Martin Hayter Short was born on March 26, 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a Canadian-American award-winning comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer.

He became a star in the 1980s on the television comedy shows SCTV and Saturday Night Live. His early movie roles included Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace (1987) and Clifford (1994).

During the '90s he returned to television in short-lived series and guest appearances and appeared in occasional comedy roles in the movies, including 1996's Mars Attacks and 1999's Mumford.

His latest credits include The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) and The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008).

He married Canadian comic actress Nancy Dolman in 1980.

Filmography

• Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil (2010)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) (voice)
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
• "Saturday Night Live" (20 episodes, 1984-2005)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2005)
• "Arrested Development" (1 episode, 2005)
• Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004) (V)
• Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
• "Primetime Glick" (30 episodes, 2001-2003)
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) (V) (voice)
• Treasure Planet (2002) (voice)
• CinéMagique (2002)
• Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) (voice)
• Prince Charming (2001) (TV)
• Get Over It (2001)
• Mumford (1999)
• Alice in Wonderland (1999) (TV)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998) (voice)
• Merlin (1998) (TV)
• Akbar's Adventure Tours (1998)
• A Simple Wish (1997)
• Jungle 2 Jungle (1997)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Creature Crunch (1996) (VG) (voice)
• Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
• The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) (voice)
• "The Martin Short Show" (1994) TV series
• Clifford (1994)
• We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) (voice)
• "Screen One" (1 episode, 1993)
• Captain Ron (1992)
• Father of the Bride (1991)
• "Maniac Mansion" (1 episode, 1991)
• Pure Luck (1991)
• "The Dave Thomas Comedy Show" (1 episode, 1990)
• "The Tracey Ullman Show" (2 episodes, 1989-1990)
• The Big Picture (1989)
• Three Fugitives (1989)
• Andrea Martin... Together Again (1989) (TV)
• The Making of Me (1989)
• I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989) (TV)
• "The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley" (1988) TV series (voice)
• Cross My Heart (1987)
• Innerspace (1987)
• Really Weird Tales (1987) (TV)
• ¡Three Amigos! (1986)
• "Tall Tales and Legends" (1 episode, 1986)
• "SCTV Channel" (18 episodes, 1983-1984)
• Sunset Limousine (1983) (TV)
• "SCTV Network 90" (15 episodes, 1982-1983)
• "Miss Peach of the Kelly School" (1982) TV series (voice)
• "Taxi" (1 episode, 1981)
• "Second City TV" (1 episode, 1981)
• "I'm a Big Girl Now" (1980) TV series
• "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1980)
• "The Associates" (1 episode, 1980)
• The Family Man (1979) (TV)
• Lost and Found (1979)
• "For the Record" (1 episode, 1978)
• "The David Steinberg Show" (2 episodes, 1976)
• "Peep Show" (1 episode)
• "Right On" (1972) TV series
• "Cucumber" (1 episode)

Awards

• Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical "Little Me" 1999
• Tony Award Actor in a Musical "Little Me" 1999
• Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical "The Goodbye Girl" 1993
• Theatre World Award 1993
• Emmy Award Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program "SCTV Network" 1983