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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]].

== Early life and education ==
Short was born on March 26, 1950, in [[Hamilton, Ontario]], the youngest<ref name="Conan/Jabber/Short">{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Conan |author1-link=Conan O'Brien |title=Martin Short |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5lsYCEgqDA |website=Serious Jibber-Jabber {{!}} CONAN on TBS |access-date=1 September 2024 |date=20 September 2013 |via=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=September 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901214053/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5lsYCEgqDA |url-status=live }}</ref> of five children of Olive Grace (née Hayter; 1913–1968), a Canadian-born (of [[English people|English]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] descent) [[concertmistress]] at the [[Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra|Hamilton Symphony Orchestra]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/showbiz/martin-short-memoir/ |title=Martin Short stays sunny-side up |publisher=CNN |date=November 4, 2014 |first=Katie |last=McLaughlin |access-date=November 8, 2014 |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109045955/http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/showbiz/martin-short-memoir/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Charles Patrick Short (1909–1970), a corporate executive at the Canadian steel company [[Stelco]] who had emigrated from [[Crossmaglen]], [[County Armagh]], Ireland as a stowaway during the [[Irish War of Independence]].<ref>[http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/martin-short "Martin Short Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050310/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/martin-short |date=September 24, 2015 }} ''Hello Magazine'', accessed August 26, 2013</ref><ref>[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/474238031.html?dids=474238031:474238031&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+22%2C+1988&author=Eirik+Knutzen&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=%5B+Three+tykes+dressed+up+as+Ed+Grimley+-+trousers+...%5D&pqatl=google "Profile"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107095224/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/474238031.html?dids=474238031:474238031&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+22,+1988&author=Eirik+Knutzen&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=%5B+Three+tykes+dressed+up+as+Ed+Grimley+-+trousers+...%5D&pqatl=google |date=November 7, 2012 }}, ''The Toronto Star''</ref> Short has spoken openly about his father's struggles with [[alcoholism]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fdztHeqwgU |title=Real Time with Bill Maher: Martin Short on Martin Short (HBO) |date=2014-11-17 |last=Real Time with Bill Maher |access-date=2024-07-10 |via=YouTube |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710185817/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fdztHeqwgU |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Short and his siblings—three older brothers, David, Michael, and Brian, and one older sister, Nora<ref>{{cite news|first=Olivia|last=Stren|title=Laugh Track|work=torontolife|url=http://www.torontolife.com/features/laugh-track|date=June 2006|access-date=June 9, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605201222/http://www.torontolife.com/features/laugh-track/|archive-date=June 5, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>—were raised as Catholics.<ref name="time"/> His eldest brother, David, was killed in a car accident in [[Montréal]] in 1962 when Short was 12. 
 
Encouraged by his mother in his early creative endeavours,<ref name="time">{{cite magazine|author=Amy Lennard Goehner|title=10 Questions For Martin Short|magazine=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1223360,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814033739/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1223360,00.html|archive-date=August 14, 2006|date=August 6, 2006|access-date=June 9, 2008}}</ref> Short attended [[Westdale Secondary School]] and then graduated from [[McMaster University]] with a Bachelor of Arts [[academic degree|degree]] in [[Social Work]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite news|author=Carmela Fragomeni|title=Westdale grads found stardom|work=The Hamilton Spectator|url=http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/about_us/newsroom/v_2_0_1/news_detail.aspx?newsid=729|date=February 24, 2006|access-date=June 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605203507/http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/about_us/newsroom/v_2_0_1/news_detail.aspx?newsid=729|archive-date=June 5, 2008}}</ref> In the meantime, his mother died of cancer in 1968; his father died two years later, of complications from a stroke.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fame Becomes Martin Short|work=CBS News The Showbuzz|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fame-becomes-martin-short/|date=September 17, 2006|access-date=December 29, 2014|archive-date=September 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902001539/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fame-becomes-martin-short/|url-status=live}}</ref>

His brother, Michael, would go on to become a comedy writer, also spending time at [[Second City Television]] (SCTV), and is 17 time nominee and three time winner of an [[Emmy Award]] for comedy sketch writing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Short Awards and Nominations |url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/michael-short |access-date=December 3, 2015 |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308224809/http://www.emmys.com/bios/michael-short |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
=== 1972–1976: Early theatrical and Canadian television work ===
As Short was about to graduate from [[McMaster University]], rather than immediately pursuing a career in social work, he moved to [[Toronto]] with intention of temporarily giving acting a shot.<ref name="vanity-fair-i-must-say">{{cite news|first=Martin|last=Short|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/martin-short-memoir-i-must-say|title=Comedy Legend Martin Short Recalls His Start in Showbiz|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603191209/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/martin-short-memoir-i-must-say|archivedate=June 3, 2023|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=9 October 2014|access-date=24 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Right away, in March 1972, he landed his first piece of paid work as an actor: playing a plastic [[credit card]] inside a woman's purse in a [[Chargex]] television commercial.<ref name="vanity-fair-i-must-say"/> He was then cast by [[Stephen Schwartz (composer)|Stephen Schwartz]] for the new 1972 production of the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] hit ''[[Godspell]]'' being prepared at Toronto's [[Royal Alexandra Theatre]].<ref name=moviestimes>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/martin-short |title=Martin Short Biography at New York Times |access-date=August 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205164854/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/65439/Martin-Short |archive-date=December 5, 2007 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2007}}</ref> Among other members of that production's cast were [[Victor Garber]], [[Gilda Radner]], [[Eugene Levy]], [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], [[Andrea Martin]], [[Jayne Eastwood]], and Gerry Salsberg; [[Paul Shaffer]] was the [[musical director]].<ref name=tcmbio>{{cite news|author=|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/176806%7C0/Martin-Short/milestones.html|title=Martin Short Milestones at TCM|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011611/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/176806%7C0/Martin-Short/milestones.html|archivedate=5 October 2013|url-status=dead|agency=TCM.com|date=|access-date= August 26, 2013}}</ref> As stated by Short in his 2014 [[memoir]] as well as in the 2018 documentary ''[[Love, Gilda]]'', he and [[Gilda Radner]] [[On-again, off-again relationship|dated each other on and off]] during that time.<ref name="msnbc-i-must-say">{{cite news|first=Martin|last=Short|url=https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/excerpt-martin-shorts-i-must-say-msna451056|title=An excerpt from Martin Short's "I Must Say"|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012051923/https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/excerpt-martin-shorts-i-must-say-msna451056|archivedate=October 12, 2023|agency=MSNBC.com|date=4 November 2014|access-date=24 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

