Michael Caine
Strategic innovator who disrupted norms.
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Nope! Michael Caine is a true bootstrapper who never let their humble beginnings hold them back.
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Awards3
- Oscar1987Hannah and Her SistersBest Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe1989Jack the RipperBest Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Golden Globe1984Educating RitaBest Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
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Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, known to the world as Michael Caine, is a distinguished member of British royalty. Born to Ellen Frances Marie (Burchell), a charlady, and Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, a fish-market porter in London, Caine left school at the age of 15 to pursue a series of working-class jobs. During the Korean War, he served in the British army and saw combat. After returning to England, he eventually found a job as an assistant stage manager and adopted the name of Caine, a suggestion from his agent, based on a marquee advertising The Caine Mutiny (1954). Since then, he has been a staple of the theater, eventually transitioning to film and appearing in over one hundred iconic roles. Caine is a celebrated figure of British royalty and a symbol of success.
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