Martin Short
Highest Rated: 100% Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)
Lowest Rated: 9% Pure Luck (1991)
Birthday: Mar 26, 1950
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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 supercilious showbiz promoter Jackie Rogers Jr. and pointy-headed nerd Ed Grimley (this last-named character was spun off into an amusing Saturday morning cartoon series in 1989). He also scored big yocks with his devastating, dead-on impressions of such icons as Jerry Lewis and Katharine Hepburn (a lifelong Jerry Lewis fan, Short was invited to join Lewis as co-host of a cable-TV Martin and Lewis retrospective in 1993; he has yet to share the spotlight with the real Ms. Hepburn). Though an extremely likeable screen presence, the puckish Short has, like many of his Second City brethren, frequently been cast in films far beneath his talents, hitting bottom with 1994's Clifford. Happily, he has been extremely well-served in such films as Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace (1989), and the 1992 remake of Father of the Bride, in which he had an unbearably funny cameo as epicene wedding planner Franck Eggelhoffer. In 1993, Short made his Broadway debut, assuming the old Richard Dreyfuss role in a musical adaptation of the 1977 film The Goodbye Girl. The following year, Martin Short had another go at television, headlining the weekly (but not for long) Seinfeld rip-off The Martin Short Show. Subsequently donning a fat suit as Jiminy Glick in the Comedy Central talk-show parody Primetime Glick, Short skewerd Hollywood ni a way that only an insider could and in 2004 the character took the lead in his own feature -- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood. Meanwhile, guest appearances on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Damages, Weeds, and How I Met Your Mother kept him busy as ever. Beginnig in 2010, Short voiced The Cat in the Hat in the popular PBS Kids series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, and in 2012 he essayed a variety of wacky characters in the musical comedy I, Martin Short, Goes Home, which found him reunited with a number of his former SCTV co-stars including Joe Flaherty and Eugene Levy.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29% | Elliot The Littlest Reindeer | Actor | — | 2018 |
| 100% | Bathtubs Over Broadway | Actor | — | 2018 |
| 88% | Love, Gilda | Actor | — | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | The Willoughbys | Actor | — | 2018 |
| 100% | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life | Actor Screenwriter | — | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | Elliot : Le plus petit des rennes | Actor | — | 2017 |
| 76% | Hairspray Live! | Actor | — | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | El Gato Ensombrerado: Camping | The Cat in the Hat | — | 2016 |
| 33% | Being Canadian | Actor | — | 2015 |
| 74% | Inherent Vice | Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd | $6.2M | 2015 |
| 17% | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Jester/The Appraiser | $6.5M | 2014 |
| 36% | Misery Loves Comedy | Actor | $5.8K | 2014 |
| 88% | The Wind Rises | Kurokawa | — | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! | Cat in the Hat | — | 2012 |
| 87% | Frankenweenie | Mr. Frankenstein/Mr. Burgemeister/Nassor | $35.3M | 2012 |
| 79% | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Stefano | $216.4M | 2012 |
| 11% | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil | Kirk the Woodsman | $10.2M | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That: Wings and Things | Actor | — | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | The Blue Elephant | Khan Kluay | — | 2008 |
| 72% | America the Beautiful | Actor | — | 2008 |
| 80% | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Thimbletack | $71.2M | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | Comic Relief: The Greatest...and The Latest | Actor | — | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | Saturday Night Live Lost & Found: SNL in the 80s | Actor | — | 2008 |
| 17% | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Jack Frost | $84.5M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Comedy Gold: The Hilarious Story of Canadian Comedy | Actor | — | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Harry Shearer: Now You See It | Actor | — | 2006 |
| 22% | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Screenwriter Producer Jiminy Glick/David Lynch | $26.2K | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper | Preminger | — | 2004 |
| 69% | Treasure Planet | B.E.N. | $38.2M | 2002 |
| 67% | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Lars | — | 2002 |
| 74% | Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius | Ooblar | $80.9M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | Prince Charming | Rodney | — | 2001 |
