Martin Short is a Canadian actor and comedian known for his work in standup comedy, sketch comedy, and performances on stage and screen.
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Short gained acclaim for his performances in the sketch comedy shows SCTV from 1981 to 1984 and Saturday Night Live from 1984 to 1985. He has starred in films such as Three Amigos (1986), Father of the Bride (1991), Clifford (1994), and The Pebble and the Penguin (1995). Short is also known for his role as Jiminy Glick in the Comedy Central series Primetime Glick from 2001 to 2003 and Oliver Putnam in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building from 2021 to present.
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Lost and Found | Engel | [1] | |
1986 | ¡Three Amigos! | Ned Nederlander | [1] | |
1987 | Innerspace | Jack Putter | [1] | |
Cross My Heart | David Morgan | [1] | ||
1989 | Three Fugitives | Ned Perry | [1] | |
The Big Picture | Neil Sussman – Nick's Agent | Uncredited | [2] | |
1991 | Pure Luck | Eugene Proctor | [1] | |
Father of the Bride | Franck Eggelhoffer | [1] | ||
1992 | Captain Ron | Martin Harvey | [1] | |
1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Stubbs the Clown | Voice | [3] |
1994 | Clifford | Clifford Daniels | [1] | |
1995 | The Pebble and the Penguin | Hubie | Voice | [3] |
Father of the Bride Part II | Franck Eggelhoffer | [1] | ||
1996 | Mars Attacks! | Press Secretary Jerry Ross | [1] | |
1997 | Jungle 2 Jungle | Richard Kempster | [1] | |
A Simple Wish | Murray | [4] | ||
1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Huy | Voice | [3] |
Akbar's Adventure Tours | Akbar | [1] | ||
1999 | Mumford | Lionel Dillard | [1] | |
2001 | Get Over It | Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates | ||
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Ooblar | Voice | [3] | |
2002 | Treasure Planet | B.E.N. | [3] | |
CinéMagique | George | Short film | [5] | |
2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Lars | Voice, direct-to-video | [3] |
2004 | Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper | Preminger | [6][3] | |
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Jiminy Glick / David Lynch | Also producer/writer | [1] | |
2006 | Khan Kluay | Jai | Voice, English dub | [1] |
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Jack Frost | [1] | ||
2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Thimbletack | Voice | [3] |
2008 | The Blue Elephant | Jai | [3] | |
2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | Kirk | [3] | |
2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Stefano | [3] | |
Frankenweenie | Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Bergermesiter / Nassor | [7][3] | ||
2013 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Appraiser / Jester | [3] | |
The Wind Rises | Kurokawa | Voice, English dub | [1] | |
2014 | Inherent Vice | Rudy Blatnoyd | [1] | |
2015 | Being Canadian | Himself | Documentary | [1] |
2018 | Bumblebee | Scenes deleted | [8] | |
Elliot the Littlest Reindeer | Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen | Voice | [3] | |
2019 | The Addams Family | Grandpa Frump | [9][3] | |
2020 | The Willoughbys | Father Willoughby | [3] | |
Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) | Franck Eggelhoffer | Short film | [1] | |
2021 | Back Home Again | Justin Beaver | Voice | [1] |
2022 | Mack & Rita | Cheese | [1] | |
2023 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | Kingfish | [1] |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1972 | Right On | Regular | [10] | |
Cucumber | Smokey the Hare | Episode: "Ecology ... Smokey the Hare" | [11] | |
1975 | Peep Show | Episode: "Goldberg Is Waiting" | [12] | |
1976–1977 | The David Steinberg Show | Johnny Del Bravo | 10 episodes | [13] |
1978 | For the Record | Weepy | Episode: "Cementhead" | [1] |
1979 | The Family Man | Louie | Television film | [1] |
1979–1980 | The Associates | Tucker Kerwin | 13 episodes | [14] |
1980 | The Love Boat | Melvin | Season 3 - Episode: 28 | [1] |
1980–1981 | I'm a Big Girl Now | Neal Stryker | 14 episodes | [1] |
1981 | Taxi | Mitch Harris | Episode: "Jim Joins the Network" | [1] |
1981–1984 | Second City Television | Various | Cast member; also writer | [1] |
1983 | Sunset Limousine | Bradley Z. Coleman | Television film | [1] |
1984–2022 | Saturday Night Live | Various | Cast member (18 episodes) Host or guest appearances (13 episodes) |
[15] [16] |
1986 | Tall Tales & Legends | Johnny Appleseed | Episode: "Johnny Appleseed" | [1] |
1986 | Really Weird Tales | Shucky Forme | Episode: "All's Well That Ends Strange" | [1] |
1988 | The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley |
Various roles | 13 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
[1] |
1989–1990 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Various roles | 2 episodes | [17] |
1990 | The Dave Thomas Comedy Show | Himself | Episode 4 | [1] |
The Earth Day Special | Nathan Thurm | Television special | [1] | |
1991 | Maniac Mansion | Eddie O'Donnell | Episode: "Down & Out in Cedar Springs" | [18] |
1992 | Favorite Songs | Mozart | Voice, episode: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" | [1] |
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories | Narrator | Episode: "Patrick's Dinosaurs/What Happened to Patrick's Dinosaurs?" | [1] | |
