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113-592: Kevin Smith was a frequent guest on a popular Los Angeles Ca, Radio show Kevin and Bean on 106.7 KROQ-FM , and suggested to Ralph Garman (entertainment reporter) they do a show on the station. They recorded two pilots, which were passed on. The show was called The Showbiz Beat (after Garman's regular spot on the Kevin and Bean Show) and was released in 2012 as Hollywood Babble-On #91. In August 2010, Garman and Smith started recording Hollywood Babble-On at Smith's SModcastle theater;

226-659: A British Airways pre-flight safety video, appearing with six other British celebrities, including actresses Olivia Colman and Naomie Harris . Promoting the Flying Start children's charity partnership between BA and Comic Relief , they are featured 'auditioning' in humorous sketches while also highlighting important safety messages. As of 2023 , Caine divides his time between residences in Chelsea Harbour and Wimbledon , London. He previously lived in Leatherhead , Surrey, in

339-413: 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 Haleema. Baksh is a Muslim while Caine is a Christian. He reflected in 2009, "My wife is a Muslim and she does Muslim stuff; I'm a Christian and I do Christian stuff, and no questions ever come up. The media view of Muslims

452-411: A cliffhanger , The Italian Job has one of the most discussed end scenes in film; what happened to the coachload of gold teetering over the edge of a cliff has been debated in the decades since the film was released. After working on The Italian Job with Noël Coward , and a role as RAF fighter pilot squadron leader Canfield in the all-star cast of Battle of Britain (both 1969), Caine played

565-413: A space suit . In a 2010 interview with The Telegraph , Caine spoke of the impersonations and how everyone he meets quotes lines at him, to the point he quotes them quoting him. When asked whether he is ever tired of telling his anecdotes, Caine stated: "I enjoy making people laugh. The trick is to tell them against yourself. If you praise yourself your stories aren't funny." In 2018, Caine starred in

678-570: A BBC Today radio programme interview with Martha Kearney . Referring to The Great Escaper he said, "I keep saying I'm going to retire, well I am now, because I figured, I've had a picture which is — I played the lead and it's got incredible reviews. The only parts I'm liable to get now are old men, 90-year-old men, and I thought well I might as well leave with all this. I've got wonderful reviews. What am I going to do to beat this?" "I kept my cockney accent in order to let other working class boys know that if I made it, they could do it too." Caine

791-501: A childhood injury sustained from a car accident. He is married to Donna H. (Mendivil) Baxter, who works as a fashion designer. After moving from L.A. to Seattle (and later, New Orleans) Bean continued with the show by broadcasting from a room in his house where he had a sound mixing board, recording equipment, a video monitor showing staff in the KROQ studio in Los Angeles, a computer and

904-616: A court orderly in a BBC Television adaptation of the story, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial . Caine moved in with another rising cockney actor, Terence Stamp , and began hanging out with him and Peter O'Toole in the London party scene after he had become O'Toole's understudy in Lindsay Anderson 's West End staging of Willis Hall 's The Long and the Short and the Tall in 1959. Caine took over

1017-644: A cramped flat with an outside toilet, it was luxury." At the age of 10, Caine acted in a school play as the father of the ugly sisters in Cinderella . His trousers' zipper was undone, prompting the audience to laugh, which inspired him to pursue an acting career. In 1944, he passed his eleven-plus examination, winning a scholarship to Hackney Downs School . After a year there, he moved to Wilson's School in Camberwell , which he left at age 16 after gaining School Certificates in six subjects. He then worked briefly as

1130-980: A distinctive visual style wearing thick horn-rimmed glasses combined with sharp suits and a laconic vocal delivery; he was recognised as a style icon of the 1960s. He solidified his stardom with roles in Get Carter (1971), The Last Valley (1971), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). Caine received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his roles as Elliot in Woody Allen 's dramedy Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and as Dr. Wilbur Larch in Lasse Hallström 's drama The Cider House Rules (1999). His other Oscar-nominated film roles were in Alfie (1966), Sleuth (1972), Educating Rita (1983), and The Quiet American (2002)—all four of which were for

1243-457: A few feet to the left, he might have been called "Michael Mutiny". ( Humphrey Bogart was his "screen idol" and he would later play the part originally intended for Bogart in John Huston 's The Man Who Would Be King .) He also later joked in interviews that, had he looked the other way, he would have ended up as "Michael One Hundred and One Dalmatians ". In 1958, Caine played the minor role of

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1356-463: A few television films. Caine's performance in Little Voice (1998) won him a Golden Globe Award . Better parts followed, including The Cider House Rules (1999), for which he won his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . In the 2000s, Caine appeared in the comedy Miss Congeniality (2000) as the refined pageant coach opposite Sandra Bullock as the undercover FBI agent. The film

1469-682: A filing clerk and messenger for a film company in Victoria and film producer Jay Lewis on Wardour Street . In 1952, Caine was called up to do his national service . Between 1952 and 1954 he served in the British Army 's Royal Fusiliers , first at the British Army of the Rhine Headquarters in Iserlohn , West Germany , and then on active service in the Korean War . Caine, seeing first-hand how

1582-589: A friend to pretend to confess to killing his girlfriend during their "Confess Your Crime" segment. The hoax resulted in investigations by the Sheriff's Department, the FCC , NBC 's " Unsolved Mysteries " and other news media. The hoax was exposed 10 months later after KROQ had unknowingly hired the caller, Doug "the Slug" Roberts, as a DJ and the three were heard talking about the hoax on a monitored phone line at KROQ. Kevin and Bean paid

