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Maurice Joseph Micklewhite was born on the 14th of March 1933 at St Olave's Hospital in the Rotherhithe district of London. He grew up in Southwark before being evacuated to North Runcton, Norfolk during the Second World War.
Michael Caine joined the British Army for national service in 1951 and served twelve months with the Queen's Royal Regiment. He transferred to the Royal Fusiliers and saw active duty in the Korean War starting from 1952 until he contracted malaria and was sent home in 1953.
Michael Caine won his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor playing Elliot in Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986. He returned to win again in 2000 for Dr Wilbur Larch in Lasse Hallström's drama The Cider House Rules.
These collaborations spanned fifteen years from 2005 to 2020 and cemented his status as a modern cinema icon across multiple genres. His roles continued through Interstellar as Professor Brand in 2014 and Dunkirk as a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot in 2017.
In July 2016 Michael Caine changed his name by deed poll to simplify security checks at airports because guards often recognized him but not his real name Maurice Joseph Micklewhite.
On the 13th of October 2023 Michael Caine officially confirmed his retirement from acting mainly due to decreasing likelihood of getting leading roles. His final film The Great Escaper was released on the 6th of October 2023 and received incredible reviews before he decided to leave with all this success.