1994 | The Martin Short Show | Marty Short | 8 episodes; also creator, writer and executive producer | [1] |
1996 | Muppets Tonight | Himself | Episode: "Martin Short" | [1] |
1998 | Merlin | Frik | Miniseries | [1] |
1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Mad Hatter | Television film | [1] |
1999–2000 | The Martin Short Show | Himself (host) | 63 episodes; also creator, writer and executive producer |
[1] |
2001–2003 | Primetime Glick | Jiminy Glick / Various roles | 30 episodes; also creator, writer and executive producer |
[1] |
2001 | Prince Charming | Rodney | Television film | [19] |
2002 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | Episode: "The Terrorist Attack" | [20] |
2005 | Arrested Development | Uncle Jack | Episode: "Ready, Aim, Marry Me" | [21] |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sebastian Ballentine Henry Palaver |
Episode: "Pure" | [22] | |
2006 | Jeopardy! | Himself (contestant) | 1 episode | [1] |
2007 | Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary |
Himself | Television special | [23] |
2010 | Damages | Leonard Winstone | 13 episodes | [1] |
2010–2018 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | The Cat in the Hat | Voice, main role | [1] |
2011 | Weeds | Steward Havens | 3 episodes | [24] |
2011–2012 | How I Met Your Mother | Garrison Cootes | 3 episodes | [1] |
2012 | Canada's Got Talent | Himself (judge) | Season 1; 22 episodes | [1] |
2013, 2014 | Hollywood Game Night | Himself | 2 episodes | [25] |
2014 | Working the Engels | Charles "Chuck" Pastry | Episode: "Jenna vs. Big Pastry" | [26] |
2014–2015 | Mulaney | Louis "Lou" Cannon | 13 episodes | [14] |
2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Dr. Grant | Episode: "Kimmy Goes to the Doctor" | [27] |
Difficult People | Himself | Episode: "Pledge Week" | [28] | |
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Television special, NBC | |||
2016 | Maya & Marty | Himself / Various roles | 6 episodes; also co-creator, writer and producer | [1] |
Hairspray Live! | Wilbur Turnblad | Live musical telecast | [1] | |
Modern Family | Mervin "Merv" Schechter | Episode: "Blindsided" | [29] | |
2017 | BoJack Horseman | Poppy Stilton | Voice; episode: "The Judge" | [1] |
The Simpsons | Guthrie Frenel | Voice; episode: "Springfield Splendor" | [1] | |
2018 | The Last Man On Earth | Man in SUV | Episode: "Karl" | [1] |
The Magic School Bus Rides Again | Tony Tennelli | Voice; episode: "Ralphie and the Flying Tennellis" | [3] | |
2019 | Big Mouth | Gordie | Voice; episode: "Cellsea" | [1] |
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself (guest) | Episode: "Martin Short: A Dream World Of Residuals" | [1] | |
2019–2021 | The Morning Show | Dick Lundry | 3 episodes | [30] |
2020 | Good People | Dean Ed Brown | Television film | [1] |
2021–2023 | Schmigadoon! | Leprechaun | 3 episodes | [31] |
2021–present | Only Murders in the Building | Oliver Putnam | Main role; also executive producer | [1] |
2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration | Lumière | Television special | [1] |
2023 | Tough as Nails | Himself | Episode: "Tough Times Don't Last but Tough People Do" | [1] |
2024 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Jiminy Glick | Season 22 - Episode: 20 | [32] |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest host | 4 episodes | [33] |
Theatre
editYear | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1972 | Godspell | Jeffrey | Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto | |
1993 | The Goodbye Girl | Elliot | Marquis Theatre, Broadway | [34] |
1997 | Promises, Promises | Chuck Baxter | New York City Center, Encores! | [35] |
1998–1999 | Little Me | Various | Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway | [36] |
2003–2004 | The Producers | Leo Bloom | Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco | [37] |
Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles | [38] | |||
2006–2007 | Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me | Himself | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway | [39] |
2013 | The Pirates of Penzance | Major General | Delacorte Theatre, The Public Theatre | [40] |
2015 | It's Only a Play | James Wicker (Replacement) | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway | [41] |
2023 | Gutenberg! The Musical! | The Producer (One night only) | James Earl Jones Theatre, Broadway | [42] |
Comedy specials
editYear | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Various | Showtime | [43] |
1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | HBO | [44] | |
2012 | I, Martin Short, Goes Home | CBC | [45] | |
2018 | An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life | Performer | Netflix | [46] |
Video games
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1996 | Creature Crunch | Wesley | [47] |