Short subsequently found work in several Canadian television shows and theatrical productions. These included being cast for the role of a tough, sexually predatory prison inmate in the 1972 staging of [[John Herbert (playwright)|John Herbert]]'s drama ''[[Fortune and Men's Eyes]]'' that had the upstart twenty-two-year-old actor commuting back to his hometown [[Hamilton, Ontario]].<ref name=tcmbio/><ref name="msnbc-i-must-say"/> With the success of ''Godspell'' at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in [[downtown Toronto]], by late 1972, the production moved uptown to the Bayview Playhouse where it ran for 488 performances.<ref>{{cite news|first=Terry|last=Fallis|url=https://leasidelife.com/remember-when-godspell-reigned-on-bayview/|title=Remember when Godspell reigned on Bayview?|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028145103/https://leasidelife.com/remember-when-godspell-reigned-on-bayview/|archivedate=October 28, 2023|agency=LeasideLife.com|date=1 August 2021|access-date=24 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Young Short's increased stage profile led to a guest spot on ''[[Right On (TV series)|Right On]]'', a [[teen]]-focused live program airing weekly in the [[After-school activity|after-school timeslot]] on the [[Government of Canada|government]]-funded [[CBC Television|CBC TV]].<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=Corcelli|url=https://broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1130|title=Right On|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010124647/https://broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1130|archivedate=10 October 2006|url-status=dead|agency=Broadcast-History.ca|date=September 2005|access-date=24 May 2023}}</ref> He also played the role of Smokey the Hare on the [[TVOntario]] daytime kids' program ''[[Cucumber (Canadian TV series)|Cucumber]]''.

In June 1973, with ''Godspell'' winding down and Chicago's Second City improv comedy theatre starting up a sister company in Toronto, many of Short's ''Godspell'' peers (his girlfriend Radner, in addition to Levy, Eastwood, and Salsberg) as well as the rest of his social circle ([[Valri Bromfield]] and [[Dan Aykroyd]]) successfully joined the [[List of alumni of the Second City|new troupe's first cast]].<ref name="vanity-fair-i-must-say"/> Short, on the other hand, resisted auditioning due to feeling a "phobia of being funny on demand" and considering himself a "traditional song-and-dance performer".<ref name="vanity-fair-i-must-say"/>

In 1974, Short was hired as a writer on ''[[Everything Goes (Canadian TV series)|Everything Goes]]'', a nightly variety show hosted by [[Norm Crosby]], [[Mike Darow]], and [[Catherine McKinnon]]. Produced by and aired on [[Global Television Network]], broadcasting only to [[Southern Ontario]] as a newly launched regional grouping of television stations, the show lasted less than six months before being cancelled.

=== 1977–1985: ''SCTV'' and ''SNL'' stardom ===
[[File:Martin Short (41065348171) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Short during his early career]]
Short was encouraged to pursue comedy by McMaster classmates [[Eugene Levy]] and [[Dave Thomas (actor)|Dave Thomas]], in March 1977, joining the improvisation group [[The Second City]], taking over for [[John Candy]] in ''The Wizard of Ossington'', their ninth revue.<ref name="SC/p/ms"/><ref>Martin Short's Autobiography "I Must Say"</ref><ref name=moviestimes/> 

In early 1978, Short secured his feature film debut via a supporting role in the [[Melvin Frank]]-directed British romantic comedy ''[[Lost and Found (1979 film)|Lost and Found]]'' starring [[George Segal]] and [[Glenda Jackson]]. Filmed throughout late winter and early spring 1978 in [[Banff National Park]] and Toronto, the film saw limited North American release in June 1979 and was met with lukewarm reviews and poor box office returns.<ref name="epstein">Epstein, Andrew (April 27, 1980). "The Big Thuds of 1979—Films That Flopped, Badly". ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Calendar, p. 6.</ref>

In 1979, after working solely in Canada for the preceding seven years, Short landed a starring role in the American sitcom ''[[The Associates (American TV series)|The Associates]]'' about a group of young novice lawyers working at a [[Wall Street]] law firm.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://thiswastv.com/2012/07/31/1970s-fun-flops-the-associates/ | title=1970s Fun Flops: "The Associates" | date=July 31, 2012 | publisher=This Was Television | access-date=December 3, 2015 | archive-date=November 3, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103235319/http://thiswastv.com/2012/07/31/1970s-fun-flops-the-associates/ | url-status=live }}</ref> 

