The Austin Powers impersonator still hoping for fourth movie despite 22-year wait

A full-time professional Austin Powers impersonator has said he is still hoping for a fourth installment of the franchise and has no plans to hang up his sideburns any time soon.

There have been no new films in the franchise for 22 years.

Richard Halpern, 61, from New York but now living in Los Angeles, began doing impressions on a radio show in the 1980s and decided to add Mike Myers’ character to his arsenal after seeing the first part of the Austin Powers trilogy.

He tracked down the designer who made Austin Powers’ well-known teeth