Martin Short
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 26, 1950 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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
| 2026 | Marty, Life Is ShortSelf | |
| 2025 | You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...Self / Jeffrey | |
| 2025 | This Is the Tom Green DocumentarySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf | |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like MeSelf - Actor, SCTV | |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote ThatSelf | |
| 2025 | I'm Chevy Chase and You're NotSelf | |
| 2025 | Starring Dick Van Dyke | |
| 2025 | Only Murders in the Building Official PodcastSelf | |
| 2024 | STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesSelf | |
| 2024 | GrimsburgOtis Volcanowitz (voice) | |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + LoveSelf - Guest | |
| 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost KingdomKingfish (voice) | |
| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of MagicSelf | |
| 2022 | Mack & RitaCheese (voice) | |
| 2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationLumière | |
| 2022 | PasswordSelf - Celebrity Guest | |
| 2021 | Back Home AgainJustin Beaver (voice) | |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon!Oscar the Leprechaun | |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon!Steve the Leprechaun | |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the BuildingOliver Putnam | |
| 2020 | In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween TakeoverMartin Short | |
| 2020 | The WilloughbysThe Father (voice) | |
| 2020 | Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)Franck Eggelhoffer | |
| 2020 | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU(archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Tough As NailsSelf | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf - Special Guest | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf | |
| 2019 | The Addams FamilyGrandpa Frump (voice) | |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"Self - Performer | |
| 2019 | Lights Out with David SpadeSelf - Panelist | |
| 2019 | The Morning ShowDick Lundy | |
| 2018 | Elliot: The Littlest ReindeerLemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice) | |
| 2018 | Love, GildaSelf | |
| 2018 | Bathtubs Over BroadwaySelf | |
| 2018 | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your LifeSelf | |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism ProgramsSelf | |
| 2017 | The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!The Cat in the Hat | |
| 2017 | Who Is the Real Martin Short? | |
| 2017 | Big MouthGordie (voice) | |
| 2016 | Hairspray Live!Wilbur Turnblad | |
| 2016 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!The Cat in the Hat | |
| 2016 | The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!The Cat in the Hat | |
| 2016 | Maya & MartySelf - Host | |
| 2016 | Match GameSelf - Host | |
| 2015 | Misery Loves ComedySelf | |
| 2015 | Being CanadianSelf | |
| 2015 | The Last Man on EarthMurder victim | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf | |
| 2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtDr. Franff | |
| 2015 | Difficult PeopleMartin Short | |
| 2014 | Inherent ViceDr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S. | |
| 2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's ReturnThe Appraiser / The Jester (voice) | |
| 2014 | All InSelf | |
| 2014 | MulaneyLou | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2014 | BoJack HorsemanPoppy Stilton (voice) | |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest | |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game NightSelf | |
| 2012 | FrankenweenieMr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice) | |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedStefano (voice) | |
| 2012 | Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion | |
| 2012 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!The Cat in the Hat | |
| 2012 | Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of ReptilesCat in the Hat | |
| 2012 | I, Martin Short, Goes Home | |
| 2012 | Inside ComedySelf | |
| 2012 | Canada's Got TalentSelf - Judge | |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeSelf | |
| 2011 | Cat in the Hat: Tales About TailsThe Cat in the Hat | |
| 2011 | Cat in the Hat: Tricks and TreatsThe Cat in the Hat | |
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. EvilKirk the Woodsman (voice) | |
| 2010 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and ThingsThe Cat in the Hat | |
| 2010 | The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys!The Cat in the Hat | |
| 2010 | The Marriage RefSelf - Panelist | |
| 2010 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!The Cat in the Hat (voice) | |
| 2010 | ConanSelf | |
| 2009 | Modern FamilyMerv Schechter | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick ChroniclesThimbletack (voice) | |
| 2007 | Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish WomenSelf | |
| 2007 | Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four AnniversarySelf | |
| 2007 | DamagesLeonard Winstone | |
| 2006 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseJack Frost | |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | |
| 2006 | Second City: First Family of ComedySelf | |
| 2005 | Earth to AmericaNathan Thurm | |
| 2005 | Jiminy Glick in LalawoodJiminy Glick / David Lynch | |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelf | |
| 2005 | How I Met Your MotherGarrison Cootes | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | |
| 2005 | Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg | |
| 2005 | WeedsSteward Havens | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf | |
