Michael John "Mike" Myers, OC, is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director, who is best known for being a featured performer on Saturday Night Live (1989-1995). He is also well-known for his titular roles as Wayne Campbell in Wayne's World and its 1992 sequel, Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and multiple other characters in the Austin Powers film series, the titular character of DreamWorks' Shrek franchise, and the titular character of the 2003 live-action adaptation of The Cat in the Hat.
For Disney, he played Donnie Shulzhoffer in the 1999 Hollywood Pictures film Mystery, Alaska. He also portrayed John Whitney in the 2003 Miramax film View from the Top.
Michael John Myers was born in the Scarborough district of Toronto on May 25, 1963, to data processor Alice "Bunny" E. (née Hind) and insurance agent Eric Myers. His parents were British immigrants from the Old Swan area of Liverpool. Both were World War II veterans, his mother having served in the Women's Royal Air Force and his father in the Royal Engineers. He has distant Scottish ancestry. He has two older brothers: Paul, a musician, and Peter, who worked for Sears Canada. He grew up in Scarborough and North York, where he attended Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute. He graduated from Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute in 1982.
One of his neighbours and schoolmates was prominent voice actor Maurice LaMarche.
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(Mystery, Alaska)
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Mike Myers on Wikipedia- Mike Myers on IMDb
- Mike Myers on Instagram
