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Contents 1 Influences 2 Pleasence wasn't in You Only Live Twice 3 Shouldn't there be more about Frau? 4 Spoilers 5 Canadian accent? 6 No photo of Mr. Bigglesworth?!?!?! 7 Dr. Evil's Life Story 8 Translations 9 Fair use rationale for Image:Dr Evil.jpg 10 His scar 11 Belgian?? 12 Mr. Bush is a fan 13 Fair use rationale for Image:Dr Evils Henchmen.jpg 14 Fair use rationale for Image:Dr Evil.jpg 15 Copyright violation? 16 How about an image?

[edit] Influences

Does it not also seem that Dr. Evil's speech, mannerisms etc. are also inspired in part by various characterizations by Klaus Kinski? Ellsworth 23:07, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Dr. Evil is a parody/impression of Lorne Michaels, producer of Saturday Night Live. Another former Michaels employee, Mark McKinney, parodies Lorne in Brain Candy (1996). Feitclub 3 Sep 2004

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What? No mention of the bizarre change?

Wasn't his mother a "15-year old sex slave", not "prostitute"? --T-Boy 13:02, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

"Curiously, Dr. Evil cannot speak Dutch, even though it is the official language in the northern part of Belgium, including Bruges." Did it say anywhere in the movie that he couldn't speak Dutch?

In Goldmember, I believe he says "I don't speak freaky-deeky-Dutch". :) thefamouseccles 12:58, 11 Jan 2006 (UTC)

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I read that Dana Carvey claims Meyer's stole the character of Dr Evil from him. One note, searching quickly now, says about this, "It's also to be rumored that Dana's Lorne Michaels impression was stolen by Mike Myers and given to the character Dr. Evil in all the Austin Powers films."

[edit] Pleasence wasn't in You Only Live Twice

Dr. Evil (played by Mike Myers), is the chief villain of the Austin Powers series of films. He is a parody of James Bond villains, most particularly Donald Pleasence's portrayal of Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in the film You Only Live Twice.
Either this should be changed to the name of the guy who played Blofeld in YOLT, or the movie should be changed to Diamonds Are Forever. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.139.108.211 (talk • contribs) .

I think you'll find he was played by Donald Pleasence on the Donald Pleasence page and the You Only Live Twice page. Blofeld was played by Charles Gray in Diamonds are Forever. Ck lostsword|^queta! 17:21, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shouldn't there be more about Frau?

In the article Frau, (a combination of "From Russia With Love"'s Lotte Lenya, and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"'s Ilse Steppat), is metioned in the last paragraph, but, I think the average reader would be still be left wondering who she is.24.92.48.99 03:28, 15 April 2006 (UTC)Bennett Turk

[edit] Spoilers

Should a spoiler warning be placed anywhere in the article? I'm sure people don't want to stumble into the fact that he's related to Austin ahead of time.

I agree. That line that says "born Douglas Powers" is such a major spoiler right at the start of the article. Feels a bit unnecessary. 130.243.248.165 (talk) 19:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Canadian accent?

That always struck me as a Baltimore accent, or perhaps even a riff on Ed Sullivan. adamrice 23:38, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] No photo of Mr. Bigglesworth?!?!?!

Given that Mr. B... leads to this article, there should be a photo of that feisty cat.Dogru144 01:25, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dr. Evil's Life Story

I have added as many 'inconsequential' links to this quote as I can find. Surely the most concentrated number in Wikipedia. Can anybody find any more that are in context? Barfbagger 00:51, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Translations

Are there any precedents in Wikipedia for such a list of translations of Dr. Evil's name? And unless they offer an interesting cultural translation rather than just a literal translation then I suggest that this section be deleted. Let's face it, there are many more items that could be improved in the article which are more important. Unless someone can come up with a justification for this section I will remove it in a month's time. Barfbagger 23:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

There are translations for the Simpsons character Edna Krabapple, but I think these cite the interesting cultural differences that you're seeking. I was shocked that Santa Claus didn't contain a list (but Father Christmas does). Possibly some of the MXC characters (listed at Takeshi's Castle)? I can't think of many fictional characters (with unusual names) that are internationally known, so that in itself makes the list somewhat significant. I see no harm in keeping the section, but at the same time wouldn't object to your deletion of it. I see what you mean about direct translations. Hoof Hearted 13:46, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Dr Evil.jpg

Image:Dr Evil.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] His scar

The article states his scar was a homage to other peoples scares/a sporting accident, but I thought it was a scar resulting from overly wearing a monicle? Is that OR in the article, or have I just made that up? SGGH ^speak! 20:18, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Belgian??

Also he was raised in Belgium, shouldn't he be English, being the son of Nigel Powers and brother of Austin??

[edit] Mr. Bush is a fan

According to the Whitehouse Museum:

"George Bush is a fan of the Austin Powers series and has been known to raise his little finger to his lips in imitation of the characters Dr Evil and Mini-Me."

I think it deserves a mention since it shows popular culture even infects the presidency...in an amusing way. LostCause 17:32, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Dr Evils Henchmen.jpg

Image:Dr Evils Henchmen.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot 02:21, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Dr Evil.jpg

Image:Dr Evil.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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BetacommandBot 02:22, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright violation?

This article has a significant amount of text lifted from here: [1]. However I can't tell what the copyright status of that page is. Probably goes beyond fair use and needs complete rewording and citation. --MMX (talk) 06:17, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How about an image?

It would be neat if the article had an image of Dr. Evil. Jidanni (talk) 21:34, 6 February 2008 (UTC)