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Martin Short
Age: 59
Height: 5' 7 1/2"
Birth Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Born: Mar. 26th, 1950
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Martin Short's Main TV Roles
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TRIVIA:
- In the fall of 1980, Short joined the cast of _"I'm a Big Girl Now" (1980)_ (qv), a sitcom vehicle for 'Diana Canova' (qv) that also starred 'Danny Thomas (I)' (qv). Canova was offered the sitcom after her huge success playing Corinne Tate Flotsky on ABC's _"Soap" (1977)_ (qv). She left the cast of the latter show in order to accept the offer - shortly before Short's newlywed wife, 'Nancy Dolman' (qv), joined the cast. _"I'm a Big Girl Now" (1980)_ (qv) was an instant flop, and ratings declined for _"Soap" (1977)_ (qv), causing both shows to be canceled that season.
- In _Pure Luck (1991)_ (qv) Proctor's (Martin Short) violent, allergic reaction to bee stings influenced the make-up idea behind _"Primetime Glick" (2001)_ (qv).
- Was supposed to host the 1994 season premiere of _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv), but he had to back out at the last minute. He was replaced by 'Steve Martin (I)' (qv).
- Graduated from Westdale High school in Hamilton, Ontario.
- Won Broadway's 1999 Tony Award as best actor (musical) for a revival of Little Me. He was also nominated in the same category in 1993 for The Goodbye Girl.
- Has three children: Katherine Elizabeth (born December 3rd, 1983), Oliver Patrick (born 1986) and Henry (born 1990)
- Met future Second City collaborator 'Dave Thomas (I)' (qv) in college in 1970, where they began acting together. Short appeared with Thomas in a production of MacBeth with Short as Lennox and Thomas as Banquo. A legendary production of Godspell in 1972 would include Thomas, plus other Canadian funsters 'Gilda Radner' (qv), 'Eugene Levy' (qv), 'Paul Shaffer' (qv), and 'Andrea Martin (I)' (qv). His future wife 'Nancy Dolman' (qv) was Radner's understudy. Short first dated Radner and then began dating Dolman in 1974. They married in 1980.
- He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on April 13, 1994 for his services to entertainment.
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