Mr. Bigglesworth | Austin Powers | Fandom powered by Wikia Share Mr. Bigglesworth is the hairless pet cat of Douglas Powers in the Austin Powers movie series. He was originally a long-haired white Persian cat like the one constantly held by villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld of the James Bond series. Along with Dr. Evil , Mr. Bigglesworth was forced into a hasty escape in a cryogenic capsule. All of his hair had fallen out during the process rendering him permanently bald. Mr. Bigglesworth is played by a champion purebred hairless Sphynx cat (despite their name Sphynx cats come from Toronto, not Egypt) named SGC Belfry Ted Nude-Gent, bred by Michelle Berge of Belfry Cattery. Ted Nude-Gent is also something of a cinematic pioneer, having been cast in a role more suitable for a dog due to the necessary training deemed impossible to do with a cat; Sphinxes are among the most easily trained of all cats and among the most sociable. Filming of the three Austin Powers films was delayed more than once because of Ted's particular fondness for Mike Myers , upon whose lap he would often be found sleeping. Dr.

Evil's miniature clone Mini-Me has a tiny version appropriately named "Mini Mr. Bigglesworth." Three Sphinx kittens named Mel Gibskin, Paul Nudeman and Skindiana Jones were cast in the role. Dr. Evil: That makes me angry. And when Dr. Evil gets angry, Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset. (Meow) And when Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset people die! NAKED PETS IN HOLLYWOOD! - Film Hound Film Hound Note: This is a seattlepi.com reader blog. It is not written or edited by the P-I. The authors are solely responsible for content. E-mail us at newmedia@seattlepi.com if you consider a post inappropriate. NAKED PETS IN HOLLYWOOD! Print Mr. Bigglesworth Reject Are you a film buff? Animal buff? Film animal in the buff?? Naked pets are hot in Hollywood. The most famous nudie pet, of course, is Mr. Bigglesworth the hairless sidekick of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers series. The role of Mr.

Bigglesworth was played by a cat (and when I say cat, I mean hepcat as well as feline) named Belfry Ted Nude-Gent, a member of the Sphynx breed. The history of the Sphynx is unusual – in 1966 a domestic cat gave birth to a hairless kitten in Toronto, Canada. It was a natural genetic mutation. Voila, a new breed of nudie kitties was born! Another Hollywood Hairless was a cat called Mr. Whiskerson (the name Fluffy was rejected) who appeared on an episode of “Friends” titled “The One With the Ball.” In addition to naked cats, naked dogs have had their day. Appropriately enough, Seattle born stripper Gypsy Rose Lee was always accompanied by a breed called the Hairless Chinese Crested. Her skin-flaunting dogs were as comfortable in the buff as she was. For film pet trivia (naked or furry) count on Film Hound to get the scoop! Adopt a naked pet today – there are Hairless Chinese Crested and Sphynx available for adoption at Petfinder.com E. Mitchell Dr.

Evil : Wikis (The Full Wiki) The Full Wiki More info on Dr. Evil Wikis Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the Austin Powers character. For the 1968 toy, see Dr. Evil (Captain Action) . This article is about the Austin Powers character. For the dancehall reggae artist, see Mr. Evil. Austin Powers Mike Myers as Dr. Evil Dr. Evil Nigel Powers (biological), Unnamed Boulangerie Owner (adoptive, deceased) Mother Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Last appearance Mike Myers , Josh Zuckerman , Kevin Spacey Dr. Evil is a fictional character, played by Mike Myers in the Austin Powers film series. He is the antagonist of the movies, and Austin Powers ' nemesis with aspirations of world domination . He is a parody of any number of villains, primarily Donald Pleasance 's Ernst Stavro Blofeld of SPECTRE . Dr.

Evil routinely hatches schemes to terrorize and take over the world, and is typically accompanied by his cat Mr. Bigglesworth and his side-kick Mini-Me , a dwarf clone of himself. On May 10, 2007, Mike Myers announced that he is developing a 4th film in the Austin Powers universe, which will focus more on the character of Dr. Evil. [1] Contents 8 External links Background According to his own account in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, delivered in a group therapy session with his estranged son Scott , Dr. Evil's upbringing went as follows: “ The details of my life are quite inconsequential.... Very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery . My mother was a 15-year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet . My father would womanize; he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark . Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament...

My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon ... luge lessons... In the spring, we'd make meat helmets... When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds — pretty standard, really. At the age of 12, I received my first scribe . At the age of 14, a Zoroastrian named Vilmer ritualistically shaved my testicles . There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum — it's breathtaking... I suggest you try it. ” TV versions skipped the last three lines and replaced it with “ "When I was 18 I went to evil medical school. At age 25 I took up tap dancing. I wanted to be a quadruple threat: an actor, dancer.... ” In the third Austin Powers film, Goldmember , Dr. Evil claims that his adopted mother was the love-slave of the Belgian baker rather than a prostitute. In Goldmember, Nigel Powers reveals that Dr. Evil is Austin Powers' twin brother and that his real name is Douglas ("Dougie") Powers. He explains that Douglas and Austin were separated as babies following a car explosion, and that he thought that only Austin had survived.

Dougie was raised by Belgians , which is what made him so complex and evil. Interestingly, despite the fact that he cites his home town is Bruges , which is situated in the Dutch-speaking Flemish Region of Belgium, he claims to not know how to speak "Freaky-Deaky Dutch"(the Belgian baker spoke German and the French harlot/love slave spoke French) . He also attended the British Intelligence Academy with Austin (along with Basil Exposition and Number 2 ), and is angered that Austin won the "International Man of Mystery" award, while he, the academy's best student, was overlooked. In the first film, Dr. Evil is an internationally known criminal genius cryogenically frozen in 1967 and reawakened in 1997. Like Austin Powers, he faces challenges in acclimating to the new period (although he has his staff, who remained behind, to help him). He often places his little finger near his mouth, especially when excited or to emphasize a statement. Although expanded upon, this signature move may have been taken from " Number 12 Looks Just Like You ," an episode of The Twilight Zone in which Dr. Rex uses the same gesture several times.

Although the idiosyncrasy was intended to be a humorous "signature move" for Evil, the only apparent reason for Rex's use of it was to differentiate him from several other characters (played by the same actor) who were intentionally physically identical to him. Evil also repetitively uses the euphemism frickin'. He occasionally uses unnecessary finger quotes around now-familiar technical terms such as laser . The scar on his face is a reference to similar scars on early 20th century movie villains such as several portrayed by Erich von Stroheim (as well as a homage to Donald Pleasance as Blofeld in You Only Live Twice ). This type of scar is usually a remnant of Mensur fencing , an activity in which secretive elite European student groups participate. In Goldmember it is revealed that he has a tattoo on his buttocks that reads "E. Diddy" and he also claimed to have three testicles . Dr. Evil also tends to get angry when he is referred to as "Mr. Evil" and then proceeds to say that "didn't spend six years in evil medical school to be called 'Mr', thank you very much!". In the first Austin Powers film and half of the second, Dr.

