Martin Short is currently starring on Broadway in Fame Becomes Me. He began his career on the irreverent, influential SCTV Comedy Network, earning an Emmy for his work. He moved on to Saturday Night Live where he continued to create and develop such memorable characters as Ed Grimley and Jackie Rogers, Jr.
Mr. Short made his feature film debut in Three Amigos! alongside Chevy Chase and Steve Martin, and continued to land plum roles in Father of the Bride I & II, InnerSpace, and many others. A veteran of theater in Canada and on Broadway, he won a Tony award for his work in Little Me, and was nominated for a Tony for The Goodbye Girl. Mr. Short has also written, produced, and starred in three highly acclaimed television specials, and in 2001 he created and starred in Primetime Glick for Comedy Central. He has received the Order of Canada and has been inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame. His charity is the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of Notre Dame.
Why do you think you will win today?
Um, I didn't say I would win the game. I--y'know... First of all, I know that Joely will win the game, because, uh, Mario is no threat, intellectually, and I'm limited. So you have no threat, and limited, versus a very smart, uh, woman. So there's no real contest here. But it should be filled with mirth. And laughter and joy. |
"Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley are among his many memorable characters. He's now starring on Broadway in his own show, Fame Becomes Me. Please welcome..."
Martin won $32,000 for charity on a celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on 2001-05-11.
Martin portrayed Jerry Lewis in the debut Celebrity Jeopardy! sketch on Saturday Night Live 1996-12-07 (Season 22, episode 8). |
