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Nicholas Cage jetted into Paris to unveil his image at the City’s famous waxworks museum at the weekend. He joins an illustrious group of fellow A Listers including Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
According to the French Museum’s website the actor said he had visited the Musée Grévin as a 19 year old and had dreamed of having his image on show there. He provided clothes from his own wardrobe which have been used to dress the dummy which took artists 6 months to create.
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