Austin Powers | |
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Austin Powers series character | |
First appearance | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
Created by | Mike Myers |
Portrayed by | Mike Myers Aaron Himelstein (teenager) Tom Cruise (in film-within-film) |
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Gender | Male |
Occupation | Spy for the Ministry of Defence |
Family | Nigel Powers (father) Dr. Evil (brother) |
Spouse(s) | Vanessa Kensington (deceased) |
Significant other(s) | Felicity Shagwell Foxxy Cleopatra |
Relatives | Mini-Me (brother's clone) Scott Evil (nephew) Frau Farbissina (nephew's possible mother) |
Nationality | British |
Sir Augustine Danger "Austin" Powers, KBE, is a fictional character from the Austin Powers series of films. The character was created by Mike Myers. Mike Myers was also the actor who played the character in the films. He is the main character of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002).[1] He is a British spy. He likes to go to parties and he represents the hippie culture of the 1960s. This is because he and his opponent Dr. Evil, were frozen during an experiment, and they stayed frozen for many years. The series' humor follows his attempts to adjust to the modern world as he continues to try to save it from terrorism.