| 44% | Get Over It | Dr. Desmod Forrest-Oates | $11.3M | 2001 |
| 57% | Mumford | Lionel | — | 1999 |
| 33% | Alice in Wonderland | Mad Hatter | — | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | Saturday Night Live - Game Show Parodies | Actor | — | 1999 |
| 80% | The Prince of Egypt | Huy | — | 1998 |
| 82% | Merlin | Frik | — | 1998 |
| 25% | A Simple Wish | Murray | — | 1997 |
| 19% | Jungle 2 Jungle | Richard Kempster | — | 1997 |
| 53% | Mars Attacks! | Jerry Ross | — | 1996 |
| 48% | Father of the Bride: Part II | Franck Eggelhoffer | — | 1995 |
| 11% | The Pebble and the Penguin | Hubie | — | 1995 |
| 10% | Clifford | Clifford | — | 1994 |
| 38% | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Stubbs the Clown | — | 1993 |
| 23% | Captain Ron | Martin Harvey | — | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Actor | — | 1992 |
| 70% | Father of the Bride | Franck Eggelhoffer | — | 1991 |
| 9% | Pure Luck | Eugene Proctor | — | 1991 |
| 91% | The Big Picture | Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent (uncredited) | — | 1989 |
| 14% | Three Fugitives | Ned Perry | — | 1989 |
| 40% | Cross My Heart | David Morgan | — | 1987 |
| 82% | Innerspace | Jack Putter | — | 1987 |
| 46% | Three Amigos! | Ned Nederlander | — | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | Sunset Limousine | Bradley Colman | — | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | Lost and Found | Engel | — | 1979 |
TV
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|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet |
Busy Tonight 2018 |
Guest |
2019 |
| No Score Yet |
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 2012-2019 |
Guest |
2019 |
| No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 |
Guest |
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
Real Time with Bill Maher 2003 |
Panelist Guest |
2019 2017 2016 2014 2013 2011 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 |
| No Score Yet |
Sunday Morning 2011-2018 |
Guest |
2018 |
| No Score Yet |
The Late Late Show With James Corden 2015-2019 |
Guest |
2018 |
| No Score Yet |
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 2015 |
Guest |
2018 |
| No Score Yet |
Late Night With Seth Meyers 2014 |
Guest |
2018 2016 2015 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
Jimmy Kimmel Live 2003 |
Guest |
2018 2017 2014 2013 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
Conan 2010 |
Guest |
2018 2017 2016 2014 2013 2012 2011 |
| No Score Yet |
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 2010-2018 |
The Cat in the Hat Voice |
2018 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 |
| 85% |
The Simpsons 1989 |
Voice |
2017 |
| 38% |
Maya & Marty 2016 |
Host Executive Producer |
2016 |
| 86% |
Modern Family 2009 |
Merv Schechter |
2016 |
| No Score Yet |
CBS This Morning 2012 |
Guest |
2015 |
| 100% |
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore 2015-2016 |
Panelist |
2015 |
| 17% |
Mulaney 2014-2015 |
Lou Cannon |
2015 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson 2005-2014 |
Guest |
2015 2013 |
| No Score Yet |
The View 1997 |
Guest |
2015 2014 2013 |
| No Score Yet |
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 1999-2015 |
Guest |
2015 2006 2005 |
| No Score Yet |
Late Show With David Letterman 1993-2015 |
Guest |
2014 |
| No Score Yet |
The Talk 2010 |
Guest |
2014 |
| No Score Yet |
Hollywood Game Night 2013-2019 |
Appearing |
2014 2013 |
| No Score Yet |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 |
Guest |
2014 2013 2010 2006 2004 |
| No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 1992-2014 |
Guest |
2013 2012 2003 2002 2001 2000 |
| No Score Yet |
Inside Comedy 2012-2015 |
Guest |
2012 |
| 83% |
How I Met Your Mother 2005-2014 |
Garrison Cootes |
2012 2011 |
| 91% |
Damages 2007-2012 |
Leonard Winstone |
2012 2010 2009 |
| No Score Yet |
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2009-2014 |
Guest |
2012 2009 |
| No Score Yet |
Saturday Night Live 1975 |
Host Performer Guest |
2012 1996 1986 1985 1984 |
| 70% |
Weeds 2005-2012 |
2011 |
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| No Score Yet |
The Marriage Ref 2010-2011 |
Panelist |
2010 |
| No Score Yet |
Charlie Rose 2013-2017 |
Guest |
2006 |
| No Score Yet |
Colbert Report 2005-2014 |
Guest |
2006 |
| No Score Yet |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 |
Sebastian Ballentine Sebastian Ballentine, aka Henry Palavar |
2005 |
| 75% |
Arrested Development 2003-2019 |
Uncle Jack |
2005 2004 |
| No Score Yet |
MADtv 1995-2009 |
Guest |
2002 |
| No Score Yet |
Taxi 1978-1983 |
1981 |
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| No Score Yet |
SCTV 1976-1981 |
Performer | |
| 50% |
The Martin Short Show 1994 |
Marty Short | |
| 39% |
Working the Engels 2014 |
QUOTES FROM Martin Short CHARACTERS
Ned Nederlander says: Dusty, how do you like your bat?