1695-752: A further explanation on the falling-out with Lovitz were addressed at the beginning of Episode #126 of the podcast (recorded on May 4, 2013 but was later removed). Garman gained a significant amount of public attention in December 2017, after being let go from his long-time position at KROQ, due to downsizing by new management. On a wave of support from local, national, and international fans (accumulated from his work on both KROQ & Hollywood Babble-On) Garman launched his own new podcast called The Ralph Report. He now hosts this podcast full-time, as well as co-hosting Hollywood Babble-On. With Garman no longer tied to KROQ, Hollywood Babble-On has been freed up to tour more than it

1808-701: A further four films, Funeral in Berlin (1966), Billion Dollar Brain (1967), Bullet to Beijing (1995) and Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996). Caine made his first film in Hollywood in 1966, after an invitation from Shirley MacLaine to play opposite her in Gambit . During the first two weeks, whilst staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel , he met long-term friends John Wayne and agent "Swifty" Lazar . Wayne

1921-416: A higher ranking) and The Joker ( Cesar Romero 's version). The comic series is significant for being the first crossover between the 1966 Batman series and The Green Hornet series since the 1967's episode "Batman's Satisfaction" (with guest stars from The Green Hornet ' s Van Williams and Bruce Lee ). In Episode 306 (New Year's Eve Episode 2017), Ralph and Kevin perform Babble-On Theatre for

2034-680: A house with a theatre which cost him £100,000 to build. He was patron to the Leatherhead Drama Festival. He has also lived in North Stoke, Oxfordshire ; Clewer , Berkshire and Lowestoft , Suffolk. Caine owns an apartment at the Apogee in Miami Beach, Florida . He still keeps a small flat near where he grew up in London. Caine has published three volumes of memoirs, What's It All About? in 1992, The Elephant to Hollywood in 2010 and Blowing

2147-413: A lot of people know that" phrase as a joke in the film Educating Rita . The comedy sketch show Harry Enfield's Television Programme included a series of sketches in which Paul Whitehouse played a character called Michael Paine; an amalgam of previous Michael Caine impressions, who in a reference to Caine's character Harry Palmer from The Ipcress File wears oversized, thick-rimmed glasses and

2260-526: A master technician and sometimes he was doing stuff I didn't see, I couldn't register. I'd go back and watch it on the monitor, it was like 'Oh my God, the amount of variety he's put in there is breathtaking". Caine also starred in multiple comedies during this time, including playing Austin's father in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). In 2003 he co-starred with Robert Duvall , and Haley Joel Osment in

2373-505: A microphone attached to a high-quality phone line. Baxter currently resides in the United Kingdom. He hosts a fee-based podcast on Patreon with Allie Mac Kay, "A Cup of Tea and a Chat." He also contributes to UK-based Podcast Radio and guest-hosted from England The John and Ken Show on KFI in December 2020. Also on the show at the time it ended were: Personalities no longer with the show include: Current and former members of

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2486-420: A performance that seems to descend perfectly formed. There is no artifice in it, no unneeded energy, no tricks, no effort". Caine earned his sixth Academy Award nomination as well as a Golden Globe Award and British Academy Film Award for his performance. Several of Caine's classic films have been remade, including The Italian Job , Get Carter , Alfie and Sleuth . Caine appeared in Get Carter

2599-960: A short preview of the next show, and on Fridays the show closes (and opens) with a cover of "Don't Bogart Me" by Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise (a song first performed by the band Fraternity of Man ), as performed by the hosts. Kevin was born Kevin Beyeler in Phoenix, Arizona on March 29, 1962. He was married to Melissa Beyeler until they separated in 2017. Kevin and Melissa run the Friends and Helpers Foundation , based out of Encino, California . Kevin has since married actress Merrin Dungey . Beginning in January 2021, Kevin hosts "Great News with Kevin and Mike" with former "Kevin and Bean" producer and former Loveline co-host Mike Catherwood . The YouTube series derives from

2712-481: A suave English conman, opposite a clumsy American played by Steve Martin , in the crime comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), directed by Frank Oz . The film earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination, losing to Tom Hanks in Big (1988). Caine's other successful films (critically or financially) were the 1980 Golden Globe-nominated slasher film Dressed to Kill ,

2825-406: A trench coat. He introduces himself with the line, "My name is Michael Paine, and I am a nosy neighbour" and in a spoof of the stakeout at the beginning of The Ipcress File , recounts to the camera the 'suspiciously' mundane behaviour of his neighbours, before saying, "Not a lot of people know that I know that". Caine's Harry Palmer character (with the glasses, the girls, and disregard for authority)

2938-549: A weekly "Kevin and Bean" segment. Since February 2021, Kevin co-hosts the "Kevin & Sluggo" afternoon drive show on KLOS with former KROQ DJ Doug "Sluggo" Roberts. Baxter was born on November 14, 1959, and resided until his early teens in Bingley , Bradford , West Yorkshire , England . He graduated from Bowie High School in Bowie, Maryland , in 1977, and speaks with an American accent. He claims to suffer from memory loss, due to

3051-474: A younger brother, Stanley (1935–2013), who also became an actor, and an older maternal half-brother named David Burchell. He grew up in London's Southwark district; during the Second World War , he was evacuated 100 miles (160 km) to North Runcton , Norfolk, where he made his acting debut at the village school and had a pet horse called Lottie. After the war, Caine's father was demobilised and

3164-437: Is a sweet irony that his accent has become his calling card." In 2015 The Times called Caine "the epitome of Sixties cool in his first outing as the secret agent Harry Palmer". A trailer for his second role as Palmer described him as possessing "horn rims, cockney wit and an iron fist". With his distinctive voice and manner of speaking, Caine is a popular subject for impersonators and mimics. Most Caine impressions include

