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Martin Short was born on March 26, 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada as Martin Hayter Short. He is an actor and writer, known for The Martin Short Show (1999), Frankenweenie (2012) and Mars Attacks! (1996). He was previously married to Nancy Dolman. See full bio »
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 28 nominations. See more awards »

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Filmography

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 2016 Grease: Live (TV Special) (pre-production)
Coach Calhoun (rumored)
 2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series)
Dr. Franff
- Kimmy Goes to the Doctor! (2015) ... Dr. Franff
 2013 Kaze tachinu
Kurokawa (English version, voice)
 2013 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
 2013 Newest Detroit Tiger, Martin Short (Video short)
 1984-2013 Saturday Night Live (TV Series)
Various / Ed Grimley / Nathan Thurm / ...
- Justin Timberlake (2013) ... Ned Nederlander / Himself (uncredited)
- Tom Brady/Beck (2005) ... Jiminy Glick (uncredited)
- Christopher Reeve/Santana (1985) ... Various
 2012 BuzzKill
Wyatt's Agent (voice, uncredited)
 2010 Tax Man (TV Movie)
 2008 Jiminy Glick: Independent Spirit Awards (Short)
Jiminy Glick
 2004 Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (Video)
Preminger (voice)
 2003 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (Video)
Lars (voice)
 2002 CinéMagique (Short)
George
 2002 Disney's Treasure Planet (Video Game)
B.E.N. (voice)
 2002 Treasure Planet
B.E.N. (voice)
 2001 Prince Charming (TV Movie)
Rodney
 1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV Movie)
Mad Hatter / Chinless Idiot
 1998 The Prince of Egypt
Huy (voice)
 1998 Merlin (TV Mini-Series)
Frik
 1997 The Three Stooges Greatest Hits (TV Movie)
Emcee
 1996 Creature Crunch (Video Game) (voice)
 1994 Clifford
Clifford Daniels
 1993 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Stubbs the Clown (voice)
 1993 Screen One (TV Series)
Harrison Kilray
- Money for Nothing (1993) ... Harrison Kilray
 1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV Series)
Narrator
 1991 Maniac Mansion (TV Series)
Eddie O'Donnell
- Down & Out in Cedar Springs (1991) ... Eddie O'Donnell
 1989-1990 The Tracey Ullman Show (TV Series)
Lou, football fan / Doc the Elvis Presley freak
- Dawg Day Afternoon (1990) ... Lou, football fan
- Needle in a Haystack (1989) ... Doc the Elvis Presley freak
 1989 Andrea Martin... Together Again (TV Movie)
Dr. August Allwoman / Kennedy
 1989 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (TV Movie)
Lawrence Orbach / Bradley P. Allen / Ed Grimley / ...
 1989 The Big Picture
Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent (uncredited)
 1987 Cross My Heart
David Morgan
 1983 Sunset Limousine (TV Movie)
Bradley Z. Coleman
 1982-1983 SCTV Network (TV Series)
Various
- Midnight Cowboy II (1983) ... Various
- South Sea Sinner (1983) ... Various
- Sweeps Week (1983) ... Various
- Bobby Bittman's Retirement (1983) ... Various
- SCTV Classifieds/Vic Arpeggio (1983) ... Various
 1982 Miss Peach of the Kelly School (TV Series) (voice)
 1981 Taxi (TV Series)
Mitch Harris
- Jim Joins the Network (1981) ... Mitch Harris
 1981 SCTV (TV Series)
Pancho
- The Cisco Kid (1981) ... Pancho (voice)
 1979 The Family Man (TV Movie)
Louie
 1978 For the Record (TV Series)
Weepy
- Cementhead (1978) ... Weepy
 1975 Peep Show (TV Series)
 1972 Cucumber (TV Series)
Smokey the Hare
 1972 Right On (TV Series)
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Show Show Writer (17 credits)
Show Show Producer (7 credits)
Show Show Soundtrack (13 credits)
Show Show Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
Show Show Director (1 credit)
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Show Show Self (140 credits)
Show Show Archive footage (21 credits)

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Other Works:

Stage: Appeared (as "Lennox") in "MacBeth" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 4 Interviews | 7 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jiminy Glick

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on appearing on Bill Maher's current events program] That's a tricky show to do. If you go there and just try to be funny, then you're not doing the show correctly. But you're also competing with a former congressman, a financial specialist from CNBC. You've got to figure out what your turf is and you have to have a little bit of passion about politics and what's in the news. See more »

Trivia:

Older brother David was killed in a car accident in 1962. His mother, Olive Grace (Hayter) Short, who was of English and Irish descent, was a child prodigy of the violin, and the first female concert-mistress in North America. She was concert-mistress for the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. She married Short's father, Charles Patrick Short, in 1935 - an Irish VP of Canada's largest steel company ... See more »

Trademark:

His Ed Grimley character - a nerd who's obsessed with banal pop culture See more »

Nickname:

Shorty See more »

Star Sign:

Aries

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