Mike Myers is a Canadian actor and comedian who rose to fame in the 1990s and early 2000s with his comedic characters in movies such as Austin Powers and Waynes World. However, his star power dwindled after a few critical bombs, cameo appearances, and lawsuits. Myers has been living a quiet life in New York with his wife and three children since then.
In 2018, Myers had a supporting role in the noir thriller Terminal. Talks of a fourth Austin Powers movie have been ongoing for nearly two decades now, and DreamWorks has already confirmed that they're working on a fifth Shrek film. However, everything seems to hinge on whether Myers would want to do these projects.
Myers had a small role in Quentin Tarantino's World War II film Inglourious Basterds as British general Ed Fenech and voiced the role of Shrek two more times with Shrek Forever After and in Scared Shrekless. In 2021, he had some recent movie appearances in films like Bohemian Rhapsody and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
In 2000, Myers walked away from a project titled Dieter, which would have been a comedy based on an SNL sketch about a German TV host, citing issues with the script. He was then sued, first by Universal for US$5 million and then by production company Imagine Entertainment for US$30m for breach of contract. Myers counter-sued, citing "violations to [his] right of privacy, abuse of process, and fraud on the part of ...".
