Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr., 14 March
1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent,
he has appeared in more than 130 films during a career spanning over
60 years, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017,
the films in which he has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion
worldwide. He is ranked at No. 20 on the list of highest-grossing box
office stars.Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring
roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965),
Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He
was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie. His roles in the 1970s
included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), The
Man Who Would Be King (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned
his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and went on to achieve
some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating
Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best
Actor. He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his
performance in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986).Caine played Ebenezer
Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). His first starring role
in several years, it led to a career resurgence in the late 1990s; he
received his second Golden Globe Award for his performance in Little
Voice (1998) and his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
for The Cider House Rules (1999). He played Nigel Powers in the 2002
parody Austin Powers in Goldmember, and Alfred Pennyworth in
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy. He appeared in several
other of Nolan's films, including The Prestige (2006), Inception
(2010), Interstellar (2014), and Tenet (2020). He also appeared in the
sci-fi thriller film Children of Men (2006) and the action comedy film
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014).
1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent,
he has appeared in more than 130 films during a career spanning over
60 years, and is considered a British film icon. As of February 2017,
the films in which he has appeared have grossed over $7.8 billion
worldwide. He is ranked at No. 20 on the list of highest-grossing box
office stars.Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring
roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965),
Alfie (1966), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). He
was nominated for an Academy Award for Alfie. His roles in the 1970s
included Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), Sleuth (1972), The
Man Who Would Be King (1975), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He earned
his second Academy Award nomination for Sleuth and went on to achieve
some of his greatest critical success in the 1980s, with Educating
Rita (1983) earning him the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best
Actor. He received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his
performance in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986).Caine played Ebenezer
Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). His first starring role
in several years, it led to a career resurgence in the late 1990s; he
received his second Golden Globe Award for his performance in Little
Voice (1998) and his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
for The Cider House Rules (1999). He played Nigel Powers in the 2002
parody Austin Powers in Goldmember, and Alfred Pennyworth in
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy. He appeared in several
other of Nolan's films, including The Prestige (2006), Inception
(2010), Interstellar (2014), and Tenet (2020). He also appeared in the
sci-fi thriller film Children of Men (2006) and the action comedy film
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014).
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