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Martin Short

Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, and writer. Short is known as an energetic comedian who gained prominence for his roles in sketch comedy. He has also acted in numerous films and television shows. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, two SAG Awards, and a Tony Award. Short was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2019.

He is known for his work on the television programs ''SCTV'' and ''Saturday Night Live''. Short created the characters Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. He also acted in the sitcom ''Mulaney'' (2014–2015), the variety series ''Maya & Marty'' (2016), and the drama series ''The Morning Show'' (2019). He has also had an active career on stage, starring in Broadway productions including Neil Simon's musicals ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1993) and ''Little Me'' (1998–1999). The latter earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the former a nomination in the same category.

He has acted in comedy films such as ''Three Amigos'' (1986), ''Innerspace'' (1987), ''Three Fugitives'' (1989), ''Father of the Bride'' (1991), ''Captain Ron'' (1992), ''Clifford'' (1994), ''Father of the Bride Part II'' (1995), ''Mars Attacks!'' (1996), ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' (1997), ''Mumford'' (1999) and ''The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'' (2006). Short also provided voicework for films such as ''The Pebble and the Penguin'' (1995), ''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998), ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' (2001)'', Treasure Planet'' (2002), ''101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure'' (2003), ''Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper'' (2004), ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'' (2008), ''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'', ''Frankenweenie'' (both in 2012), ''The Wind Rises'' (2013), ''The Willoughbys'' (2020), and ''Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'' (2023).

In 2015, Short started touring nationally with fellow comedian Steve Martin. In 2018, they released their Netflix special ''An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life'' which received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Since 2021, he has co-starred in the Hulu comedy series ''Only Murders in the Building'' alongside Martin and Selena Gomez. For his performance he has earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award, the Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Television Award, and won a SAG Award. Provided by Wikipedia