Born: May 25, 1963
Age: 60
Birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Michael John Myers OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer.[1] He is known for his run as a performer on Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995, and for playing the title roles in the Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and Shrek films. He made his directorial debut with the documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) and had a small role in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009).
Myers was born on May 25, 1963,[2] in Scarborough, a suburban district in the east side of Toronto, Ontario. He is the son of English-born parents Eric Myers (1922-1991), an insurance agent, and his wife, Alice E. Myers (née Hind; born 1926), an office supervisor and a veteran of the Royal Air Force.[3]Both of his parents were from Liverpool, United Kingdom, and he has two older brothers, Paul, an indie rock singer-songwriter, broadcaster, and author, and Peter, who worked for Sears Canada.[4]
The family is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry. Myers was raised Protestant.[5] He reportedly holds Canadian, U.S., and British citizenship.[1]
Myers grew up in suburban Toronto districts, both North York and Scarborough,[6] where he attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute and then graduated from Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute in 1982.
Myers began performing in commercials at the age of two. At the age of ten, he made a commercial for British Columbia Hydro, with Gilda Radner playing his mother.[3] At the age of 12, he made a guest appearance as Ari on the TV series King of Kensington.
After graduating from high school, Myers was accepted into the Second City Canadian touring company. He later moved to the United Kingdom, where in 1985 he was one of the founding members of The Comedy Store Players, an improvisational group based at The Comedy Store in London.
The next year, he starred in the British children's TV program Wide Awake Club, parodying the show's normal exuberance with his own "Sound Asleep Club", in partnership with Neil Mullarkey.
He returned to Toronto and Second City in 1986 as a cast member in the Second City's Toronto main stage show, Second City Theatre.[7] In 1988, he moved from Second City in Toronto to Chicago. In Chicago, he trained, performed, and taught at the Improv Olympic.
Myers made many appearances, including as Wayne Campbell, on Toronto's Citytv in the early 1980s, on the alternative video show City Limits hosted by Christopher Ward. Myers also appeared as Wayne Campbell in the music video for Ward's Canadian hit "Boys and Girls".
The Wayne Campbell character was featured extensively in the 1986 summer series It's Only Rock & Roll, produced by Toronto's Insight Production Company for CBC Television. Wayne appeared both in studio and in a series of location sketches directed and edited by Allan Novak. Myers wrote another sketch, "Kurt and Dieter", co-starring with Second City's Dana Andersen and also directed by Novak, which would later turn into the popular "Sprockets" sketch on Saturday Night Live.
Myers made his film debut when he and Dana Carvey adapted their Wayne's World SNL sketches into the feature Wayne's World (1992). It was among the most successful movies of the year and was followed in 1993 by Wayne's World 2; Myers starred in So I Married an Axe Murderer the same year. He took a two-year hiatus from performing after the end of his time as an SNL regular.
Myers returned to acting with the film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), followed by the sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). Myers played the title role (Austin Powers) and the villain (Dr. Evil), as well as other characters, in all three films.
One of Myers' rare non-comedic roles came in the film 54 (1998), in which he portrayed Steve Rubell, proprietor of New York City's famous 1970s discotheque Studio 54. The film was not critically or commercially successful, though Myers received some positive notice.[8][9] He later parodied the club as "Studio 69" in Goldmember.
In June 2000, Myers was sued by Universal Pictures for US$3.8 million for backing out of a contract to play Dieter, the SNL character, in a feature film. Myers said he refused to honor the US$20 million contract because he did not want to cheat moviegoers with an unacceptable script—one that he himself had written. Myers countersued, and a settlement was reached after several months where Myers agreed to make another film with Universal. That film was The Cat in the Hat, which was released in November 2003 and starred Myers as the title character.[10][11][12]
In 2001, Myers provided the voice of Shrek in the DreamWorks animated film of the same name, having taken over the role after original planned voice actor Chris Farley died in December 1997. He reprised this role in Shrek 4-D (a theme park ride) in 2003, Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), and the Christmas special Shrek the Halls (2007).
Myers received the MTV Generation Award in June 2007, making him the second Canadian to win the award (following Jim Carrey in 2006).[13]
In 2008, Myers co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in The Love Guru. In 2009, he played the part of British general Ed Fenech, in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. In 2010 Myers returned for the latest film in the Shrek series, Shrek Forever After.
