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{{short description|Canadian and American comedian and actor (born 1950)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| name          = Martin Short
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=CAN|OC}}
| image         = Martin Short 2021.jpg
| caption       = Short in 2021
| birth_name    = Martin Hayter Short
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1950|03|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]], Canada
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| medium        = {{hlist|Film|television|theatre}}
| genre         = {{hlist|[[Improvisational comedy]]|[[surreal humour]]|[[Comedy music|musical comedy]]|[[physical comedy]]|[[sketch comedy]]|[[character comedy]]|[[satire]]}}
| subject       = {{hlist|[[Culture of Canada|Canadian culture]]|[[News|current events]]|[[popular culture]]|[[human sexuality]]}}
| alma_mater    = [[McMaster University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| years_active  = 1972–present
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Nancy Dolman]]|1980|2010|end=died}}
| children      = 3 
|notable_works=[[Martin_Short_on_screen_and_stage]]}}

'''Martin Hayter Short''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (born March 26, 1950)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/martin-short-strives-for-carson/|title=Martin Short Strives For Carson|work=CBS News|date=September 8, 1999|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211105048/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/martin-short-strives-for-carson/|url-status=live}}</ref> is a Canadian and American comedian, actor, and writer.<ref name=moviestimes/> Short is known as an energetic comedian who gained prominence for his roles in [[sketch comedy]]. He has also acted in numerous films and television shows. He has [[List of awards and nominations received by Martin Short|received various awards]] including two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], two [[SAG Awards]], and a [[Tony Award]]. Short was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] in 2019.

He is known for his work on the television programs ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Short created the characters [[Jiminy Glick]] and [[Ed Grimley]]. He also acted in the sitcom ''[[Mulaney (TV series)|Mulaney]]'' (2014–2015), the variety series ''[[Maya & Marty]]'' (2016), and the drama series ''[[The Morning Show (American TV series)|The Morning Show]]'' (2019). He has also had an active career on stage, starring in [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] productions including [[Neil Simon]]'s [[musical theatre|musicals]] ''[[The Goodbye Girl (musical)|The Goodbye Girl]]'' (1993) and ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]'' (1998–1999). The latter earned him a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical]] and the former a nomination in the same category.

On film, Short has acted in [[comedy film]]s such as ''[[Three Amigos]]'' (1986), ''[[Innerspace]]'' (1987), ''[[Three Fugitives]]'' (1989), ''[[Father of the Bride (1991 film)|Father of the Bride]]'' (1991), ''[[Captain Ron]]'' (1992), ''[[Clifford (film)|Clifford]]'' (1994), ''[[Father of the Bride Part II]]'' (1995), ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996), ''[[Jungle 2 Jungle]]'' (1997), ''[[Mumford (film)|Mumford]]'' (1999) and ''[[The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause]]'' (2006). Short voiced roles in ''[[The Pebble and the Penguin]]'' (1995), ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998), ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' (2001)'', [[Treasure Planet]]'' (2002), ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' (2012), ''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]'' (2012), and ''[[The Wind Rises]]'' (2013). He also voiced [[The Cat in the Hat]] in the [[PBS Kids]] series ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!]]'' (2010-2013).

In 2015, Short started touring nationally with fellow comedian [[Steve Martin]]. In 2018, they released their [[Netflix]] special ''[[Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life|An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life]]'' which received four [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations. Since 2021, he has co-starred in the [[Hulu]] comedy series ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'' alongside Martin and [[Selena Gomez]]. For his performance he has earned nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]], the [[79th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]], and a [[Critics' Choice Television Award]], and won a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | SAG Award]].