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Michael Caine

Sir Michael Caine
CBE
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Caine at the Vienna International Film Festival on 26 October 2012
Born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
(1933-03-14) 14 March 1933 (age 83)
Rotherhithe, London, England
Residence Leatherhead, Surrey, England
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Nationality British
Occupation Actor, author
Years active 1953–present
Political party Conservative Party
Spouse(s) Patricia Haines (m. 1955; div. 1962)
Shakira Baksh (m. 1973)
Children Dominique Micklewhite (b. 1956)
Natasha Micklewhite (b. 1973)
Family Stanley Micklewhite
(brother)
Website www.michaelcaine.com

Sir Michael Caine, CBE (/kn/; born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor and author. Renowned for his distinctive working class cockney accent, Caine has appeared in over 115 films and is regarded as a British film icon.

He made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in a number of acclaimed British films, including Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), Alfie (1966), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). His most notable roles in the 1970s included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley, Sleuth (1972), for which he earned his second Academy Award nomination, The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He achieved some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 1986, he received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters.


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