In 1980, he joined the cast of ''[[I'm a Big Girl Now]]'', a sitcom starring [[Diana Canova]] and [[Danny Thomas]].<ref name=tcmlong>[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/176806|0/Martin-Short/biography.html "Martin Short Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006054905/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/176806%7C0/Martin-Short/biography.html |date=October 6, 2013 }} [[tcmdb]] [[tcm.com]], accessed August 26, 2013</ref> Canova was offered the sitcom because of her success playing Corinne Tate Flotsky on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC's]] ''[[Soap (TV series)|Soap]]'' and left ''Soap'' shortly before Short's newlywed wife [[Nancy Dolman]] joined it.<ref name="TVS">{{cite web | url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/soap-nancy-dolman-17546/ | title=Soap: Actress Nancy Dolman Dies at Age 58 | date=August 24, 2010 | publisher=TV Series Finale | access-date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20151202171440/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/soap-nancy-dolman-17546/|archive-date=December 2, 2015}}</ref>

''' ''SCTV'' '''

Short achieved wider public notice when the Second City group produced a show for television, ''[[Second City Television]]'' (''SCTV''), which ran for several years in Canada, then the United States. Short appeared on ''SCTV'' in 1982–83.<ref name=moviestimes/> At ''SCTV'', Short developed several characters before moving on to ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' for the 1984–85 season:

* Aged songwriter [[Irving Cohen]],<ref name="SC/p/ms"/> commonly thought to be loosely based on American composers [[Irving Caesar]] and/or [[Irving Berlin]] and perhaps Canadian songwriter [[Leonard Cohen]], but actually (according to Short in his autobiography) inspired by [[Sophie Tucker]]
* Defense attorney [[Nathan Thurm]]<ref name="SC/p/ms">{{cite web |title=Martin Short |url=https://www.secondcity.com/people/martin-short |website=www.secondcity.com - The Second City |access-date=3 September 2024 |archive-date=September 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903073651/https://www.secondcity.com/people/martin-short |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Albino Vegas singer, Jackie Rogers Jr. and his father, Jackie Rogers Sr., the latter of which was mauled to death by a mountain lion during a comeback special that took place in the woods.
* Oddball man-child [[Ed Grimley]],<ref name="SC/p/ms"/> later featured on ''SNL'' and in his own short-lived animated television series entitled ''[[The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley]]''. The show, which was produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] and aired for a single season in fall 1988, is the only animated series adapted from an ''SCTV'' character and a ''Saturday Night Live'' character to date.<ref name=moviestimes/>

''' ''Saturday Night Live'' '''

Short joined ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL'') for the [[Saturday Night Live (season 10)|1984–85 season]].<ref name=saturday>[http://snl.jt.org/cast.php?i=MaSh "Martin Short Characters, Impressions and Guest Appearances"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229084824/http://snl.jt.org/cast.php?i=MaSh |date=December 29, 2010 }} snl.jt.org, accessed August 25, 2013</ref><ref name=nytimes2019-12-14/> He helped revive the show with his many characters for season ten (the last one produced by [[Dick Ebersol]]). "Short's appearance on ''SNL'' helped to revive the show's fanbase, which had flagged after the departure of [[Eddie Murphy]], and in turn, would launch his successful career in films and television."<ref name=tcmlong/> His ''SNL'' characters included numerous holdovers from his ''SCTV'' days, most notably, his Ed Grimley character, depicted on ''Saturday Night Live'' as a geeky everyman who is obsessed with ''Wheel of Fortune'', plays the triangle, and often finds himself in bizarre situations rather than a miscast bad actor in several film and TV show parodies (''The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley'' used the ''SNL'' characterization of him rather than the ''SCTV'' take on him). He also did impressions of such celebrities as [[Jerry Lewis]] and [[Katharine Hepburn]].<ref name=saturday/>
[[File:Martin Short in 2001.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Short in 2001]]
Since then he has made multiple appearances on the show including on the SNL Christmas special in 2012, 2024 and ''[[Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special]]'' in 2015.

=== 1986–1999: Film roles and Broadway debut ===
In addition to his work on ''SCTV'' and ''SNL'', Short has starred in several television specials and series of his own. In 1985, Short starred in the one-hour Showtime special ''Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas''.<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/474984/martin-short-concert-for-the-north-americas "Martin Short Concert For the North Americas"] tcm.com, accessed August 26, 2013</ref> This was Short's first live concert, interspersed with studio sketches and a wraparound featuring Jackie Rogers Jr. Co-produced by the CBC, this aired as ''The Martin Short Comedy Special'' in Canada in March 1986. In 1989, Short headlined another one-hour comedy special, this time for HBO, ''I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood'', Short's classic send-up of all things Hollywood. It featured many of his characters including Ed Grimley and Jackie Rogers Jr.<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/466933/i-martin-short-goes-hollywood "I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood"]  tcm.com, accessed August 26, 2013</ref>

