Biography
An astonishingly energetic comedic player in film and on television for over three decades, the ever-youthful looking Martin Short floored audiences with his livewire performances on the legendary Canadian sitcom "SCTV" (Global/CBC/NBC, 1976-1984) before becoming an international star thanks to "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ), "Three Amigos!" (1986), and "Primetime Glick" (Comedy Central, 2001-03). Short's most memorable characters - the …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Voiced Mr. Frankenstein and other characters in animated film "Frankenweenie," based on director Tim Burton's characters and story | |
2012 | Voiced character of Stefano in "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" | |
2011 | Guest starred on Showtime's "Weeds" and CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" | |
| Nominated for the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series | ||
2010 | Joined the cast of FX's "Damages"; earned an Emmy (2010) nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
2008 | Lent his voice to the fantasy film "The Spiderwick Chronicles" | |
2006 | Played Jack Frost in "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" | |
2006 | Performed (also co-wrote) the autobiographical Broadway musical "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me" | |
2005 | Brought his talk-show host alter ego Jiminy Glick to the big screen in the comedy "Jiminy Glick in La La Wood" | |
2002 | Voiced the character B.E.N in the Disney animated feature "Treasure Planet" | |
2001 | Portrayed celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick in the Comedy Central mock talk show "Primetime Glick"; earned an Emmy nomination (2003) | |
2001 | Returned to features in "Get Over It" | |
1999 | Starred in the syndicated variety series "The Martin Short Show" | |
1998 | Returned to Broadway as star of a revival of the musical "Little Me"; won Tony Award | |
1998 | Announced deal with King World to star on own syndicated TV series | |
1997 | Starred as a fairy godmother in the disappointing "A Simple Wish" | |
1995 | Reprised role of Franck in "Father of the Bride Part II" | |
1994 | Starred on his own short-lived NBC sitcom "The Martin Short Show" | |
1993 | Directorial debut, the Gilda Radner tribute special special "Friends of Gilda" (CBC) | |
1993 | Debuted on Broadway with "The Goodbye Girl"; received a Tony nomination | |
1992 | Made American musical theater debut in Chicago production of Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl" | |
1991 | Offered another scene-stealing turn as the wedding planner Franck Eggelhoffer in the remake of "Father of the Bride" | |
1989 | Received raves for a scene-stealing uncredited performance as a smarmy agent in "The Big Picture" | |
1988 | Created (also produced, wrote, and lent voice) the NBC Saturday morning cartoon "The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley" | |
1987 | Cast in first romantic lead "Cross My Heart" | |
1986 | Made U.S. feature debut, co-starring in "Three Amigos!" | |
1985 | Starred (also wrote) in his own "Showtime Comedy Spotlight" special "Martin Short Concert for the North Americas" | |
1984 | Joined the cast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" | |
1982 | Joined the ensemble of "SCTV Comedy Network" during its fifth season as a writer-performer | |
1979 | Landed U.S. debut as a TV regular on "The Associates," an acclaimed but short-lived ABC sitcom | |
1979 | Made feature acting debut in "Lost and Found" | |
| Joined Toronto unit of Second City comedy troupe | ||
| Appeared in a production of "Fortune and Men's Eyes" | ||
1972 | Made professional stage debut in Toronto production of "Godspell," co-starring Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Paul Shaffer, and Dave Thomas | |
1972 | Performed in musicals and cabarets in Canada | |
| Landed first professional acting job, as a giant Visa card in a TV commercial | ||
| Co-starred with Thomas in "Macbeth," with Short as Lennox and Thomas as Banquo | ||
1970 | Met future Second City collaborator Dave Thomas in college | |
Awards
2010 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Damages |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Primetime Glick |
1999 | Tony Award for Actor (Musical) |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in MERLIN (Hallmark) |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Variety or Music Program in SCTV Network |