#Michael myers actor 1990s series#

The film, 54, also featured fellow-Canadian, Neve Campbell. In 1998, Myers was offered a chance to get serious when he played the role of Steve Rubell the owner of the famed nightclub 54 in the Manhattan disco era. A dark comedy called McClintock`s Peach also made in 1998 and starring comics like Janeane Garofalo, Ben Stiller, Margaret Cho and Virginia Madsen is also hard to find because of distribution but has garnered positive reviews. It received acclaim at an Irish film festival and is currently awaiting distribution. Based on a Burt Bacarach song and some genre surfing, (he joined Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs in a sixties revisited band called Ming Tea), Austin Powers brought political correctness to its knees and introduced a whole new generation to sixties slang, baby!Īn independent Irish film called Pete’s Meteor (1998) came next. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery came out in 1997. Following some advice from former SNL funny guy Bill Murray, he took some time off before the most successful of his films hit the screens.

#Michael myers actor 1990s series#

With the decrease in quality programming coming out of its weekly series, SNL released a Best Of series of tapes that featured a variety of Myers’ work and was snapped up by consumers hungry for more. Soon every kid from Scarborough to Burnaby was yelling in faux Scottish “Head! Move.” And a following was born. Another flop was 1993`s So I Married an Axe Murderer, which became a cult hit in rental territory. A box office bomb, it only took in a third of the revenue of the original. With a bona fide hit under his belt, Mike followed it up with its less successful sequel in 1993. Wayne`s World, in 1992, went on to be a highly successful feature film as the cry of the forgotten metal-head reverberated like feedback throughout North America. This led to Mike`s first shot at the big screen. From 1989-1994 he brought to life an assortment of odd characters, most notably, Wayne, a high school rocker who hosts a cable access show in his parent`s basement with his best friend.

Myers eventually moved on to New York and the show that houses most Second City alumnae, Saturday Night Live (SNL). Well, from his perspective it was really a Toronto Maple Leafs Game against the Blackhawks in Chicago. While in Chicago he met his future wife, Robin, at a Blackhawks hockey game. Toronto provided and introduction to Second City in Chicago and that opportunity changes his life. Instead of going on to York University, he accepted a chance to join the famous comedy troupe and honed his talent in front of ever-growing and ever-appreciative audiences. Myers wrote his final exams, delivered his last essays, and then almost as a whim decides to attend an audition he’d heard about at the Second City theatre in Toronto. He stayed in school as long as he could and did very well in English and History, his favourite subjects. Not just mildly amusing but authentically funny. The one thing that set Mike apart from a relatively early age was the fact that he was funny. He behaved, went to school, paid attention to his parents and would think of escaping all of this normalcy by becoming a actor. He grew up in an average suburban neighbourhood with a bunch of average people as friends and family. It’s actually odd to watch him in such situations, sitting there in total command, yet still the nice everyday kind of guy who started out life in Scarborough, now part of Toronto, Ontario. He`s a legitimate star in his own right and he has a string of successful movies to prove it.

The nice thing was, it wasn’t a publicity stunt. It’s hard to know if his support actually changed anyone`s mind or plans, but it did give the city a huge morale boost and was front page news in the papers the very next day.

He even remembered to wear his Toronto Maple Leafs sweater. And late one night, Mike Myers appeared as a guest on NBC’s The Tonight Show and backed his city all the way. Movies, both features and made-for-television productions fled to points east and west and once gone weren’t likely to come back soon. Major league sports teams debated if they should travel to the city to play. Famous rock stars had their concerts cancelled due to insurance problems. The impact on Toronto was immediate and severe. The city of his birth was under attack both from a deadly virus, and as a result of the outbreak, by the world`s media. If anyone needed proof that Mike Myers remains true to his beginnings in the city of Toronto, that proof came loud and clear in the late spring of 2003.