Michael Caine Biography

Michael Caine, Actor Date of Birth: March 14, 1933 Birthplace: London, England Sign: Pisces Michael Caine was born on March 14, 1933 in London, England to Ellen and Maurice Micklewhite. Caine, in 1944, left school at 16 to serve in the Royal Fusiliers and did his military duty in Germany and the Korean War. Caine began his acting career in West Sussex, England, where he had walk on roles at the Carfax Theatre. Caine originally used the stage name Michael Scott, but was advised to change it because another actor was already using the same name. The actor's first major break was in the 1964 movie, Zulu. Caine quickly followed with the 1965 film The Ipcress File, in which he played one of his most famous characters, Harry Plamer, and the 1966 film Alfie. Caine played Harry Palmer in four more movies including the 1995 movie Midnight in St. Petesburg. Caine won a BAFTA award for his role in the 1983 movie Educating Rita. He won an Oscar for his turn in the 1980 film Hannah and her Sisters. Caine is notorious for choosing many film roles just for the money, however, he is still considered one of the greatest actors of his generation for many iconic roles, including his part in 1999's The Cider House Rules, for which he won his second Oscar. The actor was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British in 1993 and knighted in 2000. Caine was married to actress Patricia Haines, with whom he had one daughter. Caine and Haines divorced in 1958. The actor hmarried Shakira Baksh in1973, and they have one daughter, Natasha. Caine has written trivia books, including the titles Not Many People Know That! and And Not Many People Know This Either!.