Mike Myers (actor)
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Myers at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
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| Born |
Michael John Myers May 25, 1963 Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Citizenship |
Canada United Kingdom United States |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, musician, writer, film producer |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Robin Ruzan (m. 1993; div. 2007) Kelly Tisdale (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Paul Myers (brother) |
| Comedy career | |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television, theatre, books |
| Genres | Observational comedy, satire, black comedy, self-deprecation, cringe comedy, deadpan |
| Subject(s) | American culture, American politics, current events, religion, Jewish culture, race relations, human sexuality |
Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian-born actor, comedian, screenwriter, 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.
Myers was born on May 25, 1963 in Scarborough, a suburban district in the east side of Toronto. He was the son of English-born parents Eric Myers (1922–1991), an insurance agent, and his wife, Alice E. (née Hind; born 1926), an office supervisor and a veteran of the Royal Air Force.
Both his parents were from Liverpool, United Kingdom and he has two older brothers, Paul, an indie rock singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author, and Peter, a Sears Canada employee.
The family is of English, Scottish and Irish ancestry. Myers was raised Protestant.
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