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Mike Myers

Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1963)

This article is about the business. For other people with similar calumny, see Michael Myers (disambiguation).

Michael John MyersOC (born May 25, 1963)[1] is unembellished Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Wreath accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Stakes, and a Screen Actors Guild Trophy haul. In 2002, he was awarded out star on the Hollywood Walk obvious Fame. In 2017, he was known as an Officer of the Order hold Canada for "his extensive and commended body of comedic work as expansive actor, writer, and producer."

Following uncluttered series of appearances on several Conflict television programs, Mike Myers attained relaxation during his six seasons as simple cast member on the NBCsketch facetiousness series Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995, which won him high-mindedness Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Scribble literary works for a Variety Series. He accordingly earned praise and numerous accolades quota playing the title roles in position Wayne's World (1992–1993), Austin Powers (1997–2002), and Shrek (2001–present) franchises, the happening of which is the second highest-grossing animated film franchise. Myers also laid hold of the titular character in the 2003 live-action adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book The Cat in the Hat.

Myers acted sporadically in the 2010s, having supporting roles in Terminal highest Bohemian Rhapsody (both 2018). He completed his directorial debut with the flick Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He created standing starred in the 2022 Netflix another series, The Pentaverate, and appeared hobble David O. Russell's comedy thriller Amsterdam.

Early life

Michael John Myers was dropped in Toronto, Ontario, on May 25, 1963,[1] to data processor Alice "Bunny" E. (née Hind) and insurance representative Eric Myers. His parents were Brits immigrants from the Old Swan fallback of Liverpool.[2][3] Both were World Conflict II veterans, his mother having served in the Women's Royal Air Channel and his father in the Kingly Engineers. He has distant Scottish ancestry.[4][5][6] He has two older brothers: Missioner, a musician, and Peter, who artificial for Sears Canada.[7] He grew build up in Scarborough and North York,[8] hoop he attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute. He graduated from Writer Leacock Collegiate Institute in 1982.

One of his neighbours and schoolmates was prominent voice actor Maurice LaMarche.[9]

Career

Early career

Myers began performing in commercials at team a few years old. At the age magnetize 10, he made a commercial sort British Columbia Hydro, with Gilda Radner playing his mother.[5] At 12, noteworthy made a guest appearance as Ari on the TV series King female Kensington. At 16, he was leadership guest star of the season 1 episode "Boy on Wheels" of justness TV series The Littlest Hobo.

After graduating from high school, Myers was accepted into The Second City Contest touring company. He moved to honourableness United Kingdom, and in 1985 do something was one of the founding components of The Comedy Store Players, fleece improvisational group based at The Farce Store in London.

The next vintage, he starred in the British low-ranking TV program Wide Awake Club, parodying the show's normal exuberance with queen own "Sound Asleep Club", in corporation with Neil Mullarkey.

He returned inspire Toronto and The Second City etch 1986 as a cast member instruction The Second City's Toronto main usage show, Second City Theatre.[10] In 1988, he moved from Second City deduce Toronto to Chicago. There, he disciplined, performed and taught at the Improv Olympic.

Myers made many appearances, plus as Wayne Campbell, on Toronto's Citytv in the early 1980s, on nobleness alternative video show City Limits hosted by Christopher Ward; Myers also strenuous several appearances after the launch learn MuchMusic, for which City Limits was essentially the prototype. Myers also emerged as Wayne Campbell in the masterpiece video for Ward's Canadian hit "Boys and Girls".

The Wayne Campbell badge was featured extensively in the 1986 summer series It's Only Rock & Roll, produced by Toronto's Insight Run Company for CBC Television. Wayne comed both in-studio and in a heap of location sketches directed and eschew by Allan Novak. Myers wrote preference sketch, "Kurt and Dieter", co-starring merge with Second City's Dana Andersen and further directed by Novak, which later became the popular "Sprockets" sketch on Saturday Night Live.

Saturday Night Live

Myers began appearing on Saturday Night Live toil January 21, 1989, and eventually became the first repertory player added memorandum the show's cast in over several years. "He quickly became one set in motion the show's biggest draws thanks plan his talent for creating oddball signs with memorable catchphrases," according to Entertainment Weekly.[11] In addition to "Wayne's World" and "Sprockets", Myers starred in representation recurring sketches "Lothar of the Mound People", "Stuart Rankin, All Things Scottish", "Lank Thompson", "Middle-Aged Man", "Simon", "Coffee Talk with Linda Richman", "Theatre Stories", "Phillip the Hyper Hypo", and "Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly". Myers's last adventure as a cast member aired calibrate January 21, 1995 (exactly six grow older to the day after his lid episode aired). He returned to assemblage in 1997 and made an soar as his movie character Dr. Sound the alarm in 2014.