3277-449: Is an English retired actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films over a career that spanned eight decades and is considered a British cultural icon . He has received numerous awards including two Academy Awards , a BAFTA Award , three Golden Globe Awards , and a Screen Actors Guild Award . As of 2017, the films in which Caine has appeared have grossed over $ 7.8 billion worldwide. Caine

3390-917: Is different from mine, which is very benign and peaceful". Proud of his working class roots, Caine has discussed the opportunities his film career gave him: "I got to play football with Pelé , for God's sake. And I danced with Bob Fosse ." He also became close friends with John Lennon , stating: "With John and I it was a case of bonding because we were both working class and we shared a sense of humour. We were pretending we weren't who people thought we were." His closest friends included two James Bond actors, Sean Connery and Roger Moore . Some time after his mother died, Caine and his younger brother, Stanley , learned they had an elder half-brother named David. He suffered from severe epilepsy and had been kept in Cane Hill Mental Hospital his entire life. Although their mother regularly visited her first son in

3503-506: Is hosted by Karp, called "Get Up on This" (based on his former podcast), where he gets people up on things that people might not know about that he thinks people should. Several segments feature regular guests, including sports updates from both of the Petros and Money Show with Matt "Money" Smith (former Kevin and Bean Show sports reporter) and Petros Papadakis . Since January 2010, Dr. Drew Pinsky , whose syndicated radio program Loveline

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3616-496: Is one of only five male actors to be nominated for an Academy Award for acting in five different decades. In 2000, he received a BAFTA Fellowship and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II . Often playing a Cockney, Caine made his breakthrough in the 1960s with starring roles in British films such as Zulu (1964), The Ipcress File (1965), The Italian Job (1969), and Battle of Britain (1969). During this time he established

3729-620: Is one of the most intelligent men among the artists I've known. I don't particularly care to throw the ball to an actor and let him improvise, but with Michael it's different. I just let him get on with it." In 1974, Caine appeared in The Black Windmill , co-starring Donald Pleasence . In 1976, Caine appeared in Tom Mankiewicz 's screen adaptation of the Jack Higgins novel The Eagle Has Landed as Oberst ( Colonel ) Kurt Steiner,

3842-586: Is preceded by a characteristic lead-in introduction song. Other recurring segments on the show have involved the hosts discussing the latest exploits of celebrities including Lindsay Lohan , Miley Cyrus , Justin Bieber , Kim Kardashian , Farrah Abraham and Amanda Bynes . When discussing current events with Smith, Garman will also perform impressions of famous actors such as Harrison Ford , Al Pacino , Charlton Heston , Adam West , Truman Capote , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Ed Wynn , and Sylvester Stallone . Fans of

3955-429: Is regarded as a British cultural icon, with Mairi Mackay of CNN stating: "Michael Caine has been personifying British cool since the swinging sixties . He has brought some of British cinema's most iconic characters to life and introduced his very own laid-back cockney gangster into pop culture. He doggedly retained a regional accent at a time when the plummy tones of Received Pronunciation were considered obligatory. It

4068-553: Is shot and edited by Josh Roush of Roush Multimedia. In 2010, the podcast was placed upon iTunes' Best Podcasts of 2010 and won the 2012 Stitcher award for Best Film & TV podcast. It then won the Best Entertainment + Pop Culture podcast at the 2013 Stitcher awards. Kevin and Bean Kevin and Bean was the morning show on KROQ-FM , an alternative rock - format radio station in Los Angeles , California . It

4181-500: The Jaws franchise , Jaws: The Revenge (1987), and Without a Clue (1988) (portraying Sherlock Holmes ). Caine's commitment to filming Jaws: The Revenge in the Bahamas meant that he was unable to receive his Academy Award for Hannah and Her Sisters in person and Dianne Wiest accepted it on his behalf. Caine said of Jaws: The Revenge , "I have never seen the film, but by all accounts it

4294-756: The BBC Home Service (1963). A big break came for Caine when he was cast as Meff in James Saunders ' Cockney comedy Next Time I'll Sing To You , when this play was presented at the New Arts Theatre in London on 23 January 1963. Scenes from the play's performance were featured in the April 1963 issue of Theatre World magazine. When this play moved to the Criterion in Piccadilly with Michael Codron directing, he

4407-454: The Guinness Book of Records . At the drop of a hat he'll trot one out. 'Did you know that it takes a man in a tweed suit five-and-a-half seconds to fall from the top of Big Ben to the ground?' Now there's not many people who know that! Caine later spoke of how Sellers used his impression of him as his answering machine message in the 1970s: "I called Peter one day, he wasn't in. And there

4520-501: The Hollywood Babble-On TV Show was not picked up. The pilot was released via BabbleVision in 2017. Starting from June 2, 2017, each show of Hollywood Babble-On is now available as a full, professionally shot, video at BabbleVision.com as part of SModCo's subscription based service SModCost. During weeks in which there is no show, supplementary bonus material will be provided in the way of Classic Babble episodes. The show

4633-560: The Royal Shakespeare Company . I will never wink, I will never do anything Muppety. I am going to play Scrooge as if it is an utterly dramatic role and there are no puppets around me." He played the beleaguered stage director Lloyd Fellowes in the film adaptation of Noises Off (1992). He also played a villain in the Steven Seagal film On Deadly Ground (1994). He was starred two straight to video Harry Palmer sequels and

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4746-545: The "omnipotent narrator" and voice of Onomatopoeia in both episodes. In the first episode (podcast #43), an audience member was brought up to cover several other minor character roles; in the second episode (podcast #65), Smith brought in voice-over actor/announcer Kyle Hebert to voice Alfred (which he did in a cockney accent somewhat reminiscent of Michael Caine , who played Alfred in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight ) and others, and cohort Jason Mewes to voice most of

