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A lot of people said, Who do you think you are? I told them I know exactly who I am and I'll tell you exactly where I'm going.

Michael Caine

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Michael Caine
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: March 14
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Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.
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