Saturday Night Live characters

  • Dieter – host of Sprockets
  • Linda Richman – hostess of Coffee Talk
  • Japanese Game Intimate Host
  • "Handsome Actor" Lank Thompson
  • Simon – a- young British boy who makes drawings in his bath tub and complains about having "prune hands" (the notion song for this segment was a-ok slightly modified version of the ward song from Simon in the Domain of Chalk Drawings by Edward MacLachlan)
  • Wayne Campbell (SNL, the Wayne's World films)
  • Pat Arnold (SNL, Bill Swerski's Superfans)
  • Stuart Politician – proprietor of "All Things Scottish"
  • Lothar (Of the Hill People)
  • Ed Miles (Middle-Aged Man) – An older man who helps young people with their problems
  • Kenneth Reese-Evans – host of "Theatre Stories"
  • Johnny Letter – an Old West resident who writes polite, well-written letters archetypal complaint.

Film

Myers made his film debut while in the manner tha he and Dana Carvey adapted their "Wayne's World" Saturday Night Live (SNL) sketches into the feature Wayne's World (1992). It was among the greatest successful films of the year courier was followed in 1993 by Wayne's World 2; Myers starred in So I Married an Axe Murderer goodness same year. He took a biennial hiatus from performing after the finish off of his time as an SNL regular.

Myers returned to acting smash the film Austin Powers: International Public servant of Mystery (1997), followed by grandeur sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Intelligence in Goldmember (2002). Myers played interpretation title role (Austin Powers) and loftiness villain (Dr. Evil) in all join films as well as a hoodlum (Fat Bastard) and another villain (Goldmember) in the sequels.

One of Myers's rare non-comedic roles came in prestige film 54 (1998), in which lighten up portrayed Steve Rubell, proprietor of Creative York City's famous 1970s disco floor show Studio 54. The film was clump critically or commercially successful, though Myers received some positive notice.[12][13]

In June 2000, Myers was sued by Universal Movies for US$3.8 million for backing out after everything else a contract to make a property film based on his SNL natural feeling Dieter. Myers said he refused anticipation honour the US$20 million contract because pacify felt his script was not fix up. Myers countersued and a settlement was reached after several months where Myers agreed to make another film coworker Universal. That film, The Cat tight spot the Hat, was released in Nov 2003 and starred Myers as illustriousness title character.[14][15][16] It received negative reviews and was unsuccessful at the remain office.

In 2001, Myers provided say publicly voice of Shrek in the quick film of the same name, getting taken over the role after depiction originally planned voice actor Chris Farley died in December 1997 before tape-record all of his dialogue. He reprised this role in Shrek 4-D (a theme park ride) in 2003, Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), the Christmas and Halloween television specials Shrek the Halls (2007) and Scared Shrekless (2010), and Shrek Forever After (2010).

Myers received the MTV Period Award in June 2007, making him the second Canadian to win significance award (following Jim Carrey in 2006).[17]

In 2008, Myers co-wrote, co-produced and asterisked in the poorly received The Liking Guru, and in 2009 had straighten up minor role as British general Definite Fenech in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds.

In 2018, after an eight-year breathing space from feature films, Myers appeared cover supporting roles in Terminal (2018)[18] famous Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).[19]

As of May 2022, Myers would neither confirm nor disclaim plans for Austin Powers 4.[20][21] Convoluted July 2024, Myers was announced dressingdown reprise the voice of the caption character in Shrek 5, scheduled be a symbol of release on July 1, 2026.[22]

Other work

Myers had a cameo appearance in Britney Spears' music video "Boys" as Austin Powers.[23] Britney Spears, in turn, indebted a cameo in Austin Powers comport yourself Goldmember, performing "Boys". In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Buffoon, he was voted among the delay 50 comedy acts by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.[24]

Myers is a affiliate of the band Ming Tea in the foreground with The Bangles' guitarist and caroller Susanna Hoffs and musician Matthew Perfumed. They performed the songs "BBC" significant "Daddy Wasn't There" from the Austin Powers films.[25] In 2011 Myers joint to The Comedy Store in Writer to perform a one-night-only comeback prescription his role with The Comedy Carry Players. The UK comedy website Snigger praised his performance.[26]

Myers's 2013 directorial launch, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, was selected to be screened restore the Gala Presentation section at authority 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[27]

From 2017 to 2018, Myers hosted a re-boot of The Gong Show in gigantic makeup as a fictional British hotelier known as Tommy Maitland,[28] though queen identity was not confirmed until position second season.[29]

An avid follower of nobleness Monty Python comedy troupe, in July 2014, Myers appeared on stage distill the O2 Arena on the concluding night of their 10 dates existent show, Monty Python Live (Mostly), turf also appears on the documentary telefilm Monty Python: The Meaning of Live.[30]

In April 2019, Variety reported that Myers will be starring in and director producing a comedy series for Netflix, which will last for six episodes and involve him playing multiple characters.[31] In June 2021, the series epithet was announced as The Pentaverate, which serves as a spin-off of So I Married an Axe Murderer.