| 2004 | Barbie as The Princess & the PauperPreminger (voice) | |
| 2004 | Dennis Miller | |
| 2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureLars (voice) | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2003 | Arrested DevelopmentUncle Jack | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest Host | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherJiminy Glick | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Jiminy Glick | |
| 2002 | Treasure PlanetB.E.N. (voice) | |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf | |
| 2001 | Get Over ItDr. Desmond Forrest Oates | |
| 2001 | Prince CharmingRodney | |
| 2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusOoblar (voice) | |
| 2001 | Primetime GlickJiminy Glick | |
| 2001 | Good Day LiveSelf | |
| 2000 | Curb Your EnthusiasmMartin Short | |
| 1999 | MumfordLionel Dillard | |
| 1999 | Alice in WonderlandMad Hatter | |
| 1999 | The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to ScreenSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSebastian Ballentine | |
| 1999 | The Early ShowSelf | |
| 1999 | The Martin Short ShowSelf - Host | |
| 1998 | The Prince of EgyptHuy (voice) | |
| 1998 | Junket WhoreSelf | |
| 1998 | MerlinFrik | |
| 1998 | Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist | |
| 1997 | Jungle 2 JungleRichard Kempster | |
| 1997 | A Simple WishMurray | |
| 1997 | The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!Self - Host | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf - Guest | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks!Jerry Ross | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1996 | Muppets TonightSelf | |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part IIFranck Eggelhoffer | |
| 1995 | The Pebble and the PenguinHubie (voice) | |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short ShowSelf / Various | |
| 1995 | MADtvSelf | |
| 1995 | MADtvJiminy Glick | |
| 1994 | CliffordClifford Daniels | |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Ed Grimley (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors StudioSelf | |
| 1994 | The Martin Short ShowMarty Short | |
| 1993 | Money For NothingHarrison Kilray | |
| 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryStubbs the Clown (voice) | |
| 1993 | Friends of GildaSelf | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | Captain RonMartin Harvey | |
| 1992 | A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-OutMartin Short | |
| 1992 | Martin Short: Home SafeSelf | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf | |
| 1992 | Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of ComedySelf | |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime StoriesNarrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | Father of the BrideFranck Eggelhoffer | |
| 1991 | Pure LuckEugene Proctor | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIISelf | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day SpecialNathan Thurm | |
| 1989 | Three FugitivesNed Perry | |
| 1989 | The Big PictureNeil Sussman - Nick's Agent | |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf | |
| 1989 | The Making of MeSelf | |
| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes HollywoodVarious Roles | |
| 1989 | Andrea Martin... Together Again | |
| 1989 | Dink, the Little Dinosaur | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsGuthrie Frenel (voice) | |
| 1988 | The Best of SCTV | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1988 | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed GrimleyEd Grimley (voice) | |
| 1987 | InnerspaceJack Putter | |
| 1987 | Cross My HeartDavid Morgan | |
| 1987 | On Location: Women of the NightHost | |
| 1986 | ¡Three Amigos!Ned Nederlander | |
| 1986 | Really Weird TalesShucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange") | |
| 1986 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry OsgoodKing Louis XVI | |
| 1986 | The Canadian ConspiracySelf | |
| 1986 | Johnny AppleseedJonathan Chapman | |
| 1986 | American MastersSelf - Interviewee | |
| 1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & LegendsJohnny Appleseed | |
| 1984 | Jeopardy!Self | |
| 1983 | Sunset LimousineBradley Z. Coleman | |
| 1983 | SCTV Channel | |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90Various | |
| 1980 | I'm a Big Girl Now | |
| 1979 | Lost and FoundEngel | |
| 1979 | The Family ManLouie | |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday MorningSelf | |
| 1979 | The Associates | |
| 1978 | Seer Was Here | |
| 1978 | TaxiMitch Harris | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatMelvin | |
| 1976 | For the Record | |
| 1976 | Second City TelevisionSelf - Various Characters | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1974 | CucumberSmokey The Hare | |
| 1972 | The David Steinberg Show | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1949 | The Emmy AwardsSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| - | O CanadaNarrator |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the BuildingExecutive Producer | |
| 2018 | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your LifeExecutive Producer | |
| 2016 | Match GameExecutive Producer | |
| 2005 | Jiminy Glick in LalawoodProducer | |
| 2001 | Primetime GlickExecutive Producer | |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short ShowExecutive Producer | |
| 1988 | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed GrimleyProducer |
| 1993 | Friends of GildaDirector |
| 2018 | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your LifeWriter | |
| 2005 | Jiminy Glick in LalawoodWriter | |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short ShowWriter | |
| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes HollywoodWriter | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveWriter |