Austin Powers character
Mike Myers as Austin Powers
Austin Powers
Birth name	Austin Danger Powers
Gender	Male
Nationality	England
Role	Member of the Secret Intelligence Service
Father	Nigel Powers
Relationships	Vanessa Kensington (widower)
Filmography
First appearance	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Last appearance	Austin Powers in Goldmember
Film count	3
Portrayed by	Mike Myers

Sir Austin Danger Powers, KBE, is a fictional character portrayed by Mike Myers in a series of parodies of 1960s spy films, known as the Austin Powers series. The Austin Powers series is a series of comedy films from 1997 to present that is written and produced by and starred Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema. ... Download high resolution version (848x440, 86 KB)Austin Powers This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Michael John Myers (born May 25, 1963, in Scarborough, Ontario) is an Emmy Award-winning British-Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his comedy work in Saturday Night Live and the film roles including the title characters of Waynes World, the Austin Powers series, and... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6, is the United Kingdoms external intelligence agency. ... Vanessa Kensington was a character in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. ... Alternate uses: see widow (typesetting). ... Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach, is the first film of the Austin Powers series. ... Austin Powers in Goldmember, released in 2002, is the third film of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. ... Michael John Myers (born May 25, 1963, in Scarborough, Ontario) is an Emmy Award-winning British-Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his comedy work in Saturday Night Live and the film roles including the title characters of Waynes World, the Austin Powers series, and... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Michael John Myers (born May 25, 1963, in Scarborough, Ontario) is an Emmy Award-winning British-Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his comedy work in Saturday Night Live and the film roles including the title characters of Waynes World, the Austin Powers series, and... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Austin Powers series is a series of comedy films from 1997 to present that is written and produced by and starred Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema. ...

Fictional character biography

The character known as Austin Powers was born in late 1939 or early 1940: in a 1958 flashback in Goldmember he is clearly in his late teens. His parents' holiday in Belgium during his infancy would have predated the German invasion on May 10, 1940. He is the son of Nigel Powers (played by Michael Caine), a respected Ministry of Defence agent, and the twin brother of Dougie Powers, otherwise known as Doctor Evil. While attending boarding school, he was awarded the title of "International Man of Mystery" - much to the dismay of his brother, who believed himself to be more deserving. This would play a prominent role in their future relationship, having turned Dr. Evil against Austin. Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Nigel Powers (played by Michael Caine), is the father of Austin Powers, who appears in the third Austin Powers movie, Austin Powers in Goldmember. ... Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite CBE (born March 14, 1933), known professionally as Michael Caine, is a two-time Academy Award-winning English film actor. ... The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ... Fraternal twins at two weeks old. ... Dr. Evil is a fictional supervillain played by Mike Myers in the Austin Powers film series. ...

Austin's anachronistic personal jet

Following his schooling, Powers joined the Ministry of Defence and, partnered with Mrs. Kensington, faithfully protected Queen and country from Dr. Evil and his diabolical schemes while working under the cover of a fashion photographer. To avoid capture, Dr. Evil had himself cryopreserved in 1967; Powers had himself frozen in turn, to be brought back should the world ever require protection from Dr. Evil again. They were subsequently unfrozen in 1997, and continued their adversarial relationship while attempting to acclimate to the culture shock of losing 30 years' worth of time. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Cryopreservation of plant shoots. ...

Powers has been married once, to Vanessa Kensington (daughter of Mrs. Kensington). The marriage ended in Vanessa's self-destruction, when she was revealed to be a kamikaze gynoid sent by Dr. Evil to assassinate Austin. Vanessa Kensington was a character in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. ... USS Bunker Hill was hit by Ogawa (see picture left) and another kamikaze near Kyūshū on May 11, 1945. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ...

Personal characteristics

Apart from being a satire of James Bond, Austin Powers also represents the archetypal 1960s mod, with his constant advocacy for free love, his use of obscure expressions and his outrageously out-of-date clothes, though the womanizing side of him could be said to neatly combine his 1960s side with his James Bond template in itself. With his flamboyant ways and never-changing dress-sense, he is deliberately made to stick out from his surroundings (though invariably escaping detection when disguised)- particularly when he talks about things that would have had no place in the 1990s, or when he tries to play a CD on a record player. Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term free love has been used since at least the nineteenth century to describe a social movement that rejects marriage, which is seen as a form of social bondage, especially for women. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... Edison cylinder phonograph from about 1899 The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. ...

Apart from his large, discolored teeth (reflecting stereotypic English dental hygiene), unkempt hair and glasses, when he takes off his clothes he is revealed to have a very hairy body (perhaps an exaggerated version of Sean Connery's as seen in his shirtless scenes) and—although we never see it—it is implied that he has a small penis. This in turn could be interpreted as exaggerating what many see as the stupidity of the James Bond girls' being in many cases besotted with a secret agent even though he will invariably vanish after the ceremonious "warming up of bodies" that is detected when most of the Bond-films come to an end. Austin similarly reflected Bond's lack of reflection with regard to the loss of a girl when Vanessa exploded; once again, exaggerated to the point that Austin, after mourning for only a brief moment, joyously exclaims "Wait a tick... that means I'm single again!" and proceeds to run around the hotel naked. A pair of modern glasses A pair of more traditional glasses Glasses, also called eyeglasses or spectacles, are frames, bearing lenses worn in front of the eyes normally for vision correction, eye protection, or for protection from UV rays. ... Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is an Academy Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in cinema, starring in seven Bond films. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ... Bond Girl Diana Rigg as Tracy di Vicenzo in On Her Majestys Secret Service. ...

Some of his abilities include a kind of hypnosis he learned in India from Guru Shastri, a chaste man who mysteriously died of syphilis. Professor Charcot was well-known for showing, during his lessons at the Salpêtrière hospital, hysterical woman patients – here, his favorite patient, Blanche (Marie) Wittman, supported by Joseph Babiński. ... Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. ...

Fears

As heard in "Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery", he is only afraid of two things: nuclear war and Carnies. But in "Austin Powers, the Spy Who Shagged Me", he showed an additional fear towards whether or not Felicity Shagwell would want to seduce him when he does not have his mojo. Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ... Carny is the singular slang for a carnival employee, as well as the language they employ. ... Mojo (pronounced or ) is a term commonly encountered in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo. ...

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