Martin Short

About Martin Short

Starred in the 1996 film Jungle to Jungle in the 1986 film Three Amigos as a Saturday Night Live comic. He appeared in the films Mars Attacks! in 1996 and Clifford in 1994. In 2012, he also lent his voice for Madagascar 3.

Martin Hayter Short is a Canadian actor, comedian, singer and writer. He is known for his work on the television shows SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has appeared in comedies such as Three Amigos, Innerspace, Three Fugitive, Father of the Bride, Pure Luck, Captain Ron, Father of the Bride Part II, Mars Attacks !, Jungle 2 Jungle and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Proposition . Short created the characters Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. Short has also appeared in the films Prince of Egypt, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Frankenweenie and PBS series The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot about That! as title character. He also had an active stage career, with Broadway plays The Goodbye Girl and Little Me. The second person won him the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the first was nominated in the same category.

Born	March 26, 1950, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Children	3
Medium	Stand-up, film, television, theatre
Subject(s)	Canadian culture, current events, pop culture, human sexuality
Nationality	Canadian, American
Alma mater	McMaster University
Birth name	Martin Hayter Short
Genres	Improvisational comedy, surreal humour, musical comedy, physical comedy, sketch comedy, character comedy, satire

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Trivia

He wanted to pursue a career in social work before becoming an actor.

Martin Short before fame

He made his stage debut alongside fellow performers Victor Garber, Gilda Radner, and Eugene Levy in a staging of Godspell.

Achievement of Martin Short

Before becoming an actor, he planned to work as a social worker.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$40 Million

Martin Short family life

Bob Dolman, an Emmy-winning screenwriter, is his brother-in-law. From 1980 to 2010, he was married to Nancy Dolman, with whom he had three children: Katherine, Henry, and Oliver. Prior to his marriage, he had a relationship with comic Gilda Radner.

Associations of Martin Short

He co-starred with Steve Martin in the films Father of the Bride 1 and 2.

Martin Short Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	169 cm
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