Caine, Michael /keɪn/
(1933–) a British film actor who has been famous since the 1960s. His many films include Alfie (1966), Educating Rita (1983), and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). He won an Oscar for the film The Cider House Rules (1999). He is known for his cockney accent although he was actually born in South London. He is also known for using the phrase ‘Not a lot of people know that’. In 2000, he became Sir Michael Caine.

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