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| Name: | Mike Myers | ||||
| Character: | Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Dr.Evil motivated by greed; Fat Bastard by his hunger; Austin Powers by shagging | ||||
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MIKE MYERS (Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Fat Bastard / Screenwriter / Producer), one of the most multi-faceted performers of his generation, has brought an astonishing array of characters to life on both film and television. Myers once again stars in the double role of the cryogenically-frozen '60s fashion photographer / "swinger" / spy, who is revived in the '90s, and his arch-nemesis 'Dr. Evil.' Myers was most recently seen in the ensemble drama 54, starring Ryan Phillipe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell and Sela Ward, where he gained critical notice for his risk-taking portrayal of Steve Rubell. Myers is due to be seen in the independent film, Pete's Meteor, starring opposite Brenda Fricker and Alfred Molina. Born and raised in Toronto, Myers began his professional career immediately upon graduating from high school by performing with the city's famed Second City comedy troupe. This ultimately led to Myers joining Chicago's Second City troupe; an association which would change his life forever. It was "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels who discovered him there, which led to his "Saturday Night Live" debut as a featured performer and writer on the show in 1989. For his ground-breaking work on "Saturday Night Live," Myers was nominated for an Emmy for "Best Performance In A Comedy Or Variety Show" and won an Emmy for writing the show. Among the characters that Myers made popular performing on SNL are 'Dieter,' the host of the avant-garde German television show "Sprockets," 'Linda Richman' in "Coffee Talk," 'Phillip' the hyperactive-hypoglycemic 6 year old, 'Lothar of the Hill People,' 'Simon,' the boy in the bathtub, and impressions of Ron Wood and Mick Jagger. Mike Myers successfully brought his popular SNL character, 'Wayne Campbell' to the big screen in Wayne's World, directed by Penelope Spheeris. The film broke box office records and has grossed over $200 million to date. Between Wayne's World releases, Myers starred opposite Nancy Travis in the romantic comedy So I Married an Axe Murderer, directed by Tommy Schlamme. Then in 1993, he reprised the role and reunited with cast members Dana Carvey and Tia Carrere in Myers' hit sequel, Wayne's World 2. Myers is currently at work on many projects. |
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| Name: | Heather Graham | ||||
| Character: | Felicity Shagwell, CIA Agent | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Smarts, savoir faire and extremely hot pants | ||||
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Continuing to earn a reputation as one of the most promising young actresses in Hollywood, HEATHER GRAHAM (Felicity Shagwell) will next be seen in Frank Oz's Bowfinger, opposite Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy, and in Committed, a story of an intense young woman who travels across the country to find the husband who left her, only to find herself. She has also completed production on Danny Boyle's Alien Love Triangle, with Kenneth Branagh and Courteney Cox. Graham was most recently seen starring in Lost in Space with Gary Oldman and William Hurt, Two Girls and a Guy with Robert Downey Jr., and as "Rollergirl" in New Line's Boogie Nights, opposite Mark Wahlberg. Her credits include Swingers, Gus Van Sant's Drugstore Cowboy and Fred Schepisi's Six Degrees of Separation. On television, she starred in David Lynch's cult series "Twin Peaks" and starred opposite Jessica Lange in the Hallmark movie "O' Pioneers." |
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| Name: | Elizabeth Hurley | ||||
| Character: | Vanessa Kensington AKA Mrs. Austin Powers | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Secret machine gun jubblies | ||||
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ELIZABETH HURLEY (Vanessa Kensington) began her career as an actress before becoming a successful model and a producer. She reprises her co-starring role from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. As an actress, Hurley starred in the critically acclaimed Permanent Midnight with Ben Stiller, the real-life story of Hollywood scriptwriter and heroin-addict Jerry Stahl. She was most recently seen in Disney's My Favorite Martian with Jeff Daniels and Christopher Lloyd, and in Ron Howard's comedy Ed-TV with Matthew McConaughey. Concurrent with her acting career, Hurley and Hugh Grant set up Simian Films as part of their first-look deal with Castle Rock Entertainment. Hurley is producing Mickey Blue Eyes, a romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn and James Caan, that is currently in post production. Hurley also developed and produced their first film Extreme Measures, starring Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman, which was released in 1996. The company has several other projects in various stages of development. Hurley initially worked in the theatre after studying dance and drama at the London Studio Centre, and made her screen debut in the 1987 film Aria directed by Bruce Beresford. This was followed by a string of television parts in shows such as "Rumpole of the Bailey" and "Inspector Morse," before she landed her first starring role opposite Hugh Grant in the Spanish feature film, Remando al Viento. In addition to acting and producing, Hurley represents Estee Lauder in its worldwide advertising campaigns. | ||||
