Today’s quote is from Michael John Myers, born today in 1963 in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Canada. Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, director, producer and screenwriter. His accolades include seven MTV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 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.”
Following a series of appearances on several Canadian television programs, Myers came to recognition for performing on Saturday Night Live (1989–1995), which won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series. 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.
Myers sporadically acted in the late 2000s through the 2010s, notably having supporting roles in Inglourious Basterds (2009), Terminal and Bohemian Rhapsody (both 2018). He made his directorial debut with the documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. He created and stars in the 2022 Netflix original series The Pentaverate, and will star in David O. Russell’s Amsterdam.
“If I went by all the rejection I’ve had in my career, I should have given up a long time ago.”
Quick Take – Never give up. Try again. Try something else. Move forward.
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Other Birthdays Today –
1048 Emperor Shenzong of China, 6th emperor of the Song dynasty in China, born in Kaifeng, China (d. 1085)
1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and philosopher (Concord Hymn), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1882)
1889 Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American pioneer of aviation in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 1972)
1939 Sir Ian McKellen, English film and theatre actor (Lord of the Rings; X-Men), born in Burnley Lancashire
1963 Mike Myers, Canadian actor and comedian (SNL, Wayne’s World), born in Scarborough, Ontario
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