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Michael Myers Biography
Both of Myers's parents are from Liverpool, England, and Myers has British, as well as Canadian, citizenship. His ethnic heritage is English, Scottish and Irish.
One of Myers' first acting jobs was with Saturday Night LivestarGilda Radner in a TV commercial when he was nine years old. Myers graduated from high school in 1982 and was immediately accepted into Toronto's Second City improvisational comedy troupe. He made numerous appearances, including as WayneCampbell, on Toronto's Citytv in the early 1980s, on the alternative videoshow "City Limits" hosted by Christopher Ward. In 1985 he was One of the founding members of The Comedy StorePlayers, an improvisational group based at The Comedy Store in London. The next year, he starred in the British children's TV programme Wide Awake Club, parodying the show's normal exuberance with his own "Sound Asleep club", in partnership with Neil Mullarkey.
The character of Linda Richman was based on Myers's real-life mother-in-law, a woman of New York Jewish extraction who is actually named Linda Richman. Myers has been married to Linda Richman's daughter, Robin Ruzan, since 1993; however, they have filed for divorce.
In 1992, Myers and comedian Dana Carvey took Wayne's World to the silver screen in a full-length motion picture based on the SNL sketch. It ended up being One of the most successful movies of the year and the following year a sequel was made - Wayne's World 2.
In June 2000, Myers was sued by Universal Pictures for $3.8 million for backing out of a contract to play Dieter, the SNLcharacter, in a feature film. Myers said he refused to honor the $20 million contract because he didn't want to cheat moviegoers with an unacceptable script - One that he himself had written. Myers countersued, and a settlement was reached after several months where Myers agreed to make another film with Universal. That film would be The Cat in the Hat, released in November 2003 and starring Myers as the title character. It was a role he was ecstatic to play. Also in 2003, Myers was given a star on Canada's Walk of Fame.