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The sketch parodied German stereotypes, especially those pertaining to German seriousness, efficiency, and precision.Originally created for the Toronto company of the Second City comedy troupe, Myers later imported the character to television for the Canadian sketch comedy show It's Only Rock & Roll and the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.
This is covered briefly on the Mike Myers page, but for a little more info: Dreamworks brokered a deal between Universal, Imagine, and Myers. Universal and Dreamworks wanted to get into bed on cofinancing kids' movies. Dreamworks wanted Myers free to replace Chris Farley in Shrek. So, they made some kind of deal that convinced everyone.
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey play two metalheads and best friends who hosted a cable access television program from Wayne's parents' basement. Myers had previously played the character of Wayne on several Canadian television shows, and this sketch was the basis of a popular feature film released in 1992. Debuted February 18, 1989. Appearances
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Wayne's World (Dana Carvey, Mike Myers) – February 18, 1989; Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef (Phil Hartman) – April 1, 1989; Tales Of Ribaldry – April 1, 1989; Sprockets – April 15, 1989; Lothar of the Hill People (Mike Myers, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz) – April 15, 1989
In June 2000, Myers was sued by Universal Pictures for US$ 3.8 million for backing out of a contract to make a feature film based on his SNL character Dieter. Myers said he refused to honour the US$ 20 million contract because he felt his script was not ready. Myers countersued and a settlement was reached after several months where Myers ...
Dieter Hallervorden (born 1935), German comedian; Dieter Thomas Heck (1937–2018), German television presenter, singer and actor; Dieter Helm (1941–2022), German farmer and politician; Dieter Hoeneß (born 1953), German football (soccer) player; Dieter Kühn (born 1956), East German football (soccer) player; Dieter Lüst (born 1956), German ...
Mike Myers, Madonna and Roseanne Barr as their characters " Coffee Talk " is a series of sketches performed by Mike Myers on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live . It ran from January 19, 1991, until October 15, 1994, although Myers (who had since left the show) reprised the role once more on March 22, 1997.