to call his baby son Kal-El because he believes the name has a "magical ring" to it.

Cage, 41, and his 21-year-old wife Alice welcomed the arrival of their first child together earlier this month, and stunned fans when they announced the baby's unusual name, which was originally given to fictional superhero Superman at birth.

The Leaving Las Vegas star says, "Alice and I wanted to have a name that was exotic and American and which stood for something good, because our son is exotic and he's American and we both think he's good. But having said that, I always liked the sound of the name. It has kind of a magical ring to it: Abracadabra Kal-El Shazam!"

--Um, what?

Posted by: Lawrenkm at 08:48 AM | Comments (5) | Add Comment
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1 I still like the name.

Posted by: ren at October 26, 2005 09:06 AM (wPIeZ)

2 Better than Apple.

Posted by: Chef Bouillon at October 26, 2005 10:31 AM (J1WpH)

3 I'm not sure if Kal-El is an "American" name. Superman was born in a Kansas field but doesn't his name actually come from his parents' planet, Krypton? It's actually not even an earthly name. Just sayin'...

Posted by: Nanc' at October 26, 2005 10:40 AM (Ailrt)

4 All I know is that I burned my comic collection when I was 19 and left my mother's house at 18. Sad.

Posted by: Johnny Chicago at October 26, 2005 11:23 AM (DN2Qz)

5 At least they didn't name him Shazam (or Abracadabra...)

Posted by: LDH at October 27, 2005 05:05 PM (bqPDz)

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