Evil's eyes are brown, but in the third, Mike Myers wore contact lenses to give his eyes an icy blue color. Entourage Frau Farbissina Perhaps closest to Dr. Evil is his assistant, Frau Farbissina , founder of the militant wing of the Salvation Army . In the second film, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, after imbibing some of Austin Powers' mojo Dr. Evil becomes temporarily irresistible and they have sex. However, this leads to an uncomfortable morning-after encounter. In the closing credits Frau is revealed to be Scott's mother. (In the first film, it is asserted that Scott was created via Dr. Evil's frozen semen .) In Goldmember, Farbissina and Dr. Evil also kiss while he is in prison; although the two enjoyed it (despite Frau having been established as a lesbian in the previous movie), the purpose was to transfer a key to Evil so that he could escape. She is probably a parody on the character Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love , or possibly Irma Bunt from On Her Majesty's Secret Service .

She does not appear to age as she looked the same as she did in the 1960s as she did in the 1990s, which was used for comedic effect in the film. Dr Evil meets the younger Number Two and comments 'You look so healthy and youthful.' Farbissina's voice is heard offscreen and Dr Evil turns and says, 'And Frau, you look so...' as the audience is shown she has not changed at all, leading Dr Evil to finish with '..ri-ght'. Scott Evil Dr. Evil carries on a strained relationship with his son Scott . In fact, he frequently tries to have Scott killed, but he never succeeds. He liquidates their therapy group, accusing them of being "insolent". Scott is also known for pointing out Dr. Evil's incompetence and immaturity as well as obvious mistakes and flaws in Dr. Evil's plans. For instance, when Dr. Evil asks why Austin Powers always foils their plans, Scott says "Because you never kill him when you have the chance and you're a big dope". Dr. Evil mocks Scott and ignores his corrections, which often leads to failure.

Scott later grows more "evil", thus losing his hair; this gains his father's respect momentarily, especially after Scott provides him a pool filled with "sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads". When Dr. Evil switches sides to help Austin save the world, Scott takes over as the head of the evil organization. Number 2 Number 2 is the leader of Dr. Evil's industrial empire, Virtucon. A natural businessman, Number 2 is often more concerned about the financial aspects of world domination than the world domination itself. In each successive film, Number 2 has devised various schemes and ventures which would not only garner massive profits for - and expand the power-base of - the Virtucon empire, but would do so legitimately, leaving the authorities with little excuse for apprehending Dr. Evil (such as shifting their resources towards investing in Starbucks ). Evil, however, refuses to heed Number 2's advice and has often made Number 2 suffer for his insolence, claiming that his strategies in bringing the bacon home are insulting to the ideals of an evil empire. Number 2 is a parody of Emilio Largo from Thunderball , second in command of The SPECTRE terrorist organization.

Mr. Bigglesworth Film count 3 Mr. Bigglesworth is a fictional cat belonging to Dr. Evil. He was originally similar to Blofeld 's cat , a typical white Persian cat from the James Bond movie series. He was forced to escape hastily with Dr. Evil in a cryogenic capsule, but lost all of his fur owing to an error in the un freezing process. Mr. Bigglesworth has since that time been bald , played by a Sphynx cat named Ted NudeGent. Dr. Evil's miniature clone, Mini-Me , has a tiny cat called "Mini Mr. Bigglesworth", presumably also a clone of Mr. Bigglesworth. One of Doctor Evil's lines in the movie to Mini Me is "No Mini Me, we do not gnaw on our kitty." However, in the third installment of the franchise, Austin Powers in Goldmember , Mr. Bigglesworth is not seen once in the entire length of the film, except for promotional shots, the school flashback to when he still had hair as a kitten, where he was played by Baby Bigglesworth of Cozy Kittens Cattery. He was, however, in a deleted scene in which Dr.

Evil describes what it's like to hold a hairless cat - "like holding somebody's ass." Fat Bastard Fat Bastard is an immensely obese henchman hailing from Scotland , weighing a metric ton . His extreme size endows Fat Bastard with super-human strength as exhibited by his prowess in the Sumo ring from Goldmember. This makes him a formidable enemy for Austin Powers. Fat Bastard is noted for his foul temper, his frequent flatulence, his vulgar and revolting bad manners and his unusual eating habits, which include cannibalism , more specifically a taste for human infants (which he calls "the other other white meat") or anything that looks like a baby, e.g. midgets/dwarves, which even Dr. Evil is grossed out by. Fat Bastard was originally in the employ of the British Ministry of Defence as a guard, but his resentment of being told to lose weight caused him to defect, and he stole Austin's mojo while he was in cryostasis in 1969.

Fat Bastard appears at the end of Austin Powers in Goldmember, having lost most of his girth, claiming he lost "180 lbs" (contradicting the notion he weighed a metric ton) and attributing the loss to the "Subway diet", though he complains about the excess skin left over from the weight loss. Random Task Dr. Evil's handyman extraordinaire is Random Task, a Korean ex-wrestler whose personality and assassination style is a parody to that of Oddjob from Goldfinger , except he throws his shoe instead of his hat. His names themselves is are synonyms of 'odd' and 'job'. Task repetitively cracks his neck and it is often his job to silently move dead bodies away and move Dr. Evil's chair. Random Task attempts to kill Austin in his Honeymoon suite unsuccessfully as Austin uses the Swedish -made penis enlarger pump on him before Vanessa Kensington breaks a bottle of champagne over his head to subdue him. His unconscious but broadly-grinning body is then placed on a trolley and pushed along the corridor of the hotel.

Patty O'Brien Patty O'Brien is an ex-Irish assassin who is superstitious in leaving a keepsake on his good-luck charm bracelet from every victim he kills. Apparently Scotland Yard has been trying to get a hold of that bracelet for some time. O'Brien explains in his Irish accent: "They're always after me lucky charms!", a reference to an American breakfast cereal television ad. Dr. Evil and Frau insult O'Brien revealing his voice to sound like the Leprechaun mascot from the Lucky Charms advertisement. Unfortunately, O'Brien does not understand the reference. O'Brien attempts to assassinate Austin by choking him with his bracelet in the bathroom stall, but Austin drives his head into the toilet drowning him. Patty's charms on his bracelet actually look like the marshmallows found in Lucky Charms cereal. Mustafa Mustafa is a Crimean Tatar and another notable assistant, for he designs the cryogenic freezing process that preserves Dr. Evil for 30 years. In 1969, two years after the 1960s Dr. Evil was frozen, Mustafa is caught by the 1990s Austin Powers (who had followed 90's Dr.

