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Martin Short

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
213

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 26, 1950 (76 years old)

Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Martin Short

Biography

Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has also starred in many popular comedic films such as Three Amigos, Innerspace, Pure Luck, Jungle 2 Jungle, Mars Attacks!, Father of the Bride, and Father of the Bride Part 2.

Known For

Acting

2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...as Self / Jeffrey
2026Marty, Life Is Shortas Self
2026Lorneas Self
2025Starring Dick Van Dykeas Self
2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're Notas Self
2025Downey Wrote Thatas Self
2025Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcastas Self
2025John Candy: I Like Meas Self - Actor, SCTV
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self
2025This Is the Tom Green Documentaryas Self (archive footage)
2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesas Self
2024Grimsburgas Otis Volcanowitz (voice)
2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magicas Self
2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomas Kingfish (voice)
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Loveas Self - Guest
2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebrationas Lumière
2022Mack & Ritaas Cheese (voice)
2022Passwordas Self - Celebrity Guest
2021Back Home Againas Justin Beaver (voice)
2021Only Murders in the Buildingas Oliver Putnam
2021Schmigadoon!as Oscar the Leprechaun
2021Schmigadoon!as Steve the Leprechaun
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeoveras Martin Short
2020Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)as Franck
2020Tough As Nailsas Self
2020The Willoughbysas The Father (voice)
2020Stars in the Houseas Self
2020Stars in the Houseas Self - Special Guest
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUas (archive footage)
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"as Self - Performer
2019The Morning Showas Dick Lundy
2019The Addams Familyas Grandpa Frump (voice)
2019Lights Out with David Spadeas Self - Panelist
2018Elliot: The Littlest Reindeeras Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Lifeas Self
2018Bathtubs Over Broadwayas Self
2018Love, Gildaas Self
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programsas Self
2017Big Mouthas Gordie (voice)
2017The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!as The Cat in the Hat
2017Who Is the Real Martin Short?as
2016Hairspray Live!as Wilbur Turnblad
2016The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!as The Cat in the Hat
2016The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!as The Cat in the Hat
2016Match Gameas Self - Host
2016Maya & Martyas Self - Host
2015Being Canadianas Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
2015Difficult Peopleas Martin Short
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Dr. Franff
2015The Last Man on Earthas Murder victim
2015Misery Loves Comedyas Self
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
2014Inherent Viceas Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
2014Mulaneyas Lou
2014BoJack Horsemanas Poppy Stilton (voice)
2014All Inas Self
2014Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Returnas The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - Guest
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas Self
2013Hollywood Game Nightas Self
2012The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!as The Cat in the Hat
2012Frankenweenieas Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffeeas Self
2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wantedas Stefano (voice)
2012Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotionas
2012Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptilesas Cat in the Hat
2012I, Martin Short, Goes Homeas
2012Canada's Got Talentas Self - Judge
2012Inside Comedyas Self
2011Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treatsas The Cat in the Hat
2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evilas Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
2011Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tailsas The Cat in the Hat
2010Conanas Self
2010The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Thingsas The Cat in the Hat
2010The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
2010The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys!as The Cat in the Hat
2010The Marriage Refas Self - Panelist
2009Modern Familyas Merv Schechter
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
2008The Spiderwick Chroniclesas Thimbletack (voice)
2007O Canada!as Narrator
2007Damagesas Leonard Winstone
2007Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Womenas Self
2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversaryas Self
2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clauseas Jack Frost
2006Rachael Rayas
2006Second City: First Family of Comedyas Self
2005Sit Down Comedy with David Steinbergas
2005Earth to Americaas Nathan Thurm
2005The Colbert Reportas
2005How I Met Your Motheras Garrison Cootes
2005Weedsas Steward Havens
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawoodas Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Foundas Self
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas Self
2004Barbie as The Princess & the Pauperas Preminger (voice)
2004Dennis Milleras
2003Arrested Developmentas Uncle Jack