2002 | Treasure Planet | B.E.N. |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "The top five talent agent scenes in movies". AMC Networks. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Martin Short (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 1, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "A Simple Wish Movie Review". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "CinéMagique". Disneyland Paris. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper – Preminger". Behind the Voiceovers. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Frankenweenie". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (January 2, 2019). "'Bumblebee' Made Some Big Changes to Distance Itself from Michael Bay's 'Transformers' Movies". /Film. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (2018-11-26). "Martin Short & Catherine O'Hara Join 'Addams Family' Cast". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Right On". Canadian Communications Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Cucumber". Rickstv.com. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Martin Short, from Second City to your TV". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "David Steinberg Show, The (Series) (1976–1977)". TVarchive.ca. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ a b "Martin Short". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Martin Short". NBC Universal. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "Stormy Daniels mocks Trump on 'Saturday Night Live' with Ben Stiller and Martin Short". USA Today. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "THE TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW, Martin Short, Tracey Ullman in skit Needle in a Haystack". Imago. January 1980. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Episodes – After SCTV Spinoffs, specials, commercials and related ephemera". SCTVGuide. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Prince Charming". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ "Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Terrorist Attack". HBO. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "The Best 'Arrested Development' Guest Stars, As Picked By The Cast". TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. May 10, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "11 creepiest 'Law & Order: SVU' guest stars of all time". Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "TAKE OFF, EH!". Playing With Words. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "Martin Short, Aidan Quinn, Lindsay Sloane Join 'Weeds'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "Jason Alexander, Martin Short, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Chris Colfer, Sean Hayes, Alison Janney and More Set for NBC's "Hollywood Game Night"". Playbill, Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "Working the Engels debuts March 12 on Global TV". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "Tina Fey's New Show Is 'Not Why Dr. Brandt Committed Suicide': Source". People. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner are truly Difficult People in first trailer for Hulu show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "Blindsided". IMDb. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ Stuever, Hank. "Review | Aniston and Witherspoon outshine 'The Morning Show's' rough start. But did Carell get the best role?". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ Apple TV+ (April 30, 2021). "Lorne Michaels' Apple Original Musical Comedy Series "Schmigadoon!," Starring Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key, to Premiere Globally July 16 on Apple TV+". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Jiminy Glick Takes Over 'Real Time' to Ask Bill Maher the Tough Questions". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 June 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Martin Short, Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman Among 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Summer Guest Hosts". Deadline Hollywood. 20 June 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Goodbye Girl (Broadway, 1993)". Playbill. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Playbill Critics Circle: Review Encores! Promises". Playbill. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Little Me (Broadway, 1998)". Playbill. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Alexander and Short Join Producers Tour in San Fran, April 21-26, Prior to L.A. Run". Playbill. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Tix for L.A. Producers , with Alexander and Short, On Sale Aug. 5". Playbill. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (Broadway, 2006)". Playbill. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Glenn Close, Martin Short and Eric Idle Will Join Kevin Kline for Pirates of Penzance Gala Performance in Central Park". Playbill. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Martin Short Will Return to Broadway in It's Only a Play; Backstage Comedy Extends". Playbill. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Martin Short & Steve Martin Gutenberg
- ^ "Martin Short Concert For the North Americas (1985) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ Ouzounian, Richard (March 2, 2012). "Martin Short talks Canada's Got Talent - The Star". The Toronto Star. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ Husband, Andrew (May 25, 2018). "Steve Martin And Martin Short Embrace The Past Even When They Shun It". Forbes. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ "The Name's Part Of The Game Computer Game 'Creature Crunch' Lands Martin Short". Spokesman.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
External links
edit- Martin Short at IMDb