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Barely recognizable Nicolas Cage, 62, sports gray beard in rare red carpet appearance with much-younger wife Riko Shibata, 31

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Nicolas Cage, 62, made a rare red carpet appearance with his wife Riko Shibata, 31, at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art opening night celebration in Los Angeles on Saturday. Cage was sporting a new look featuring gray hair and beard, while wearing a blue tuxedo jacket, black trousers, white shirt, and sunglasses. Shibata wore an all-white outfit including trousers, top, and coat with sheer sleeves. The couple met in 2019 when Cage was filming "Prisoners of the Ghostland" in Japan; they got engaged via FaceTime in August 2020 and married on February 16, 2021, at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas.

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On Saturday, Nicolas Cage, 62, made a rare red carpet appearance at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles with his wife, Riko Shibata, 31. Cage was barely recognizable due to his new gray beard and hair. The couple met through mutual friends in Shiga, Japan while Cage was filming "Prisoners of the Ghostland" in 2019 and began dating the following year. They were separated for six months during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown but got engaged via FaceTime in August 2020.

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Nicolas Cage sported a new look as he made a rare red carpet appearance with his much-younger wife, Riko Shibata. asserted

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The “Face/Off” actor, 62, and his wife, 31, hit the opening night celebration for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles on Saturday. asserted

actor → hit → Saturday

Cage was barely recognizable as he rocked gray hair and a full gray beard for the outing — a major switch-up from his usual darker locs. asserted

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The “Ghost Rider” star looked dapper in a blue tuxedo jacket, black trousers and a white dress shirt. asserted

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He completed his look with a pair of stylish sunglasses. asserted

He → complete → sunglasses

Shibata stunned in all white, wearing white trousers, a matching top and a white coat with sheer sleeves. asserted

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The actress and Cage met through mutual friends in Shiga, Japan, in 2019 while the latter was filming the movie “Prisoners of the Ghostland.” The pair began dating the following year but were separated for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. asserted

pair → meet → lockdown

In August 2020, Cage announced on a radio show appearance that he and Shibata were engaged after he proposed over FaceTime and mailed her a black diamond ring. asserted

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The couple tied the knot on February 16, 2021, in an intimate ceremony at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. asserted

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Barely recognizable Nicolas Cage, 62, sports gray beard in rare red carpet appearance with much-younger wife Riko Shibata, 31

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