Michael Caine

Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr., CBE (born 14 March 1933), better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar- and BAFTA-winning English film actor.

Caine was born in Rotherhithe, South East London to Maurice Micklewhite, a Catholic fish-porter, and Ellen Maria, a Protestant charlady. He grew up in nearby Camberwell attending Wilson's School (at that time Wilson's Grammar School) and during World War II was evacuated to North Runcton in Norfolk. In 1944 he passed his eleven-plus exam. He left school at sixteen after gaining four O-Levels and did his National Service from April 1952 to 1954 in the Royal Fusiliers, serving in Germany and Korea. Personal life Caine has been married twice: The actress Patricia Haines (1955-1958); one daughter Dominique The actress and model Shakira Baksh (2 January 1973-); one daughter Natasha Some time after his mother died, Caine and his younger brother learned they had an elder half-brother, named David. He suffered from severe epilepsy and had been kept in hospital his entire life. Although their mother regularly visited her first son in hospital, even her husband did not know the child existed. David died in 1992. Awards New York Film Critics' Best Actor Award for Alfie Golden Globe for Best Actor for Educating Rita BAFTA for Best Actor for Educating Rita Golden Globe for Best Actor for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Golden Globe for Best Actor for Little Voice Academy Awards and Nominations 1966 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Alfie 1972 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Sleuth 1983 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - Educating Rita 1986 - Won - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Hannah and Her Sisters 1999 - Won - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - The Cider House Rules 2002 - Nominated - Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Quiet American