Evil through time) and is forced to answer questions on the location of 90's Dr. Evil's hideout (as it turns out, he can't help but answer any question that is asked to him three times). He is silenced by Mini-Me before he can reveal his boss's location and is nearly killed. In 1997, he sees to it that the 90's Dr. Evil is thawed out, but he is incinerated after he learns that the cryogenic freezing process has left Mr. Bigglesworth completely furless. He survives, though it takes two gunshots to kill him for good. Mini-Me The second film introduces Dr. Evil's clone, Mini-Me , who is 1/8th his size. Dr. Evil considers him more of a real son than Scott, provoking the latter's jealousy.

Mini-Me is a parody of Nick Nack from The Man With The Golden Gun and Tattoo from Fantasy Island (both played by Hervé Villechaize ) and the procedure in which he was created is a parody of the plastic surgery that Ernst Stavro Blofeld gave to some of his henchmen in order to duplicate himself in the film Diamonds Are Forever . Other assistants In the opening few minutes of the first film, Dr. Evil has four henchmen, namely Jurgen, Generalisimo, Rita, and Don Luigi, who are all executed because of their failure to kill Austin Powers. Rita was the final person to be killed. There are also unnamed henchmen who, in The Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember , witness Austin and Felicity and Austin and Mini-Me, respectively, perform rather mundane tasks which look depraved, as the henchmen are observing their silhouettes through a tent or screen (making it appear that Felicity is pulling objects out of Austin's bottom, whereas she is actually pulling them out of a bag, or Austin's genitalia tossing him an apple, which is really Mini-Me's arm). Lairs The Space Needle in Seattle Parodying the many Bond villains, Dr.

Evil inhabits a sequence of elaborate lairs. In Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, Dr. Evil's first lair is underground in the Nevada desert, outside Las Vegas ; an obvious homage to Diamonds Are Forever . Following a successful investment by Number 2, Dr. Evil's lair in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is atop the Space Needle in Seattle , portrayed to be the Starbucks headquarters; later, it is housed first in a volcano with Dr. Evil's face carved into it on a Caribbean island (an homage to both You Only Live Twice and Live and Let Die ), and then on the moon (the film's final villainous homage, to Moonraker ). He also has a spaceship that looks like a penis. For the third film, Austin Powers In Goldmember, Dr. Evil has a new lair behind the famous Hollywood sign and a submarine lair (it's long and hard and full of seamen), shaped like himself (an homage to Karl Stromberg 's Liparus tanker in The Spy Who Loved Me ) and the villain Penguin's submarine which looked like a penguin in the Batman Movie (1966). Schemes Dr.

Evil's projects for world domination are often named after pop culture trademarks ( Death Star , The Alan Parsons Project , Preparation H ) and he is often unaware of the accidental pun . For example, when Dr. Evil says he will turn the moon into a " Death Star " (said with finger quotes), Scott laughs and calls him " Darth ". Scott also coughs and mutters "Rip-off!" After a slight pause, his father says, "Bless you." Dr. Evil varies in how real he makes his threats out to be. When he makes his threat of causing all of the volcanoes in the world to erupt at once, all he does is display his machinery, something of an homage to Thunderball . When he makes the threat of "Death Star", he "demonstrates" the power of his laser by showing the President and the cabinet footage of the White House being destroyed. After the President and the cabinet realize they're still alive, he says "Well actually that was just footage from the movie Independence Day , but the real laser would be a lot like that". With his threat of flooding the world, he shows that the tractor beam is real by pulling down a satellite that looks like a pair of breasts. A Dr.

Evil impersonator. Dr. Evil seems to have a problem in general with understanding money, especially regarding the modern American economy and inflation . In the first film, he intends to hold the world ransom for one million dollars, but doesn't understand that isn't as large a sum of money as it was in the 1960s, because of inflation, and the demand causes the U.N. to burst out laughing. In the second film, Dr. Evil goes back to 1969 and plans to hold the world ransom for $100 billion, an amount of money that didn't exist back then, and when he tells the amount to the President, he receives a similar reaction as in the first film when the President and his cabinet laugh at him. In the second film, Dr. Evil says, "Why make trillions when we can make...BILLIONS?" not knowing that trillions are a thousand times larger than billions. In the third movie, he demands "1 billion, gagillion, fafillion, shabolubalu million illion yillion... yen ." This time his demand is met with simple confusion from the world leaders.

In his first film his other idiotic schemes include a threat to destroy the ozone layer and make a scandal of Prince Charles ' marriage, humorously unaware that these were both major issues recently and have since subsided. One of Dr. Evil's greatest desires is to have "frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads," and is disappointed when he can't have the sharks because of laws on endangered species. Instead, Number 2 gives him mutated sea bass , which Dr. Evil grudgingly accepts, muttering "well, it's a start" (they were ill-tempered, as the bass do manage to eat the head of one unfortunate henchman hired by Dr. Evil). Scott however, manages to get him said sharks in the third film as a father-son gift. Dr. Evil can't resist cracking puns at his own work (he says his submarine lair is "long and hard and full of seamen"). As with Auric Goldfinger , he creates models of his plans, worried that they are too complicated for his minions to understand.

He also cares nothing for the companies (Virtucon, Starbucks , Hollywood Talent Agency) that fund his plans, ignoring all suggestions from Number 2 on how to increase the profit of such companies. Although he was impressed that Number 2's Hollywood Talent Agency was able to recruit celebrities such as George Clooney , Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio . Parody The James Bond Films Just as Austin Powers lampoons James Bond , Dr. Evil parodies several James Bond villains. The first is Ernst Stavro Blofeld , as portrayed by Donald Pleasence in the film You Only Live Twice . (Curiously, Pleasence was a regular to the Halloween movie series , whose villain is named Michael Myers .) Blofeld has a white Persian cat , parodied by Dr. Evil's Mr. Bigglesworth. Dr. Evil also wears clothing with a strong resemblance to Julius No , played by Joseph Wiseman , from the film Dr. No , specifically gray Nehru Jacket jumpsuits and similar anti-radiation suits. Some aspects, including some of his quotes and his henchman Random Task, parody elements from Goldfinger . While Dr.

