Martin Short

Born

3/26/1950

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Martin Short

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 For93 Movies

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
★6.5
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
★6.8
The Prince of Egypt
1998
★7.3
Treasure Planet
2002
★7.6
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
★6.7
The Addams Family
2019
★6.6
Inherent Vice
2014
★6.5
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
★7.8
Mars Attacks!
1996
★6.4
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2001
★6.1
Frankenweenie
2012
★7.0
Father of the Bride
1991
★6.5
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
2004
★7.5
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
★5.2
Innerspace
1987
★6.8
¡Three Amigos!
1986
★6.3
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003
★6.0
Father of the Bride Part II
1995
★6.3
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
★6.8
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006
★5.6
Alice in Wonderland
1999
★6.2
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
★7.9
Three Fugitives
1989
★6.7
The Willoughbys
2020
★7.0
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
2018
★5.7
Lorne
2026
★6.9
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014
★6.3
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
★5.4
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
★6.1
A Simple Wish
1997
★5.5
Mack & Rita
2022
★5.5
The Big Picture
1989
★5.9
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
★6.6
Pure Luck
1991
★5.6
Get Over It
2001
★5.6
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995
★5.2
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
★7.7
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
★8.3
Captain Ron
1992
★5.6
Junket Whore
1998
★5.5
Clifford
1994
★5.1
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
★4.4
Hairspray Live!
2016
★7.3
Prince Charming
2001
★6.9
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
★6.3
The Earth Day Special
1990
★6.1
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
★7.8
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
★8.0
Mumford
1999
★6.5
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
★6.1
Being Canadian
2015
★5.6
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020
★7.5
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
★8.5
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
★4.3
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
★6.4
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
★7.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
★6.0
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999
★6.6
Love, Gilda
2018
★7.2
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
★9.3
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
★7.0
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025
★10.0
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
2025
★7.3
Lost and Found
1979
★6.0
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
★9.7
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
★6.1
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
★8.1
Earth to America
2005
★7.7
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
★5.5
Back Home Again
2021
★7.0
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
★5.5
The Best of SCTV
1988
★8.0
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!
2016
★5.6
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!
2016
★5.0
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012
★2.3
Really Weird Tales
1986
★5.8
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
★7.1
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
2012
★5.5
Cross My Heart
1987
★5.3
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018
★6.6
The Family Man
1979
★8.0
Sunset Limousine
1983
★4.5
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!
2017
★4.0
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989
★6.8
On Location: Women of the Night
1987
★8.0
Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles
2012
★10.0
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997
★7.0
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989
★6.5
Money For Nothing
1993
★7.0
The Making of Me
1989
★7.0
Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
2012
★4.0
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things
2010
★10.0
Martin Short: Home Safe
1992
★8.5