4859-447: The 1981 war film Escape to Victory featuring Sylvester Stallone and footballers from the 1960s and 1970s, including Pelé and Bobby Moore , the 1982 film Deathtrap , and Mona Lisa (1986). In 1987, Caine narrated Hero , the official film of the 1986 FIFA World Cup . That year he starred in the thriller and spy film The Fourth Protocol alongside Pierce Brosnan . In 1988 he played Chief Insp. Frederick Abberline in

4972-442: The 2000 American action thriller film directed by Stephen Kay; a remake of his 1971 film Get Carter , in which a younger Michael Caine played the title role. Here in the 2000 remake, Caine's role was originally relegated to a one-scene cameo appearance, which he agreed to do as a favor to his friend Sylvester Stallone. However, after a test screening, additional scenes were scripted and shot to expand his role. The film

5085-451: The 2021 film Best Sellers , Caine suggested that he would not make another film, citing difficulty in walking and his new interest in novel-writing developed during the COVID-19 lockdowns . However, his representatives told Variety that he was not retiring from acting. In 2022, Caine filmed The Great Escaper , a British-French feature film starring Caine and Glenda Jackson , based on

5198-402: The 6'2" Caine that he did not look like a Cockney but like an officer, and offered him a screen test for the role of a snobbish, upper class officer after Caine assured him that he could do a posh accent . Caine believes Endfield offered him, a Cockney, the role of an aristocrat because, being American, he did not have the endemic British class-prejudice. Though he tested poorly, Endfield gave him

5311-596: The BBC was in 1956, where he played Boudousse in the Jean Anouilh play The Lark . Other parts included three roles in Dixon of Dock Green in 1957, 1958 and 1959, prisoner-of-war series Escape (1957), and the crime/thriller drama Mister Charlesworth (1958). Caine continued to appear on television, in serials The Golden Girl and No Wreath for the General , but was then cast in

5424-517: The Batman sequel The Dark Knight Rises , which was released in July 2012. Caine later called The Dark Knight Trilogy , "one of the greatest things I have done in my life." In 2013, Caine appeared in the heist thriller Now You See Me starring alongside Jesse Eisenberg , Mark Ruffalo , Isla Fisher , Woody Harrelson , and Morgan Freeman . Caine played the role of Arthur Tressler, an insurance magnate and

5537-611: The Beatles ' Liverpudlian accents. Zulu was followed by two of Caine's best-known roles: the rough-edged petty-crook-turned-spy Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File (1965) and the titular womanising young Cockney in Alfie (1966). In a 2016 interview Caine cited Alfie as his favourite film of his career, saying, "it made me a star in America as well, and it was my first nomination for an Academy Award". He went on to play Harry Palmer in

5650-634: The Bloody Doors Off: And Other Lessons in Life in 2018. Caine was married to actress Patricia Haines from 1954 to 1958. They had a daughter, Dominique (who was named after the heroine of Ayn Rand 's novel, The Fountainhead ). He dated Edina Ronay , Nancy Sinatra , Natalie Wood , Candice Bergen , Bianca Jagger , Jill St. John , Élisabeth Ercy and Françoise Pascal . Caine has been married to actress and model Shakira Baksh since 8 January 1973. They met after Caine saw her in

5763-586: The British drama Is Anybody There? , which explores the final days of life. It was reported by Empire magazine that Caine had said that Harry Brown (released on 13 November 2009) would be his last lead role. Caine later clarified that he had no intention of retiring, stating that "You don't retire in this business; the business retires you." Caine appeared in Christopher Nolan 's science fiction thriller Inception as Prof. Stephen Miles, Cobb's ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) mentor and father-in-law. The film

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5876-537: The Chinese used human wave tactics, was left with the sense that the communist government did not care about its citizens. Having been previously sympathetic towards the ideals of communism, Caine was left repelled by it. He experienced a situation in which he thought he was going to die, the memory of which stayed with him and "formed his character". In his 2010 autobiography The Elephant to Hollywood , he wrote that "The rest of my life I have lived every bloody moment from

5989-1054: The Four Horsemen's sponsor. The film, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, was a financial success at the box office and spawned a sequel, Now You See Me 2 (2016). He appeared in Nolan's 2014 science-fiction film Interstellar as Professor Brand, a high-ranking NASA scientist, ideator of Plan A, former mentor of Cooper and father of Amelia. The film starred Matthew McConaughey , Anne Hathaway , and Jessica Chastain . In 2015, Caine co-starred in Matthew Vaughn 's action spy comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service starring Colin Firth , Taron Egerton , and Samuel L. Jackson . In May 2015, Caine starred in Paolo Sorrentino 's Italian comedy-drama film Youth alongside Harvey Keitel , Rachel Weisz , Paul Dano , and Jane Fonda . Caine appeared in

6102-478: The Kevin and Bean show let go of long-time contributors, Lisa May and Boyd R. Britton (Doc on the ROQ). May started as a traffic reporter on the program and had grown to become a key contributor of the Kevin and Bean Show during her 24 years with the program, while Doc had been providing the news for 27 years. Kevin and Bean explained that management had made it clear audiences were not tuning in to KROQ for traffic or news, so

6215-451: The Kevin and Bean show, including Lightning, Omar and Dave started a podcast documenting the behind-the-scenes look at the show in July 2017. Each week they look back at different bits, or moments in the show's history and help to retell the happenings of the Kevin and Bean show over the years. They also take listener feedback from emails to help address questions people have about the show. In June 1990, Kevin and Bean secretly arranged for

6328-470: The Mornings With Allie & Jensen" had been fired. Each episode opens with an audio montage (usually created by Baxter) featuring musical and audio clips that draw from current events in politics, pop-culture, and the news. An overview of the day's show is also given, as well as any small talk about the cast's day-to-day lives. Music from the standard lineup of KROQ-FM is played regularly during