Evil is primarily a send-up of the 1960s Sean Connery -era Bond villains, the 1970s Roger Moore -era also gets skewered: the interior of Dr. Evil's space station in The Spy Who Shagged Me resembles Hugo Drax 's space station from Moonraker , and the film's title spoofs The Spy Who Loved Me . Dr. Evil has three testicles , as is proven in Goldmember when he checks to see that "they're all there" following a rather painful blow to his groin. This is most likely a nod to James Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga from 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun , who has three nipples. Mini-Me may also be another reference to Scaramanga, who has a dwarf servant named Nick Nack . Others Some of Dr. Evil's facial and vocal expressions are allegedly patterned after Lorne Michaels , producer of television's Saturday Night Live , where Myers worked for a number of years. As Dr. Evil, Myers occasionally affects an Ontario accent , reflecting his upbringing. In Popular Culture Jamaican dancehall artist Craig "Leftside" Parks took up the stage name "Dr.

Evil," "toasting" (rapping) with the same vocal pattern as the character. He is now known as "Mr. Evil". American rapper Kanye West references him in his song " Heartless " from the album 808s and Heartbreak . In The Chowder episode "Gazpacho Fights Back", Chowder does the same impression that he does in the movie. In The ReBoot episode "Daemon Rising part 2", Enzo, Matrix, Andrea and Frisket 'reboot' into Dr. Evil, Mini Me, Mr. Bigglesworth, etc.; Matrix does the same impression that Dr. Evil does in the movie. In World of Warcraft , an important raid instance named Naxxramas have Mr. Bigglesworth, a cat which appears at the beginning of the instance. Upon killing the cat, that master of the instance will curse you and promise to punish you dearly. References Ambient Kittens : Kitty and Cat DVD Screensaver I'm a pretty kitty. And for my next trick, I'm going to lie on my back and do cute things with this string. Ta-daaaa! 9 lives? Try INFINITE lives!

Every DVD in the Ambient Series has the ability to loop any scene. This means there won't be any breaks in the action if you simply want your favorite scene to play over and over. Or you can put the entire DVD on repeat to keep your cats entertained while you're away. So, wait, it's just kittens on my TV? These aren't just any kittens! These are Ambient Kittens! They don't grow old. They don't sit on your face in the middle of the night. They're there when you want 'em and gone when you don't. They're totally digital, too, so you don't have to feed them anything but electricity. Mr. Bigglesworth lives on! Yes, the rumors are true. Ambient Kittens' Persians are cousins of Mr. Bigglesworth of Austin Powers fame (not the hairless Mr. Bigglesworth from the third movie, but the really cute one from the earlier films). So, Hollywood royalty...just another reason to grab your copy of Ambient Kittens today! Can't live without it? Smash that 'Add to Cart' button!

$14.99 Burning Questions: You Ask, We Answer Your questions that have been answered by the Vat19.com staff: Sort by: Cat Breeds in Movies Cat Breeds in Movies Find out which felines are most popular on screen. By Stacy N. Hackett | Posted: December 19, 2014, 1 p.m. EDT Persian cat Crookshanks Via Warner Brothers Sphynx cat Mr. Bigglesworth Via New Line Cinema Himalayan cat Mr. Jinx in "Meet the Parents" Via Universal Pictures British Shorthair cat Church from "Pet Semetary" Via Ronald Grant Archive Just as cats add a little something special to every home, they seem to add just a touch of their charm to some of our favorite movies. From the lead characters (such Jake in The Cat from Outer Space) to the oh-so-important supporting actors (including Mr. Jinx in Meet the Parents), these film-making felines bring warmth and humor to their roles. Have you ever watched a movie featuring a clever cat and thought, "That looks like a Siamese”? You’re probably right! Here is a short round-up of the cat breeds in some classic movies.

Don’t see your favorite movie cat listed here? Shout it out in the comments! Persian • Mr. Bigglesworth in Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery (1997). Although most remember the Sphynx that played this role, Mr. Bigglesworth appeared early on in the movie with all his hair, aptly portrayed by a Persian. • Crookshanks in the Harry Potter series. Hermione Granger’s familiar appeared in several of the Harry Potter films. • Snowbell in Stuart Little (1999). Portrayed by a 14-year-old Persian named Bella, Snowbell is the Littles family cat, who passive-aggressively leads Stuart into trouble. • The unnamed cat of the famous villain Blofeld in several James Bond films (and the inspiration for Mr. Bigglesworth in Austin Powers). This famous cat was portrayed by several Persians, as the cat was featured in five James Bond movies (From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Diamonds Are Forever). Sphynx • Mr. Bigglesworth in Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery (1997).

The more popular version of this character — the bald cat — was portrayed by a Sphynx named Ted NudeGent. In other movies in this series, Mini Me also owns a Sphynx, played by three Sphynx kittens. Himalayan • Mr. Jinx in Meet the Parents (2000). This role was played by two 5-year-old Himalayan cats, Bailey and Misha. • Sassy in Homeward Bound (1993) and Homeward Bound II (1996). This "sassy” cat is voice by Sally Field and portrayed by a Himalayan named Tiki. • Duchess in Babe (1995) and Babe, Pig in the City (1998). This character, played by a Himalayan, is the one who tells Babe that humans eat pigs, causing Babe to run away from the farm. Siamese • DC in That Darn Cat (1964). Several Traditional Siamese cats played the lead role of DC in this popular Disney movie. • Tao in The Incredible Journey (1963). The cat who inspired the role in Homeward Bound was originally portrayed by a Traditional Siamese.

Abyssinian • Jake in The Cat from Outer Space (1978). The lead role in this popular Disney movie was played by brother and sister Abys Rumpler and Amber. British Shorthair • Church in Pet Semetary (1989). The feline character Winston Churchill (Church) was portrayed by a blue British Shorthair. Read On Cats on film have purred and roared their way into cinematic history Cats on film have purred and roared their way into cinematic history Yahoo! Movies Share If only Duran Duran revised their 1981 hit to be called "Cats on Film." Since the big screen adaptation of "Life of Pi" is coming out in less than a month, we at Yahoo! Movies thought it fitting to take a look at cat characters on the big screen. A huge Bengal tiger is a centerpiece of "Pi," after all. Here is our timeline of memorable felines on film: 1917 - You may not have known this, but the famed MGM lion that roars before the studio's films has been played by about seven different cats over the years.

