In truth, the inspiration for Dr. Evil came from James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, first played by actor Donald Pleasence in 1967’s “You Only Live Twice,” and was intended to be a comic twist ...
Evil looks so different from Mike, I feel like it ... Roach credited Myers for coming up “with his own complete world” for the “Austin Powers” films. “Directing ‘Austin Powers ...
Mike Myers explains how Lorne Michaels partially inspired the 'Austin Powers' villain Dr. Evil. New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images More than 25 years later ...
Jay Roach and Mike Myers getting along on the set of Austin Powers in Goldmember. Photo: New Line Cinema/Everett Collection Mike Myers is the fifth recipient of Vulture’s Honorary Degree as a ...
Much as the legend has grown that Mike Myers’ Austin Powers character Dr. Evil is a Lorne Michaels parody, Myers insists “The Lorne of it is just a little tiny overlay.” Speaking last month ...
More than 25 years later, Mike Myers is breaking down the basis for one of his most quotable characters. Although he admitted Lorne Michaels provided some inspiration, the Saturday Night Live alum ...