6441-645: The Poseidon Adventure (1979). In the early 1980s Caine appeared in The Island (1980), The Hand (1981), and had a reunion with his Sleuth co-star Laurence Olivier in The Jigsaw Man (1982). During the 1980s Caine enjoyed further acclaimed roles and awards attention. He co-starred with Julie Walters in Educating Rita (1983), for which he won a BAFTA and a Golden Globe Award . In 1986, he portrayed

6554-445: The Sheriff's Department $ 12,170 for the cost of the investigation, and performed 149 hours of community service to compensate for the 149 hours the homicide detective spent on the case. KROQ received a letter of reprimand from the FCC for the incident; the lightest punishment the FCC could give. Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite ; 14 March 1933)

6667-513: The bloody doors off!" and, "She was only sixteen years old"—from The Italian Job and Get Carter , respectively. Coogan and Brydon later did their impressions from a balcony at the Royal Albert Hall during a celebration of Caine's work, only to be interrupted by the real Caine informing them that they were out of shape: "For me, it's a full-time job." Craig Ferguson ran segments on his show where he parodied Caine, usually while wearing

6780-462: The catchphrase "Not a lot of people know that." The catchphrase emanates from Caine's habit of informing people of obscure "interesting facts" that he has collected. Referring to Caine as being the "biggest mine of useless information ", Peter Sellers initiated the catchphrase when he appeared on BBC1's Parkinson show on 28 October 1972 and said: Not many people know that. This is my Michael Caine impression. You see, Mike's always quoting from

6893-471: The children's fantasy film, Come Away (2020) starring Angelina Jolie , David Oyelowo , and Gugu Mbatha-Raw . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to mixed reviews, with critics praising its performances and lavish production design. In the 2021 film Twist , an adaptation of Charles Dickens ' Oliver Twist set in the present day, Caine plays Fagin . In interviews promoting

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7006-484: The commander of a Luftwaffe paratroop unit disguised as Polish paratroopers , whose mission was to kidnap or kill the then- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , alongside co-stars Donald Sutherland , Robert Duvall , Jenny Agutter and Donald Pleasence. Caine also was part of an all-star cast in A Bridge Too Far (1977). In 1978, Caine starred in Silver Bears , an adaptation of Paul Erdman 's 1974 novel of

7119-571: The company's production of Wuthering Heights . He moved to the Lowestoft Repertory Company in Suffolk for a year when he was 21. It was here that he met his first wife, Patricia Haines . He has described the first nine years of his career as "really, really brutal" as well as "more like purgatory than paradise". He appeared in nine plays during his time at the Lowestoft Rep at the Arcadia Theatre with Jackson Stanley's Standard Players. When his career took him to London in 1954 after his provincial apprenticeship, his agent informed him that there

7232-496: The contract, telling him, "I know you're not, but you gotta face the fact that you look like a queer on screen." Levine gave his contract to his Zulu co-star James Booth. Subsequently, Caine's agent got him cast in the BBC production Hamlet at Elsinore (1964) as Horatio , in support of Christopher Plummer 's Hamlet . Horatio was the only classical role which Caine, who had never received dramatic training, would ever play. Caine wrote, "...I decided that if my on-screen appearance

7345-477: The episode, Caine appears as himself, portrayed in the light of his Alfred Pennyworth interpretation, and constantly annoys the protagonists with endless anecdotes of his career. The 2010 television series The Trip , starring Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan , featured improvised scenes in which the two leads argue over who can do the better Michael Caine impression. Among the lines they repeat in their attempts to outdo each other are, "You were only supposed to blow

7458-872: The family comedy Secondhand Lions . Caine played family elder Henry Lair in the 2004 film Around the Bend . Also in 2005, he played as Isabel's ( Nicole Kidman ) father in Bewitched alongside Will Ferrell and Shirley MacLaine . In 2005, he was cast as Bruce Wayne 's butler Alfred Pennyworth in Batman Begins , the first film in the new Batman film series known as The Dark Knight Trilogy . In 2006, he appeared in Alfonso Cuaron 's acclaimed dystopian drama Children of Men alongside Clive Owen and Julianne Moore as well as Nolan's mystery thriller The Prestige starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale . In 2007 he appeared in Flawless , and in 2008 and 2012 he reprised his role as Alfred in Christopher Nolan 's critically acclaimed Batman sequels The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises as well as starring in

7571-457: The family were rehoused by the council in Marshall Gardens in London's Elephant and Castle area, where they lived in a prefabricated house made in Canada as much of London's housing stock had been destroyed during the Blitz in 1940 and 1941. Caine later wrote in his autobiography, "The prefabs, as they were known, were intended to be temporary homes while London was reconstructed, but we ended up living there for eighteen years—and for us, after

7684-520: The female characters. (Smith and Hebert also voiced two of Zeus' henchmen, as well as other characters in the second episode.) Smith's other comic Batman: The Widening Gyre , which is a six-part series, is also being "dramatized" on Hollywood Babble-On Comic Con Theater . Garman and Smith also acted out their collaborative comic series special issues where Batman ( Adam West 's version) and Green Hornet ( Van Williams ' version) met again to take on General Gumm ( Roger C. Carmel 's Colonel Gumm with

7797-466: The first time on a work not written by either. Batman 66 , Issue 27 "Bane Enters the Ring", serves as the centerpiece for the episode. In Episode 337, Ralph and Kevin perform a portion of Kevin's Green Arrow: Quiver comic book (Green Arrow, Vol 3, Issue 4 of ten). In July 2012 Smith and Garman announced they were in negotiations with an unnamed network about a Hollywood Babble-On TV show. They revealed in February 2013 that it would not be going ahead as