The first lion was Slats, who first appeared in the Goldwyn Pictures logo in 1917 (before it merged with two other studios in 1924 to become Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). 1938 - Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn costar with a leopard in "Bringing Up Baby." 1942 - Horror film "Cat People" revolves around a man who fears his wife will turn into a deadly cat person. Unexplained events ensue and by the end of the film we see her turn into a black panther. The film was remade in 1982. [Yahoo! Movies Exclusives: 'Breaking Dawn - Part 2' TV spot, 'Flight' clip ] 1961 - Audrey Hepburn's "poor slob without a name" was played by the cat Orangey in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." 1964 - "From Russia With Love" marks the first appearance of the villain Blofeld holding his signature white cat. 1965 - Hayley Mills stars in "That Darn Cat," about a kidnapped woman who is able to transmit a message through a wandering cat that catches the attention of the FBI.

1974 - In "Harry and Tonto" Art Carney traverses the U.S. with his beloved cat Tonto after his New York apartment is torn down. 1979 - Ripley wasn't the only survivor to escape the alien aboard the USCSS Nostromo. Remember, Jonesy the cat also managed to keep out of the toothy Xenomorph's clutches in "Alien." 1989 - That icky grey cat named Church in "Pet Cemetery" sure causes a lot of trouble when he is brought back to life. 1997 - Who can forget Dr. Evil's hairless feline Mr. Bigglesworth in the "Austin Powers" series. Remember to heed Dr. Evil's warning: "...When Dr. Evil gets angry, Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset. And when Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset... people DIE!" 2000 - Ben Stiller makes a major faux pas when he loses his girlfriend's parents' beloved Himalayan cat, Mr.

Jinx, in "Meet the Parents." 2009 - The guys discover a giant tiger in their hotel room after they awaken from a drug-and-alcohol-induced Las Vegas bender, unable to remember their wild night. Turns out the tiger belongs to Mike Tyson. Uh-oh. 2012 - Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel becomes stranded on a boat with an enormous Bengal tiger after he survives a shipwreck in the Pacific in "Life of Pi," in theaters November 21. Watch "Life of Pi" Trailer: Dr. Evil | Neo Encyclopedia Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Mike Myers as Dr. Evil No Title No information Dr. Evil (b. Douglas Powers) is a fictional character, played by Mike Myers in the Austin Powers film series. He is the antagonist of the movies, and Austin Powers ' nemesis. He is a parody of James Bond villains, primarily Donald Pleasence 's Ernst Stavro Blofeld (as featured in You Only Live Twice ). Dr. Evil routinely hatches schemes to terrorize and take over the world, and is typically accompanied by his cat Mr.

Bigglesworth and his sidekick Mini-Me , a dwarf clone of himself. Contents [ show ] Background According to his own account in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery , delivered in a group therapy session with his estranged son Scott , Dr. Evil's upbringing went as follows: The details of my life are quite inconsequential ... Very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery . My mother was a 15-year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet . My father would womanize; he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark . Sometimes, he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament ... My childhood was typical: summers in Rangoon ... luge lessons ... In the spring, we'd make meat helmets ... When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds — pretty standard, really. At the age of 12, I received my first scribe .

At the age of 14, a Zoroastrian named Vilmer ritualistically shaved my testicles . There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum — it's breathtaking ... I suggest you try it.[ citation needed ] TV versions skipped the last three lines and replaced it with When I was 18 I went to evil medical school. At age 25 I took up tap dancing. I wanted to be a quadruple threat: an actor, dancer ...[ citation needed ] In the second film , he went on the Jerry Springer show to talk to Scott. In the deleted scene Jerry asked him to open up to his son, at first he refused, but then started to say very bizarre facts about himself. Like how when he was on a bus he willed himself a menstrual cycle, he loves toe cleavage, he named his left testicle piss and his right testicle vinegar, he was the first person to use quotation fingers, he slept in a horse, he once made a marzipan voodoo effigy of the Fonz while in a coma after smoking some Bolivian prayer hash at Sammy Davis Jr's house, and that he's the Princess of Canada. In the third Austin Powers film, Goldmember , Dr.

Evil claims that his adopted mother was the love-slave of the Belgian baker rather than a prostitute. In Goldmember, Nigel Powers reveals that Dr. Evil is Austin Powers' twin brother and that his real name is Douglas ("Dougie") Powers. He explains that Douglas and Austin were separated as babies following a car explosion, and that he thought that only Austin had survived. Dougie was raised by Belgians , which is what made him so complex and evil. Interestingly, despite the fact that he cites his home town is Bruges , which is situated in the Dutch-speaking Flemish Region of Belgium, he claims to not know how to speak "Freaky-Deaky Dutch", instead speaking French , the main language of southern Belgium. He also attended the British Intelligence Academy with Austin (along with Basil Exposition and Number 2 ), and is angered that Austin won the "International Man of Mystery" award, while he, the academy's best student, was overlooked. In the first film, Dr. Evil is an internationally known criminal genius cryogenically frozen in 1967 and reawakened in 1997.

Like Austin Powers, he faces challenges in acclimating to the new period (although he has his staff, who remained behind, to help him). He often places his little finger near his mouth, especially when excited or to emphasize a statement. Although expanded upon, this signature move may have been taken from " Number 12 Looks Just Like You ," an episode of The Twilight Zone in which Dr. Rex uses the same gesture several times. Although the idiosyncrasy was intended to be a humorous "signature move" for Evil, the only apparent reason for Rex's use of it was to differentiate him from several other characters (played by the same actor) who were intentionally physically identical to him. Evil also repetitively uses the euphemism frickin'. He occasionally uses unnecessary finger quotes around now-familiar technical terms such as laser . The scar on his face is a reference to similar scars on early 20th century movie villains such as several portrayed by Erich von Stroheim (as well as a homage to Donald Pleasence as Blofeld in You Only Live Twice ). This type of scar is usually a remnant of Mensur fencing , an activity in which elite European student groups participate.

In Goldmember it is revealed that he has a tattoo on his buttocks that reads "E. Diddy" and he also claimed to have three testicles . Dr. Evil also tends to get angry when he is referred to as "Mr. Evil" and then proceeds to say that "didn't spend six years in evil medical school to be called 'Mister', thank you very much!" In the Austin Powers films, Mike Myers wore blue colored-contacts for the role of Dr. Evil, though his eyes were a more icy-blue in Goldmember. Entourage Dr. Evil employs a diverse and highly stereotypical group of minions. Frau Farbissina Perhaps closest to Dr. Evil is his assistant, Frau Farbissina , founder of the militant wing of the Salvation Army . ("Farbissina" is German/Yiddish for "embittered".) In the second film, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me , after imbibing some of Austin Powers' mojo Dr. Evil becomes temporarily irresistible and they have sex. However, this leads to an uncomfortable morning-after encounter. In the closing credits she is revealed to be Scott's mother.

