Michael Caine's Kevo

Born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite into poverty in 1933, the man who would later be known to millions as Michael Caine had an early start as an actor. As he recounts in his 1992 autobiography, Caine would lie to bill collectors who came to the family's home by saying his mother was not home. When he could afford it, the young Michael Caine would spend his time in the movie houses of South London.

In his early 20s, he changed his name to Michael Caine in tribute to his then favorite movie, The Caine Mutiny. He found work as a stage manager at a local repertory theater and began to hone his craft through bit parts and walk-on roles in film and television. His big break came in 1963 with Zulu. Thanks to that and many roles that followed, Caine would become one of the foremost action stars of the late 60s and 70s.

After a failed marriage with actress Patricia Haines, Caine met his current wife on the set of the action/adventure film The Man Who Would Be King. He and Shakira Baksh, a former Miss Guyana finalist, married in 1973. Caine's prolific career spans five decades, with an Academy Award and a recent Golden Globe for his performance in 1998's Little Voice.
Climb to Fame
Actor/author who rose from poverty stricken South London to become one of the foremost actors of his generation
Work History
(1950s) stage manager/stage actor

(1956-present) film actor

(1961-1997) TV actor

(1984-1997) author
Awards
Michael Caine has also won numerous Awards