After doing sketch comedy for several years, Short starred in ''[[Three Amigos]]'' (1986), ''[[Innerspace]]'' (1987), ''[[The Big Picture (1989 film)|The Big Picture]]'' (1989), ''[[Captain Ron]]'' (1992) and ''[[Clifford (film)|Clifford]]'' (1994).  He starred in ''[[Three Fugitives]]'' (1989), directed by [[Francis Veber]], with [[Nick Nolte]] and [[James Earl Jones]]; he was the memorable scene-stealing character "Franck" in the 1991 remake of ''[[Father of the Bride (1991 film)|Father of the Bride]]'' and [[Father of the Bride Part II|its sequel]]; and in ''[[Pure Luck]]'' (1991), directed by [[Nadia Tass]], with [[Danny Glover]] and [[Sheila Kelley (American actress)|Sheila Kelley]].<ref name=films>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131008025128/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/65439/Martin-Short/filmography "Martin Short Filmography"] movies.nytimes.com, accessed August 25, 2013</ref>

Short resumed work in the theatre, playing a lead role in the 1993 musical version of the [[Neil Simon]] film ''[[The Goodbye Girl (musical)|The Goodbye Girl]]'', on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], receiving a [[Tony Award]] nomination and an [[Outer Critics Circle Award]].<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4706 'The Goodbye Girl'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124190041/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4706 |date=November 24, 2010 }} [[Internet Broadway Database]], retrieved May 21, 2010</ref><ref>Rich, Frank.[http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9F0CE1DE1139F936A35750C0A965958260 "Review/Theater; How Far Two Good Sports Will Go"], ''The New York Times'', March 5, 1993</ref><ref name=vault>[http://www.playbill.com/person/martin-short-vault-0000026970 "Martin Short Broadway Credits and Awards"] playbillvault.com, accessed November 6, 2016</ref> He had the lead role in the 1999 Broadway revival of the musical ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]'', for which he received a [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Tony Award]] and another Outer Critics Circle Award.<ref>Haun, Harry.[http://www.playbill.com/features/article/64810-Little-Me-Gives-Martin-Short-His-3rd-Neil-Simon-Role "Little Me Gives Martin Short His 3rd Neil Simon Role"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021171240/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/64810-Little-Me-Gives-Martin-Short-His-3rd-Neil-Simon-Role |date=October 21, 2012 }} playbill.com, September 14, 1998</ref><ref>McGrath, Sean.[https://archive.today/20140908131125/http://staging.playbill.com/news/article/45967-1999-Tony-Winner-Martin-Short-Leading-Actor-Musical-Little-Me "1999 Tony Winner: Martin Short (Leading Actor, Musical, Little Me)"] playbill.com, June 6, 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4871 'Little Me'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125105956/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=4871 |date=November 25, 2010 }} [[Internet Broadway Database]], retrieved May 21, 2010</ref>

In 1996, he appeared in [[Tim Burton]]'s sci-fi comedy ''[[Mars Attacks!]]''<ref name=films/> as lascivious Press Secretary Jerry Ross. In 1997, he starred in ''[[A Simple Wish]]'' as male fairy godmother Murray. In 1997, he appeared as Wall Street broker Richard Kempster in ''[[Jungle 2 Jungle]]'', with [[Tim Allen]].<ref>Deming, Mark. [https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/jungle-film-review.html " 'Jungle 2 Jungle' Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028185715/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/jungle-film-review.html |date=October 28, 2021 }} ''The New York Times'' archive, accessed October 28, 2021</ref> In 1999, he appeared as Lionel Dillard in [[Lawrence Kasdan]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Mumford (film)|Mumford]]''. Short has had three television shows called ''The Martin Short Show'', including a sitcom, ''[[The Martin Short Show (1994 TV series)|The Martin Short Show]]'', 1994; a sketch comedy show, ''The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show'', 1995; and a syndicated talk show ''[[The Martin Short Show]]'', which ran from 1999 to 2000.<ref name=yahoo>[https://movies.yahoo.com/person/martin-short/biography.html%2B%22The+Martin+Short+Show%22+1984+%22Martin+Short%22 "Martin Short Biography"] movies.yahoo.com (googleusercontent.com), accessed August 26, 2013</ref>

=== 2000–2007: ''Primetime Glick'' ===
[[File:Martin Short crop.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Short hosting ''[[Broadway on Broadway]]'', 2006]] Short starred as [[Jiminy Glick]] on [[Comedy Central]]'s ''[[Primetime Glick]]'' (2001–2003). He interviewed performers and celebrities as the character Jiminy Glick.<ref>Hernandez, Ernio. [https://archive.today/20130826110225/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/78983-Brooks-Alexander-Mullally-Among-Stars-to-Appear-on-Martin-Shorts-Primetime-Glick "Brooks, Alexander, Mullally Among Stars to Appear on Martin Short's 'Primetime Glick' "] playbill.com, April 15, 2003</ref> ''The New York Times'' in 2002 referred to the character as "the most unpredictable and hilariously uninhibited comic creation to hit TV since [[Bart Simpson]] was in diapers."<ref>{{cite news | author=Hinson, Hal | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/14/arts/television-radio-a-tempest-in-a-talk-show-jiminy-glick-s-wild-ride.html | title=A Tempest in a Talk Show: Jiminy Glick's Wild Ride | newspaper=The New York Times | date=April 14, 2002}}</ref> In 2004, he wrote and starred in ''[[Jiminy Glick in Lalawood]]'' with [[Jan Hooks]] as his wife, Dixie Glick.<ref>Holden, Steven.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071114205600/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/312943/Jiminy-Glick-in-Lalawood/overview " 'Jiminy Glick in Lalawood' Overview"] movies.nytimes.com, accessed August 25, 2013</ref> In 2003, Short took to the stage once again in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles run of ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]''. Short played the role of the accountant, Leo Bloom, opposite [[Jason Alexander]]'s Max Bialystock.<ref>Jones, Kenneth.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/78612-Alexander-and-Short-Join-Producers-Tour-in-San-Fran-April-21-26-Before-LA-Sitdown "Alexander and Short Join Producers Tour in San Fran, April 21–26 Before L.A. Sitdown"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017160129/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/78612-Alexander-and-Short-Join-Producers-Tour-in-San-Fran-April-21-26-Before-LA-Sitdown |date=October 17, 2012 }} March 25, 2003</ref><ref>Perlmutter, Sharon.[http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/la/la104.html "Review: The Producers" in Los Angeles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215141014/http://talkinbroadway.com/regional/la/la104.html |date=February 15, 2010 }} talkinbroadway.com, retrieved May 21, 2010</ref> Although the role of Leo Bloom was originated on Broadway by [[Matthew Broderick]], [[Mel Brooks]] first approached Short about doing the part opposite [[Nathan Lane]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/59678-Break-a-Leg-The-Producers-Opens-at-Bways-St-James-April-19 "Break a Leg: The Producers Opens at Bway's St. James, April 19"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021171309/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/59678-Break-a-Leg-The-Producers-Opens-at-Bways-St-James-April-19 |date=October 21, 2012 }}, playbill.com, April 19, 2001</ref> On the subject, Short has stated in numerous interviews that, while he was thrilled by the opportunity, the idea of having to move his family from their Los Angeles home to New York for a year was less than ideal and ultimately proved a deal-breaker.

