Birth Place: Hamilton, ON, CANADA
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Martin appeared on Broadway in Little Me (Tony Award, OCC Award), The Goodbye Girl (Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award, OCC Award, Jeffrey Jefferson Award) and in Promises, Promises (Encores!). In 2006, he returned to Broadway starring in his own one man show (even though it had a cast of four that rarely mentioned) Fame Becomes Me. In L.A., he appeared in Lawrence Kasdan's production of Four Dogs and A Bone and The Producers. In 1982, he joined the SCTV Comedy Network, where his work garnered an Emmy Award and five Emmy nominations.
On 'Saturday Night Live,' his standout performances included Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr., songwriter Irving Cohen and lawyer Nathan Thrum. He co-wrote and produced and starred in four acclaimed television comedy specials; 'Martin Short's Concert for the North America' (Ace Award); 'Martin Short, Goes Hollywood' (Ace Award); 'The Show Formerly Known As the Martin Short Show (Emmy Award) and 'Martin Short Goes Home.'
He co-starred in the miniseries 'Merlin' (Emmy nomination) and 'Alice in Wonderland.' He hosted the daily 'The Martin Short Show' (2 Emmy nominations) and co-wrote, produced and starred as star-interviewer extraordinaire Jiminy Glick in 'Primetime Glick' (Emmy nomination). More recently, he co-starred with Glenn Close in 'Damages' Emmy nomination), 'Cat in the Hat' (Emmy nomination) and this season's 'Mulaney'. He also won an Emmy for 'AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mel Brooks.'
Short made the jump to the big screen in 1986 with Three Amigos and Innerspace. Among the 30 films he has made are Three Fugitives, The Big Picture, Clifford, Father of the Bride (1 and 2), Mars Attacks, Jiminy Glick in La La Wood, and Inherent Vice. In 1994, he was awarded Canada's highest civilian honor, the Order of Canada. Mr. Short worships and adores his three children Katherine, Oliver and Henry.
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[1977]Fit to Print
[1979]Lost and Found Engel
[1979]The Family Man Louie
[1983]Sunset Limousine Bradley Z. Coleman
[1985]The Canadian Conspiracy
[1986]¡Three Amigos! Ned Nederlander
[1986]Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood King Louis XVI
[1987]Cross My Heart David Morgan
[1987]Really Weird Tales Shucky
[1987]Innerspace Jack Putter
[1988]The Second City Toronto 15th Anniversary Self / Bradley P. Allen / Robespierre
[1989]Three Fugitives Ned Perry
[1991]Father of the Bride Franck Eggelhoffer
[1991]Pure Luck Proctor
[1992]Captain Ron Martin Harvey
[1992]A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out Martin Short
[1993]We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story Stubbs the Clown - Voice
[1994]Clifford Clifford Daniels
[1995]The Pebble and the Penguin Hubie - Voice
[1995]Father of the Bride Part II Franck Eggelhoffer
[1996]The Best of John Candy on SCTV Various Characters
[1996]Mars Attacks! Press Secretary Jerry Ross
[1997]The Three Stooges Greatest Hits Emcee
[1997]A Simple Wish Murray
[1997]Jungle 2 Jungle Richard Kempster
[1998]Akbar's Adventure Tours Akbar
[1998]The Prince of Egypt Huy - Voice
[1999]Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter / Chinless Idiot
[1999]Mumford Lionel Dillard
[2001]Prince Charming Rodney
[2001]Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Ooblar - Voice
[2001]Get Over It Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
[2002]Treasure Planet B.E.N. - Voice
[2004]Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
[2006]The Blue Elephant Jai - Voice
[2006]The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Jack Frost
[2008]The Spiderwick Chronicles Thimbletack - Voice
[2010]Tax Man The Supervisor
[2011]Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Kirk the Woodsman - Voice
[2012]Frankenweenie Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor - Voice
[2012]The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! The Cat in the Hat - Voice
[2012]I, Martin Short, Goes Home
[2012]Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Stefano - Voice
