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Martin Short
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Screenwriter, Actor
Born:
March 26, 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Biography:The son of a steel-executive father and concert violinist mother, Ontario native "Martin Short" attended McMasters University, where he graduated in 1972 with a degree in social work. If you haven't spotted Short at your local youth center or settlement house, it's because he decided to pursue a performing career, encouraged by his fellow McMasters classmates "Eugene Levy" and "Dave Thomas". Making his professional debut in a 1973 Toronto production of Godspell, Short joined Levy and "Thomas" at the Second City improv troupe in Edmonton, Alberta in 1977. Two years later, Short made his first film, "Lost and Found", and also co-starred on the critically lauded but little-seen American sitcom The Associates. It was while appearing on "SCTV Network 90" from 1982 through 1983 and "Saturday Night Live" from 1984 through 1985 that Short attained stardom with such distinctive comic characterizations as... Full Biography
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Steve Martin and Martin Short attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2004 at Mortons in West Hollywood,...
Steve Martin and Martin Short arrive at Stella McCartney's party to Announce partnership with...
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase, from left, arrive for the Opening night party for the...
Tina Fey on the red carpet at the Broadway opening of "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me" at the Bernard...
Elizabeth Mitchell and Martin Short in "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"
Tim Allen and Martin Short in "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"
Spencer Breslin and Martin Short in "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause"
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