(In the first film, it is asserted that Scott was created via Dr. Evil's frozen semen , thought it is assumed that in traveling back through time he altered this particular event.) In Goldmember, Farbissina and Dr. Evil also kiss while he is in prison; although the two enjoyed it (despite having been established as a lesbian in the previous movie), the purpose was to transfer a key to Evil so that he could escape. She is probably a parody of either the character Rosa Klebb in the James Bond movie From Russia with Love , or that of Irma Bunt from On Her Majesty's Secret Service . She does not appear to age as she looked the same in the 1960s as she did in the 1990s, which was used for comedic effect in the film. Dr. Evil meets the younger Number Two and comments 'You look so healthy and youthful.' Farbissina's voice is heard offscreen and Dr. Evil turns and says, 'And Frau, you look so ...' as the audience is shown she has not changed at all, leading Dr. Evil to finish with '... ri-ght'. Scott Evil Dr.

Evil carries on a strained relationship with his son Scott . Dr. Evil liquidates their therapy group, accusing them of being "insolent". Scott is also known for pointing out Dr. Evil's incompetence and immaturity as well as obvious mistakes and flaws in Dr. Evil's plans. For instance, when Dr. Evil asks why Austin Powers always foils their plans, Scott says "Because you never kill him when you have the chance and you're a big dope". Dr. Evil mocks Scott and ignores his corrections, which often leads to failure. Scott later grows more "evil", thus losing his hair; this gains his father's respect momentarily, especially after Scott provides him a pool filled with "frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads". When Dr. Evil switches sides to help Austin save the world, Scott takes over as the head of the evil organization. Number 2 Number 2 is the leader of Dr. Evil's industrial empire, Virtucon. A natural businessman, Number 2 is often more concerned about the financial aspects of world domination than the world domination itself.

In each successive film, Number 2 has devised various schemes and ventures which would not only garner massive profits for - and expand the power-base of - the Virtucon empire, but would do so legitimately, leaving the authorities with little excuse for apprehending Dr. Evil (such as shifting their resources towards investing in Starbucks ). Evil, however, refuses to heed Number 2's advice and has often made Number 2 suffer for his insolence, claiming that his strategies in bringing in legitimately-obtained income are insulting to the ideals of an evil empire. In the first film Number 2 tries to do a deal with Austin, causing Dr. Evil to try sending him into flames. However he returns in the next film. He helps Dr. Evil adjust to the new era, such as explaining the financial differences. Number 2 is a parody of Emilio Largo from the James Bond film Thunderball , second in command of The SPECTRE terrorist organization. Mr. Bigglesworth No Title No information Mr. Bigglesworth is a fictional cat belonging to Dr. Evil. He was originally similar to Blofeld 's cat, a typical white Persian cat from the James Bond movie series. He was forced to escape hastily with Dr.

Evil in a cryogenic capsule, but lost all of his fur due to an error in the thawing out process. Mr. Bigglesworth has since that time been bald , played by a Sphynx cat named Ted NudeGent. Dr. Evil's miniature clone, Mini-Me , has a tiny cat called "Mini Mr. Bigglesworth", presumably[ citation needed ] also a clone of Mr. Bigglesworth. One of Doctor Evil's lines in the movie to Mini Me is "No Mini Me, we do not gnaw on our kitty." In the third installment of the franchise, Austin Powers in Goldmember , Mr. Bigglesworth is not seen once in the entire length of the film, except for promotional shots, the school flashback to when he still had hair as a kitten, where he was played by a 12-week-old kitten named Chloe. [1] He was in a deleted scene in which Dr. Evil describes what it is like to hold a hairless cat - "like holding somebody's ass." To illustrate his importance, Dr. Evil states in the first movie: "When Dr. Evil gets angry, Mr. Bigglesworth gets upset. And when Mr.

Bigglesworth gets upset, people DIE!" Fat Bastard Fat Bastard is an immensely obese henchman hailing from Scotland , weighing a metric ton . His extreme size endows Fat Bastard with super-human strength as exhibited by his prowess in the Sumo ring from Goldmember. This makes him a formidable enemy for Austin Powers. Fat Bastard is noted for his foul temper, his frequent flatulence, his vulgar and revolting bad manners and his unusual eating habits, which include cannibalism , more specifically a taste for human infants (which he calls "the other other white meat") or anything that looks like a baby, e.g. midgets/dwarves, by which even Dr. Evil is grossed out. Fat Bastard was originally in the employ of the British Ministry of Defence as a guard, but his resentment of being told to lose weight caused him to defect, and he stole Austin's mojo while he was in cryostasis in 1969.

Fat Bastard appears at the end of Austin Powers in Goldmember, having lost most of his girth, claiming he lost "180 lbs" (contradicting the notion he weighed a metric ton) and attributing the loss to the "Subway diet", though he complains about the excess skin (notably around his neck, in the "shape of a vagina") left over from the weight loss. Random Task Dr. Evil's handyman extraordinaire is Random Task, a Korean ex-wrestler whose personality and assassination style is a parody to that of Oddjob from Goldfinger , except he throws his shoe instead of his hat. His names themselves are synonyms of 'odd' and 'job'. Task repetitively cracks his neck and it is often his job to silently move dead bodies away and move Dr. Evil's chair. Random Task attempts to kill Austin in his Honeymoon suite unsuccessfully as Austin uses the Swedish -made penis enlarger pump on him before Vanessa Kensington breaks a bottle of champagne over his head to subdue him. His unconscious but broadly-grinning body is then placed on a trolley and pushed along the corridor of the hotel.

Patty O'Brien Patty O'Brien is an ex-Irish assassin who is extremely superstitious , leaving a keepsake from his good-luck charm bracelet on the body of every victim he kills. Apparently Scotland Yard has been trying to get a hold of that bracelet for some time. O'Brien explains in his Irish accent: "They're always after me lucky charms!", a reference to an American breakfast cereal television ad. Dr. Evil and Frau insult O'Brien revealing his voice to sound like the Leprechaun mascot from the Lucky Charms advertisement. However, O'Brien does not understand the reference. O'Brien attempts to assassinate Austin by choking him with his bracelet in the bathroom stall, but Austin drives his head into the toilet, drowning him. Patty's charms on his bracelet actually look like the marshmallows found in Lucky Charms cereal. He is a parody of Donald "Red" Grant from the 007 film From Russia With Love. Mustafa Mustafa is a Crimean Tatar and another notable assistant, for he designs the cryogenic freezing process that preserves Dr. Evil for 30 years. In 1969, two years after the 1960s Dr.

