This British comedy icon was knighted in 2000. Can you name him?

Born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, Jr., Sir Michael Caine was born into a working class London family at the height of the Great Depression. The child of fishmonger and a house cleaner, Caine has gone on to achieve extraordinary international success in a film career spanning more than six decades. A two-time Academy Award winner, he is one of only three actors who has earned an Oscar nomination for acting for five consecutive decades. With films grossing over $8.5 billion to date, Caine is one of the top box office stars in the world. In 2000, he received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to cinema. Ironically, Caine has his decidedly humble roots to thank in some part for his fame and fortune. Never one to put on airs or fake a posh accent, Caine never left the Cockney behind and never took his success for granted. The humble star once said, “I was always on the lookout for the great roles. When they weren’t offered to me, I’d look for the good ones and when those passed me by, I’d take the ones that would pay the rent.”

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