Martin Short
Martin Short
Martin Hayter Short CMis a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, voice actor, singer and producer. He is known for his work on the television programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has starred in comedy films, such as Three Amigos, Innerspace, Three Fugitives, Father of the Bride, Pure Luck, Father of the Bride Part II, Mars Attacks!and Jungle 2 Jungle, and created the characters Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. He has won a Tony Award for Leading Actor in a Musical...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 March 1950
CityHamilton, Canada
CountryUnited States of America
A musical is only as good as its director. The same can also be said for the CIA.
What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows.
People do think I'm Jewish. But we're Irish Catholic. My father had a brogue.
I'm totally aware of how lucky I am. I have health, family, children. I do work that gives me total joy and allows me to make a living, and maybe, if I'm lucky enough, I'll feel I've fulfilled a little bit of service to society because I brought other people some laughter.
If you have wonderful moments, don't second-guess them, just enjoy them.
The thing you can always rely on, your core person, comes from your family's attention and love.
I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about.
You try to figure out things to keep yourself interested. It's very easy to get lulled.
I pretend I'm one of the royal family when I'm in a hotel and that the hotel belongs to me - it is a palace.