With his keen observational eye and ear, Canadian actor and writer Mike Myers created some of the most... (Learn more)
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Mike Myers’s Milestones
| Began acting in commercials as a child; appeared in a spot with Gilda Radner | |
| Founding member of The Comedy Store Players at The Comedy Store in London | |
| Grew up in Scarborough, Canada | |
| Had first dramatic role in a Canadian TV-movie with Donald Sutherland | |
| Joined the SCTV company in Chicago where he was spotted by "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels | |
| Moved to England | |
| 1981 | Hired by Toronto's Second City Comedy Troupe |
| 1989 | Joined NBC's "Satruday Night Live" as a writer and recurring cast member; later becoming a regular |
| 1992 | Feature debut as an actor and co-writer, "Wayne's World"; based on characters created for "SNL" |
| 1993 | Portrayed dual roles in "So I Married an Axe Murderer"; playing a commitment-shy beat poet and his batty Scottish father |
| 1993 | Reprised role of Wayne Campbell in "Wayne's World 2"; also co-wrote |
| 1995 | Left cast of "SNL" and took a two-year career break |
| 1997 | Played the title role (also wrote and co-produced) in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"; also played the villain |
| 1998 | Offered rare dramatic performance as club owner Steve Rubell in "54" |
| 1999 | Reprised roles in "Austin Powers II: The Spy Who Shagged Me"; added a third character, the henchman Fat Bastard; also co-wrote and co-produced |
| 2000 | Sued by Universal Pictures for $3.8 million for backing out of a contract to play Dieter, the SNL character, in a feature film; left project after expressing displeasure with final script; Myers countersued; settled out-of-court |
| 2001 | Played the title character in the animated film "Shrek"; replaced the late Chris Farley |
| 2002 | Reprised roles for the third Austin Powers film, "Austin Powers in Goldmember"; also co-wrote and co-produced |
| 2003 | Played the title role in "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" |
| 2004 | Again voiced the title character of the animated feature "Shrek 2" |
| 2007 | Reprised role of the title character for "Shrek the Third" |
| 2008 | Portrayed the title role of "The Love Guru"; also co-wrote with Graham Gordy and co-produced with Gary Barber |
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