Myers returned to onscreen film acting with supporting roles in Terminal (2018)[14] and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).[15]
Myers made a cameo appearance in Britney Spears' music video Boys as Austin Powers.[16]
In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted among the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.[17]
Myers is a member of the band Ming Tea along with The Bangles' guitarist and vocalist Susanna Hoffs and musician Matthew Sweet. They performed the songs "BBC" and "Daddy Wasn't There" from the Austin Powers movies.[18]
In 2011 Myers returned to The Comedy Store in London to perform a one-time reprisal of his role with The Comedy Store Players. The UK comedy website Chortle praised his performance.[19]
Myers' 2013 directorial debut, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, was selected to be screened in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[20] In 2017, Myers began hosting a reprised version of The Gong Show in heavy makeup as a fictional British host known as Tommy Maitland.[21]
Myers began dating actress and comedy writer Robin Ruzan in the late 1980s after meeting at a hockey game in Chicago, during which Myers caught a puck and used the incident as an icebreaker to strike up a conversation with Ruzan. The couple married on May 22, 1993, and Myers later referred to Ruzan as "his muse".[22][23] The couple filed for divorce in December 2005.[24]
In 2006, café owner Kelly Tisdale confirmed reports that she and Myers were dating. Myers and Tisdale wed in New York in a secret ceremony in the fall of 2010.[25] They have three children: son Spike Alan (b. 2011) and daughters, Sunday Molly (b. 2014) and Paulina Kathleen (b. 2015).[26][27][28]
During a CBS interview in 2007, he noted that he normally takes three years between films. He spends one year "living his life" and then writes various screenplays, develops characters, practices them in front of live audiences, and then selects one of the screenplays to film.[citation needed]
Myers is a Dungeons & Dragons player[29] and was one of several celebrities to have participated in the Worldwide Dungeons & Dragons Game Day in 2006.[30]
He supports the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.[31] He named two characters in the first Austin Powers movie Commander Gilmour and General Borschevsky, for then-Maple Leafs players Doug Gilmour and Nikolai Borschevsky.
Myers has played for Hollywood United F.C., a celebrity soccer team.[32] He played in the 2010 Soccer Aid for UNICEF UK football match, England vs. R.O.W (Rest of the World) and scored his penalty during a sudden death shootout after the game ended 2-2 (June 6, 2010). The Rest of the World team beat England for the first time since the tournament started. Myers is a fan of Liverpool F.C.[33]
In 2014, Myers starred in a commercial with his brother Peter for Sears Canada, using "humorous banter to spread the message that, despite rumours, Sears wasn't shutting down". Peter at the time was senior director of planning at Sears head office in Toronto, and he was laid off in 2017 after Sears Canada filed for bankruptcy.[4]
In 2016 Myers published a book, Canada, about the country's history and popular culture.[7]
As of 2016, Myers resides in New York City.[6]
Myers is also a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.[34]
In 2003, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.[35]
For contributions to the motion picture industry, Mike Myers was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7042 Hollywood Boulevard.[36]
In 2015, his face was put on a stamp by Canada Post.[37]
On June 30, 2017, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer and producer."[38]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Wayne’s World | Wayne Campbell | Also writer |
1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Charlie McKenzie / Stuart McKenzie | |
Wayne's World 2 | Wayne Campbell | Also writer | |
1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Austin Powers / Dr. Evil | Also writer and producer |
1998 | 54 | Steve Rubell | |
The Thin Pink Line | Tim Broderick | ||
Pete's Meteor | Pete | ||
1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Fat Bastard |
Also writer and producer |
Mystery, Alaska | Donnie Shulzhoffer | ||
2001 | Shrek | Shrek | Voice role |
2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Fat Bastard / Goldmember |
Also writer and producer |
2003 | Nobody Knows Anything! | 'Eye' Witness | |
The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat | ||
Shrek 4-D | Shrek | Voice role | |
View from the Top | John Witney | ||
2004 | Shrek 2 | Shrek | Voice role |
2006 | Home | Himself | Documentary |
2007 | Shrek the Third | Shrek | Voice role |
2008 | The Love Guru | Guru Maurice Pitka / Himself | Also writer and producer |
2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Gen. Ed Fenech | |
2010 | Shrek Forever After | Shrek | Voice role |
2012 | Oscar Etiquette | Sir Cecil Worthington | Short film |
2013 | Being Canadian, Sometimes | Himself | Documentary |
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon | Himself | Documentary; also director | |
2015 | I Am Chris Farley | Himself | Documentary |
2018 | Terminal | Clinton / Mr. Franklyn | |
Bohemian Rhapsody | Ray Foster |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | King of Kensington | Ari | Episode: "Scout's Honour" |
1977 | Range Ryder and the Calgary Kid | Himself | |
1979 | The Littlest Hobo | Tommy | Episode: "Boy on Wheels" |
1980 | Bizarre | Various | |
1985 | John and Yoko: A Love Story | Delivery Boy | Uncredited Television film |
1987 | Meet Julie | (voice) | Television film |
It's Only Rock & Roll | Various | 13 episodes | |
1989 | Elvis Stories | Cockney Man | Television short |
1989-1995 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 121 episodes; also writer |
1997 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Mike Myers/Aerosmith" |
2008 | 2008 MTV Movie Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
2011 | Saturday Night Live | Wayne Campbell | Episode: "Dana Carvey/Linkin Park" |
