Michael Caine

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Birth Name: Maurice Joseph Micklewhite

Age: 90, born 14 March 1933

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 6' 2"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Shakira Caine

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A Chat with Michael Caine: Award Season 2013 | The New York Times

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TimesTalks: Michael Caine: An Accent That Broke Class Barriers | The New York Times

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Elton John - Interview during February 6th, 1976 on "Parkinson"

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Description: Born Maurice Micklewhite in London, Michael Caine was the son of a fish-market porter and a charlady. He left school at 15 and took a series of working-class jobs before joining the British army and serving in Korea during the Korean War, where he saw combat. Upon his return to England he gravitated toward the theater and got a job as an assistant stage manager. He adopted the name of Caine on the advice of his agent, taking it from a marquee that advertised The Caine Mutiny (1954). In the years that followed he worked in more than 100 television dramas, with repertory companies throughout England and eventually in the stage hit Born Maurice Micklewhite in London, Michael Caine was the son of a fish-market porter and a charlady. He left school at 15 and took a series of working-class jobs before joining the British army and serving in Korea during the Korean War, where he saw combat. Upon his return to England he gravitated toward the theater and got a job as an assistant stage manager. He adopted the name of Caine on the advice of his agent, taking it from a marquee that advertised The Caine Mutiny (1954). In the years that followed he worked in more than 100 television dramas, with repertory companies throughout England and eventually in the stage hit, "The Long and the Short and the Tall." Zulu (1964), the 1964 epic retelling of a historic 19th-century battle in South Africa between British soldiers and Zulu warriors, brought Caine to international attention. Instead of being typecast as a low-ranking Cockney soldier, he played a snobbish, aristocratic officer. Although "Zulu" was a major success, it was the role of Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File (1965) and the title role in Alfie (1966) that made Caine a star of the first magnitude. He epitomized the new breed of actor in mid-'60s England, the working-class bloke with glasses and a down-home accent. However, after initially starring in some excellent films, particularly in the 1960s, including Gambit (1966), Funeral in Berlin (1966), Play Dirty (1969), Battle of Britain (1969), Too Late the Hero (1970), The Last Valley (1971) and especially Get Carter (1971), he seemed to take on roles in below-average films, simply for the money he could by then command. There were some gems amongst the dross, however. He gave a magnificent performance opposite Sean Connery in The Man Who Would Be King (1975) and turned in a solid one as a German colonel in The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Educating Rita (1983) and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) (for which he won his first Oscar) were highlights of the 1980s, while more recently Little Voice (1998), The Cider House Rules (1999) (his second Oscar) and Last Orders (2001) have been widely acclaimed. ... (more)

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"1- The Dark Knight (2008)2- Inception (2010)3- Interstellar (2014)4- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)5- Batman Begins (2005)"

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" 2000- WINNER Best Actor in a Supporting Role MICHAEL CAINE as Dr. Wilbur Larch in THE CIDER HOUSE RULES 1999 | dir: Lasse Halström 1987 - WINNER Best Actor in a Supporting Role MICHAEL CAINE as Elliot in HANNAH AND HER SISTERS 1986 | dir: Woody Allen "

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