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self
2003Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5as Self
2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventureas Lars (voice)
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras Jiminy Glick
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Jiminy Glick
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest Host
2002Treasure Planetas B.E.N. (voice)
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Specialas Self
2001Jimmy Neutron: Boy Geniusas Ooblar (voice)
2001Good Day Liveas Self
2001Prince Charmingas Rodney
2001Primetime Glickas Jiminy Glick
2001Get Over Itas Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Martin Short
1999The Early Showas Self
1999Mumfordas Lionel Dillard
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Sebastian Ballentine
1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screenas Self (archive footage)
1999The Martin Short Showas Self - Host
1999Alice in Wonderlandas Mad Hatter
1998The Prince of Egyptas Huy (voice)
1998Junket Whoreas Self
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - Panelist
1998Merlinas Frik
1997The Wonderful World of Disneyas
1997The Viewas Self
1997The Viewas Self - Guest
1997A Simple Wishas Murray
1997The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!as Self - Host
1997Jungle 2 Jungleas Richard Kempster
1996Mars Attacks!as Jerry Ross
1996The Daily Showas Self
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - Guest
1996Muppets Tonightas Self
1995Father of the Bride Part IIas Franck Eggelhoffer
1995MADtvas Jiminy Glick
1995MADtvas Self
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Showas Self / Various
1995The Pebble and the Penguinas Hubie (voice)
1994The Martin Short Showas Marty Short
1994Inside the Actors Studioas Self
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Ed Grimley (archive footage)
1994Cliffordas Clifford Daniels
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Storyas Stubbs the Clown (voice)
1993Friends of Gildaas Self
1993Money For Nothingas Harrison Kilray
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Guest
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Outas Martin Short
1992Captain Ronas Martin Harvey
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Storiesas Narrator (voice)
1992Martin Short: Home Safeas Self
1992Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedyas Self
1991Father of the Brideas Franck Eggelhoffer
1991Pure Luckas Eugene Proctor
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
1990The Earth Day Specialas Nathan Thurm
1989The Simpsonsas Guthrie Frenel (voice)
1989The Making of Meas Self
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversaryas Self
1989Dink, the Little Dinosauras
1989The Big Pictureas Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
1989Screen Oneas Harrison Kilray
1989Andrea Martin... Together Againas
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywoodas Various Roles
1989Three Fugitivesas Ned Perry
1988The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimleyas Ed Grimley (voice)
1988The Best of SCTVas
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
1987Cross My Heartas David Morgan
1987On Location: Women of the Nightas Host
1987Innerspaceas Jack Putter
1986¡Three Amigos!as Ned Nederlander
1986Johnny Appleseedas Jonathan Chapman
1986Really Weird Talesas Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
1986American Mastersas Self - Interviewee
1986The Canadian Conspiracyas Self
1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgoodas King Louis XVI
1985Tall Tales & Legendsas Johnny Appleseed
1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americasas
1984Jeopardy!as Self
1983SCTV Channelas
1983Sunset Limousineas Bradley Z. Coleman
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)
1981SCTV Network 90as Various
1980I'm a Big Girl Nowas
1979The Family Manas Louie
1979The Associatesas
1979Lost and Foundas Engel
1979CBS News Sunday Morningas Self
1978Seer Was Hereas
1978Taxias Mitch Harris
1977The Love Boatas Melvin
1976Second City Televisionas Self - Various Characters
1976For the Recordas
1975Saturday Night Liveas Jiminy Glick (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Co-Host
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Various Characters
1974Cucumberas Smokey The Hare
1972The David Steinberg Showas
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
1953The Oscarsas Self
1949The Emmy Awardsas Self
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee

Production

2021Only Murders in the Building...Executive Producer
2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life...Writer
2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life...Executive Producer
2016Match Game...Executive Producer
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood...Writer
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood...Producer
2001Primetime Glick...Creator
2001Primetime Glick...Executive Producer
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show...Executive Producer
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show...Writer
1994The Martin Short Show...Creator
1993Friends of Gilda...Director
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood...Writer
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood...Songs
1988The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley...Producer
1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas...Writer
1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas...Executive Producer
1975Saturday Night Live...Writer