Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Michael Caine

Michael Caine was in South London on March 14th 1933. He began his career in poverty and went on to become one of the most prolific and durable of film stars. He has appeared in more than 100 films.He left school at the age of 16 & found the nearest job to hollywood.AT the age of 18 Michael joined the Queen Royal Regimeny & served in Germany and Korea.


Michael Caine responded to an advertisement for an assiatant manager, which led him roles at the Carfax Theatre. After several minor roles, Caine came into the public eye as the upper-class British army officer in the 1964 film Zulu. Zulu was closely followed by two of his best-known roles: the spy Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File (1965), and the woman-chasing title character in Alfie (1966).



In 2008 he reprised his role as Alfred in Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed Batman sequel, The Dark Knight.

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