![]() ![]() He reprised his SNL role as Wayne Campbell on the big screen, co-starring with fellow SNL cast mate Dana Carvey. While on Saturday Night Live, Myers had his first hit film, Wayne's World, in 1992. Myers also did impressions, ranging from Barbra Streisand to the Rolling Stones' Ron Wood. Viewers enjoyed Dieter, the intellectual German TV host Wayne Campbell, a rocker with his own cable access show and Linda Richman, a character modeled after Myers's own future mother-in-law. Myers, becoming a full cast member the following season, created several memorable characters on the show. He joined the cast as a featured player that same year, working alongside such other comedic talents as Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman and Kevin Nealon. In 1989, Myers auditioned for the popular comedy show Saturday Night Live and quickly won over the show's creator Lorne Michaels. TV and Movies 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Wayne's World' Not long after his return, Myers met Robin Ruzan, who he later married in 1993. Myers went out on his own for a short period in the mid-1980s, taking his comedy to London, but returned to Toronto after his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. After finishing high school, he joined the Toronto outpost of the popular Chicago comedy group Second City. ![]() Myers began his professional career as a child actor, appearing in commercials. He shared his love of British comedy with his sons-Myers and his older brothers, Peter and Paul-and sometimes would wake the boys up late at night to watch episodes of Monty Python or Benny Hill. His father, Eric, who worked as an encyclopedia salesman, was an important influence on Myers. Early LifeĪ talented comedic writer and actor, Myers was born to British parents in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, on May 25, 1963. He later gained success and fame as a central cast member of Saturday Night Live, creating such characters as Linda Richman and Sprockets, before going on to even greater success in Hollywood films such as Shrek, Wayne's World and the Austin Powers trilogy. Mike Myers gained his comic footing in the Second City Comedy Troupe. ![]()
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