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Actor Maurice Micklewhite changes his name, due to airport security screenings.
Another 2016 story that I missed at the time.
From https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jul/22/michael-caine-isis-islamic-state-changes-name
My name is Michael Caine … actor changes name due to Isis
This article is more than 3 years old
Frustrated by increased airport security checks, actor Maurice Micklewhite has decided to replace his birth name with his showbiz moniker for good
Henry Barnes and agencies
Fri 22 Jul 2016 05.12 EDT | Last modified on Tue 28 Nov 2017 12.37 EST
No more trouble at the airport … Michael Caine in The Italian Job. Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Shutterstock
His name is – now officially – Michael Caine.
The legendary British actor, born Maurice Micklewhite, has legally changed his name to the showbiz moniker he adopted in 1954 because of the rise in airport security checks prompted by Islamic State.
“An airport security guard would say, ‘Hi, Michael Caine,’ and suddenly I’d give him a passport with a different name on it,” Caine said. “I could stand there for an hour. So I changed my name.”
The 83-year-old began his acting career on the Sussex stage as Michael Scott. He was required to change his handle after moving to London, where another Michael Scott was already treading the boards. During a harried call to his agent he looked outside the telephone box and saw a poster for the Humphrey Bogart naval drama The Caine Mutiny.
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This article is more than 3 years old
Frustrated by increased airport security checks, actor Maurice Micklewhite has decided to replace his birth name with his showbiz moniker for good
Henry Barnes and agencies
Fri 22 Jul 2016 05.12 EDT | Last modified on Tue 28 Nov 2017 12.37 EST
No more trouble at the airport … Michael Caine in The Italian Job. Photograph: Everett Collection/Rex Shutterstock
His name is – now officially – Michael Caine.
The legendary British actor, born Maurice Micklewhite, has legally changed his name to the showbiz moniker he adopted in 1954 because of the rise in airport security checks prompted by Islamic State.
“An airport security guard would say, ‘Hi, Michael Caine,’ and suddenly I’d give him a passport with a different name on it,” Caine said. “I could stand there for an hour. So I changed my name.”
The 83-year-old began his acting career on the Sussex stage as Michael Scott. He was required to change his handle after moving to London, where another Michael Scott was already treading the boards. During a harried call to his agent he looked outside the telephone box and saw a poster for the Humphrey Bogart naval drama The Caine Mutiny.
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