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Mike Myers: Biography

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Birth Name: Michael Myers
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/25/1963, Gemini
Profession: Actor; comedian; writer; producer

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Mike Myers Fast Facts:

Appeared in commercials as a child; played Gilda Radner's son in a British Columbia Hydroelectric ad at age 10.
In the eighth grade, wrote an essay about Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels.
Joined the Second City comedy troupe right after high school.
Named and modeled his Saturday Night Live "Coffee Talk" character Linda Richman after his then mother-in-law.
Was inspired to create Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery after hearing Burt Bacharach's "The Look of Love" on the radio. Wrote the script in three weeks.
Originally voiced Shrek with a Canadian accent before trying a Scottish brogue that "just felt right."
Awarded a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame; and has a street named after him (Mike Myers Drive) in Scarborough, Ontario.

Mike Myers Relationships:
Eric Myers - Father
Peter Myers - Brother
Paul Myers - Brother
Alice Myers - Mother
Robin Ruzan - Ex-wife
Spike - Son
Kelly Tisdale - Wife
Mike Myers Awards:
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1989 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee

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red carpet recap, mike myers, justin timberlake Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

Mike Myers, Ellen DeGeneres, 31st Annual People's Choice Awards Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

Verne Troyer, Mike Myers, Nickelodeon's 15th Annual Kids Choice Awards Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com

Ryan Phillippe, Sela Ward, Salma Hayek, Mike Myers Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

Saturday Night Live, Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey Dana Edelson/NBC

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