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Mike Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker best known for creating and starring in popular comedy films and characters. He matters because his work in comedy entertainment has had significant cultural impact and influence in the film industry.
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There are more than one artist with this name: 1) Canadian comedian 2) percussionist 1. Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known for his film roles as the title character in the Austin Powers series, Wayne Campbell (Wayne's World), and the voice of Shrek. The tracks "This Poem Sucks", "What's New Pussycat" and "9 to 5" (among others) were recorded by Myers. As "Austin Powers", he is a member of the band Ming Tea. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/M
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- “Fame is not creativity, it’s the industrial disease of creativity.”
- “Rome ruled the world with that phalanx formation and Britain with the three-masted ship; America has ruled the world with the moving image and the projection of image around the world.”
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Michael John Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, filmmaker, musician, and singer. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer, and producer".
Following a series of appearances on several Canadian television programs, Mike Myers attained recognition during his six seasons as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1989 to 1995, which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He subsequently earned praise and numerous accolades for playing the title roles in the Wayne's World (1992–1993), Austin Powers (1997–2002), and Shrek (2001–present) franchises, the last of which is the second highest-grossing animated film franchise. Myers also played the title character in the 2003 live-action adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book The Cat in the Hat.
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