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14 March 1933, Rotherhithe, London, England, UK

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6' 2"

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His first American accent was in the film Hurry Sundown (1967). He was taught the Southern drawl by Vivien Leigh, who told him to say "four door Ford" all day long for weeks. (source - "What's it all about?" Michael Caine's autobiography - 1992)
(October 1997) Ranked #55 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
Co-owns top London restaurant Langan's Brasserie.
Awarded British Variety Club Award for Best Film Actor 1987.
Awarded CBE (Commander Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire) in 1993.
Owns his own film production company.
Took his name from the film Caine Mutiny, The (1954)
Shared a London flat with actor Terence Stamp early in his career.
Was awarded a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, 17 June 2000, for his contribution to the performing arts.
When formally knighted at Buckingham Palace on 16 November 2000, he was knighted under his real name of Maurice Micklewhite. He will be known professionally as Sir Michael Caine.
He owns seven restaurants: six in London, one in Miami.
Father, with Shakira Caine, of Natasha.
Father, with the late Patricia Haines, of Dominique (aka Nikki).
The production offices of Mona Lisa (1986) were located in the disused St Olave's hospital, the very hospital in which Caine was born.
Has two brothers. Younger brother Stanley Caine appeared in at least three of Caine's films: Billion Dollar Brain (1967), Play Dirty (1968) and Italian Job, The (1969). Caine did not know about his elder half-brother David until their mother died. David suffered from epilepsy and had lived in a hospital his entire life.
The role of Alfie was turned down by Anthony Newley and Terence Stamp before it was offered to him.
Lodged with composer John Barry in the early sixties, for a few months, after being forced to leave his own flat, penniless. He returned the favour in 1998 when agreeing to introduce the composer's Royal Albert Hall concert - his first in the UK for 25 years.
"Michael Caine", a top 10 song in Britain in the mid-80s by the group Madness, had his "My Name Is Michael Caine" quote sampled into the song.
Was voted fifth in the Orange 2001 Film Survey of greatest British actors.
Starred with Donald Sutherland in a 1964 TV production of "Hamlet." Sutherland later starred in Italian Job, The (2003), a re-make of Caine's film Italian Job, The (1969).
He and Quincy Jones were born on the same day.
Lobbied for the lead role in Day of the Jackal, The (1973) but was rejected by director Fred Zinnemann, who felt that the character of The Jackal, who essentially is a cipher, should not be played by a movie star.
Upon meeting Laurence Olivier for the first time on the set of Sleuth (1972), he was unsure of how to address Olivier. Olivier told him that he should be called Lord Olivier the first time, and after that, he could simply call him "Larry."
Three of his memorable films (Alfie (1966), Italian Job, The (1969), and Get Carter (1971)), and have all been remade.
Was not present at the 1987 Academy Awards ceremony when he won best supporting actor for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) because he was filming Jaws: The Revenge (1987), for which he was nominated for worst supporting actor at the Razzie awards the following year.
Has stated that the character of Vichy war criminal Pierre Brossard in Statement, The (2003) was his least favorite. He said that all the other characters he played in his career, whether good or evil, had a sense of humor on some level that he would try to convey in his performance. He felt that Brossard had no sense of humor whatsoever, in part because the character was such an intense man.
The soundstage at Shepperton Studios, in which he filmed Batman Begins (2005), is also the one where he filmed his very first film, Hill in Korea, A (1956).
Is close friends with Sir Sean Connery, Sir Roger Moore, Sir Elton John and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Throughout the 1960s he was by his own estimation drinking two bottles of vodka and smoking at least eighty cigarettes a day. He quit smoking cigarettes following a stern lecture from Tony Curtis at a party in 1971, and finally quit smoking cigars shortly before his 70th birthday in 2003.
Was the first person to be nominated for an acting Razzie award for more than one title. He was nominated for Worst Actor of 1980 at the very first Razzie awards for his roles in the films Dressed to Kill (1980) and Island, The (1980).
In 1957, at Brighton University, Caine appeared in a one-act play written by a fellow actor who went by the name of David Baron. It was Baron's very first play. He later changed his name back to Harold Pinter, the name under which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005.
Shares a birthday with Taylor Hanson, Mercedes McNab, Kylie Tyndall and Keaton Tyndall, Quincy Jones, & Chris Klein
He played Charlie Croker in Italian Job, The (1969). His Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) co-star Seth Green appeared in the re-make Italian Job, The (2003).
Superstar Swedish rock band Kent refer to him in their song "Palace and Main"
Near the end of Muppet Christmas Carol, The (1992), he passes by a store called "Micklewhite's." His real name is Maurice Micklewhite.
Allegedly did not get along with Steven Seagal while filming On Deadly Ground (1994).
Mike Myers said that he based the character of Austin Powers partially on Caine's character in Alfie (1966). Caine would play Austin Powers father in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).
Visited John Wayne several times when the veteran star was dying of cancer in hospital.
Left England in 1979 for tax reasons, and did not return until 1987.
An ardent Thatcherite during the 1980s, Caine switched his support to Tony Blairs New Labour Party shortly before the 1997 General Election.
Has been nominated for an Oscar at least once in five consecutive decades (1960s-2000s).
Turned down Alfred Hitchcocks Frenzy (1972).
Attended the party at his close friend Sir Elton Johns Old Windsor mansion after the singer married David Furnish in a civil partnership ceremony. (18 December 2005).
While he uses "Michael Caine" professionally, he uses his given name in his personal life.
Has interests in six restaurants.
Originally had the lead role of Switching Channels (1988) but was held up by production delays on Jaws: The Revenge (1987).
Has appeared in the remakes of two of his films: Get Carter (2000) and Sleuth (2007).
Alfie (1966) and Sleuth (1972) were both remade with Jude Law taking over his role.
He is famous for the catch-phrase "Not a lot of people know that", though he never actually said it.
His all-time favorite actor, his inspiration to become an actor and his hero is Humphrey Bogart.