Dusty Bottoms says: Medium rare.
Ned Nederlander says: Dusty, how do you like your bat?
Dusty Bottoms says: Medium rare.
Jester says: Ugh! I don't speak monkey!
Glinda says: My, but you're...silly.
Jester says: It's a costume, isn't it? It's my curse. Literally. I can't take this off ever.
Glinda says: Dorothy will stop you.
Jester says: Aren't I quivering!
Jester says: Don't mess with The Jester!
Martin Harvey says: Slow down! There's boats all over the place!
Captain Ron says: Don't worry. They'll get out of the way. I learned that driving the Saratoga.
Stefano says: I want to hug him too!
Julien Daniels says: Where did you get that Walkman, you stole it didn't you? Oh, God, is there no end to your madness?
Clifford says: No, a kindly old priest gave it to me, Da.
Stefano says: My tears are real! You are not!
Nassor says: Soon, We shall be reunited, Colossus! Soon!
Stefano says: We're Going to The America as well!
Ned Perry says: "If fate had been a little kinder to me i would still be working, leading a normal life. Instead I am married to a convict and i have a daughter named Jonathan."
Ned Perry says: If fate had been a little kinder to me i would still be working, leading a normal life. Instead I am married to a convict and i have a daughter named Jonathan.
Ned Perry says: If fate had been a little kinder to me I would still be working, leading a normal life. Instead I am married to a convict and I have a daughter named Jonathan.
Clifford says: I hope you aren't lying, Uncle Martin; 'cause if you did I'd be so ANGRY, I don't know WHAT I'd do!
Stefano says: MY TEARS ARE REAL!
B.E.N. says: Back you go your naughty plug!
Ned Nederlander says: Chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip-chip... LONNEEEEEEEE! [fires pistol]
Lucky Day says: Farley-farley-farley-farley-farley-farley... Hafurrrrrrr... [fires pistol]
Dusty Bottoms says: Kinut, hoooooola widdle! Tas, habble... sohn. [accidentally shoots the Invisible Swordsman]
Lucky Day says: Oh, great. You killed the invisible swordsman!
Ned Nederlander says: [runs over to check] He's dead, all right.
Dusty Bottoms says: How was I supposed to know where he was?
Lucky Day says: You were supposed to fire up. *We* both fired *up*. [aside] It's like living with a six-year old.
Kirk the Woodsman says: Yodel-ay-ee-hoo!
Captain Ron says: ehh they will get out of are way learned that driving the saratogo
Captain Ron says: Ehh they will get out of are way learned that driving the Saratoga.
Martin Harvey says: the uss saratoga
Martin Harvey says: The USS Saratoga.
Captain Ron says: yeah the old sarah
Captain Ron says: Yeah the old Sarah.
Captain Ron says: if you just let me back into that game i can widdle it down some
Captain Ron says: If you just let me back into that game I can widdle it down some.
Martin Harvey says: why dont you widdle your way out of my life!
Martin Harvey says: Why don't you widdle your way out of my life!