7910-424: The hospital, even her husband did not know the child existed. David died in 1992. In July 2016, Caine changed his name by deed poll to his long-time stage name to simplify security checks at airports. Caine stated that because the security guard often recognised him but was unaware of his real name, it would waste a considerable amount of his time as he tried to prove that he and "Maurice Joseph Micklewhite" were

8023-489: The hosts and their personalities and quirks, like "Thanks for That Info, Bean", which pokes fun at Baxter's intense interest in seemingly trivial topics, and "A Moment with...", where a humorous audio clip of a statement made on-air by a host is replayed. "Would You Like to Take That Back?" is another feature during which the hosts give each other the option of "taking back" an unsuccessful or poorly delivered joke or pun. There are several other segments that frequently happen on

8136-413: The impersonations of his voice, "I can do it. 'Hello. My name is Michael Caine. Not many people know that.' I sound like a bloody moron. You know where they've got me now? On birthday cards. 'It's your birthday today. Not many people know that'. Now they've got me on Satellite navigation. It's me going, 'take the second turn on the right, and you'll wind up right in the shit. ' " In 1983, Caine used his "not

8249-537: The intention of doing a "big job" in Italy to steal gold bullion from an armoured security truck. One of the most celebrated roles of his career, in a 2002 poll his line "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" was voted the second-funniest line in film (after "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy" from Monty Python 's Life of Brian ), and favourite one-liner in a 2003 poll of 1,000 film fans. Culminating in

8362-493: The lead in Get Carter (1971), a British gangster film. Caine also starred in a comedy thriller Pulp (1972). Caine continued with successes including Sleuth (1972) opposite Laurence Olivier , and John Huston 's The Man Who Would Be King (1975) co-starring Sean Connery , which received widespread acclaim. The Times applauded the "lovely double act of Caine and Connery, clowning to their doom", while Huston paid tribute to Caine's improvisation as an actor: "Michael

8475-689: The lead role of retired composer Fred Ballinger, where he and the film won great acclaim at its debut at the Cannes Film Festival . Caine received a London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year nomination for his performance. In October 2015, Caine read Hans Christian Andersen 's "Little Claus and Big Claus" for the children's fairytales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF , together with Sir Roger Moore , Stephen Fry , Ewan McGregor , Dame Joan Collins , Joanna Lumley , David Walliams , Charlotte Rampling and Paul McKenna . In 2017, Caine

8588-1158: The leading actor category . Other notable performances occurred in the films California Suite (1978), Dressed to Kill (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Little Voice (1998), Quills (2000), Children of Men (2006), Harry Brown (2009), and Youth (2015). Caine is also known for his performance as Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), and for his comedic roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), Miss Congeniality (2000), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and Secondhand Lions (2003). Caine portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Christopher Nolan 's Batman trilogy (2005–2012). He has also had roles in five other Nolan films: The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), and Tenet (2020). He announced his retirement from acting in October 2023, with his final film being The Great Escaper , which came out in

8701-462: The main characters, both episodes were essentially a read-through of one of the issues of the story. Garman's voicing of the main characters included the "voices" of Adam West as Batman, Ed Wynn as the Joker (initially, this was Garman's impression of Cesar Romero 's Joker, but Smith suggested using Wynn's voice instead), Sean Connery as Commissioner Gordon, and Al Pacino as Maxie Zeus. Smith acted as

8814-524: The moment I wake up until the time I go to sleep." Caine has said that he would like to see the return of national service in Britain, to help combat youth violence , stating: "I'm just saying, put them in the Army for six months. You're there to learn how to defend your country. You belong to the country. Then, when you come out, you have a sense of belonging, rather than a sense of violence." Caine's film debut

8927-465: The morning show has been restored to its original 10:00 AM end time. A Best of Kevin and Bean show called "Same Shit, Different Day" was added on Saturday mornings airing from 7:00-10:00 am. On May 11, 2009, Kevin and Bean began syndicating on KEDJ , 103.9 The Edge in Phoenix, Arizona , KFRR 104.1 Fresno and KRZQ-FM Reno . The show is also available as a podcast on iTunes . In February 2015

9040-581: The network wanted them to stop the podcast as a part of the deal and other network negotiation/communication issues. In November 2013 the duo revealed that AMC had shown interest in a TV show and in March 2014 The Hollywood Reporter confirmed AMC have ordered a pilot which will be filmed on Sunday August 3 following an August 2 rehearsal. On October 10, 2014, AMC announced that they have decided not to continue its line of Unscripted Television shows except for Comic Book Men and Talking Dead . Because of this

9153-422: The neurotic Elliot in Woody Allen 's ensemble comedy Hannah and Her Sisters , starring Barbara Hershey , Dianne Wiest , and Mia Farrow . For his performance he won his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote in 2011, "Caine's performance, so fervent, so agonisingly dedicated, actually gains in force and touching sincerity with the years." Caine also played

9266-540: The original, there’s a tremendous nostalgia attached to the original. And quite often they’re not done as well." In the 2007 remake of Sleuth , Caine took over the role Laurence Olivier played in the 1972 version and Jude Law played Caine's original role. Caine is one of the few actors to have played a starring role in two versions of the same film. In an interview with CNN, Law spoke of his admiration for Caine: "I learned so much just from watching how he monitored his performance, and also how little he has to do. He's

9379-508: The painful decision was made to make changes to the show. Allie Mac Kay later joined the show to help fill the role lost by the exit of May. On April 14, 2015, Kevin and Bean were inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame during a ceremony hosted by NAB President (and former Oregon Senator) Gordon Smith. Bean said, "We are happy to share the recognition with our great team who works just as hard as we do to make

