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Nicolas Cageis beyond thrilled to become a father to a newborn again.
“My boys are all grown up, and I miss going to the toy store. I miss singing lullabies and rocking in the rocking chair,” he said. “I’m looking forward to getting back to that.”
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Back in January, PEOPLE exclusively confirmed that Cage and Shibata areexpecting their first child together. “The parents-to-be are elated!” a rep said at the time.
The Oscar winnertied the knot with Shibata,his fifth wife, during a “very small and intimate wedding at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas” on Feb. 16 of last year, honoring his late father’s birthday.
Cage and Shibata, who is also an actress,made their red-carpet debutlast July at the premiere of his filmPig.
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Last month, Cage revealed in the April issue ofGQthat he and Shibata havealready landed on their child’s moniker.
TheNational Treasurestar said they decided on Akira Francesco for a boy and Lennon Augie for a girl.
“Augie was my father’s nickname. And my uncle [Francis Ford Coppola] has decided to change his name to Francesco,” he shared.
After pulling up a two-month ultrasound on his phone, he added, “I think it’s so sweet. It’s like a little edamame. A little bean.”
source: people.com