In 2006, he starred in another film with Tim Allen, ''[[The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause]]''.<ref>Dargis, Manohla. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/03/movies/03clau.html?_r=0&gwh=F2FE7AB704694269D0D715E95723D0EF {{"'}}The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause' Review"] New York Times, accessed October 28, 2021</ref> In addition to his own series, Short has guest starred on several shows including ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' (episode titled "[[Ready, Aim, Marry Me]]", 2005), ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' (1996),<ref name="Muppets">[http://www.tv.com/shows/muppets-tonight/martin-short-53041/ " 'Muppets Tonight' Martin Short"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031230640/http://www.tv.com/shows/muppets-tonight/martin-short-53041/ |date=October 31, 2015 }} tv.com, accessed August 26, 2013</ref> ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', and ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]''. He joined the FX drama ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' as lawyer Leonard Winstone in 2010.<ref name="Damages">Clark, Cindy. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-01-25-martinshort25_ST_N.htm "Something new for Short: A regular TV role on 'Damages{{'"}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108060109/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2010-01-25-martinshort25_ST_N.htm |date=November 8, 2012 }} ''USA Today'', January 24, 2010</ref> Short also provided the voices of several animated film characters, such as Stubbs in ''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]'' (1993), Hubie in ''[[The Pebble and the Penguin]]'' (1995), Huy in ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' (1998), Ooblar in ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (film)|Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'' (2001), B.E.N. in ''[[Treasure Planet]]'' (2002), Preminger in ''[[Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper]]'' (2004), Thimbletack the Brownie in ''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'' (2008), Mr. Frankenstein/Mr. Bergermesiter/Nassor in ''[[Frankenweenie (2012 film)|Frankenweenie]]'' (2012), Stefano the sea lion in ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' (2012),<ref name=films/><ref>Kennedy, Lisa. [http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_20801069/madagascar-3-movie-review "Movie review: ''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' delights as furry friends and a frenzied foes return"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611024938/http://www.denverpost.com/movies/ci_20801069/madagascar-3-movie-review |date=June 11, 2012 }} ''Denver Post'', June 4, 2012</ref> Kurokawa in the English dub of [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[The Wind Rises]]'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/18/english-speaking-voice-cast-revealed-for-the-wind-rises|title=English-Speaking Voice Cast Revealed for The Wind Rises|last=Nicholson|first=Max|date=December 18, 2013|website=Ign.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 21, 2017|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021192007/http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/18/english-speaking-voice-cast-revealed-for-the-wind-rises|url-status=live}}</ref> and The [[Jester]] in ''[[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]]'' (2013).<ref name="Legends">{{cite web | url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/legends-of-oz-dorothys-return | title=Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | publisher=Common Sense Media Inc. | access-date=December 3, 2015}}</ref>

