Martin Short

Mar 26, 1950 (75 years old) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Martin Hayter Short, CM 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 For

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sebastian Ballentine

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The Simpsons

Guthrie Frenel (voice)

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Modern Family

Merv Schechter

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How I Met Your Mother

Garrison Cootes

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

Martin Short

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The Love Boat

Melvin

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The Morning Show

Dick Lundy

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BoJack Horseman

Poppy Stilton (voice)

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Weeds

Steward Havens

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Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Credits

SNL's A Christmas Carol Future

Ebenezer Scrooge

★ NR
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... 2025

★ NR
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music 2025

Self

★ 7.8
This Is the Tom Green Documentary 2025

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.9
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces 2024

Self

★ 7.7
Grimsburg 2024

Otis Volcanowitz (voice)

★ 6.2
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic 2023

Self

★ 7.4
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom 2023

Kingfish (voice)

★ 6.6
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 2023

Self - Guest

★ 8.4
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 2022

Lumière

★ 6.7
Mack & Rita 2022

Cheese (voice)

★ 5.5
Password 2022

Self - Celebrity Guest

★ 5.8
Back Home Again 2021

Justin Beaver (voice)

★ 7
Only Murders in the Building 2021

Oliver Putnam

★ 8.5
Schmigadoon! 2021

Oscar the Leprechaun

★ 6.9
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover 2020

Martin Short

★ 7.1
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) 2020

Franck Eggelhoffer

★ 7.7
Tough As Nails 2020

Self

★ 8.8
The Willoughbys 2020

The Father (voice)

★ 7.1
Stars in the House 2020

Self - Special Guest

★ NR
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU 2020

(archive footage)

★ 9.7
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" 2019

Self - Performer

★ 6.1
The Morning Show 2019

Dick Lundy

★ 7.8
The Addams Family 2019

Grandpa Frump (voice)

★ 6.6
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer 2018

Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)

★ 5.8
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life 2018

Self

★ 6.6
Bathtubs Over Broadway 2018

Self

★ 8.1
Love, Gilda 2018

Self

★ 7.2
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs 2017

Self

★ 6.4
Big Mouth 2017

Gordie (voice)

★ 7.7
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space! 2017

The Cat in the Hat

★ 4
Who Is the Real Martin Short? 2017

★ NR
Hairspray Live! 2016

Wilbur Turnblad

★ 7.4
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween! 2016

The Cat in the Hat

★ 5.8
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping! 2016

The Cat in the Hat

★ 5.2
Match Game 2016

Self - Host

★ 6.3
Being Canadian 2015

Self

★ 5.5
Difficult People 2015

Martin Short

★ 6.2
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 2015

Dr. Franff

★ 7.1
The Last Man on Earth 2015

Murder victim

★ 6.9
Misery Loves Comedy 2015

Self

★ 6
Inherent Vice 2014

Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.

★ 6.5
Mulaney 2014

Lou

★ 4.2
BoJack Horseman 2014

Poppy Stilton (voice)

★ 8.5
All In 2014

Self

★ 5.9
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return 2014

The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)

★ 6.3
Hollywood Game Night 2013

Self

★ 6.5
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! 2012

The Cat in the Hat

★ 5.6
Frankenweenie 2012

Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)

★ 7
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 2012

Stefano (voice)

★ 6.6
Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion 2012

★ NR
Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles 2012

Cat in the Hat

★ 10
I, Martin Short, Goes Home 2012

★ 3
Canada's Got Talent 2012

Self - Judge

★ 10
Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats 2011

The Cat in the Hat

★ NR
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil 2011

Kirk the Woodsman (voice)

★ 5.1
Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails 2011

The Cat in the Hat

★ NR
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things 2010

The Cat in the Hat

★ 10
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! 2010

The Cat in the Hat (voice)

★ 8.1
The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys! 2010

The Cat in the Hat

★ NR
The Marriage Ref 2010

Self - Panelist

★ 3.8
Modern Family 2009

Merv Schechter

★ 7.9
The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008

Thimbletack (voice)

★ 6.7
O’ Canada! 2007

Self

★ NR
Damages 2007

Leonard Winstone

★ 7.5
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women 2007

Self

★ NR
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary 2007

Self

★ 6
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 2006

Jack Frost

★ 5.5
Second City: First Family of Comedy 2006

Self

★ NR
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg 2005

★ NR
Earth to America 2005

Nathan Thurm

★ 8
How I Met Your Mother 2005

Garrison Cootes

★ 8.1
Weeds 2005

Steward Havens

★ 7.5
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood 2005

Jiminy Glick / David Lynch

★ 4.2
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper 2004

Preminger (voice)

