About
Martin Short
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Actor | Kingfish (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2023 | A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Actor | Self - Guest | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration | Actor | Lumière | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Mack & Rita | Actor | Cheese (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Back Home Again | Actor | Justin Beaver (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the Building | Actor | Oliver Putnam | 82 Very good |
| 2020 | In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover | Actor | Martin Short | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) | Actor | Franck Eggelhoffer | 59 Average |
| 2020 | A Saturday Night Live Mother's Day | Actor | Rupert Smythe Pennington (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | The Willoughbys | Actor | The Father (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2020 | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" | Actor | Self - Performer | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Addams Family | Actor | Grandpa Frump (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2018 | Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer | Actor | Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Bathtubs Over Broadway | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2017 | The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space! | Actor | The Cat in the Hat | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Who Is the Real Martin Short? | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2016 | Hairspray Live! | Actor | Wilbur Turnblad | 62 Fair |
| 2016 | The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween! | Actor | The Cat in the Hat | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping! | Actor | The Cat in the Hat | 58 Average |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty | Actor | Self - Host | 68 Fair |
| 2015 | Being Canadian | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Misery Loves Comedy | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Actor | Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S. | 64 Fair |
| 2014 | Mulaney | Actor | Lou | 62 Fair |
| 2014 | All In | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Actor | The Appraiser / The Jester (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Actor | The Cat in the Hat (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2012 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! | Actor | The Cat in the Hat | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie | Actor | Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Actor | Stefano (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2012 | Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2012 | Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles | Actor | Cat in the Hat | 59 Average |
| 2012 | I, Martin Short, Goes Home | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2011 | Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats | Actor | The Cat in the Hat | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Actor | Kirk the Woodsman (voice) | 54 Average |
| 2011 | The Matador II | Actor | Danny | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails | Actor | The Cat in the Hat | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things | Actor | The Cat in the Hat | 59 Average |
| 2010 | The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys! | Actor | The Cat in the Hat | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Actor | Thimbletack (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2007 | Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Actor | Jack Frost | 56 Average |
| 2006 | Second City: First Family of Comedy | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Earth to America | Actor | Nathan Thurm | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Actor | Jiminy Glick / David Lynch | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper | Actor | Preminger (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Actor | B.E.N. (voice) | 73 Good |
| 2002 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Actor | Lars (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | CinéMagique | Actor | George | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Actor | Ooblar (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Prince Charming | Actor | Rodney | 60 Fair |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | Actor | Jiminy Glick | 70 Good |
| 2001 | Get Over It | Actor | Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates | 57 Average |
| 1999 | Mumford | Actor | Lionel Dillard | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1999 | The Martin Short Show | Actor | Self - Host | 69 Fair |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Actor | Mad Hatter | 60 Fair |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Actor | Huy (voice) | 71 Good |
| 1998 | Junket Whore | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | Merlin | Actor | Frik | 68 Fair |
| 1998 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1998 | The Making of The Prince of Egypt | Actor | Himself | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | A Simple Wish | Actor | Murray | 57 Average |
| 1997 | The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! | Actor | Self - Host | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Jungle 2 Jungle | Actor | Richard Kempster | 55 Average |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Actor | Jerry Ross | 63 Fair |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Actor | Franck Eggelhoffer | 60 Fair |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | Actor | Self / Various | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Pebble and the Penguin | Actor | Hubie (voice) | 57 Average |
| 1994 | The Martin Short Show | Actor | Marty Short | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Actor | Ed Grimley (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Clifford | Actor | Clifford Daniels | 57 Average |
| 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Actor | Stubbs the Clown (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Money For Nothing | Actor | Harrison Kilray | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Return of Spinal Tap | Actor | Martin Short | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Captain Ron | Actor | Martin Harvey | 57 Average |
| 1992 | Martin Short: Home Safe | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1991 | Father of the Bride | Actor | Franck Eggelhoffer | 63 Fair |
| 1991 | Pure Luck | Actor | Eugene Proctor | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Actor | Nathan Thurm | 59 Average |
| 1989 | The Making of Me | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Dink, the Little Dinosaur | Actor | 66 Fair |
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| 1989 | The Big Picture | Actor | Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Andrea Martin... Together Again | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Actor | Various Roles | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Three Fugitives | Actor | Ned Perry | 61 Fair |
| 1988 | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | Actor | Ed Grimley (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 1988 | The Best of SCTV | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1987 | Cross My Heart | Actor | David Morgan | 58 Average |
| 1987 | On Location: Women of the Night | Actor | Host | N/A N/A |
| 1987 | Innerspace | Actor | Jack Putter | 65 Fair |
| 1986 | ¡Three Amigos! | Actor | Ned Nederlander | 61 Fair |
| 1986 | Really Weird Tales | Actor | Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange") | 59 Average |
| 1986 | The Canadian Conspiracy | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1986 | The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood | Actor | King Louis XVI | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Johnny Appleseed | Actor | Jonathan Chapman | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1984 | Crime Inc | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 1983 | SCTV Channel | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 1983 | Sunset Limousine | Actor | Bradley Z. Coleman | 58 Average |
| 1982 | O Canada! | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 1980 | I'm a Big Girl Now | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1979 | The Family Man | Actor | Louie | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | The Associates | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1979 | Lost and Found | Actor | Engel | 59 Average |
| 1978 | Seer Was Here | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1972 | The David Steinberg Show | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimely | Actor | Ed Grimely | N/A N/A |
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| Godspell 2025 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 2018 | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 1981 | SCTV Network 90 | Writing | Writer | 70 Good |
Production |
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| 2021 | Only Murders in the Building | Production | Executive Producer | 82 Very good |
| 2018 | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | Production | Executive Producer | 70 Good |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 1988 | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | Production | Producer | 69 Fair |
Sound |
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| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Sound | Songs | 59 Average |