Canadian-American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1963)
This article is about the actor. For other people with similar names, see Michael Myers (disambiguation).
Mike Myers
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Myers at the 2017 Invictus Games
Born
Michael John Myers
(1963-05-25) May 25, 1963 (age 60)[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
Citizenship
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Occupations
Actor
comedian
filmmaker
singer
musician
producer
Years active
1973–present
Spouses
Robin Ruzan
(m. 1993; div. 2006)
Kelly Tisdale
(m. 2010)
Children
3
Relatives
Paul Myers (brother)
Michael John MyersOC (born May 25, 1963)[1] is a Canadian-British actor, comedian, and filmmaker. His accolades include seven MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer, and producer."
Following a series of appearances on several Canadian television programs, Mike Myers came to recognition during his six seasons as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995, which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He subsequently earned praise and numerous accolades for playing the title roles in the Wayne's World (1992–1993), Austin Powers (1997–2002), and Shrek (2001–2010) franchises, the latter of which is the second highest-grossing animated film franchise. Myers also played The Cat in the Hat 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 and Bohemian Rhapsody (both 2018). He made his directorial debut with the documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He created and starred in the 2022 Netflix original series, The Pentaverate, and appeared in David O. Russell's Amsterdam.
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series. The film stars MikeMyers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. In the film, an embittered ogre named Shrek (Myers) finds his home in the...
in his quest to destroy Austin Powers. The character is portrayed by MikeMyers. His extreme size and weight (1 tonne, according to Dr. Evil) endows Fat...
Schnabel in his directorial debut, written and produced by MikeMyers, and starring Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, Meagan Good...
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). The films were produced and written by MikeMyers, who also starred as the title character and Dr. Evil. They were directed...
Powers film series and stars MikeMyers in four different roles: Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, and Fat Bastard. Myers and Michael McCullers co-wrote...
black comedy film, directed by Thomas Schlamme and starring MikeMyers and Nancy Travis. Myers plays Charlie MacKenzie, a man afraid of commitment until...
The Pentaverate is a Canadian comedy television miniseries created by MikeMyers for Netflix, inspired by conspiracy theories from his 1993 film So I Married...
because of Tarantino's "passion". MikeMyers, a fan of Tarantino, had inquired about being in the film since Myers' parents had been in the British Armed...
retro-mod band consisting of MikeMyers, Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet, Stuart Johnson, and Christopher Ward. The band was formed by Myers after he appeared on...
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is the third installment in the Shrek film series. The film features MikeMyers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett, Julie Andrews...
(2007) and the fourth installment in the Shrek film series. The film stars MikeMyers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, and Julie Andrews reprising...
you do it, live-boy?" Carvey left SNL in 1993. In 1992, Carvey joined MikeMyers in Wayne's World, the film. A sequel, Wayne's World 2, was filmed and...
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