[2013]Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return The Appraiser / The Jester - Voice
[2013]The Wind Rises Kurokawa - Voice
[2014]Inherent Vice Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
[2014]Mulaney: An Opening Act
[2016]The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween! The Cat in the Hat - Voice
[2016]Hairspray Live! Wilbur Turnblad
[2016]The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping! The Cat in the Hat - Voice
[2017]The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Space! The Cat in the Hat - Voice
[2018]The Littlest Reindeer Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen - Voice
[2019]The Addams Family Grandpa Frump - Voice
[2020]Good People Dean Ed Brown
[2020]The Willoughbys Father - Voice
[2022]Mack & Rita Cheese - Voice
Cucumber Smokey the Hare
[ 1976-1977]The David Steinberg Show Johnny Del Bravo
The Associates Tucker Kerwin
For the Record Weepy
The Love Boat Melvin
Taxi Mitch Harris
SCTV Pancho
[ 1980-1981]I'm a Big Girl Now Neal Stryker
[ 1982-1983]SCTV Network Various, Ed Grimley
Tall Tales & Legends Johnny Appleseed
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley Ed Grimley, Emil Gustav
[ 1989-1990]The Tracey Ullman Show Lou, football fan, Doc the Elvis Presley Freak
Maniac Mansion Eddie O'Donnell
Screen One Harrison Kilray
Merlin Frik
Curb Your Enthusiasm Martin Short
[ 2001-2003]Primetime Glick Jiminy Glick, Miss Gathercole
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sebastian Ballentine, Henry Palaver
Arrested Development Uncle Jack
Damages Leonard Winstone
Weeds Steward Havens
[ 2011-2012]How I Met Your Mother Garrison Cootes
Working the Engels Chuck Pastry
Welcome to the Basement Ned Nederlander
[ 2014-2015]Mulaney Lou Cannon
Difficult People Martin Short
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Dr. Franff
Modern Family Merv Schechter
Maya & Marty Various, Jiminy Glick, Abraham Lincoln
The Simpsons Guthrie Frenel
BoJack Horseman Poppy Stilton
The Last Man on Earth Man in SUV
The Magic School Bus Rides Again Tony Tennelli
[ 2010-2018]Cat in The Hat Knows A Lot About That The Cat in the Hat, The Cat in The Hat, The Cat In The Hat
Big Mouth Gordie
[ 2019-2021]The Morning Show Dick Lundy
[ 2021-2022]Schmigadoon! Leprechaun
[ 2021-2023]Only Murders in the Building Oliver Putnam
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Get ready for the holidays among a sea of Broadway's hottest stars! Summit Health Cares is proud to present Broadway Rocks Cancer, a live benefit performance raising funds to help provide comfort to patients and their families fighting cancer. This year's event is on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 at 7 pm and will be hosted by Christopher J. Hanke.
Playhouse Square presents a diverse lineup of comedy, concerts, and more in December. Explore the individual performances and holiday events at Playhouse Square. Visit playhousesquare.org for the updated schedule.
Songwriters Marc Shaiman, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul performed 'Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?' from Only Murders in the Building in an all new video posted to social media. Check out the video here!
Acclaimed interdisciplinary theater artist Larry Sousa—whose extensive career as a director, choreographer, designer, educator, and performer has spanned Broadway, regional theater, television, film, and higher education for more than 30 years—has joined Boston College's Theatre Department this academic year as the Monan Professor in Theatre Arts.
New Edition, the legendary R&B group, is set to make their residency debut at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas in February 2024. Don't miss this iconic performance!
This time, the reader question was: With Harmony sharing the real story of The Comedian Harmonists, I’m wondering- how often are Broadway musicals about real people who actually existed?
Sebastian Maniscalco has announced four additional shows at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas over Big Game Weekend 2024. Get all the details and purchase tickets starting Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at 10 a.m. PT.
