The Canadian-born actor, Mike Myers who is widely known for his comic roles in movies like Austin Powers and Shrek, is famous for many of his other talents. Myers, along with being a writer, is also a producer and a comedian. The green ogre voice-over artist became famous when he first appeared as a cast member on Saturday Night Live in 1989.
Not so further into the future, Dr. Evil actor co-wrote his role for Wayne’s World in 1992, acting alongside Dana Carvey. This movie became a huge hit and made a path for a greater future of Myers’ comedic status.
Mike Myers Career Beginning
It was at the age of two that he actually began his career as an actor. The Wayne’s World actor started his journey with commercials for British Columbia Hydro, where he appeared alongside Gilda Radner. Myers was also a part of an improv group named The Comedy Store Players. This was the exact time when the Bohemian Rhapsody actor also became a part of Wide Awake Club, which was a British children’s program.
In 1989, Myers was a big part of NBC’s Saturday Night Live where he portrayed many characters from Linda Richman, and Dieter, to Wayne Campbell, and many more. It wasn’t just Saturday Night Live and Austin Powers where the Wayne actor found his stardom. But when we look at the huge success list of his hit movies it includes the whole Shrek franchise, The Cat in the Hat, 54, The Love Guru, and the legendary Inglorious Bastard. His recent works involve movies like Terminal and the movie based on Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody.
Mike Myers Blockbuster Franchisees
The Love Guru actor took a break from performing in 1996, and came back a year later with a huge hit Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. This movie then was followed by two hit sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).
Talking more about this franchise, Myers was not only the lead actor but also had multiple roles handled by himself, such as Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard, and Goldmember.
Then came the Dreamworks franchise, Shrek. This list includes Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), Shrek the Halls (2007), and Shrek Forever After (2010). Regarding the earnings of the first installment, it had earned $484.4 million worldwide, while Shrek 2 grossed $919.8 million. Shrek the Third was a little low on earnings with $813 million.
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Mike Myers’ Net Worth and Salary
The Shrek actor currently has a net worth of $200 Million, as of September 2023. Also when we talk about his earnings from the Shrek Franchise, Myers had earned $3 million for the first Shrek movie. For the second installment, he earned $10 million, and $15 million for the third and fourth installments.
Talking more about his salaries the Inglorious Bastard actor earned $1 million for 1992’s Wayne’s World. He then earned $3.5 million for its sequel.
Coming to the Austin Powers franchise, Myers earned $3.5 million for the first installment. Then for the sequels $7 million for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and then $25 million for Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Related: $4.02B Franchise Paid Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy a Stupendous Amount of Money for Voicing Iconic Roles
Source: CelebrityNetWorth