★ 7.5
Dennis Miller 2004

★ NR
Arrested Development 2003

Uncle Jack

★ 7.9
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 2003

Lars (voice)

★ 6
Treasure Planet 2002

B.E.N. (voice)

★ 7.6
NBC 75th Anniversary Special 2002

Self

★ NR
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 2001

Ooblar (voice)

★ 6
Prince Charming 2001

Rodney

★ 6.9
Get Over It 2001

Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates

★ 5.6
Curb Your Enthusiasm 2000

Martin Short

★ 8
Mumford 1999

Lionel Dillard

★ 6.5
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999

Sebastian Ballentine

★ 7.9
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen 1999

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.4
Alice in Wonderland 1999

Mad Hatter

★ 6.2
The Prince of Egypt 1998

Huy (voice)

★ 7.3
Junket Whore 1998

Self

★ NR
Hollywood Squares 1998

Self - Panelist

★ 7.3
Merlin 1998

Frik

★ 6.9
The Wonderful World of Disney 1997

★ 6.7
A Simple Wish 1997

Murray

★ 5.5
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! 1997

Self - Host

★ NR
Jungle 2 Jungle 1997

Richard Kempster

★ 5.3
Mars Attacks! 1996

Jerry Ross

★ 6.4
Muppets Tonight 1996

Self

★ 7.5
Father of the Bride Part II 1995

Franck Eggelhoffer

★ 6.2
MADtv 1995

Self

★ 7
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show 1995

Self / Various

★ 8
The Pebble and the Penguin 1995

Hubie (voice)

★ 5.1
The Martin Short Show 1994

Marty Short

★ NR
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 1994

Ed Grimley (archive footage)

★ 7
Clifford 1994

Clifford Daniels

★ 5.1
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story 1993

Stubbs the Clown (voice)

★ 6.1
Money For Nothing 1993

Harrison Kilray

★ 4
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out 1992

Martin Short

★ 6.1
Captain Ron 1992

Martin Harvey

★ 5.6
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories 1992

Narrator (Voice)

★ 10
Martin Short: Home Safe 1992

Self

★ 8.5
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy 1992

Self

★ NR
Father of the Bride 1991

Franck Eggelhoffer

★ 6.5
Pure Luck 1991

Eugene Proctor

★ 5.6
Night of 100 Stars III 1990

Self

★ 4
The Earth Day Special 1990

Nathan Thurm

★ 6.9
The Simpsons 1989

Guthrie Frenel (voice)

★ 8
The Making of Me 1989

Self

★ NR
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary 1989

Self

★ 7.5
Dink, the Little Dinosaur 1989

★ 4.4
The Big Picture 1989

Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent

★ 5.9
Andrea Martin... Together Again 1989

★ 6
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood 1989

Various Roles

★ 5.7
Three Fugitives 1989

Ned Perry

★ 6.7
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley 1988

Ed Grimley (voice)

★ 6.4
The Best of SCTV 1988

★ 6
Cross My Heart 1987

David Morgan

★ 5.1
On Location: Women of the Night 1987

Host

★ NR
Innerspace 1987

Jack Putter

★ 6.8
¡Three Amigos! 1986

Ned Nederlander

★ 6.3
Really Weird Tales 1986

Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")

★ 4
The Canadian Conspiracy 1986

★ 6
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood 1986

King Louis XVI

★ 5.5
Johnny Appleseed 1986

Jonathan Chapman

★ NR
Tall Tales & Legends 1985

Johnny Appleseed

★ 5.4
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas 1985

★ 9
Jeopardy! 1984

★ 6.9
SCTV Channel 1983

★ 7.4
Sunset Limousine 1983

Bradley Z. Coleman

★ 4
Reading Rainbow 1983

Self - Narrator (voice)

★ 8.3
I'm a Big Girl Now 1980

★ 5
The Family Man 1979

Louie

★ NR
The Associates 1979

★ 5
Lost and Found 1979

Engel

★ 6.4
Seer Was Here 1978

★ NR
Taxi 1978

Mitch Harris

★ 7.3
The Love Boat 1977

Melvin

★ 6.3
For The Record 1977

★ NR
Second City Television 1976

Self - Various Characters

★ 7.6
Cucumber 1974

Smokey The Hare

★ NR
The David Steinberg Show 1972

★ 6.5
Tony Awards 1956

Self - Presenter

★ 5.9
The Oscars 1953

Self

★ 7.1

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