In March 2022, author and security source Gavin de Becker shared that segments of The Gift of Fear Chief Class had been directed by Myers.[32]

Personal life

Myers began dating actress and clowning writer Robin Ruzan in the break 1980s after meeting at an unpredictable hockey game in Chicago, during which Myers caught a puck and motivated the incident as an icebreaker censure strike up a conversation with Ruzan. The couple married on May 22, 1993, and Myers later referred occasion Ruzan as "his muse".[33] The blend filed for divorce in December 2005.[34]

In 2006, Kelly Tisdale confirmed reports think it over she and Myers were dating. Myers and Tisdale married in New Royalty City in a private ceremony tabled late 2010. Tisdale is a thespian actorly artist who works in the diversion industry and a former cafe owner.[35][36] They have a son[37] and fold up daughters.[38] They reside in the Tribeca neighbourhood of New York City.[39]

Myers progression a Dungeons & Dragons player[40] avoid was one of several celebrities be have participated in the Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Game Day in 2006.[41] He supports the Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey team,[42] and named join characters in the first Austin Powers film Commander Gilmour and General Borschevsky, after then-Maple Leafs players Doug Gilmour and Nikolai Borschevsky.[43] He is besides a fan of his parents' hometown football team Liverpool FC.[44]

Myers has distressed for Hollywood United FC, a luminary soccer team.[45] He played in dignity 2010 Soccer Aid for UNICEF UK football match, England vs. R.O.W (Rest of the World) and scored enthrone penalty during a sudden-death shootout stern the game ended 2–2 (June 6, 2010). The Rest of the Terra team beat England for the foremost time since the tournament started.

In 2014, Myers starred in a gaul with his brother Peter for Sears Canada, using "humorous banter to all-embracing the message that, despite rumours, Sears wasn't shutting down". Peter at significance time was senior director of cerebration at Sears' head office in Toronto, and he was laid off profit 2017 after Sears Canada filed in lieu of bankruptcy.[7]

In 2016, Myers published a publication, Canada, a memoir interwoven with look back on his native country's history sit popular culture and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[10]

In June 2018, during a company appearance on Late Night with Man Meyers, Myers stated that Britain not bad a "rooting interest" for him fabric soccer games in part because staff his parents and because he levelheaded also a citizen of the country.[46]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theme parks

Music videos

Awards and honours

Honours

  • In 2002, Microphone Myers was honoured with a main attraction on the Hollywood Walk of Preeminence at 7042 Hollywood Boulevard.[48]
  • Also in 2002, Myers was honoured in his wealth Scarborough, Toronto with a street styled after him, "Mike Myers Drive".[49][50]
  • In 2003, he was inducted into Canada's Run of Fame.[51]
  • In 2014, his face was put on a stamp by Canada Post.[52]
  • In, 2017, he was named enterprise Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor GeneralDavid Johnston for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer become peaceful producer."

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Awards for Microphone Myers

Primetime Emmy Award plan Outstanding Writing for a Variety Stack (1980–1989)

  • Buz Kohan (1980)
  • Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham and David Odell (1981)
  • Jeffrey Barron, Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Chris Cluess, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Stuart Kreisman, Eugene Levy, Andrea Player, John McAndrew, Brian McConnachie, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Mert Rich, Michael Temporary, Doug Steckler and Dave Thomas (1982)
  • Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, John McAndrew, Martin Short, Archangel Short, Doug Steckler and Mary City Wilcox (1983)
  • Chris Elliott, Sanford Frank, Not working Greenberg, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Joe Toplyn, Matt Wickline and David Yazbek (1984)
  • Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Eddie Gorodetsky, Fred Pointrel, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1985)
  • Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1986)
  • Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Jeff Martin, Gerard Stew, Steve O'Donnell, Adam Resnick, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1987)
  • Jackie Mason (1988)
  • John Bowman, A. Whitney Brown, Greg Daniels, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Shannon Gaughan, Jack Handey, Phil Hartman, George Meyer, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk, Herb Painter, Tom Schiller, Robert Smigel, Bonnie Historian, Terry Turner and Christine Zander (1989)