Short was the host of the defunct [[Walt Disney World]] attractions ''[[O Canada! (film)|O Canada!]]'', a [[Circle-Vision 360°]] film in the [[Epcot]] theme park's Canada pavilion,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/o-canada/ |title=O Canada! &#124; Epcot Attractions &#124; Walt Disney World Resort |access-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828130424/https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/epcot/o-canada/ |archive-date=August 28, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and "[[The Making of Me]]" at Epcot's [[Wonders of Life]] pavilion, a 15-minute film about how pregnancy occurs. Short performed in his satirical one-man show, with a cast of six, ''Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me'', at the [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]] on Broadway. The show toured several cities in the spring of 2006, prior to opening on Broadway in August 2006; the show closed in January 2007. In it, he performed his classic characters Grimley, Cohen, and [[Jiminy Glick|Glick]].<ref>[[Simonson, Robert]]. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/98687-Ensemble-for-Martin-Shorts-New-Broadway-Show-Announced  "Ensemble for Martin Short's New Broadway Show Announced"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021171345/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/98687-Ensemble-for-Martin-Shorts-New-Broadway-Show-Announced |date=October 21, 2012 }} playbill.com, March 24, 2006</ref><ref>Brantley, Ben.[http://theater.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/theater/reviews/18fame.html "Review:'Fame Becomes Me{{'"}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701225958/http://theater.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/theater/reviews/18fame.html |date=July 1, 2011 }} ''The New York Times'', August 18, 2006</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101527.html|title=Playbill on Opening Night: Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me: Grist for the Glick Mill|first=Harry|last=Haun|date=August 16, 2006|work=[[Playbill.com]]|access-date=August 21, 2006|archive-date=May 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513213501/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101527.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11626 "Photo Coverage: ''Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me'' Opens"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821055917/http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=11626 |date=August 21, 2006 }} BroadwayWorld.com</ref> As Glick, Short brought a member of the audience (usually a celebrity) on stage and interviewed him or her. [[Jerry Seinfeld]] was the guest on opening night. The show also featured parodies of many celebrities including [[Celine Dion]], [[Katharine Hepburn]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Richard Burton]], [[Tommy Tune]], [[Joan Rivers]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Renée Zellweger]], [[Jodie Foster]], [[Rachael Ray]], and Short's wife, actress [[Nancy Dolman]]. The cast album was released on April 10, 2007, and is available from Ghostlight Records, an imprint of [[Sh-K-Boom Records]].<ref>Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/104672-Fame-Undone-Martin-Short-Show-Closes-on-Broadway-Jan-7 "Fame Undone: Martin Short Show Closes on Broadway Jan. 7"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021171409/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/104672-Fame-Undone-Martin-Short-Show-Closes-on-Broadway-Jan-7 |date=October 21, 2012 }} playbill.com, January 7, 2007</ref>

=== 2010–2019: Stand-up tour with Steve Martin ===
[[File:Nasim Pedrad, Martin Short, John Mulaney - September 2014.jpg|right|thumb|Short with [[John Mulaney]] and [[Nasim Pedrad]] at [[PaleyFest]] in 2014]]
Short voiced [[the Cat in the Hat]] in the animated TV series ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!]]'', which aired from 2010 to 2013.<ref name="Cat">Valiquette, Mike. [http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=4878 "Press release: Daytime Emmy noms for Canadian-produced 'Cat in the Hat'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204957/http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=4878 |date=October 29, 2013 }} May 11, 2011</ref> He later voiced the character in a number of related TV specials in 2014 and 2016. He shot a new comedy special for television in Toronto in September 2011. The special, ''[[I, Martin Short, Goes Home]]'' follows his return to his native Hamilton, Ontario<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/03/02/martin_short_talks_canadas_got_talent.html | title=Martin Short talks Canada's Got Talent | newspaper=Toronto Star | access-date=December 3, 2015 | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050928/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/03/02/martin_short_talks_canadas_got_talent.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and has a cast that includes [[Eugene Levy]], [[Andrea Martin]], [[Joe Flaherty]], and [[Fred Willard]]. The special aired on [[CBC Television]] on April 3, 2012, and garnered Short a nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Program or Series at the [[1st Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref name="Academy">{{cite web | url=http://www.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=person&step=1&byp-award-v=0&byp-winners-v=False&byp-name-v=martin+short | title=Awards Database Martin Short | publisher=Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television | access-date=December 3, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208174508/http://www.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=person&step=1&byp-award-v=0&byp-winners-v=False&byp-name-v=martin+short | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2011, Short joined the cast of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' for its seventh season, playing Marshall's manic boss<ref name="Mother">{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/06/how_i_met_your_mother_martin_s.html?imw=Y&f=most-viewed-24h5|title=Martin Short Joins How I Met Your Mother|publisher=nymag.com|date=June 28, 2011|access-date=June 29, 2011|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002203918/https://www.vulture.com/2011/06/how_i_met_your_mother_martin_s.html?f=most-viewed-24h5&imw=Y|url-status=live}}</ref> and was a judge on the first season of ''[[Canada's Got Talent]]'' (2012).<ref name="Talent">Harris, Bill. [http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/17/more-talent-judges-announced "More 'Talent' judges announced"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130204141827/http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/17/more-talent-judges-announced |date=February 4, 2013 }} ''Toronto Sun'', October 17, 2011</ref>

He, along with [[Steve Martin]] and [[Chevy Chase]] appeared on an episode of ''Saturday Night Live'' as part of the "[[Five-Timers Club]]", on March 9, 2013, which included those actors who had hosted the show five or more times. However, Short appeared as a waiter, as he had only hosted three times.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2723826/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast "Cast, March 9, 2013 Saturday Night Live"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422024153/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2723826/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast |date=April 22, 2022 }} imdb, accessed August 26, 2013</ref><ref>Johnson, Zach. [http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/justin-timberlake-joins-saturday-night-lives-five-timers-club-hangs-with-steve-martin-tom-hanks-alec-baldwin-and-more-2013103 "Justin Timberlake"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730091042/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/justin-timberlake-joins-saturday-night-lives-five-timers-club-hangs-with-steve-martin-tom-hanks-alec-baldwin-and-more-2013103 |date=July 30, 2013 }} ''US Magazine'', March 10, 2013</ref>

