Mike Myers

Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film producer. He was a long-time cast member on Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s and starred as the title characters in the film series Wayne's World, Austin Powers and Shrek. Myers was born in Scarborough, Ontario, the son of Alice (née Hind), an office supervisor who was formerly in the RAF, and Eric Myers, who worked in the insurance business and previously was a cook for the British Army. Both of his parents are from Liverpool which is why Mike carries a British passport. His older brother Paul is an indie rock singer-songwriter, broadcaster and author. Myers is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and was raised Protestant. In 1993, Mike married Robin Ruzan. He met her at a bar after attending a hockey game. Myers and Ruzan divorced in 2005. Myers attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario. One of Myers' first acting jobs was... full article at wikipedia