Michael Caine’s Net Worth, Early Life, and Career

Anyone who knows Michael Caine is probably familiar with his work as an author and an actor. Michael Caine has made much from being an actor and an author. In his over seven decades of active career, he had managed to have a net worth of $60 million.

Michael made his name in the 1960s through iconic roles in some hit films such as “The Ipcress File” and “Zulu.” The success of the films enabled Michael Caine to establish himself and opened more opportunities for him to take on other projects and even win awards.

For his fans, everyone loves how Michael manages to take up different characters and execute them properly. Michael even has an Oscar for his 1986 role in the “Hannah and Her Sisters” film.

Overview of the Early Life of Michael Caine

At birth, Michael was named Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr. He was born on March 14, 1933, in London. He is the son of Maurice Sr and Ellen. His father was a fish market porter while his mother was a charwoman and a cook.

Michael was raised alongside his brother Stanley in a protestant home. It was after his mother died that Michael learned that he had an elder half-brother named David. However, the elder brother suffered from severe epilepsy and was kept in a mental hospital throughout his life.

Growing up, Michael lived with his family in a prefabricated house as most houses had been destroyed during the World War. At age 10, that’s when Cain began acting plays at school. Michael was intelligent at school and ended up winning a scholarship to the Hackney Downs School.

He then joined Wilson’s Grammar School but left when he reached age 16 to work as a filing clerk and a messenger. Michael completed his national service between 1952 and 1954. He was then stationed in West Germany before being called to join the Korean War.

Understanding the Career Success of Michael Caine

Michael secured the role of an assistant stage manager when he was 20 years old. He then took the stage name “Michael White.” However, when he started working in London, he had to take up another stage name to avoid name conflict.

Michael enjoyed career breakthrough when he was cast in the “Next Time I’ll Sing to You.” A fellow actor introduced him to film director Cy Endfield who added him as a cast. Michael did an excellent job and he started gaining fame.

In 1985, Caine appeared in “The Ipcress File” and this too pushed him further into the limelight which was vital to his career success.