| Name: | Rob Lowe | ||||
| Character: | Young Number Two | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | To become Old Number Two | ||||
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ROB LOWE (Young Number Two) began his career at the age of eight, in local television and summer stock. After his family relocated to Los Angeles, he starred in the series "A New Kind of Family," and was nominated for a Golden Globe for the Hallmark Hall of Fame's "Thursday's Child." Lowe made his feature debut in Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders and went on to star in Class, The Hotel New Hampshire, Oxford Blues, Youngblood, St. Elmo's Fire, About Last Night and Square Dance, for which he received his second Golden Globe nomination. He then starred in Masquerade, Bad Influence and the comedy smash Wayne's World as well as Tommy Boy. Lowe also appears in Mulholland Falls and Robert Zemeckis' Contact. Lowe starred in the miniseries "Stephen King's 'The Stand'" as well as "Great Performance's 'Suddenly Last Summer'" for PBS and Francis Ford Coppola's television production of "Outrage." Lowe made his Broadway debut in 1992 in "A Little Hotel on the Side." He recently wrote and directed the acclaimed short film for cable, "American Untitled/Desert's Edge." Currently, Lowe is starring in the NBC action-adventure miniseries, "Atomic Train." He then stars in the off-beat comedy, "The Specials," a "mock-umentary" about a group of less than perfect superheroes. Lowe is also working on a number of writing/directing assignments. |
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| Name: | Gia Carides | ||||
| Character: | Robin Swallows | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Shaggin For Evil | ||||
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Audiences around the world first came to know actress GIA CARIDES (Robin Swallows) as the feisty Australian ballroom dancer, "Liz," in Baz Luhrman's critically acclaimed Strictly Ballroom opposite Paul Mercurio. She most recently completed production on Letters From a Killer, in which she co-stars with Patrick Swayze, and had a pivotal role in Primary Colors starring John Travolta and directed by Mike Nichols. Carides was recently seen in the independent film Brilliant Lies, which was based on the play by internationally renowned playwright David Williamson and directed by Richard Franklin. She starred opposite Anthony LaPaglia in the romantic comedy Paperback Romance; was seen with Luke Perry in Life's Breath which was featured at the Seattle Film Festival, and had a role in Bad Company with Lawrence Fishburne and Ellen Barkin. Gia got her start in acting at the age of 12 when she was singled out by a director at an acting workshop. As a result, she was cast in the Australian film, Love Letters from Teralba Road, opposite Bryan Brown. Her other Australian film credits include the critically acclaimed Phar Lap, Bliss, Backlash and Daydream Believer. |
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| Name: | Michael York | |||||
| Character: | Basil Exposition | |||||
| Modus Operandi: | Make the world safe for Austin Powers (or vice versa) | |||||
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For many years, MICHAEL YORK (Basil Exposition) has brought joy and tears to audiences with his talents on screen and stage. Born in England in 1942, York is an alumnus of Britain's National Youth Theatre and of Oxford University where he appeared in over twenty stage productions. After graduating with honors in English, he made his professional theatre debut at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and then joined Laurence Olivier's new National Theatre Company in London, where he later played "Hamlet." Franco Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew provided York's feature film debut opposite Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Also for Zeffirelli, York played Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and John the Baptist in Jesus of Nazareth. For the past thirty years, York has starred in nearly fifty groundbreaking and critically acclaimed films including Cabaret, The Three Musketeers, Something for Everyone, Murder On the Orient Express, Conduct Unbecoming, Logan's Run, Fedora and The Island of Dr. Moreau, among many more. He has recently finished filming the comedy Merchants of Venus with Beverly D'Angelo and a millenial thriller, The Code. His television credits are incredibly varied and include: "The Forsyte Saga," "A Man Called Intrepid," "The Heat of Day," "Space," "Fall From Grace" and more recently, "A Knight in Camelot," with Whoopi Goldberg After playing Hamlet in London, York made his American stage debut in the world premiere of Tennessee Williams' "Out Cry" on Broadway, where he also appeared in "Bent," "The Little Prince," "The Crucible" and "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me." His regional work includes a 'Cyrano' at Santa Fe. As well as being featured in radio theatre, York has also recorded over 50 audio books, including a version of his best-selling autobiography Accidentally on Purpose and his children's book The Magic Paw-Paw, and a Grammy-nominated Treasure Island. Presently, York, the Chairman of the California Youth Theatre, lives in Los Angeles with his wife Pat. His service to the arts has been recognized by the Award of the Order of the British Empire. |
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| Name: | Robert Wagner | ||||
| Character: | Number 2 | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Embracing true evil | ||||
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Highlighted by three hit television series, ROBERT WAGNER's (Number Two 1999) career also displays an impressive portfolio of movies for film and television. He has worked with such legendary actors as Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn, among many others. Wagner and his wife, actress Jill St. John, have broken records on stage touring the country in A.P. Gurney's in "Love Letters," and were the first to launch the play internationally in London. Wagner has starred in the television series "Hart to Hart" with Stefanie Powers, "Switch" with Eddie Albert and "It Takes a Thief" with Fred Astaire, which garnered him an Emmy nomination. Wagner has also appeared in several television movies including "Heaven and Hell: North and South III," "Windmills of the Gods," "Pearl," "Here a Thief,There a Thief," "Indiscreet" and "There Must Be a Pony" which he also executive produced. Wagner starred, with Sir Laurence Olivier and his wife, the late Natalie Wood, in the television adaptation of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and in "This Gun For Hire," Danielle Steel's "Jewels" and "To Catch a King." Wagner's film credits include Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, The Pink Panther, The Curse of the Pink Panther, Midway, The Towering Inferno, Banning and Harper. His earlier movies include Prince Valiant, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef, Broken Lance, The Mountain and With a Song in my Heart. Later this year, he will be seen in Ron Shelton's Play It to the Bone, starring Antonio Banderas and Woody Harrelson, and in Crazy in Alabama, starring Melanie Griffith. |
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| Name: | Seth Green | ||||
| Character: | Scott Evil | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Uses Jerry Springer Show as Family Therapy | ||||
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SETH GREEN (Scott Evil) reprises his role of Dr. Evil's Generation X test tube son from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Green is the newest regular cast member on the WB's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." He won rave reviews for his starring role in the grad night feature, Can't Hardly Wait. He was recently seen as the lead in the teen slasher film, Idle Hands, and will next appear as the lead in the collegiate con caper feature, Stonebrook. He appeared in Tony Scott's Enemy of the State starring Will Smith. Green also provides the voice of the slovenly son, Chris Griffin, in the new animated series, "Family Guy." Green's film appearances include his first film at age eight, The Hotel New Hampshire, with Jodie Foster, Nastassja Kinski and Rob Lowe. At twelve, he landed the leading role in Woody Allen's Radio Days. Green soon had roles in several feature films including Big Business, My Stepmother is an Alien, Can't Buy Me Love, Pump Up the Volume, Airborne and many others. One of Green's favorite projects was the ABC miniseries, "Stephen King's It." Green starred in a "Facts of Life" spin-off and was a series regular in ABC's "Good and Evil," "The Byrds of Paradise," and CBS' "Temporarily Yours." Green has made memorable guest starring appearances on "The X-Files," "Mad About You" and "The Drew Carey Show." |
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| Name: | Verne Troyer | ||||
| Character: | Mini-Me | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | All the evil in 1/8 the size | ||||
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VERNE TROYER (Mini-Me) has appeared in numerous movies and television shows. Either as himself, in various costumes, or as a stunt double, the two foot eight inch tall actor can soon be seen in Jon Turteltaub's upcoming Instinct, as well as Fear and Loathing is Las Vegas, My Giant, Mighty Joe Young, Wishmaster, Rocket Man, Volcano, Jingle All the Way, Men in Black and Baby's Day Out, among others. For television he appeared in the series "Dark Skies" and "The Watcher." | ||||
| Name: | Mindy Sterling | ||||
| Character: | Frau Farbissina | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Gender-bending Germanics | ||||
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MINDY STERLING (Frau Farbissina) can soon be seen in New Line Cinema's Drop Dead Gorgeous, and in Idle Hands. Her films include Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, The Sky is Falling, MouseHunt, Not Like Us and The Favor. Her numerous television appearances include guest starring or recurring roles on shows such as "The Groundling Instashow," "The Parent Hood," "Hiller & Diller," "Ellen," "Cybil," "Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher," "Friends," "Dream On," "Sister, Sister," "The Larry Sanders Show," "Evening Shade," and "Family Matters." | ||||
| Name: | Kristen Johnston | ||||
| Character: | Ivana Humpalot, Russian Agent | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Shagsky Austin Powervitch | ||||
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KRISTEN JOHNSTON (Ivana Humpalot) was recently nominated for a 1998 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of 'Sally Solomon' on the hit NBC series "3rd Rock from the Sun." In 1997 she garnered an Emmy Award as well as Golden Globe, SAG, and American Comedy Award nominations for that role. While earning her BFA degree at New York University, Johnston appeared in college stage productions before making her professional stage debut with the Atlantic Theater Company, founded by playwright David Mamet. During her long association with that company she was featured in such productions as "Overruled," "As You Like It," "Portrait of a Woman" and "Rosemary for Remembrance." This past summer, Johnston played the role of 'Sabina' in the Thornton Wilder play "The Skin of Our Teeth" at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. While living in New York, Johnston found non-stop work in theater, sometimes performing three different plays at three different theaters in a single evening. Some of her more memorable roles include a serial-killing woman from New Jersey in the Naked Angeles production of "Hot Keys." Johnston also received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her portrayal of a bitter, drunken New Yorker in the Lincoln Center production of "The Lights." That show brought Johnston to the attention of a Carsey-Werner executive who recommended her for the role of 'Sally.' Johnston has also performed with The Naked Angeles Theater Company in "The Stand In;" with New York Stage and Film in "Kim's Sister" with David Straithairn and Jane Adams; and with Playwrights Horizon in Peter Hedges' "Baby Anger" with John Pankow. Johnston made her feature film debut in The Debt, winner of the Best Short Award at The Cannes Film Festival in 1993. |
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| Name: | Will Ferrell | ||||
| Character: | Mustafa | ||||
| Modus Operandi: | Kill, Kill, Kill | ||||
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WILL FERRELL (Mustafa) recently began his fourth season on the legendary NBC late night hit, "Saturday Night Live." Some of his most memorable characters from the show are Craig the Spartan Cheerleader; the musical middle school teacher Marty Culp; and Tom Wilkins, the hyperactive co-host of "Morning Latte." Among his many impressions are Janet Reno, Alex Trebek, Neil Diamond and the late great Chicago Cubs sportscaster, Harry Caray. Will most recently was seen on the big screen starring as Steve Butabi in the Paramount comedy, A Night at the Roxbury, which he co-wrote with castmate Chris Kattan and Steve Koren. Will made his feature film debut in the New Line hit, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. He also recently wrapped production on the Nixon parody, Dick, as well as Superstar for Paramount, starring opposite another "SNL" castmate, Molly Shannon. Raised in Irvine, CA, Will attended the University of Southern California and graduated with a degree in Sports Information. Upon graduation, he worked as a sportscaster on a weekly show broadcast over a local cable channel. Soon after though, he enrolled in acting classes and stand-up comedy workshops at a nearby community college. Ultimately he was asked to join the infamous comedy/improv group The Groundlings after just one year of training. It was at The Groundlings where Will was discovered for "Saturday Night Live." |
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