Mike Myers

Actor / Comedian — Wayne's World, Austin Powers, Shrek

Born

1963

Birthplace

SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO

Citizenships

Canadianness Score

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5.0/ 5

Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil

I. Origin

Born on Canadian soil

SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO

Canadian parentage

No Canadian parents on record

Citizenship on record

Automatic by birth

II. Residency

Formative years spent in Canada

Raised — Ontario

Lived in Canada by choice

Residency on record as an adult

Worked or filmed in Canada

Credits filed north of the 49th

III. Cultural evidence — not scored

Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.

Publicly claims to be Canadian

Says so, out loud

Canada claims them back

Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

He’s a longtime fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Which means he’s spent most of his life practicing a very Canadian skill: maintaining hope despite overwhelming historical evidence.

The verdict

Mike Myers is so Canadian, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada (O.C.) in 2017 and formally invested in 2018. The citation recognized his “extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer and producer.”

Adjudicated by

The Standings Committee

Status

Final — appealable