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Birth Place: Waco, TX, USA

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Steve Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. Martin received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Honorary Academy Award in 2013 and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics.



Martin first came to public notice as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1969, and later as a frequent host on Saturday Night Live. He became one of the most popular American stand-up comedians during the 1970s, performing his brand of offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before sold-out theaters on national tours. He then starred in films such as The Jerk (1979), Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), The Man with Two Brains (1983), All of Me (1984), ¡Three Amigos! (1986), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), L.A. Story (1991), Bowfinger (1999) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). He played family patriarchs in Parenthood (1989), the Father of the Bride films (1991–1995), Bringing Down the House (2003), and the Cheaper by the Dozen films (2003–2005).

Since 2015, Martin has embarked on several national comedy tours with fellow comedian Martin Short. In 2018, they released their Netflix special An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life which received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 2021, he co-created and starred in his first television show, the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building, alongside Short and Selena Gomez, for which he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, a Golden Globe Award nomination, and a 2021 Peabody Award nomination. In 2022, Martin and Short co-hosted Saturday Night Live together with Gomez making an appearance.

Martin is also known for writing the books to the musical Bright Star (2016) and to the comedy Meteor Shower (2017), both of which premiered on Broadway; he co-wrote the music to the former. Martin has played banjo since an early age and has included music in his comedy routines from the beginning of his professional career. He has released several music albums and has performed with various bluegrass acts. He has won three Grammy Awards for his music and two for his comedy albums Let's Get Small (1977) and A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978).

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STAGE CREDITS

Waiting for Godot
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Vladimir

Productions

The Elephant Man
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Producer

Writing

The Underpants
Playwright
Bright Star
Book and Music
Meteor Shower
Playwright

Movies

Another Nice Mess
[ 1972 ] Hippie
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
[ 1977 ]
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
[ 1978 ] Dr. Maxwell Edison
George Burns' 100th Birthday Party
[ 1979 ]
The Jerk
[ 1979 ]
The Muppet Movie
[ 1979 ] Insolent Waiter
Pennies from Heaven
[ 1981 ] Arthur
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
[ 1982 ] Rigby Reardon
Twilight Theater
[ 1982 ] Various Characters
Twilight Theater II
[ 1982 ] Various Characters
The Man with Two Brains
[ 1983 ] Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr
The Winds of Whoopie
[ 1983 ]
All of Me
[ 1984 ] Roger Cobb
The Jerk, Too
[ 1984 ]
The Lonely Guy
[ 1984 ] Larry
Movers & Shakers
[ 1985 ] Fabio Longio
The History of White People in America
[ 1985 ]
¡Three Amigos!
[ 1986 ] Lucky Day
Little Shop of Horrors
[ 1986 ] Orin Scrivello D.D.S.
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
[ 1986 ]
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
[ 1987 ] Neal Page
Roxanne
[ 1987 ] C. D. Bales
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
[ 1988 ] Freddy Benson
Parenthood
[ 1989 ] Gil
My Blue Heaven
[ 1990 ] Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli
Father of the Bride
[ 1991 ] George Banks
Grand Canyon
[ 1991 ] Davis
L.A. Story
[ 1991 ] Harris K. Telemacher
HouseSitter
[ 1992 ] Davis
Leap of Faith
[ 1992 ] Jonas
Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car
[ 1992 ]
And the Band Played On
[ 1993 ] The Brother
A Simple Twist of Fate
[ 1994 ] Michael McCann
Mixed Nuts
[ 1994 ] Philip
Father of the Bride Part II
[ 1995 ] George Banks
Sgt. Bilko
[ 1996 ] Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
The Spanish Prisoner
[ 1997 ] Jimmy Dell
The Prince of Egypt
[ 1998 ] Hotep - Voice
Bowfinger
[ 1999 ] Bowfinger
Fantasia 2000
[ 1999 ] Self - Introductory Host
The Out-of-Towners
[ 1999 ] Henry Clark
The Venice Project
[ 1999 ]
From Spam to Sperm
[ 2000 ]
Joe Gould's Secret
[ 2000 ] Charlie Duell
Novocaine
[ 2001 ] Frank Sangster
Bringing Down the House
[ 2003 ] Peter Sanderson
Cheaper by the Dozen
[ 2003 ] Tom Baker
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
[ 2003 ] Mr. Chairman
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
[ 2003 ] Steve Martin - Interviewee
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
[ 2004 ] Steve Martin
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
[ 2005 ] Tom Baker
Shopgirl
[ 2005 ] Ray Porter
The Pink Panther
[ 2006 ] Writer
The Pink Panther
[ 2006 ] Clouseau
Baby Mama
[ 2008 ] Barry
Traitor
[ 2008 ]
It's Complicated
[ 2009 ] Adam Schaffer
The Pink Panther 2
[ 2009 ] Clouseau
TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases
[ 2009 ]
The Big Year
[ 2011 ] Stu Preissler
Taken 2
[ 2012 ] Writer
Christmas with the Coopers
[ 2015 ] Rags - Voice
Home
[ 2015 ] Captain Smek - Voice
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
[ 2016 ] Norm
Carol Burnett's Favorite Sketches
[ 2016 ]
Oh, Hello on Broadway
[ 2017 ]

TV Shows

Off to See the Wizard
Simon the Pieman
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Medieval King
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
Doc
Brian Bogert
Domestic Life
The Tracey Ullman Show
Rusty DeClure
The Simpsons
Ray Patterson
Dr. X's Creatures
30 Rock
Gavin Volure
Special Collector's Edition
Orin Scrivello - D.D.S.
Welcome to the Basement
[ 2013-2015 ] Lucky Day, Navin Johnson, Rigby Reardon
Say Goodnight Kevin
Jonas Nightengale
Quick Reviews with Maverick
Neal Page
Only Murders in the Building
[ 2021-2021 ] Charles-Haden Savage
Only Murders in the Building
[ 2021-2024 ] Written
Only Murders in the Building
[ 2021-2025 ] created bywritten by (creator)
Only Murders in the Building
[ 2021-2025 ] created by (creator)

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Steve Martin, Meteor Shower


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Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Music

Steve Martin, Bright Star

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or off-Broadway)

Steve Martin, Bright Star


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding New Score (Broadway or off-Broadway)

Steve Martin, Bright Star

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Book of a Musical

Steve Martin, Bright Star

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Steve Martin, Bright Star

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Music in a Play

Steve MartinAs You Like It


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1996 - John Gassner Playwriting Award

Steve Martin, Picasso at the Lapin Agile

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Steve Martin written?

Steve Martin has written 6 shows including Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Playwright), WASPs and Other Plays (Playwright), The Underpants (Playwright), Short Talks on the Universe (Playwright), Bright Star (Book and Music), Meteor Shower (Playwright).

What awards has Steve Martin been nominated for?

Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for Meteor Shower, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Bright Star, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Bright Star, Outstanding New Score (Broadway or off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Bright Star, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Bright Star, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Bright Star, Outstanding Music in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for As You Like It and John Gassner Playwriting Award (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

What awards has Steve Martin won?

Steve Martin has won several prestigious awards, including the Outstanding Music award from the Drama Desk Awards for Bright Star. He also received the Outstanding New Score award for Broadway or Off-Broadway from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Bright Star. Additionally, he earned the John Gassner Playwriting Award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

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