Mike Myers
Mike Myers
Michael John "Mike" Myersis a Canada-born actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and film producer, who also holds UK and US citizenship. He is known for his run as a featured 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 also directed the documentary film Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, and had a small role in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds in 2009...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 May 1963
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
Comedy. It was just huge in my house. Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness, Monty Python and all those James Bond movies were highly regarded.
Marriage can be viewed as the waiting room for death.
I had done Shrek as a Canadian and I'm very proud to be Canadian, but I knew I could give more to it.
Austin sounds a little bit like Aston Martin, which is the type of car James Bond would drive.
And I love Mel Brooks. My Dad loved his movies, too, they're awesome, the kind of thing that if you're in for ten minutes, you're in for two hours.
My father was always a straight-up funny guy. He was silly. He was my inspiration.
Once I turned 35, I got the bonus of some wisdom and began to accept life on its own terms.
My father was a very funny man, and one of my strongest recollections is hearing him laugh. He didn't like people who had no sense of humour.
My dad sold encyclopedias and my mom worked in a factory office.
I think when I have kids and grandchildren I will be very proud to have them watch this movie.
I play the ukulele. I have a great group of friends, and we do things like have battles of the bands - me sometimes on ukulele, but mostly on drums.
I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic.
If I went by all the rejection I've had in my career, I should have given up a long time ago.
I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored.