Mike Myers Born: Creator of Wayne, Austin, and Shrek
He was a Saturday Night Live cast member who wrote and starred in three films as a Canadian secret agent with a love of fondue. Mike Myers was born in Scarborough, Ontario, in 1963 and joined SNL in 1989. Wayne's World, Austin Powers, and Shrek gave him three separate franchises. He largely withdrew from public life in the 2010s after a series of films that didn't work and returned in 2022 with The Pentaverate. He speaks in accents almost constantly during interviews. It's unclear which voice is the original.
May 25, 1963
63 years ago
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