Evil was frozen, Mustafa is caught by the 1990s Austin Powers (who had followed 90's Dr. Evil through time) and is forced to answer questions on the location of 90's Dr. Evil's hideout (as it turns out, he can't help but answer any question that is asked to him three times). He is silenced by Mini-Me before he can reveal his boss's location and is nearly killed when he falls down a cliff. He survives, however, but breaks both his legs, and he pleads for someone to help him while at the bottom of the cliff. In 1997, he sees to it that the 90's Dr. Evil is thawed out, but he is dumped into an incineration chamber after he learns that the cryogenic freezing process has left Mr. Bigglesworth completely furless. He survives this as well, and calls for help after saying that he's in "quite a lot of pain". Dr. Evil sends a henchman down to shoot him to death. The first shot hits him in the arm, which only causes Mustafa to complain, before a second shot quiets him.

Mustafa is still alive and has found employment working for Scott Evil. Mini-Me The second film introduces Dr. Evil's clone, Mini-Me , who is 1/8 his size but twice as evil. Dr. Evil considers him more of a real son than Scott, provoking the latter's jealousy. As revealed by Myers in the audio commentary for the 2nd film, Mini-Me is a parody of the character Majai, from the film The Island of Dr. Moreau , as played by 2'4" actor Nelson de la Rosa , whose sole purpose in that film is to follow Marlon Brando 's Dr. Moreau character around and copy his every move, even dressing identically to Brando in every scene. Majai never speaks in the film, and simillarly, Mini-Me does not speak either. Any comparison to Herve Villechaize 's "Nick-Nack" character from The Man with the Golden Gun is merely coincidental. Other assistants In the opening few minutes of the first film, Dr. Evil has four henchmen, namely Jurgen, Generalisimo, Rita, and Don Luigi, who are all executed because of their failure to kill Austin Powers.

Rita was the final person to be killed. There are also unnamed henchmen who, in The Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember , witness Austin and Felicity and Austin and Mini-Me, respectively, perform rather mundane tasks which look depraved, as the henchmen are observing their silhouettes through a tent or screen (making it appear that Felicity is pulling objects out of Austin's bottom where she is actually pulling them out of a bag, or Austin's genitalia, which is really Mini-Me's arm, tossing him an apple). Lairs The Space Needle in Seattle Parodying the many Bond villains, Dr. Evil inhabits a sequence of elaborate lairs. In Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, Dr. Evil's first lair is underground in the Nevada desert, outside Las Vegas ; an obvious homage to Diamonds Are Forever . Following a successful investment by Number 2, Dr. Evil's lair in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is atop the Space Needle in Seattle , portrayed to be the Starbucks headquarters; later, it is housed first in a volcano with Dr.

Evil's face carved into it on a Caribbean island (an homage to both You Only Live Twice and Live and Let Die ), and then on the moon (the film's final villainous homage, to Moonraker ). He also has a spaceship that looks like a penis. For the third film, Austin Powers In Goldmember, Dr. Evil has a new lair behind the famous Hollywood sign and a submarine lair, shaped like himself (an homage to Karl Stromberg 's Liparus tanker in The Spy Who Loved Me ). Schemes Dr. Evil's projects for world domination are often named after pop culture trademarks ( Death Star , The Alan Parsons Project , Preparation H ) and he is often unaware of the accidental pun . For example, when Dr. Evil says he will turn the moon into a " Death Star " (said with finger quotes), Scott laughs and calls him " Darth ". Scott also coughs and mutters "Rip-off!" After a slight pause, his father says, "Bless you." Dr. Evil varies in how real he makes his threats out to be.

When he makes his threat of causing all of the volcanoes in the world to erupt at once, all he does is display his machinery, something of an homage to Thunderball . When he makes the threat of "Death Star", he "demonstrates" the power of his laser by showing the President and the cabinet footage of the White House being destroyed. After the President and the cabinet realize they're still alive, he says "Well actually that was just footage from the movie Independence Day , but the real laser would be a lot like that". With his threat of flooding the world, he shows that the tractor beam is real by pulling down a satellite that looks like a pair of breasts. Dr. Evil seems to have a problem in general with understanding money, especially regarding the modern American economy and inflation . In the first film, he intends to hold the world ransom for one million dollars, but doesn't understand that isn't as large a sum of money as it was in the 1960s, because of inflation, and the demand causes the U.N. to burst out laughing. In the second film, Dr.

Evil goes back to 1969 and plans to hold the world ransom for $100 billion, and when he tells the amount to the President, he receives a similar reaction as in the first film when the President and his cabinet laugh at him. In the second film, Dr. Evil says, "Why make trillions when we can make ... BILLIONS?" not knowing that trillions are a thousand times larger than billions. In the third movie, he demands "1 billion, gagillion, fafillion, shabolubalu million illion yillion ... yen ." This time his demand is met with simple confusion from the world leaders. In his first film his other idiotic schemes include a threat to destroy the ozone layer and make a scandal of Prince Charles ' marriage, humorously unaware that these were both major issues recently and have since subsided. One of Dr. Evil's greatest desires is to have "frickin' sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads," and is disappointed when he can't have the sharks because of laws on endangered species. Instead, Number 2 gives him mutated sea bass , which Dr.

Evil grudgingly accepts, muttering "well, it's a start" (they were ill-tempered, as the bass do manage to eat the head of one unfortunate henchman hired by Dr. Evil). Scott however, manages to get him said sharks in the third film as a father-son gift. Dr. Evil can't resist cracking puns at his own work (he says his submarine lair is "long and hard and full of seamen"). As with Auric Goldfinger , he creates models of his plans, worried that they are too complicated for his minions to understand. He also cares nothing for the companies (Virtucon, Starbucks , Hollywood Talent Agency) that fund his plans, ignoring all suggestions from Number 2 on how to increase the profit of such companies. Although he was impressed that Number 2's Hollywood Talent Agency was able to recruit celebrities such as George Clooney , Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio . Parody The James Bond films Just as Austin Powers lampoons James Bond , Dr. Evil parodies several James Bond villains. The first is Ernst Stavro Blofeld , as portrayed by Donald Pleasence in the film You Only Live Twice .

(Curiously, Pleasence was a regular to the Halloween movie series , whose villain is named Michael Myers .) Blofeld has a white Persian cat , parodied by Dr. Evil's Mr. Bigglesworth. Dr. Evil also wears clothing with a strong resemblance to Julius No , played by Joseph Wiseman , from the film Dr. No , specifically gray Nehru Jacket jumpsuits and similar anti-radiation suits. Some aspects, including some of his quotes and his henchman Random Task, parody elements from Goldfinger . While Dr. Evil is primarily a send-up of the 1960s Sean Connery -era Bond villains, the 1970s Roger Moore -era also gets skewered: the interior of Dr. Evil's space station in The Spy Who Shagged Me resembles Hugo Drax 's space station from Moonraker , and the film's title spoofs The Spy Who Loved Me . Dr. Evil has three testicles , as is proven in Goldmember when he checks to see that "they're all there" following a rather painful blow to his groin.

