Martin Short
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Mars Attacks!
1996
Get Over It
2001
Innerspace
1987
Clifford
1994
Mumford
1999
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Three Fugitives
1989
¡Three Amigos!
1986
Father of the Bride
1991
Father of the Bride Part II
1995
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Treasure Planet
2002
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
Back Home Again
2021
Earth to America
2005
The Prince of Egypt
1998
Lost and Found
1979
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006
Captain Ron
1992
Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails
2011
Frankenweenie
2012
A Simple Wish
1997
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
Pure Luck
1991
Prince Charming
2001
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things
2010
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995
Cross My Heart
1987
Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats
2011
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997
Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
2012
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
2012
Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles
2012
Inherent Vice
2014
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014
Mack & Rita
2022
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Seer Was Here
1978
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
All In
2014
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
On Location: Women of the Night
1987
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007
The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys!
2010
Being Canadian
2015
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
2004
The Family Man
1979
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012
Really Weird Tales
1986
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
The Big Picture
1989
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
The Earth Day Special
1990
Junket Whore
1998
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2001
Hairspray Live!
2016
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
2018
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!
2016
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!
2016
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!
2017
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
Love, Gilda
2018
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017
Money For Nothing
1993
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
The Willoughbys
2020
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
The Making of Me
1989
Sunset Limousine
1983
The Addams Family
2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
Johnny Appleseed
1986
The Best of SCTV
1988
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
Martin Short: Home Safe
1992
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Friends of Gilda
1993
Downey Wrote That
2025
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
O Canada
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Inside the Actors Studio
1994
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Daily Show
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Rachael Ray
2006
The View
1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Jeopardy!
1984
Inside Comedy
2012
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
The Early Show
1999
The Colbert Report
2005
The Last Man on Earth
2015
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
MADtv
1995
Modern Family
2009
Damages
2007
Muppets Tonight
1996
Arrested Development
2003
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
1989
The Associates
1979
SCTV Channel
1983
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The Marriage Ref
2010
Primetime Glick
2001
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
1988
The David Steinberg Show
1972
The Oscars
1953
The Martin Short Show
1994
The Martin Short Show
1999
Dennis Miller
2004
I'm a Big Girl Now
1980
Schmigadoon!
2021
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Merlin
1998
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The View
1997
Mulaney
2014
Weeds
2005
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Tough As Nails
2020
Maya & Marty
2016
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Hollywood Squares
1998
Taxi
1978
Canada's Got Talent
2012
Reading Rainbow
1983
Cucumber
1974
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
For the Record
1976
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
2010
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Saturday Night Live
1975
Good Day Live
2001
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
Schmigadoon!
2021
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Stars in the House
2020
Stars in the House
2020
The Love Boat
1977
Saturday Night Live
1975
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
BoJack Horseman
2014
The Morning Show
2019
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Simpsons
1989
Hollywood Game Night
2013
Password
2022
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Big Mouth
2017
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Only Murders in the Building
2021
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Conan
2010
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Grimsburg
2024
Difficult People
2015
Golden Globe Awards
1944
MADtv
1995
Second City Television
1976
Match Game
2016
The Emmy Awards
1949
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
SCTV Network 90
1981
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
American Masters
1986
Saturday Night Live
1975
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Tony Awards
1956
Only Murders in the Building Official Podcast
2025