Mike Myers
Biography
Michael John Myers was born in 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario, to Alice E. (Hind), an officer supervisor, and Eric Myers, an insurance agent. His parents were both English, and had served in the Royal Air Force and British Army, respectively. Myers' television career really started in 1988, when he joined Saturday Night Live (1975), where he spent six seasons. He brought to life many memorable characters, such as Dieter and Wayne Cambell. His major movies include Wayne's World (1992), Wayne's World 2 (1993), So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993), the Austin Powers movies and Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003).
63years old
Turns 64 on May 25in 233 days
- Born Scarborough
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Michael John Myers (birth name)Also credited as Tommy Maitland
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 34 years1992 to 2026
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Behind the award
In June 2007, Myers was given the MTV Generation Award. He became the second Canadian to receive it, after Jim Carrey, who had won it in 2006.
Behind the camera
Myers directed a documentary called Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, which came out in 2013. It was his first time directing, and it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Early training
In 1988, Myers left the Second City in Toronto for Chicago. Once there, he taught, performed and trained at the Improv Olympic.
Beyond film
Myers plays in the band Ming Tea with Susanna Hoffs, a guitarist and vocalist for The Bangles, and musician Matthew Sweet. The group performed "BBC" and "Daddy Wasn't There" for the Austin Powers films.
Mike Myers movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999as Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Fat Bastard
IMDb rating 6.7265K votes
Most often with
Jay Roach directed three of these films, Andrew Adamson two and Raman Hui two. Four actors appear in six of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jay RoachDirector, 3 films, 1997 to 2002
All films by Jay Roach
Andrew AdamsonDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2004
All films by Raman Hui
Also four films together1 more actor
- Conrad VernonDonkey's Christmas Shrektacular (2010), Shrek the Halls (2007), Shrek 2 (2004) and Shrek (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Mike Myers's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$6.4 billion
21 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 21 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 87% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.0B16.2% of the total
- 2$933M14.5% of the total
- 3$911M14.2% of the total
- 4$808M12.6% of the total
- 5$753M11.7% of the total
- 6$490M7.6% of the total
- 7$321M5.0% of the total
- 8$312M4.9% of the total
$851 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 13% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1998 to 2003, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | Won | ||
| Other honors | |||
| 2003 | Canada's Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| 2000 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Won |
| 1998 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Won |
| Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male – Film | Won | ||
| Canadian Comedy Award for Best Writing in a Feature | Won | ||
| Officer of the Order of Canada | Won | ||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
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