Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Mike Myers
| Date of Birth: | 1963, May 25 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 57 years |
| Nation of birth: | Canada |
| Height: | 5 feet 7 inches |
| Name | Mike Myers |
| birth name | michael john myers |
| nick’s name | Miguel |
| Dad | Eric Myers |
| Mother | Alice Myers |
| Nationality | Canadian, American |
| Place of birth / city | Scarborough, Toronto |
| ethnicity | Mixed |
| Profession | Actor |
| Net worth | $175 million |
| eye color | Dark brown |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| face color | fair |
| weight in kg | 65 KILOGRAMS |
| Famous for | Shrek, Damn Basters, Saturday Night Live! |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Kelly Tisdale |
| Kids | Spike Myers, Sunday Molly Myers, Paulina Kathleen Myers |
| Divorce | Robin Ruzan |
| Education | Bishopbriggs Academy |
| Awards | MTV Generation Award |
| Films | Shrek, Inglourious Basterd, Austin Powers |
| tv show | Saturday Night Live since 1975 |
| Books | Wayne’s World: Extreme Close Up |
Mike Myers, one of the legendary actors in Hollywood, has been nominated for several prestigious awards and won a few of them as well. Myers began his career in the entertainment industry at the age of two. He made his television debut on the popular show, Saturday Night Live! . While working on the show, he worked on his first film, Wayne’s World . His performance in the film helped him win several awards. His film credits, Shrek and his franchise, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery , Inglourious Basterds and The Cat in the Hat . Active in the industry for years, he has amassed millions of net worth. As for his personal life, he is married twice and has three children.
Early life and Mike Myers
Mike Myers was born as Michael John Myers on May 25, 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He was born the son of father Eric Myers and mother Alice E. Hind . His father used to work as an insurance agent and his mother was a Royal Air Force veteran.
Myers has two older brothers, namely Paul Myers who is a rock singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author and Peter Myers , who is an employee of Sears Canada.
Mike Myers attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate Institute located in Scarborough. He earned his graduate degree from Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute. Mike joined Second City Theater in 1986.
Initially, Myers appeared in commercials. He along with Gilda Radner did a commercial for British Columbia Hydro at the age of 10.
Mikes Myers career
T.V. series
Mike Myers made his television debut in a Canadian television sitcom. King of Kensington in 1975. Later, in 1979, he appeared in The Littlest Tramp as Tommy.
He has also acted in television shows such as John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985), It’s Just Rock & Roll (1987), and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2015). He has also presented many programs such as Saturday night live! (from 1989 to 1985) and Monty Python Live (2014).
Myers auditioned for the comedy show Saturday Night Live! in 1989 and performed the same year along with Dana Carvey , Kevin Nealon , and Phil Hartman . He was associated on the show from 1989 to 1995. His performance in the series helped him get nominated for several awards and he won some of them as well.
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As of 2018, he is working on The Gong Shoe as Tommy Maitland and as Dr. Evil on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Films
Myers made his feature film debut in 1992 as Wayne Campbell in the comedy film, Wayne’s World directed by Penelope Spheeris. He landed the role in the film while working on Saturday Night Live .
Myers worked as the lead, Auston Powers in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. In 1999, he appeared in the same character in the spy action comedy film, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me the film was a huge success and also the film was nominated and also won several awards.
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Mike has also appeared in many other movies like Shrek (2001), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Shrek the Third (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Shrek Forever After (2010), Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) and I’m Chris Farley (2015).
Myers received several awards for his role as a tall anthropomorphic, the cat in the hat in the comedy film. The Cat in the Hat starring Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin, and Kelly Preston.
As of 2018, Myers is working as Ray Foster in the upcoming movie. Bohemian Rhapsody .
Additionally, Myers made his directional debut in 2013 from the documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon . The documentary helped him get nominated for several awards.
Mike Myers Awards and Nominations
Mike Myers has been nominated for several prestigious awards and won a few of them as well. Here is the list of his own awards:
- 1989 = Primetime Emmy Award for Saturday Night Live!
- 1992 = MTV Movie + TV Award for Wayne’s World.
- 1998 = MTV Movie + TV Award for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (twice).
- 2000 = MTV Movie + TV Award (three times), Blockbuster Entertainment Award , Teen Choice Awards , Canadian Comedy Awards (twice) for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
- 2003 = Candian Comedy Award (twice) and MTV Movie + TV Award for Austin Powers in Goldmember .
- 2008 = TV Land Award, Legacy of Laughter Award for Saturday Night Live!
- 2009 = Circuit Community Award for Inglourious Basterds.
- 2009 = Golden Raspberry Award (twice), Phoenix Film Critics Society Award and San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Inglourious Basterds.
- 2010 = Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award , Gold Derby Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Inglourious Basterds.
- 2014 = Sarasota Film Festival Award for Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon.
In addition, Myers is also a Walk of Fame recipient, Satr Award on the Walk of Fame. Some of her other nominated awards include Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award , Teen Choice Awards , Golden Raspberry Award and Teen Choice Awards among others.
Mike Myers net worth
Mike Myers has an impressive net worth of $175 million. He earns a thousand dollar salary for his acting career. Myers worked on several movies that made a huge collection at the box office.
Here is the list of his hit movies:
| Films | Budget | box office collection | IMDB Rating | cast members |
| Wayne’s World (1992) | $20 million | $183.1 million | 7.0 | Dana Carvey , Tia Carrere , Rob Lowe , and Lara Flynn Boyle . |
| Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) | $33 million | $312 million | 6.6 | Heather Graham , Verne Troyer, Elizabeth Hurley, and Seth Green . |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) | $63 million | $296.7 million | 6.2 | Beyoncé, Verne Troyer, Seth Green , and Michael Caine. |
| Sherk 2 (2004) | $150 million | $919.8 million | 7.2 | Cameron Diaz , Eddie Murphy , Antonio Banderas , and Andrew Adamson . |
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | $70 million | $321.5 million | 8.3 | Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Christopher Waltz , and Diane Kruger . |
Myers owns a New York home valued at $14.6 million. In 2015, she listed the Manhattan Penthouse at $17 million.
The personal life of Mike Myers
Mike Myers is a veteran actor and has been in relationship with many beautiful women. The current relationship status of him is married. His sexual orientation is straight and he has been married twice.
Mike was married to his first wife, Robin Ruzan in 1993. They lived together for about thirteen years, separating in 2006. They divorced after his spouse filed a case. In 2013, he married Kelly Tisdale for the second time after dating for a few years.
Talking about Mike’s children, he has three children, two sons, Spike Myers (2011), Domingo Molly Myers (2015), and a daughter, Paulina Kathleen Myers (2014). He currently lives in Canada with his wife and his children.
Additionally, Myers is a huge soccer fan and supports Hollywood United FC, a celebrity soccer team.
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