2014 | Monty Python Live (Mostly) | Himself | Television special |
Saturday Night Live | Dr. Evil | Episode: "Amy Adams/One Direction" | |
2015 | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Wayne Campbell | Television special |
2017-present | The Gong Show | Tommy Maitland | Game show; host |
2018 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Dr. Evil[39] |
Year | Title | Accolade | Results[citation needed]cn |
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1989 | Saturday Night LIVE! | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Won |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated | |
1992 | Wayne's World | MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Comedic Performance | Nominated |
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best On-Screen Duo | Won | ||
1993 | American Comedy Award for Funnest Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated | |
1994 | Wayne's World 2 | MTV Movie + TV Award for Best On-Screen Duo | Nominated |
Saturday Night LIVE! | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated | |
1998 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Comedy | Nominated |
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Comedic Performance | Nominated | ||
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Villain | Won | ||
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Dance Sequence | Won | ||
1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Sleazbag | Nominated |
2000 | American Comedy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture | Won | |
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Comedy | Nominated | ||
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Villain | Won | ||
Canadian Comedy Award for Film Performance - Male | Won | ||
Canadian Comedy Award for Film Writing - Original | Won | ||
54 | Csapnivalo Award for Best Male Performance | Nominated | |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Comedic Performance | Nominated | |
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Villain | Won | ||
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best On-Screen Duo | Won | ||
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Musical Performance | Nominated | ||
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Fight | Nominated | ||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Couple | Nominated | ||
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Sleazebag | Won | ||
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Chemistry | Nominated | ||
2002 | Shrek | MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Comedic Performance | Nominated |
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best On-Screen Team | Nominated | ||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Nominated | ||
N/A | Walk of Fame - Motion Picture 7046 Hollywood, Blvd. | Won | |
2003 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Canadian Comedy Award for Film - Pretty Funny Writing | Won |
Canadian Comedy Award for Performance - Pretty Funny Male | Won | ||
Empire Award for Best Actor | Nominated | ||
The True Meaning of Christmas Specials | Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series | Nominated | |
Austin Powers in Goldmember | MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Comedic Performance | Won | |
MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Villain | Nominated | ||
N/A | MTV TRL Award for Wet Your Pants Award | Nominated | |
N/A | MTV TRL Award for Walk This Way Award | Nominated | |
Austin Powers in Goldmember | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Fart in a Movie | Nominated | ||
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Comedy | Nominated | ||
N/A | Teen Choice Award for Choice - Comedian | Nominated | |
The Cat in the Hat | The Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Actor | Nominated | |
The Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Fake Accent - Male | Nominated | ||
The Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Song "Fun, Fun, Fun" | Nominated | ||
N/A | US Comedy Arts Festival Award for AFI Star award | Won | |
2004 | The Cat in the Hat | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor | Nominated |
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple | Nominated | ||
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor | Nominated | ||
N/A | Teen Choice Award for Ultimate Choice award | Won | |
2005 | Shrek 2 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Nominated |
2007 | N/A | MTV Movie + TV Award for MTV Generation Award | Won |
2008 | The Love Guru | National Movie Award for Best Performance - Male | Nominated |
N/A | TV Land Award for Legacy of Laughter award | Won | |
2009 | Inglorious Basterds | Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Cast Ensemble | Won |
The Love Guru | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor | Won | |
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay | Won | ||
Inglorious Basterds | Phoenix Film critics Society Award for Best Acting Ensemble | Won | |
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Performance | Won | ||
2010 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble | Won | |
Gold Derby Award for Ensemble Cast | Won | ||
The Cat in the Hat The Love Guru |
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor of the Decade | Nominated | |
Inglorious Basterds | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Won | |
2014 | Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon | Hollywood Film Award for Documentary of the Year | Won |
Miami Film Festival Award for Knight Documentary Comeptition | Nominated | ||
Sarasota Film Festival Award for Best Documentary | Won | ||
Sarasota Film Festival Award for Best Documentary Feature | Nominated | ||
SXSW Film Festival Award for Documentary Spotlight | Nominated | ||
2015 | Golden Raspberry Award for Razzie Reedemer Award | Nominated | |
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts and Cultural Programming | Nominated |
Charities
Mike Myers supports the following charitable cause: Alzheimer's.
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