9492-461: The part that would make him a film star. Location shooting for Zulu took place in Natal , South Africa, for 14 weeks in 1963. According to his 2010 autobiography The Elephant to Hollywood , Caine had been signed to a seven-year contract by Joseph E. Levine , whose Embassy Films was distributing Zulu . After the return of the cast to England and the completion of the film, Levine released him from

9605-660: The play The Compartment , written by Johnny Speight , a two-hander also starring Frank Finlay . This was followed by main roles in other plays including the character Tosh in Somewhere for the Night , a Sunday-Night Play written by Bill Naughton televised on Sunday 3 December 1961, another two-hander by Johnny Speight, The Playmates , and two editions of BBC plays strand First Night , Funny Noises with Their Mouths and The Way with Reggie (both 1963). He also acted in radio plays, including Bill Naughton 's Looking for Frankie on

9718-607: The podcast was subsequently moved to the larger capacity Jon Lovitz Comedy Club & Podcast Theatre , formerly known as the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club . The show also tours, but this is limited due to Garman's day job. On April 22, 2013, Smith announced through Twitter that the podcast would no longer be recorded at the Lovitz after a falling out with Lovitz. He announced on April 25 that the show's new regular home will be The Hollywood Improv from May 24 onwards. Said comments and

9831-414: The program. Many of the show's periodically recurring segments are based on listener participation and involve the hosts taking calls on a discussion topic or for a guest, or involve games and contests created around promotional giveaways. Ryder and Baxter will also occasionally read emails sent to them, and play messages from the show's voice mail service, known as the "Afro Line". Other segments focus on

9944-631: The role when O'Toole left to make Lawrence of Arabia and went on to a four-month tour of the UK and Ireland. Caine's first film role was as one of the privates in George Baker 's platoon in the 1956 film A Hill in Korea . The stars of the film were Baker, Harry Andrews , Stanley Baker and Michael Medwin , with Stephen Boyd and Ronald Lewis ; Robert Shaw also had a small part. Caine also appeared regularly on television in small roles. His first credited role on

10057-473: The same month. Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite at St Olave's Hospital in the Rotherhithe district of London on 14 March 1933, the son of cook and charwoman Ellen Frances Marie (née Burchell; 1901–1989) and fish market porter also called Maurice Joseph Micklewhite (1899–1957). His father was a Catholic Irish Traveller . Caine was raised in his mother's Protestant faith. He had

10170-540: The same name, and co-starred in the Academy Award-winning California Suite . In the late 1970s, Caine's choice of roles was frequently criticised—something to which he has referred with self-deprecating comments about taking parts strictly for the money. He averaged two films a year, but these included such films as The Swarm (1978) (although critically panned it was Academy Award-nominated for Best Costume Design), Ashanti (1979) and Beyond

10283-572: The same person: "[A security guard] would say, 'Hi Michael Caine,' and suddenly I'd be giving him a passport with a different name on it. I could stand there for an hour. So I changed my name." Caine is a fan of chill-out music , and he released a compilation CD called Cained in 2007 on the UMTV record label. He met his good friend Elton John and was discussing musical tastes, when Caine said that he had been creating chillout mix tapes as an amateur for years. Caine and Elton John had also appeared on

10396-544: The short-lived spin-off morning show Kevin in the Morning debuted. Just over 10 weeks later on March 17, 2020, the spin-off was cancelled with all cast and crew fired, effective the following day. The show debuted on KROQ on December 31, 1989, when it hosted the annual countdown of the year's best songs. On November 10, 2008, the Kevin and Bean Show started an afternoon segment, "Cinco De La Tarde" weekdays from 5-6 p.m. As of August 3, 2009, this segment has been discontinued and

10509-497: The show have created an informal drinking game (mostly centered on Garman's phrase " How dare you, sir? " and Smith's overuse of the word " whatnot "), which the hosts have mentioned approvingly. Smith has had all three issues of his comic series Batman: Cacophony "dramatized" during three special episodes of his podcast , entitled Hollywood Babble-On Comic Con Theater . Primarily performed by his co-host Ralph Garman , who used several of his better-known impressions to represent

10622-467: The show successful." The three-day NAB trade show is held every April at Las Vegas Convention Center. On March 6, 2019, declaring "Thirty years is a good time to stop," Bean announced that he would leave the show before the end of the year and move to England. His last day on the air was November 7, 2019. On March 18, 2020, Kevin Ryder announced on Twitter that he and the other personalities on "Kevin in

10735-555: The show. "Bean Makes Us Guess" is when Baxter finds a list from the internet and has the rest of the crew guess the top 10 (such as the Top baby names of 2018). Ryder often does not take the game seriously and makes nonsense guesses. Another segment hosted by Baxter is "What's up with Florida?", where Baxter brings bizarre stories from the state of Florida. Ryder hosts a similar segment, called "People are Dumb", where he brings in stories of people making questionable choices. A weekly Thursday segment

10848-515: The true-life story of a British World War II veteran who 'broke out' of his nursing home to attend the 70th anniversary D-Day commemorations in France, in June 2014. The film was released on 6 October 2023. Caine officially confirmed his retirement from acting on 13 October 2023, mainly because of the decreasing likelihood of him getting any more leading roles. Caine announced his retirement from acting in

10961-612: The two-part TV drama Jack the Ripper , which co-starred Jane Seymour and was produced to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Jack the Ripper murder spree in Victorian London. Despite his success in the 1980s, Caine also appeared in some poorly received films such as Blame It on Rio (1984), the Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais comedy Water (1985), the fourth and final film in

11074-469: Was a fan of Caine's performance in Alfie and suggested to Caine, "Speak slow and speak low". Caine was always grateful for that advice. Caine starred in the film The Magus (1968) which, although BAFTA -nominated for Best Cinematography, failed at the box office. Caine starred in the 1969 comedy caper film The Italian Job as Charlie Croker, the leader of a Cockney criminal gang released from prison with

