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==Personal life== ===Family and relationships=== [[File:Martin Short 2021 2.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Short in 2021]] Short met Canadian comic actress [[Nancy Dolman]] in 1972 during the run of ''[[Godspell]]''. The couple married in 1980. Dolman retired from show business in 1985 to be a [[stay-at-home mother]] and raise their family. Short and Dolman adopted three children: Katherine, Oliver, and Henry.<ref>{{cite book |last=Short |first=Martin |date=November 4, 2014 |title=I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend |location= New York |publisher=HarperCollins |page=166 |isbn=978-0062309525 }}</ref> Dolman died of [[ovarian cancer]] on August 21, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Ken|title=Coroner: Martin Short's Wife Died of Natural Causes|url=http://people.com/celebrity/coroner-martin-shorts-wife-died-of-natural-causes/|website=People.com|access-date=October 13, 2017|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002203919/https://people.com/celebrity/coroner-martin-shorts-wife-died-of-natural-causes/|url-status=live}}</ref> Short and his family make their home in [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles]]. He also has a home on [[Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario|Lake Rosseau]] in [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Denny Lee|title=Muskoka: The Malibu of the North|work=The New York Times|url=http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/realestate/16muskoka.html?ex=1156132800&en=3fd55bc83dc4844e&ei=5070|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717180523/http://travel2.nytimes.com/2005/09/16/realestate/16muskoka.html?ex=1156132800&en=3fd55bc83dc4844e&ei=5070|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 17, 2012|date=September 16, 2005|access-date=June 9, 2008}}</ref> He is a [[naturalized]] [[US citizen|U.S. citizen]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/21/they-live-among-us-10-canadians-who-became-americans/slide/martin-short/|title=They Live Among Us! 10 Canadians Who Became Americans|magazine=Time|author=Rayman, Noah|date=August 21, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2016|archive-date=November 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107013850/http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/21/they-live-among-us-10-canadians-who-became-americans/slide/martin-short/|url-status=live}}</ref> but retains Canadian citizenship, as well as Irish and British citizenship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Rachel |title=Iconic Comedian Martin Short Shares Travel Memories β Including Trips With Famous Friends, Family, and More |url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/martin-short-celebrity-family-travel-comedians-8652502 |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=Travel and Leisure |publisher=Meredith Corporation |date=28 May 2024}}</ref> Nancy Dolman's brother, screenwriter/director [[Bob Dolman]] (who served as a part of ''[[Second City Television|Second City Television (SCTV)]]''{{'}}s [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-winning writing team alongside Short), married their close friend and colleague [[Andrea Martin]], also in 1980. Short is uncle to the couple's two sons, Jack and Joe. Bob Dolman and Andrea Martin have since divorced (2004). Short is a first cousin of [[Clare Short]], a former member of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|British Parliament]] and former British [[Minister (government)|cabinet minister]].<ref name=tuo>{{cite news|last=Street|first=Andrew P.|title=Martin Short|work=Time Out Sydney|url=http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/comedy/martin-short.aspx|access-date=September 21, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002202155/http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/comedy/martin-short.aspx|archive-date=October 2, 2009}}</ref> ===Philanthropy=== Short appeared in a 2001 episode on the Celebrity [[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (U.S. game show)|''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'']] hosted by [[Regis Philbin]], winning $32,000 for his charity,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=2819 | title=J Archive β Martin Short | publisher=J Archive | access-date=December 4, 2015 | archive-date=December 11, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211213529/http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=2819 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Loyola High School (Los Angeles)|Loyola High School]]. Short has actively campaigned for the Women's Research Cancer Fund, and he accepted a "Courage Award" on behalf of his late wife at a 2011 gala by the group.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/04/martin-short-to-accept-aw_n_818781.html "Martin Short to Accept Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305031409/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/04/martin-short-to-accept-aw_n_818781.html |date=March 5, 2016 }} huffingtonpost.com, February 4, 2011</ref> Short is also a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/|title=Artists β Artists Against Racism|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-date=October 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007013905/http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/|url-status=live}}</ref> Short is a fan of his hometown team, the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] of the [[Canadian Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/legendary-canadian-comedian-martin-short-shows-off-tiger-005413232.html|title=Legendary Canadian comedian Martin Short shows off his Tiger-Cats' fandom in CBC special|access-date=April 5, 2012|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002203920/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/legendary-canadian-comedian-martin-short-shows-off-tiger-005413232.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, a commemorative three dollar (face value) Canadian coin, designed by Canadian artist Tony Bianco with Martin Short, displays the actor's summer home on Lake Rousseau in the Muskoka region of Ontario, with the head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, on the [[obverse]] side, was issued by the [[Royal Canadian Mint]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Short Presents Canada coin (2013) |url=https://www.mint.ca/en-us/shopping/archives/2013/martin-short-coin---martin-short-presents-canada-coin-2013 |website=[[Royal Canadian Mint]] |access-date=2 September 2024 |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902141933/https://www.mint.ca/en-us/shopping/archives/2013/martin-short-coin---martin-short-presents-canada-coin-2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Martin Short designs silver coin for Royal Canadian Mint |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/619631/martin-short-designs-silver-coin-for-royal-canadian-mint/ |access-date=2 September 2024 |work=Global News .ca |location=Winnipeg |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902141932/https://globalnews.ca/news/619631/martin-short-designs-silver-coin-for-royal-canadian-mint/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coin features Martin Short's summer home |url=https://canadiancoinnews.com/coin-features-martin-shorts-summer-home/ |access-date=2 September 2024 |work=Canadian Coin News |date=15 September 2014 |language=en-CA |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902141935/https://canadiancoinnews.com/coin-features-martin-shorts-summer-home/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Martin Short Presents Canada |url=https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/martin-short-presents-canada.html |access-date=2 September 2024 |work=CoinWorld |language=en |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902141933/https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/martin-short-presents-canada.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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