Mike Myers

Michael John Myers OC born May 25 1963 is a Canadian actor comedian and filmmaker His accolades include seven MTV Movie TV Awards a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award In 2002 he was awarded the Hollywood Walk of Fame star In 2017 he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor writer and producer Following a series of appearances on several Canadian television programs Mike Myers attained recognition during his six seasons as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995 which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series He subsequently earned praise and numerous accolades for playing the title roles in the Waynes World 19921993 Austin Powers 19972002 and Shrek 2001present franchises the latter of which is the second highestgrossing animated film franchise Myers also played the titular character in the 2003 liveaction adaptation of the Dr Seussbook The Cat in the Hat Myers acted sporadically in the 2010s having supporting roles in Terminal and Bohemian Rhapsody both 2018 He made his directorial debut with the documentary Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon 2013 which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival He created and starred in the 2022 Netflix original series The Pentaverate and appeared in David O Russells comedy thriller Amsterdam