Short has continued to tour in his one-man show, which features many of his best-loved characters and sketches.<ref>[http://www.stgpresents.org/jevents-crawler-sitemap/eventdetail/802/-/martin-short "STG Presents Martin Short, October 3, 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901232158/http://www.stgpresents.org/jevents-crawler-sitemap/eventdetail/802/-/martin-short |date=September 1, 2013 }} Seattle Theatre Group, accessed August 26, 2013</ref> In addition to ''Fame Becomes Me'', some titles that Short has used for his one-man show include ''Stroke Me Lady Fame'', ''If I'd Saved, I Wouldn't Be Here'', and ''Sunday in the Park with [[George Michael]]''.<ref>Leggett, Page. [http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blogs/Revue/March-2012/Weekend-Top-Picks-for-March-30-April-1-Mavis-Staples-Martin-Short-and-More/ " 'An Evening with Martin Short' ", Weekend Top Picks for March 30 – April 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113319/http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blogs/Revue/March-2012/Weekend-Top-Picks-for-March-30-April-1-Mavis-Staples-Martin-Short-and-More/ |date=September 3, 2014 }} ''Charlotte Magazine'', March 28, 2012</ref> Short's memoir, covering his 40-year career in show business, ''I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend'', was released on November 4, 2014.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062309525/i-must-say | title=I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend | publisher=Harper Collins Publishers | access-date=December 3, 2015 | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060742/http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062309525/i-must-say | url-status=live }}</ref> 

From 2014 to 2015, he starred in the Fox sitcom ''[[Mulaney]]'', as Lou Cannon, a game show host and boss of the title character [[John Mulaney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/mulaney/ |title=Mulaney |publisher=Fox |access-date=December 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209222345/http://www.fox.com/mulaney/ |archive-date=December 9, 2015 }}</ref> In 2015, he returned to Broadway replacing [[Nathan Lane]] in the [[Terrence McNally]] comedic play ''[[It's Only a Play]]''. On May 31, 2016, Short debuted a new variety show on [[NBC]], ''[[Maya & Marty]]'', which also starred [[Maya Rudolph]]. 

Since 2015, Short has toured with fellow comedian [[Steve Martin]]. Together their tours have included ''A Very Stupid Conversation'' in 2015, ''[[An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life]]'' in 2017, and ''The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment'' in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/steve-martin-career-retirement-only-murders-in-the-building-1235195571/|title= Steve Martin on His Late Career|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= August 10, 2022|accessdate= August 20, 2022|archive-date= August 19, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220819220825/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/steve-martin-career-retirement-only-murders-in-the-building-1235195571/|url-status= live}}</ref> Their 2017 tour was filmed for [[Netflix]] as a special and was nominated for four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and a Directors Guild of America Award nomination.

=== 2019–present ===
In 2019, Short appeared on the [[Netflix]] talk show ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'' alongside [[Jerry Seinfeld]] in the episode "Martin Short: A Dream World Of Residuals". From 2019 to 2021, he took on a sinister role portraying Dick Lundy, a disgraced filmmaker, in the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[The Morning Show (American TV series)|The Morning Show]]''. Damon Wise of ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' wrote, "Short is a damn fine dramatic actor" citing his "brief but indelible guest role". Short said of the role, "Well, it came to me by the producers reaching out and asking me to do it. I don’t know why they wanted me, necessarily, but I was immediately interested. I’m very fascinated by conversation and discussion" around the [[MeToo movement]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-morning-show-martin-short-emmys-apple-tv-plus-interview-news-1203015461/|title= Emmy Nominee Martin Short On Playing A Sexual Predator In 'The Morning Show': "You Can Get Into The Skin Of A Creep" – Q&A|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= September 2020|accessdate= June 22, 2024|archive-date= June 22, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240622234544/https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-morning-show-martin-short-emmys-apple-tv-plus-interview-news-1203015461/|url-status= live}}</ref> The performance earned Short a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020|title= Nominees / Winners 2020 Emmy Awards|website= [[Emmy Awards|Television Academy]]|accessdate= June 22, 2024|archive-date= November 8, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201108155418/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2020|url-status= live}}</ref> He also appeared as a Leprechaun in another Apple TV+ series ''[[Schmigadoon!]]'' from 2021 to 2023. Short voiced the roles of Grandpa Frump in ''[[The Addams Family (2019 film)|The Addams Family]]'' (2019) and Father Willoughby in the [[Netflix]] animated film ''[[The Willoughbys]]'' (2020) as the impolite father. He also reprised the role of Franck Eggelhoffer	in the [[Nancy Meyers]] directed short film ''[[Father of the Bride Part 3(ish)]]'' (2020).

