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The sketch centered on a local public-access television program in Aurora, Illinois, hosted by Wayne Campbell ( Mike Myers, the same actor from "Wayne's Power Minute"), an enthusiastic long-haired metalhead, and his timid and sometimes high-strung, yet equally metal-loving sidekick and best friend, Garth Algar ( Dana Carvey ).
Wayne Campbell is a half-Asian, half-Caucasian layman who owns a public access cable show called Wayne's World. He still lives with his parents and has an extensive collections of nametags and hairnets.
- Mr. Campbell (father)Mrs. Campbell (mother)
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- Wayne's WorldWayne's World 2
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Jul 13, 2021 · The hosts of Wayne’s World, Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers) and Garth Algar (Dana Carvey), discuss everything from drunk driving to their favorite movies and even interview Aerosmith. ...more.
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- WAYNE BEGAN LIFE ON A DIFFERENT SERIES ALTOGETHER. Though it’s Saturday Night Live that made Wayne Campbell a household name, the character—which Mike Myers began working on when he was still a teenager—began his on-screen life on Canadian television, first on the alternative video show City Limits and later on It’s Only Rock & Roll in 1987 in a sketch called “Wayne’s Power Minute.”
- DANA CARVEY BASED GARTH ON HIS BROTHER. Dana’s older brother, electronic engineer Brad Carvey, was the inspiration for Garth. “We both eat red licorice, and we both like video, and we both play the drums,” the elder Carvey told People Magazine in 1994 of the similarities between him and Garth.
- MADONNA WAS MIKE MYERS’ FIRST ON-SCREEN SMOOCH. Celebrity guests became a staple of "Wayne’s World," with Aerosmith and Madonna being two of the most memorable of them.
- RUMORS OF A RIFT BETWEEN MYERS AND CARVEY HAVE LONG CIRCULATED. From "Wayne’s World"’s SNL inception, rumors of a rift between Myers and Carvey have made the rounds in Hollywood, with many anonymous “insiders”—and a 2000 article in Vanity Fair—claiming that Myers didn’t want to be upstaged by Carvey, whose comedic profile was much higher when the sketch first began.
- The character of Wayne Campbell originated on the CBC. In the “Extreme Close-Up” featuretteon the Wayne’s WorldDVD and Blu-ray, Myers talks about how he came up with Wayne’s laid-back voice and stooped posture when he was still a preteen in Scarborough, Ontario, inspired by the long-haired, casually cool older kids he’d see at parties.
- Carvey based Garth on his genius brother Brad. Though Garth was initially just Wayne’s dweeby disciple, Carvey helped flesh him out over time, making the sidekick more specifically into a kind of shy savant who was surprisingly adept at drumming and tinkering.
- Director Penelope Spheeris was chosen because she knew metalheads – and worked fast. You couldn’t be blamed for being surprised at seeing Penelope Spheeris’ name show up in the credits back in 1992; at that point, the director was best-known for the seminal L.A.
- Some of the movie’s best lines (and best reaction shots) were completely spontaneous. At the Academy’s Wayne’s Worldreunion, Carvey says that Spheeris’s best contribution to the project was her willingness to let everyone improvise, so long as they kept to her tight schedule.
Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch Wayne's World, it stars Myers in his feature film debut as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, a pair of rock and heavy metal fans who broadcast a public-access television show.
Feb 14, 1992 · Wayne's World: Directed by Penelope Spheeris. With Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere. Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
