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Wayne appeared both in-studio and in a series of location sketches directed and edited by Allan Novak. The Wayne Campbell character was featured extensively in the 1986 summer series It's Only Rock & Roll, produced by Toronto's Insight Production Company for CBC Television. Myers also appeared as Wayne Campbell in the music video for Ward's Canadian hit 'Boys and Girls'. Myers made many appearances, including as Wayne Campbell, on Toronto's Citytv in the early 1980s, on the alternative video show City Limits hosted by Christopher Ward Myers also made several appearances after the launch of MuchMusic, for which City Limits was essentially the prototype. There, he trained, performed and taught at the Improv Olympic. In 1988, he moved from Second City in Toronto to Chicago. He returned to Toronto and The Second City in 1986 as a cast member in The Second City's Toronto main stage show, Second City Theatre.

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The next year, he starred in the British children's TV program Wide Awake Club, parodying the show's normal exuberance with his own 'Sound Asleep Club', in partnership with Neil Mullarkey. He moved to the United Kingdom, and in 1985 he was one of the founding members of The Comedy Store Players, an improvisational group based at The Comedy Store in London. At 16, he was the guest star of the season 1 episode 'Boy on Wheels' of the TV series The Littlest Hobo.Īfter graduating from high school, Myers was accepted into The Second City Canadian touring company. At 12, he made a guest appearance as Ari on the TV series King of Kensington. At the age of 10, he made a commercial for British Columbia Hydro, with Gilda Radner playing his mother. Myers began performing in commercials at two years old. One of his neighbours and schoolmates was prominent voice actor Maurice LaMarche. He graduated from Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute in 1982. He grew up in Scarborough and North York, where he attended Sir John A. He has two older brothers: Paul, a musician, and Peter, who worked for Sears Canada. Both were World War II veterans, his mother having served in the Women's Royal Air Force and his father in the British Army.

His parents were English immigrants from the Old Swan area of Liverpool.

(née Hind) and insurance agent Eric Myers. Michael John Myers was born in the Scarborough district of Toronto on May 25, 1963, to data processor Alice 'Bunny' E.

He created and starred in the 2022 Netflix original series, The Pentaverate, and appeared in David O. He made his directorial debut with the documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Myers acted sporadically in the 2010s, having supporting roles in Terminal and Bohemian Rhapsody (both 2018). 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 (2001–2010) franchises, the latter of which is the second highest-grossing animated film franchise. 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.'įollowing a series of appearances on several Canadian television programs, Myers came to 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. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His accolades include seven MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Michael John Myers OC (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director.

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