Starting in 2021, he has starred and served as an executive producer in the [[Hulu]] crime comedy series ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'' alongside [[Steve Martin]] and [[Selena Gomez]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/steve-martin-martin-short-comedy-series-dan-fogelman-hulu-1202833557/|title=Steve Martin & Martin Short Comedy Series From Dan Fogelman Ordered By Hulu|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=January 17, 2020|access-date=December 7, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102145624/https://deadline.com/2020/01/steve-martin-martin-short-comedy-series-dan-fogelman-hulu-1202833557/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/selena-gomez-steve-martin-martin-short-hulu-only-murders-in-the-building-1234728682/|title=Selena Gomez Joins Steve Martin, Martin Short in Hulu Comedy 'Only Murders in the Building'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=December 7, 2020|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020211929/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/selena-gomez-steve-martin-martin-short-hulu-only-murders-in-the-building-1234728682/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show was nominated for a 2021 [[Peabody Award]], and in July 2022, he received his 13th [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]] nomination for his role in it.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Only Murders in the Building' lands Hamilton's Martin Short his 13th Emmy nomination |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/only-murders-in-the-building-emmy-martin-short-1.6519017 |access-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713193104/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/only-murders-in-the-building-emmy-martin-short-1.6519017 |url-status=live }}</ref> He received nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]. Mike Hale of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Short "gives a master class" in the series adding, "It's not a class in acting or comedy so much as it is a seminar in agelessness and professionalism, and in Short's unmatched ability to turn self-absorption into a virtue."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/arts/television/review-only-murders-in-the-building.html|title= Review: Martin Short Kills in 'Only Murders in the Building'|work= The New York Times|date= August 30, 2021|accessdate= June 22, 2024|last1= Hale|first1= Mike|archive-date= June 22, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240622234544/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/arts/television/review-only-murders-in-the-building.html|url-status= live}}</ref> In 2023, he voiced the role of Kingfish in ''[[Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom]]''.<ref name="ShortKingfish">{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Joe |date=December 21, 2023 |title=''Only Murders in the Building''{{'s}} Martin Short has a surprise ''Aquaman 2'' role |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46199381/aquaman-2-martin-short-cameo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221212238/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a46199381/aquaman-2-martin-short-cameo/ |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |access-date=December 21, 2023 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> In 2024, he reprised his role as [[Jiminy Glick]] on ''[[Real Time with Bill Maher]]'' and guest hosted ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.avclub.com/jiminy-glick-forces-bill-maher-to-give-first-enjoyable-1851555292|title= Jiminy Glick forces Bill Maher to give first enjoyable interview in years|website= A.V. Club|date= June 22, 2024|access-date= June 22, 2024|archive-date= June 22, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240622234903/https://www.avclub.com/jiminy-glick-forces-bill-maher-to-give-first-enjoyable-1851555292|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://abc7chicago.com/post/martin-short-ryan-reynolds-hugh-jackman-rupaul-among/14981222/|title= Martin Short, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, RuPaul among guest hosts on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'|website= ABC 7|date= June 20, 2024|accessdate= June 22, 2024|archive-date= June 21, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240621093451/https://abc7chicago.com/post/martin-short-ryan-reynolds-hugh-jackman-rupaul-among/14981222/|url-status= live}}</ref>

==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 — 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 – 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 – 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>

== Acting credits and accolades ==
{{main|Martin Short on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Martin Short}}
[[File:Martin Short star on Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|Short's star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]]]]

Over the course of Short's prolific career in film, television and theatre, Short has received various nominations. He received two [[Tony Award]] nominations, winning for ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]'' in 1999. Short also has received sixteen [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Martin Short |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/martin-short |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Television Academy |language=en |archive-date=September 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916160038/https://www.emmys.com/bios/martin-short |url-status=live }}</ref> winning twice for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series|Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series]] for ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' (1983), and ''AFI Life Achievement award: Mel Brooks'' (2014). In 2014, Short 
received the [[Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award|Robert Altman Award]] from [[Independent Spirit Awards]] alongside the cast of [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]''.

Short has received various honours from his birthplace of [[Canada]]. In 1995, Short received the Earl Grey Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name="CDNENCY">{{cite web | url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/martin-short/ | title=Martin Short | publisher=Historica Canada | access-date=December 4, 2015 | archive-date=December 4, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204034008/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/martin-short/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, he earned the Sir Peter Ustinov Award at the [[Banff World Media Festival|Banff Television Festival]].<ref name="CDNENCY"/>
Short was honoured with a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]] in 2000 and received a second star there in 2002 as part of the comedic group [[Second City Television]] (SCTV).<ref name="CDNENCY"/> In 2001, Short was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature from his hometown [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] based [[McMaster University]].<ref name="CDNENCY" /> Short has also received Medals from [[Queen Elizabeth II]], including in 2002 the [[Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal]]<ref name="CDNENCY" /> and in 2012 the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]].<ref name="It's an Honour">{{cite web | url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=104647&t=13&ln=Short | title=It's an Honour | publisher=The Governor General of Canada | access-date=December 4, 2015 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205540/http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=104647&t=13&ln=Short | url-status=live }}</ref>  In 2015, a stamp of Short was issued by [[Canada Post]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 29, 2016 |title=Canada Post honours Canuck comedians with new stamp series |work=CBC News |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/canada-post-honours-canuck-comedians-with-new-stamp-series-1.2750407 |access-date=November 6, 2016 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728014952/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/headlines/canada-post-honours-canuck-comedians-with-new-stamp-series-1.2750407 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, he received the [[Canadian Screen Awards]] Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2019, Short became an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]].

==Bibliography==
* ''I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend'' (2014, autobiography)

==References==
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<ref name=nytimes2019-12-14>{{cite news |first=Gus |last=Wezerek |title=The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2019-12-14 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/14/arts/television/SNL-history.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2019-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214233933/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/14/arts/television/SNL-history.html |archive-date=2019-12-14 |url-status=live
|quote=Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.}}</ref>
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'''Interviews'''
*{{National Public Radio|4185822}} in 2004
*{{Charlie Rose guest|75}} 
* [https://texasarchive.org/2013_04976 Martin Short, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase interviewed about The Three Amigos] in 1986 in Austin from [[Texas Archive of the Moving Image]]
* [https://texasarchive.org/2015_01691 Martin Short interviewed about his new movie Innerspace (1987)] by Roy Faires, [[KVUE]] Austin from [[Texas Archive of the Moving Image]]

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