Mike Myers

Mike Myers
Birth name	Michael John Myers
Born	May 25, 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Sometimes credited as	Michael Myers, Mike Meyers, Tommy Maitland
Notable Roles	Saturday Night Live
Notable Episodes
Awards	4 American Comedy Awards, The Lucille Ball Legacy of Laughter Award, 2 Razzie Awards

Michael John "Mike" Myers is an Canadian comedian, screenwriter, and film producer, known for his run as a featured performer on Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995 and for his roles as the title characters in the Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and Shrek films.

Biography

Myers was born in Scarborough, Ontario on May 25, 1963, to his English-born parents, insurance agent Eric Myers and Royal Air Force veteran and office supervisor Alice E. Hind. Both of his parents were from Liverpool and he has two older brothers, indie rock singer-songwriter Paul Myers and Peter, who works at a Sears store in Canada.

Myers' career started at age 2, when he began performing in commercials. When he was 10, he made a commercial for British Columbia Hydro Electric, with Gilda Radner playing his mother. A few months later, Myers stated that his brother was teasing him about his "girlfriend being on some stupid show on Saturday." He swore that one day he would be on that show, which was the then-fledgling Saturday Night Live. When Myers was 12, he made a guest appearance as Ari on King of Kensington. Several years later, he named Austin Powers: International Spy of Mystery fictional heroine Vanessa Kensington in honor of the series.

In 1982, Myers graduated from high school and was immediately accepted into the Second City Canadian Touring Company, after he moved to the United Kingdom, where in 1985, he became one of the founding members of The Comedy Store Players, an improvisational group based at The Comedy Store in London.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Saturday Night Live	Cast Member	1989–1995
Gong Show (credited as Tommy Maitland)	Host	2017–2018	1	2
The Pentaverate	Various Roles	2022–	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
King of Kensington (credited as Michael Myers)	Ari	1x12 - Scout's Honor	1975
The Littlest Hobo	Tommy	1x10 - Boy on Wheels	December 20, 1979
Wide Awake Club			April 5, 1986
Wide Awake Club		New Years Special	January 1, 1987
Live & Kicking	Himself		January 29, 1994
Saturday Night Live	Host	22x16 - Mike Myers/Aerosmith	March 22, 1997
Saturday Night Live	Ron Wood	22x19 - John Goodman/Jewel	May 10, 1997
Saturday Night Live (uncredited)	Wayne Campbell / Himself	36x14 - Dana Carvey/Linkin Park	February 5, 2011
Saturday Night Live (uncredited)	Dr. Evil	40x10 - Amy Adams/One Direction	December 20, 2014

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
15th Anniversary Special	Himself	September 24, 1989	Saturday Night Live
43rd Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself	August 25, 1991	Primetime Emmy Awards
MTV Video Music Awards 1991	Himself / Wayne	1991	MTV Video Music Awards
1992 Kids' Choice Awards	Himself	1992	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Late Night with David Letterman		June 15, 1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		August 9, 1990
Showbiz Today		February 17, 1992
Late Night with David Letterman		December 10, 1992
Late Night with David Letterman		May 6, 1993
Dennis Miller Live	Infomercials	July 14, 1995
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		July 19, 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		April 30, 1997
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		April 10, 1998
Showbiz Today		August 24, 1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		June 11, 1999
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		February 12, 2001
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		May 17, 2001
The Oprah Winfrey Show		October 24, 2003
The Oprah Winfrey Show		November 27, 2003
The Oprah Winfrey Show		May 13, 2004

Notable Film Roles

Film	Role	Released
Wayne's World	Wayne Campbell	February 14, 1992
So I Married an Axe Murderer	Charile & Stuart Mackenzie	July 30, 1993
Wayne's World 2	Wayne Campbell	December 10, 1993
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery	Austin Powers / Dr. Evil	May 2, 1997
54	Steve Rubell	August 28, 1998
The Thin Pink Line	Tim Broderick	1998
Pete's Meteor	Pete	1998
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Fat Bastard	June 11, 1999
Mystery, Alaska	Donnie Shulzhoffer	October 1, 1999
Shrek	Shrek	May 18, 2001
Austin Powers in Goldmember	Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Goldmember / Fat Bastard	July 26, 2002
View from the Top	John Witney	March 21, 2003
Nobody Knows Anything!	'Eye' Witness	October 2003
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat	The Cat	November 21, 2003
Shrek 2	Shrek	May 19, 2004
Shrek the Third	Shrek	May 18, 2007
The Love Guru	Guru Pitka / Young Pitka / Teenage Pitka / Mike Myers	June 20, 2008
Inglourious Basterds	General Ed French	August 21, 2009
Shrek Forever After	Shrek	May 21, 2010

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
The Gong Show	2017 –2018	Executive Producer	1	2
The Pentaverate	2022	Executive Producer	1

Writer

Series Created

Series	Premiere Date	Creation Credit
The Pentaverate	May 5, 2022	Creator

Episodes Written

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
The Pentaverate	1x01 - Episode 1	May 5, 2022
The Pentaverate	1x02 - Episode 2	May 5, 2022
The Pentaverate	1x03 - Episode 3	May 5, 2022
The Pentaverate	1x04 - Episode 4	May 5, 2022
The Pentaverate	1x05 - Episode 5	May 5, 2022
The Pentaverate	1x06 - Episode 6	May 5, 2022

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Won: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program (1989)

Saturday Night Live

American Comedy Awards

• Won: Best Film Performance (Male) and Best Writing (2000 and 2003)

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember

Trivia

• Collects model soldiers.
• As a teenager, he would act out his Wayne character to girls.
• His production company, Eric's Boy, is named after his father, who died of Alzheimer's on November 12, 1991.