Michael Caine

Michael Caine is one of the most sought-after actors of the 60-90s. Now the filmography of the eminent Briton is counted in hundreds of films, and in his arsenal of awards there are two Oscars and three Golden Globes.

Maurice Joseph Micklewaite (the name given to the actor at birth) was born in the slums of London on March 14, 1933.

The mother of the future artist worked as a cleaner, and his father as a loader. At school, Maurice was not a diligent student, he often skipped classes, preferring to get knowledge by watching films in a local cinema. The only reason the actor went to school was basketball. It is known that in his teenage years the master of reincarnation played for the school basketball team and even went to competitions with it a couple of times.

At the age of 16, Kane, despite the prohibitions of the head of the family, dropped out of school and went to serve under a contract in the British Expeditionary Force in Korea. Upon his return to his homeland, Michael managed to try himself in different fields of activity. The actor worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant, and a barker in a bar, and as a loader in a warehouse. Then the hardworking guy got a job as an assistant administrator at the theater.

Inspired by the atmosphere in the temple of the goddess Melpomene, Kane signed up for acting classes, which he graduated from in 1955. After that, the artist for a couple of years performed as part of provincial theater troupes on the inspirations of various theaters and even took part in staging television plays. At the beginning of his career, the actor chose the pseudonym Michael Scott, which he soon changed to Michael Kane.

There are two versions of how Morris Joseph Micklewhite became Michael Caine. The version, which says that the actor named himself that after the movie Citizen Kane, is wrong. In fact, during a telephone conversation with an agent, the artist came across a poster for the military drama "Riot on Kane", after watching which this pseudonym appeared in his imagination.

Kane's debut tape was the feature film "The Zulus" directed by Cy Endfield, which was released in 1964. In the film, the plot of which was based on a real historical event (the Battle of Roorks Drift), Michael reincarnated as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead.

A year later, the actor got the main role in the spy detective "Dossier" Ipcress ". It is worth noting that Sean Connery himself recommended director Sidney Fury Kane. In this film, the artist tried on the image of Sergeant Harry Palmer, a favorite of women and a thunderstorm of international crime, who later became the prototype for creating a character named Austin Powers.

In 1966, the film "Alfie" was released, which brought Michael the first Oscar nomination in his life. In this tape, the actor played a polygamous man, Alfred Elkins. In the same year, Kane starred in the American comedy film "Gambit", in which the actor appeared in front of the audience as the elegant robber Harry Dean.

In 1971, the master of reincarnation showed the viewer the versatility of his creative nature, playing in the detective drama by Michael Hodges "Remove Carter", based on the novel by Ted Lewis. In this tape, Michael played the main role - the gangster Jack Carter.

In the tragicomedy Game Through, which was released the following year, Kane played in tandem with Laurence Olivier, and 35 years later, Jude Law became the artist's partner in the film-remake of Game Through Out - "Detective".

The films, in which the eminent actor played, since the second half of the 70s, caused negative reviews from critics and one after another failed at the box office. During that period, moviegoers, after each new role of Michael, accused him of being promiscuous when choosing characters. Among the artist's successful works in the 80s, the image of Dr. Frank Bryant in the film "Raising Rita" should be noted. In this picture, the famous Julie Walters became the artist's partner on the set.

In 1986, Woody Allen's film Hannah and Her Sisters appeared at the box office, in which Kane got the secondary role of Elliot, the husband of the main character. In 1988, the actor's awards box was replenished with a Golden Globe. He received this trophy for his role in the adventurous comedy "Reckless Scammers", in which his partner on the set was Steve Martin. In the same year, the artist starred in the series "Jack the Ripper"

In 1992, the filmography of the eminent actor was replenished with the films "A Muppet Christmas Song", "Blue Ice" and "Crazy Stage". In the late nineties, Kane played in the films "The Voice" and "The Rules of Winemakers", roles in which brought him "Oscars" and "Golden Globes".

The 2000th saw the release of the Miss Congeniality tape starring Sandra Bullock. In the film, which tells the story of an FBI employee who, by the will of fate, became an undercover agent at the annual prestigious Miss United States pageant, the actor reincarnated as stylist Victor Melling. Two years later, fans saw their favorite in the films Austin Powers: Goldmember and The Quiet American.

In 2005, the superhero action film directed by Christopher Nolan based on DC Comics "Batman Begins" was released. In the film, in which the leading role was played by actor Christian Bale, Kane reincarnated as Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth. Michael also appeared in the next two parts of the trilogy: "The Dark Knight" (2008) and "The Dark Knight. Revival of the Legend ”(2012).

2010 saw the release of the sci-fi thriller "Inception", based on the idea of ​​lucid dreaming. In addition to Kane, the film stars such stars as Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

In 2013, the premiere of the detective thriller The Illusion of Deception and the film The Last Love of Mr. Morgan, based on the book of the same name by the screenwriter and writer Françoise Dorner, took place.

In the period from 2014 to 2016, the master of disguise replenished his cinematic piggy bank with tapes "Kingsman: The Secret Service", "House of the Damned", "Interstellar", "Illusion of Deception 2" and The Last Witch Hunter.

The artist got married for the first time in 1955. Then the actress Patricia Hines became his chosen one. In a marriage that lasted 7 years, the girl Dominic was born. In 1973, Michael legalized a relationship with the model Shakira Baksh. It is known that in 2017 the alliance of Shakira and Kane is strong and will not break. The spouses live in perfect harmony and bring up a joint daughter Natasha.

In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain knighted Kane, and since then, when referring to an actor, it is mandatory to add "sir" to the name.

In April 2017, the world premiere of the American comedy Leaving Nicely (a remake of the 1979 film Leaving Nicely) took place, which tells the story of three retirees who, despite their considerable age, did not lose their youthful agility and at the end of their lives, turning from the righteous way, decided to rob the bank. Kane, along with actors Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin, got the main role in the film.

Also in 2017, the war drama Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan, was released on the big screens. The film tells the story of the rescue of hundreds of thousands of British, Belgian and French soldiers during the Dunkirk operation, which took place at the beginning of World War II. It is known that Mike did not appear in the frame, but his voice was used to voice the radio message.

Among other things, the actor is involved in the work on the tapes Four Children and It, as well as Harry and the Butler. There is still no information regarding the plot and the release date of these masterpieces on the big screens.

Kane is known to have a Twitter account. Also, fans of the work of the master of reincarnation can easily find materials (interviews, photographs from filming) related to the creative biography of a Hollywood star both on various Internet resources and in print publications.

1966 - "Alfie" 1966 - "Gambit" 1980 - "Razor" 1987 - "Jaws 4: Revenge" 1988 - "Jack the Ripper" 2000 - "Miss Congeniality" 2002 - "Austin Powers: Goldmember" 2003 - "The Verdict" 2006 - "Child of Man" 2006 - "Prestige" 2008 - "The Dark Knight" 2010 - "Beginning" 2012 - "The Dark Knight: The Rise of a Legend" 2013 - "The Illusion of Deception" 2017 - "Leave Nicely" 2017 - "Dunkirk"

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Michael Caine Net Worth 2021

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Michael Caine Net Worth 2020

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Michael Caine Net Worth 2019

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Michael Caine Net Worth 2018

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Michael Caine Net Worth 2017

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