Not Many People Know That: Michael Caine's Almanac of Amazing Information (Coronet Books)

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Marissa Laliberte-Simonian is a London-based associate editor with the global promotions team at WebMD’s Medscape. During the run up to the 2010 general election, Caine publicly endorsed the Conservative Party and appeared with then-party leader David Cameron for the launch of a civilian non-compulsory "National Service" for sixteen-year-olds, although Caine stated he had previously supported New Labour under the leadership of Tony Blair in 1997. Another extremely unfortunate point that has to be made is that many of Caine's `facts' are, even to the layman, clearly spurious. BBC exploration earlier this year, where a retail banking voice identification system was completely fooled by a twin pretending to be his brother. Michael's only valid point, and I think this is the point on which the success of the book hinges, is that facts, especially highly irrelevant and inexplicably timed facts, can be very funny.

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 the Jaws franchise, Jaws: The Revenge (1987), and Without a Clue (1988) (portraying Sherlock Holmes).isn't all that different from other trivia books (aside from its odd sprinkle of Michael Caine stardust). This tale is many years old, and one would think that technological advances have surely made this a problem of the past! 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 a cramped flat with an outside toilet, it was luxury.

Endfield then told 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. His other Oscar-nominated films include Alfie (1966), Sleuth (1972), Educating Rita (1983), and The Quiet American (2002). His first credited role on the BBC was in 1956, where he played Boudousse in the Jean Anouilh play The Lark. clarification needed] He moved to the Lowestoft Repertory Company in Suffolk for a year when he was 21.If you’re a jet-setting traveler, it’s hard to imagine not having an airport nearby for your next family gathering or work event. 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! Less sulfur emissions mean there are fewer of the aerosol particles released to form detectable ship tracks. 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. 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.