This is most likely a nod to James Bond villain Francisco Scaramanga from 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun , who has three nipples. Mini-Me may also be another reference to Scaramanga, who has a dwarf servant named Nick Nack . Others Some of Dr. Evil's facial and vocal expressions are allegedly patterned after Lorne Michaels , producer of television's Saturday Night Live , where Myers worked for a number of years. Most notably, Dr. Evil's statement "throw me a frickin' bone here, people," was supposedly something Michaels said many times at script meetings for SNL. As Dr. Evil, Myers occasionally affects an Ontario accent , reflecting his (and Michaels') upbringing. In popular culture Jamaican dancehall artist Craig "Leftside" Parks took up the stage name "Dr. Evil," "toasting" (rapping) with the same vocal pattern as the character. He is now known as "Mr. Evil". He was most notable for a song named "More Punany".

When Brick FM, a Scottish radio station, broadcast the song and got investigated by Ofcom, they claimed Punany was The heated Italian cheese sandwich , when it was meant as the slang word for the Vagina . The regulator was unimpressed and said it considered regulatory action against Brick FM. Ofcom Ruling Over Brick FM's Offensive Broadcast Causes Hilarity Within Media In World of Warcraft , an important raid instance named Naxxramas has Mr. Bigglesworth, a cat which appears at the beginning of the instance. Upon killing the cat, that master of the instance will curse you and promise to punish you dearly. Also in a goblin's quest named A Goblin in Shark's Clothing, [2] you have control of a robotic shark and one of your moves fires a laser beam with the description stating, "every shark needs a freakin' laser beam!" [3] Kim Jong-il was referred to as the real life Dr. Evil. [4] When Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was apprehended on January 21, 2012, UK paper The Daily Mail referred to him as 'Dr. Evil'.

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Hоwever, these cаts аre smаrt enоugh tо find а wаrm humаn, dоg оr cаt tо curl up with оr they will get under yоur bed cоvers. Tuesday, October 15, 2013 :: Posted on 12:38 PM | In : Mr. Bigglesworth Do you know which Sphynx Cat is the most well-known across the globe? Want a promt? This is Mr. Bigglesworth! This is a is a fictional cat belonging to Dr. Evil. He was originally similar to Blofeld's cat, a white Persian cat from the James Bond movie series. "He was forced to escape hastily with Dr. Evil in a cryogenic capsule, but lost all of his fur owing to an error in the unfreezing process. Mr. Bigglesworth has since that time been bald, played by a Sphynx cat named Ted NudeGent. Dr. Evil's miniature clone, Mini-Me, has a tiny cat called "Mini Mr. Bigglesworth", presumably also a clone of Mr. Bigglesworth.

One of Doctor Evil's lines in the movie to Mini Me is "No Mini Me, we do not gnaw on our kitty." However, in the third installment of the franchise, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Mr. Bigglesworth is not seen once in the entire length of the film, except for promotional shots, the school flashback to when he still had hair as a kitten, where he was played by Baby Bigglesworth of Cozy Kittens Cattery. He was, however, in a deleted scene in which Dr. Evil describes what it's like to hold a hairless cat - "like holding somebody's ass." Toronto Invents: The Sphynx Cat This friendly, hairless breed of cat traces its beginnings to a Roncesvalles kitten. By Jamie Bradburn We look at concepts and products that, for better and worse, were developed in Toronto. On the one hand, they’ve been called “the ugliest cats alive” because of the their angular, elongated, mostly hairless bodies. On the other, they’re known for their friendliness and suitability for cat lovers with hair allergies. Either way, the Sphynx cat is an animal Toronto played a major role in developing.

It began on January 31, 1966. While local headlines focused on a winter storm that snarled traffic in suburban Toronto and killed 30 people in the United States, a momentous event was happening on Roncesvalles Avenue: a black-and-white pet cat named Elizabeth gave birth to a hairless male kitten. Named “Prune” for his wrinkled appearance, rumours of the strange cat spread. University of Toronto science student Riyadh Bawa eventually acquired the kitten and his mother. Bawa and his mother Yania, a Siamese cat breeder, realized they could turn Prune’s mutation—the result of a recessive gene—into a new breed. Joined by fellow breeders Keese and Rita Tenhove, they mated Prune with his mother, then crossed the resulting hairless kittens with American shorthair females. Before the monicker “Sphynx” came along, the early cats bore breed names like “Moonstone” and “Canadian Hairless.” Attempts to register the Sphinx with the Cat Fanciers Association ran into opposition during the 1970s over fears of the long-term stability of the breeding stock.

At that point in time, the flow of hairless kittens was still fairly uneven, because of lost litters or males uninterested in mating. While the last traceable direct descendants of Prune and the other Bawa/Tenhove cats appear to have vanished during the 1980s, the breed survived because of the discovery of other hairless cats in Minnesota and crosses with other breeds. By the 1990s, Sphynx cats were starting to become more commonplace. Around that same time, they got a publicity boost when a hairless cat (unfortunately named Ted Nude-Gent) played Dr. Evil’s pet Mr. Bigglesworth in the Austin Powers film series. The Cat Fanciers Association accepted the breed for championship-level competition in 2002. By 2000, there were an estimated 10,000 Sphynx cats around the world. They didn’t come cheap: prices ranged from $700 for pets to $2,500 for show-quality animals. The wait to own one could be as long as two years.

Even though Sphynx cats are high-maintenance pets, in part because of their vulnerability to cold, breeders and owners vouched for their amiability. “You haven’t lived till you’ve had a whole bunch on the bed with you and they decide to groom you,” breeder Rob Horne told the Star in 2000. He also found that Sphynxs had little fear of bathing. His cats would follow him into the shower. “As anyone who has encountered this cat in the flesh will testify,” British zoologist Desmond Morris noted in his guide to cat breeds, “its sensitivity and loving nature more than compensate for its bizarre appearance. It is unusually sociable and affectionate.” Additional material from Cat Breeds of the World by Desmond Morris (Toronto: Viking, 1999), the May 25, 1999 edition of the National Post, and the August 27, 2000 edition of the Toronto Star. Hat tip to Marc Lostracco for inspiring this story. Photos by Holly Nellis.

Question: In which series of films would you find a hairless cat called Mr Bigglesworth?
Answer: Austin Powers