Chevy Chase Syndrome (Afflication) The unjustified belief that, just because you made a few funny movies early in your career, you can be a giant jackass off camera. 

I've never known a lot about Mike Myers off-screen; despite the occasional lawsuit, he seems genial enough, even if he is about as funny as a soggy tampon. But Entertainment Weekly, in this week's issue, has an enlightening six-page profile of Myers, coloring him as an egotistical, controlling douchebag with a history of being difficult. Take, for instance, this quote from the director of Wayne's World:

''He was emotionally needy and got more difficult as the shoot went along,'' Spheeris says. ''You should have heard him bitching when I was trying to do that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' scene: 'I can't move my neck like that! Why do we have to do this so many times? No one is going to laugh at that!''' To manage Myers' moods, Spheeris put her daughter in charge of making sure he had whatever snack he needed at any given moment: ''To this day, I have this image of her sitting on this little cooler, looking at me, like, 'Mom, I f---ing hate you.''' (Source)

Oddly enough, though some of Mike Myer's behavior is explained or excused in the profile (mostly by Lorne Michaels), no one really refutes that Myers is a dill-tool. But with The Love Guru coming out this weekend, and so far as I can tell, the buzz being nil, maybe Myers should consider the way he's treating people before he gets Chevy Chase Syndrome. You know what happened to Chevy, don't you, Mike? It's called a 20-year dry streak with no end in sight. That squinty-eyed goofy smile ain't gonna get you too much further in life.  So, watch yourself, Mike. The bottom is a lot lonelier when you got no friends.