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Martin Short Introduction
Martin Hayter Short is an American-Canadian Actor, Writer, musician, and Comedian.
Martin Short has been the recipient of the very prestigious “Officer of the Order of Canada” due to his year-long service in the field of Art and Literature.
Martin Short is an infamous comedian well known for his hosting and comical skits in “Saturday Night Live”.
Currently, Martin Short is best known for the portrayal of “Oliver” in Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez starrer “Only Murders in the Building”.
Martin Short Net Worth & Salary
Martin Short’s Net worth is $50 million.
Martin Short has been a part of showbiz for a very long time. He successfully established himself not only as an Actor but also as a prolific musician and extraordinary writer.
He is a multi-talented person and all of his talents helped him create an empire for himself.
Martin Short Age, Early Life & Biography
Martin Short’s age is 72 years. He was born on 26th March 1950.
Martin Short is the youngest of Charles Patrick Short and Oliver Grace. The Short family was a resident of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Martin Short has been raised in adherence to three different cultures, English, Irish, and Irish Catholic.
His mother had a great influence on him as she was a part of the music industry and was a Manager of an Orchestra group.
Martin Short went to Westdale Secondary School. Later, he enrolled himself at McMaster University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work.
Name: | Martin Hayter Short |
Gender: | Male |
Age: | 72 years old |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1950 |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality: | American, Canadian |
Height: | 1.71 m |
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
Marital Status: | Widower |
Wife/Spouse (Name): | Nancy Dolman (m.1980-death-2010) |
Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | 3 |
Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
Profession: | Actor, Writer, Musician, and Comedian |
Yearly Income: | $4 million |
Net Worth | $50 million |
Content Last Updated: | December 2022 |
Martin Short Personal Life
Martin Short is one gentleman of the Industry. He met the love of his life during the filming of “Godspell”.
Martin Short recalled the moment he met Nancy Dolman as the “moment he knew love exists”. It was love at first sight for both young comedians.
The duo made their Love official when they tied the knot in 1980. They adopted 3 kids and were leading a happy and content life until Nancy Dolman got diagnosed with Cancer.
After a long battle with Ovarian Cancer, Nancy Dolman left her heavenly abode in 2010. Martin Short considered that time to be “Grey, Pathetic, and Intolerable”.
Martin Short Career
Though Martin Short wanted his career to be in relation to his degree, his choices and career decisions took a turn for good.
Martin Short was offered a character in the Broadway production of “Godspell” straight out of college in 1971.
Later, Martin Short was seen in the “Love, Gilda” documentary. In his early career, Martin Short was seen in television shows airing in Canada.
In 1979, Martin was offered to play a part in the American Sitcom “The Associates”. He relocated to America and signed “The Associates”.
Shortly after, he was a part of the ensemble cast of “I’m a Big Girl Now” and “Soap” but he left both the shows due to creative differences between Martin and the Teams.
Martin Short is infamous for his Improvisation and Stand up comedy. Back in Canada, he was a part of “Second City Television” from 1982-1983.
He gave birth to many characters on the sets of “SCTV”.
Martin Short’s Comedy timings and skits helped him get a part as a writer and actor in the American late-night show “Saturday Night Live”.
Martin Short is one of the Veterans of “Saturday Night Live” alumni. He was a part of “SNL” from 1984-1985. Later, he returned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of “SNL”.
Martin Short made his silver screen debut in 1986 with “Three Amigos” alongside his best friend of 36 years and fellow American Actor and comedian, Steve Martin.
In the next few years, he starred in various comedy flicks. Martin Short has over 43 movies credited to him.
Some of his infamous movies include “Lost and Found”, “Father of the Bride”, “Father of the Bride II”, “101 Dalmatians”, “Back home again”, “Mack & Rita”, etc.
Apart from Movies, Martin Short is also a well-known name on the Small Screen. Not only he is famous for SCTV and SNL but also for his appearance in many other Television shows and a few of his shows.
Martin Short has been a part of many of his special comedy shows both in the US and in Canada. “Martin Short: Concert for North America”, “Martin Short Comedy Specials” and “Martin Short Goes Hollywood”, etc are a few of the infamous ones.
Currently, he along with his old pal Steve Martin and pop sensation Selena Gomez are the stars and the talk of the town due to their Hulu Network’s show “Only Murders in the Building”.
Martin Short is a prolific actor whose acting roles are not only limited to Television and Movies but also Broadway world.
After his debut with “Godspell”. Martin Short has been part of nearly about 10 Broadway shows.
These are “The Goodbye Girl”, “Promises, Promises”, “Little Me”, etc.
Martin Short Awards & Achievements
Martin Short has been honored with many prestigious Nominations and Awards.
Prime Time Emmy awards, Academy Awards, and Golden Globe are some of his major Nominations.
He received Tony Award for “Little Me” in 1999. He is also a two-time Prime Time Emmy Awards winner.
Apart from that, he is the recipient of two medals from Queen Elizabeth II.
Martin Short Major Investments and Assets
Martin Short is known to have lavish houses, Luxurious cars, and investments worth millions in both the United States of America and Canada.
Martin Short Must Watch Latest Video and Trending Photographs
The above-mentioned link is to Martin Short’s interview with Conan O’Brien.
Martin Short Instagram Handle
Martin Short is not on Instagram.
Martin Short Twitter Handle
Martin Short doesn’t have a Twitter account.