W: Wayne's World *90's Pop Culture Favorites* #AtoZchallenge
In addition to doing funny original characters, like Garth and the Church Lady, Dana Carvey was a master imitator of SO many people, including George H.W. Bush & Johnny Carson. What's rather cool about Carvey is that he ended up withdrawing from the limelight because he didn't want his kids to grow up with a dad who was gone all the time.
Ah, Mike Myers. He's just so lovably goofy as SNL characters like Simon ("Don't look at my bum"), Linda Richman (based on his mother-in-law) and Dieter from Sprockets. He played two roles in 1993 movie So I Married an Ax Murderer. He was both the male lead and the male lead's severely-Scottish father. And of course it was his character Austen Powers that put him into the major big time.
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Even if WW was just a goofball teen boy comedy it did two really great things: it introduced Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" to a whole new generation, and it was sort of a comeback for Rob Lowe.
Being a Bond fan,I really got a chuckle out of the original Austin Powers. There were things you couldn't appreciate without a Bond background. But the later movies just didn't make the grade.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane. :-) Good W post.
Both very funny men.
Schwing!
I always loved Carvey's impression of George H.W. Bush. Both Myers and Carvey are just comedic legends. I still sometimes pull up the video of "Bohemian Rhapsody" that includes clips from the movie... so funny!
Nancy at Hungry Enough To Eat Six
2014 A to Z Challenge Participant
Nice pick and I liked that beginning, Nicki!
So glad I found your blog for the A to Z challenge! My posts are about Memorable Characters.