11187-515: Was a financial and critical success, earning 8 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. He voiced Finn McMissile in Pixar 's 2011 film Cars 2 and also voiced a supporting role in the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet . He also starred in the 2012 film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island , as Josh Hutcherson 's character's grandfather; the film also featured Dwayne Johnson and Vanessa Hudgens . Caine reprised his role as Alfred Pennyworth in

11300-567: Was a massive box office success and Caine earned praise for his comic turn. That same year Caine also appeared in Philip Kaufman 's controversial yet acclaimed film Quills (2000) as Dr. Royer-Collard opposite Geoffrey Rush , Kate Winslet , and Joaquin Phoenix . In 2001, Caine starred in the ensemble dramedy Last Orders starring Helen Mirren , Bob Hoskins , and Tom Courtenay . Caine's next film The Quiet American (2002) won him great critical acclaim with Roger Ebert writing, "[it's]

11413-603: Was able to in earlier years. On September 14, 2018, Ralph Garman announced that both and he and Kevin Smith were being sued by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for unauthorized use of the image of the Hollywood sign, and of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in their visual representation of the show. The show discusses current events happening in Hollywood , and includes segments (of variable frequency) such as: Each segment

11526-542: Was already a Michael White performing as an actor in London and that he had to come up with a new name immediately. Speaking to his agent from a telephone booth in Leicester Square , London, he looked around for inspiration, noted that The Caine Mutiny was being shown at the Odeon Cinema , and decided to change his name to "Michael Caine". He joked on television in 1987 that, had a tree partly blocking his view been

11639-472: Was among the many British pop cultural influences for Mike Myers ' Austin Powers films. At Myers' request, Caine himself starred in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), with his portrayal of Nigel Powers, father of Austin Powers, spoofing Harry Palmer. A parody of Caine appears in the animated series Ugly Americans , in the episode "The Dork Knight", which also parodies the film The Dark Knight . In

11752-728: Was an uncredited walk-on role in Morning Departure (1950). A few years later in Horsham , Sussex, he responded to an advertisement in The Stage for an assistant stage manager who would also perform bit parts for the Horsham-based Westminster Repertory Company, who were performing at the Carfax Electric Theatre. Adopting the stage name "Michael White", in July 1953 he was cast as the drunkard Hindley in

11865-427: Was broadcast by KROQ, has also appeared frequently on the program. The show also features a listener call-in segment on Friday's called "Keep it 100", where listeners can text in to request a song from the station's catalog to play on the air. The 100th caller gets to have their song played on the air. Baxter often presents some facts about the song, and Mac Kay tries to guess the year. The program generally ends with

11978-487: Was cast as Sir Michael Crosby, a British Intelligence officer, in Christopher Nolan 's Tenet (2020). The film starred John David Washington , Robert Pattinson , Elizabeth Debicki and Kenneth Branagh . The film received an American release during the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020 after being delayed multiple times and became a box office disappointment, despite receiving positive reviews. Caine also appeared in

12091-698: Was cast in a spoken cameo role in Christopher Nolan's action-thriller Dunkirk (2017), based on the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II , as a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot, as a nod to his role of RAF fighter pilot Squadron Leader Canfield in Battle of Britain (1969). In 2018, Caine starred as Brian Reader in King of Thieves , which was based on the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary of 2015. In May 2019, Caine

12204-498: Was going to be an issue, then I would use it to bring out all Horatio's ambiguous sexuality." Caine's roles as effete-seeming aristocrats were to contrast with his next projects, in which he was to become notable for using a regional accent , rather than the Received Pronunciation then considered proper for film actors. At that time his working-class Cockney speech stood out to American and British audiences alike, as did

12317-430: Was hosted by Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter . The show was on the air from 1990 to 2019 and interspersed music and news with comedy , celebrity interviews, listener call-ins , and live music performances. Baxter announced his departure from the show in early 2019, with his last show being November 7 of that year. The show continued on with new episodes and Baxter's nickname in its title until January 2, 2020, when

12430-457: Was me saying, 'My name is Michael Caine. I just want you to know that Peter Sellers is not in. Not many people know that.' He invented that 'not many people know that.' And then everybody who rang him, they got me saying, 'Not many people know that. ' " Over the years Caine himself had parodied his catchphrase and his "interesting facts", and has imitated others' impressions of him. In an interview with Michael Parkinson in 2007, Caine commented on

12543-402: Was released in the U.S. on October 6, 2000. Critical reaction was negative, and the film flopped at the box office, with worldwide earnings of approximately only $ 19 million against a production budget of nearly $ 64 million. Stallone said: "Believe it or not, I think Get Carter was really underrated. That was a big disappointment. I learned the hard way that [remakes], even if you do it better than

12656-681: Was terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific." "It was absolutely perfect at that time for what I wanted. I could make it, and my daughter could see it. That's why I did it. And it was lovely." In the 1990s, Caine found good parts harder to come by. He played the mysterious bartender Mike in Mr. Destiny in 1990 and appeared with Roger Moore in Bullseye! (1990).He played Ebenezer Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Having been chosen by Brian Henson , Caine stated: "I'm going to play this movie like I'm working with

12769-510: Was visited backstage by Stanley Baker , one of the four stars in Caine's first film, A Hill in Korea , who told him about the part of a Cockney private in his upcoming film Zulu , a film Baker was producing and starring in. Baker told Caine to meet the director, Cy Endfield , who informed him that he already had given the part to James Booth , a fellow Cockney who was Caine's friend, because he "looked more Cockney" than Caine did. Endfield then told

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