“I’ve always been a very practical person, and obviously, pursuing a career in comedy is not the practical career in terms of financial security,” Savage said. “My parents were much more supportive than you’d think. They were of the opinion if you don’t try this now, you’re going to regret not trying the rest of your life.”
Billy and Jim are prepping to make a trip up the road to the much-handier Hackensack, NJ, where Cast Party will make its debut at the Hackensack Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 28 at 7:30 PM.
A NYC reading of A Sign of the Times will take place on October 20 at Baryshnikov Arts Center. Join talented performers Chilina Kennedy, Crystal Lucas-Perry, Ryan Silverman, and more as they bring this production to life. Don't miss out on this exciting event!
Discover how BroadwayHD and NBCUniversal have teamed up to bring the excitement of live theater to your streaming devices. Find out how you can now enjoy the best Broadway shows from the comfort of your home, anytime and anywhere.
The soundtrack features killer performances by Meryl Streep, Ashley Park, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Paul Rudd, and Jason Veasey and includes four original songs written by Pasek & Paul, Sara Bareilles, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and Michael R. Jackson. The deluxe edition also includes two bonus tracks and an original score by Siddhartha Khosla.
Jim Gaffigan is returning to Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with his 'Barely Alive Tour' in April 2024. Get all the details here.
Broadway fans can spot many familiar faces in the third season, including Meryl Streep, Don Darryl Rivera, Gerald Caesar, Allison Guinn, Jesse Williams, Paul Rudd, Andrea Martin, Jackie Hoffman, Wesley Taylor, Linda Emond, Matthew Broderick, and Jeremy Shamos, joining stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.
Eli Bauman’s 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL re-opens October 13, 2023 at The Bourbon Room (with previews beginning October 11th). Eli himself directs his reimagined satire of the Obama campaign with the cast led by T.J. Wilkins as Barack and Shanice as Michelle , with Kevin Bailey, Larry Cedar, Chad Doreck, Kelley Dorney, Summer Nicole Greer, Jane Papageorge, Dino Shorté , Jeff Sumner and Michael Uribes. Understudies include Marqell Edward Clayton and Herman Cain, Scott Kruse as Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham.
The most award-winning musical of the 2022-2023 season, SOME LIKE IT HOT has announced a closing date at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre before it launches a national tour and West End production.
Everyone’s favorite crime-solving trio is dressed to impress in this season’s penultimate episode of “Only Murders in the Building.” Short and Martin previously starred together in the 1991 comedy, Father of the Bride. Watch their reference to the film with Selena Gomez in the viral wedding dress in a video clip now!
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with financial difficulties suffered by the family of the late Michael McGrath following his sudden passing.
Get all the details on the upcoming industry readings of FEMALE TROUBLES, featuring stars like Kate Rockwell, Ryann Redmond, and Lesli Margherita.
The deluxe album also features performances by Martin Short, Paul Rudd, and Jason Veasey. It includes four original songs written by Pasek & Paul, Sara Bareilles, Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and Michael R. Jackson, two bonus tracks, and an original score by Siddhartha Khosla.
Martin Short has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.
Martin Short has not appeared in the West End
Martin Short has been nominated for several awards throughout his Broadway career. He has been nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Fame Becomes Me" and "Little Me." He was also nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Little Me." Short received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Little Me." Additionally, he was nominated for Outstanding Actor - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for both "Little Me" and "The Goodbye Girl." He also received a nomination for Best Actor - Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Goodbye Girl." In addition to these nominations, Short's performance in "The Goodbye Girl" earned him the Performance Award at the Theatre World Awards. He was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for his role in "The Goodbye Girl."
Martin Short has received several awards for his performances on Broadway. He won the Outstanding Actor - Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for his role in "Little Me." He also won the Outstanding Actor in a Musical award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same production. Short's performance in "Little Me" also earned him the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical award at the Tony Awards. Additionally, he won the Outstanding Actor - Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for "Little Me." Short's other notable award wins include the Best Actor - Musical award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "The Goodbye Girl" and a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for the same production.
Martin Short has written 1 shows including Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (Conceiver).
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