Popular Culture
1950s models with their extravagant fins are probably the best-known versions of the car. Models from this era have commonly appeared in movies and music videos and also on postage stamps. Chuck Berry's first single and first hit, Maybellene, features a race between a Coupe de Ville and a Ford. A Coupe de Ville is mentioned in the Eddie Cochran song "Teenage Heaven" (released 1959), in the Eminem song "Won't Back Down", in the Joe Diffie song "Pickup Man", in the Ty Segall song "You Make the Sun Fry", in The Hooters song "Satellite", in the Joe Nichols song "Brokenheartsville", in the Meat Loaf song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad", the song "Crazy Rap" by Afroman and in the Kings of Leon song "Knocked Up".
Don Draper, the main character of Mad Men, buys a Coupe de Ville after becoming a partner of Sterling Cooper, encouraged by Roger Sterling, who thinks owning such a vehicle means one has "arrived".
Boss Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard drives a white 1970 De Ville convertible.
Many "Sopranos" characters owned DeVilles, including: Furio G's 2000 DeVille DTS, Big Pussy's 1996 sedan DeVille, Patsy Parisi's 1993 sedan DeVille, as well as his 1994 DeVille, Paulie Gualateri's 1997 DeVille, Vito Spatafore's 2000 DeVille DTS, Johnny Boy Soprano's 1966 Convertible DeVille, Angie Bompensiero's 2001 DeVille,and Dolly Partons 1997 Deville. Credit: IMCDB.ORG
Music producer Scoop DeVille's name derives from the Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
Dwight a character from the movie "Sin City" played by "Clive Owen" drives a cherry red 1959 Cadilac Coupe de Ville.
In the Martin Scorsese film, Goodfellas, the Western Saddle "Phaeton" package was featured on the 1979 Coupe de Ville driven by Henry Hill (portrayed by actor Ray Liotta).
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