Michael Caine's Lifestyle ★ 2021

[Music] you're only supposed to blow the bloody Michael Caine is an English actor film producer and author he has appeared in more than 130 films in a career spanning over 60 years and is considered a British film icon known for his cockney accent Kane was born in South East London he holds the distinction of being nominated in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s for an Academy Award he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth the second in 2000 and became Sir Michael Caine as of 2015 films in which Caine has starred have grossed over seven point four billion dollars worldwide making him the ninth highest-grossing box-office star Kane appeared in seven of the films that featured in the British film institute's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century you're gonna go what happened about eight years ago I was 36 and it's all gone by so quickly you know but then a reporter once said to me he said how do you feel about growing old I said well considering the alternative fantastic his full title is Sir Michael Caine CBE as of this production his 87 years old and was born on March 14th 1933 in rodder earth London England he was born as Maurice Michael White he stands at one point eight eight metres tall or six foot two inches when asked what are the five films that everyone should see in their life Michael Caine answered Casablanca that was Humphrey Bogart and it's my favorite film of all time the third man which is a Carol Reid spy movie Marlon Brando's on the waterfront and Peter O'Toole in Lawrence of Arabia which I thought was a wonderful film I think anything done by Christopher Nolan and I've been to all of his movies but I think Chris Nolan is a great movie director I think he's the new David Lean I'm his lucky charm he says Caine quit his 80 a day smoking habit in the early 1970s after a lecture by Tony Michael Caine is a big fan of cricket this was alluded to but gary oldman who acted with cane in The Dark Knight Rises when he talked about canes acting methods its take one he got it take two got it take three got it he's just on the money he doesn't mess around because he wants to get back to the cricket trivia books written by Kane include not many people know that and not many people know this either Michael Caine's Moving Picture Show and not a lot of people know this is 1988 proceeds from the books went to the National playing fields Association a UK charity for which Kane has served as vice-president and which aims to protect and promote open spaces for sports and recreation in British cities and towns Michael Caine was married to actress Patricia Haynes from 1955 to 1962 they have a daughter Dominique who is now 64 years old and was born in 1956 Michael Caine dated Bianca Jagger in 1968 he has been married to actress a model Shakira Basque since January 8 1973 they met after Kane saw her appearing in a Maxwell House coffee commercial and a friend gave him her telephone number he called her every day for ten days until she finally agreed to meet him they have a daughter Natasha who is now 47 years old and was born in 1973 as a Christian married to a Muslim he says no questions or issues ever come up and describes his wife's beliefs as very benign now you're a knight graminoid can the Queen order you to do things now No very no Michael Caine was born maurice joseph michael white jr. on march 14th 1933 in st. olaf's hospital in mother earth London his father Maurice Joseph makawide senior was a fish market porter of England and Irish heritage while his English mother Ellen Francis Murray Burchell was a cook and char woman he was brought up in his mother's Protestant religion Kane had an elder maternal half-brother named David William virtual and the younger full brother Stanley Michael white he grew up in South work London and during the Second World War he was evacuated to North Run chhun nickens linen Norfolk where he had a pet cart horse named Lottie after the war his father was demobilized and the family were rehoused by the council in Marshall Gardens at the Elephant and Castle in a prefabrication house made in Canada as much of London's housing stock had been damaged during the Blitz from 1940 to 1941 at the age of 10 he played in a school play as the father of the ugly sisters in Cinderella his flies were undone and he got a laugh and took on acting based on the laugh after school he worked briefly as a filing clerk a messenger for a film company in Victoria Street and film producer J Lewis in Wardour Street from April 28 1952 when he was called up to do his national service until 1954 he served in the British Army's Royal Fusiliers first at the British army of Rhine headquarters in Issel on West Germany and then on active service during the Korean War upon his return to England he gravitated towards the theatre and got a job as an assistant stage manager he adopted the name of Kane on the advice of his agent taking it from a marque that advertised the Caine Mutiny in 1954 in the years that followed he worked in more than 100 television dramas with repertory companies throughout England and eventually in the stage hit the long and the short and the tall Zulu in 1964 the epic retelling of a historic 19th century battle in South Africa between British soldiers and Zulu warriors came to international attention instead of being typecast as a low-ranking cockney soldier he played a snobbish aristocratic officer although Zulu was a major success it was the role of Harry Palmer in the hip Kris file from 1965 and the title role in Alfie from 1966 that made Kane a star of first magnitude his 1970s highlights include get Carter sleuth the man who would be king and a bridge too far in the 80s he starred in educating Rita and Hannah and her sisters he played a burn as a Scrooge in the Muppet Christmas Carol and Nigel powers in Austin Powers Goldmember as well as Alfred in the Dark Knight trilogy amongst many other appearances Michael Caine's net worth is 75 million dollars Michael Caine and his wife Shakira have owned Kesten lodge on the outskirts of the town of downs lane in Surrey England for 20 years the home is worth around five million dollars the house includes a leisure complex including an indoor swimming pool hot tub and gym area eight acres of mature landscaped gardens of haddock and two separate two-bedroom cottages the mansion cinema room is everyone's favorite place in winter the iconic star once said Sir Michael Caine is definitely no petrol head in fact it wasn't until he was 50 that he passed his driving test and once he turns 70 he gave up driving altogether he was once given the brush-off buy a Rolls Royce dealer for his cockney accent cane confidently walked into another and brought a bright yellow example parking his new purchase right outside the first establishment he walked in and told them exactly what he thought of them in sign language with a big grin spread over his face the first car he ever bought was a Rolls Royce and the insurance premium was so expensive that it was cheaper to hire a chauffeur other cars that Michael Caine has driven over the years include a Lada Niva [Music] an Alfa Romeo Montreal [Music] [Music] a Ford Cortina mark 2 [Music] an Aston Martin db4 [Music]

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Published: Tue May 05 2020