Nicolas Cage [1] is 50 years old today, and we're celebrating the milestone not by looking back at his high-profile movie roles, but by laughing at all of the hilarious memes have that been created about him over the past few years. The Oscar-winning actor, who gained fame with films like Moonstruck, Leaving Las Vegas, and Face/Off, has become a prime target for the Internet thanks to his menacing stare and occasional overacting. Cage addressed the multitude of memes about him in an interview with The Guardian [2] in 2013, saying, "The Internet has developed this thing about me. And I'm not even a computer guy, you know?" Nevertheless, in honor of his big day, we're taking a look at the funniest memes, parodies, and impressions of him, starting with one of Andy Samberg [3]'s "Get in the Cage" skits from Saturday Night Live [4].

Nicolas Cage Interviews Bradley Cooper [5]

A rather self-explanatory mashup of all the times Nicolas Cage has freaked out on film.

"Nicolas Cage Is a Vampire" eBay Auction

In 2011, a man put a antique photo up for sale on eBay. The listing wrote, "Nicolas Cage is a Vampire. Photo from 1870. Tennessee: Original c.1870 carte de visit showing a man who looks exactly like Nick Cage. This is not a trick photo of any kind and has not been manipulated in Photoshop or any other graphics program. It’s an original photo of a man who lived in Bristol, TN, sometime around the Civil War."

Nic Cage as Everyone

The blog debuted in 2009 [7] and features Nicolas Cage's face Photoshopped onto, well, everyone. Some favorites include Heisenberg, the cast of Twilight [8], Hulk Hogan, and Michael Jackson [9].

"You Don't Say?"

This one screenshot, taken from the 1988 movie Vampire's Kiss has spawned many memes [10], including drawings.

"Wrecking Ball" (Nicolas Cage Edition)

Almost better than the original!

Suddenly, I Can No Longer Go

Terrifying. Truly, truly terrifying.