Unlike his cousin Nicolas Cage, Roman Coppola chose to keep his historic family name and enter the entertainment business with the world knowing he was the son of legendary "Godfather" director Francis Ford Coppola. This name could have been a blessing or a curse, but luckily, Coppola's feature directorial debut "CQ" earned him the kind of respect that only comes with a movie well made.

Coppola grew up in the film world and made his acting debut at the age of eight in his father's "The Godfather: Part II." His role as the young Sonny required his hair be curled with a curling iron each