Key to the film's success - as well as the success of "Wayne's World" - was Myers' refreshingly harmless, silly sensibility that steered clear of the cynicism and irony that saturated the era's offerings. Evil, a megalomaniac intent on blowing up the world. Myers played both the title role of the cryogenically frozen 1960s photographer-turned-spy, as well the villainous Dr. He remained a popular cast member at "SNL" until his 1995 departure, when he took a two-year self-imposed hiatus to concentrate on his next feature.Myers was back at the top of his game with the 1997 summer hit "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," an homage to both classic 1960s James Bond films and the madcap British comedies of the same era. Myers had to crank out a new script under the gun, and the lack of gold nuggets of its predecessor was the unfortunate result. Apparently, Myers had been working on a sequel story for several years and only weeks before shooting began, Paramount scrapped the script over legal issues pertaining to the fact that it was a tribute to another film. In a double blow, "Wayne's World 2" (1993), in which Wayne and Garth stage an all-star rock show, proved to be a disappointment.
The following year, wonder boy Myers suffered his first setback when he was cast in the dual role of a young, commitment-weary p t and his outrageously contrary Scottish Mad Hatter of a father in the romantic comedy-thriller "So I Married an Axe Murderer" (1993) which was a box office flop but did gain a cult following on home video. The wildly successful film and 1990s pop culture landmark co-starred Myers and his awkward sidekick Garth (Dana Carvey) in a delightfully silly journey involving the co-opting of their low-budget show by big media, though its most memorable scenes - like the "Bohemian Rhapsody" scene in Wayne's AMC Pacer - had nothing to do with the plot. Myers had been performing Wayne since an early 1980s appearance on a Toronto comedy show, but the character proved to be universal in appeal and was adapted into the most successful "Saturday Night Live" spin-off feature to date, "Wayne's World" (1992).
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Over the next six years, he introduced some of the show's most memorable characters, including West German avant-garde talk show host Dieter, middle-aged Jewish Long Island Barbara Streisand fan Linda Richman (inspired by his real-life mother-in-law), and of course Wayne Campbell, the suburban metal teen who broadcast his own public-access cable TV show from his basement. Within a year, Myers caught the eye of comic Martin Short, who was so impressed that he phoned "SNL" producer Lorne Michaels.By the fall of 1989, Myers was a featured player on "Saturday Night Live" and when he proved instantly popular, was upgraded to repertory player. Two years later, he transferred down to Chicago and joined their Second City Theater, expanding his range by studying long-form improv with renowned comedy teacher Del Close at the Improv Olympic. Despite his success, Myers missed home and returned to Toronto and the safe fold of the Second City Theater in 1986, where he began to unveil a new cast of characters, many of whom were based on his cultural experiences abroad. Myers also imported some of his Second City improv techniques and founded the Comedy Store Players, in addition to landing a regular role as a sidekick on a morning kid's TV program. The pair wrote and performed sketch shows whose popularity spread from London pubs to UK-wide touring to several appearances at the renowned Edinburgh Festival. After several years in the trenches of Second City's sketch and improv comedy, Myers moved to England.In his parents' home country, Myers formed a comedic partnership with Neil Mullarkey. Myers was completely focused on a career in comedy, and was accepted into the Second City touring company immediately after high school.
Myers was a natural performer, appearing on Canadian TV shows and in commercials as a kid, eerily brushing elbows with his future at "SNL" with a commercial featuring Gilda Radner as his mother. His father Eric was a salesman who was also influential in his youngest son's career path with his love of classic British comedians like Peter Sellers and Monty Python and an insistence that Myers only have funny friends over to the house to play.
His parents were both émigrés from Liverpool, England, where his mother Alice had been an aspiring actress who trained at the London Academy of Music and Art. Michael Myers was born in Toronto, Ontario.
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