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.
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Known For
Acting History
2026
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not as Self
2025Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025Downey Wrote That as Self
2025You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self / Jeffrey
2025John Candy: I Like Me as Self
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2025This Is the Tom Green Documentary as Self (archive footage)
2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces as Self
2024Grimsburg as Otis Volcanowitz (voice)
2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Kingfish (voice)
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration as Lumière
2022Mack & Rita as Cheese (voice)
2022Password as Self - Celebrity Guest
2021Back Home Again as Justin Beaver (voice)
2021Only Murders in the Building as Oliver Putnam
2021Schmigadoon! as Oscar the Leprechaun
2021Schmigadoon! as Steve the Leprechaun
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Martin Short
2020Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) as Franck Eggelhoffer
2020Tough As Nails as Self
2020The Willoughbys as The Father (voice)
2020Stars in the House as Self - Special Guest
2020Stars in the House as Self
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" as Self - Performer
2019The Morning Show as Dick Lundy
2019The Addams Family as Grandpa Frump (voice)
2019Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
2018Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer as Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life as Self
2018Bathtubs Over Broadway as Self
2018Love, Gilda as Self
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
2017Big Mouth as Gordie (voice)
2017The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space! as The Cat in the Hat
2017Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2016Hairspray Live! as Wilbur Turnblad
2016The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween! as The Cat in the Hat
2016The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping! as The Cat in the Hat
2016Match Game as Self - Host
2016Maya & Marty as Self - Host
2015Being Canadian as Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Difficult People as Martin Short
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Dr. Franff
2015The Last Man on Earth as Murder victim
2015Misery Loves Comedy as Self
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014Inherent Vice as Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
2014Mulaney as Lou
2014BoJack Horseman as Poppy Stilton (voice)
2014All In as Self
2014Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return as The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2013Hollywood Game Night as Self
2012The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! as The Cat in the Hat
2012Frankenweenie as Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Stefano (voice)
2012Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
2012Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles as Cat in the Hat
2012I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012Canada's Got Talent as Self - Judge
2012Inside Comedy as Self
2011Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats as The Cat in the Hat
2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
2011Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails as The Cat in the Hat
2010Conan as Self
2010The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things as The Cat in the Hat
2010The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
2010The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys! as The Cat in the Hat
2010The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
2009Modern Family as Merv Schechter
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2008The Spiderwick Chronicles as Thimbletack (voice)
2007Damages as Leonard Winstone
2007Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women as Self
2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary as Self
2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause as Jack Frost
2006Rachael Ray
2006Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self
2005Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005Earth to America as Nathan Thurm
2005The Colbert Report
2005How I Met Your Mother as Garrison Cootes
2005Weeds as Steward Havens
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2004Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper as Preminger (voice)
2004Dennis Miller
2003Arrested Development as Uncle Jack
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure as Lars (voice)
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Jiminy Glick
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest Host
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Jiminy Glick
2002Treasure Planet as B.E.N. (voice)
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2001Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Ooblar (voice)
2001Good Day Live as Self
2001Prince Charming as Rodney
2001Primetime Glick as Jiminy Glick
2001Get Over It as Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Martin Short
1999The Early Show as Self
1999Mumford as Lionel Dillard
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sebastian Ballentine
1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen as Self (archive footage)
1999The Martin Short Show as Self - Host
1999Alice in Wonderland as Mad Hatter
1998The Prince of Egypt as Huy (voice)
1998Junket Whore as Self
1998Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998Hollywood Squares
1998Merlin as Frik
1997The Wonderful World of Disney
1997The View as Self
1997The View as Self - Guest
1997A Simple Wish as Murray
1997The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! as Self - Host
1997Jungle 2 Jungle as Richard Kempster
1996Mars Attacks! as Jerry Ross
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1996Muppets Tonight as Self
1995Father of the Bride Part II as Franck Eggelhoffer
1995MADtv as Self
1995MADtv as Jiminy Glick
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Self / Various
1995The Pebble and the Penguin as Hubie (voice)
1994The Martin Short Show as Marty Short
1994Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ed Grimley (archive footage)
1994Clifford as Clifford Daniels
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story as Stubbs the Clown (voice)
1993Friends of Gilda as Himself
1993Money For Nothing as Harrison Kilray
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out as Martin Short
1992Captain Ron as Martin Harvey
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
1992Martin Short: Home Safe as Self
1992Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy as Self
1991Father of the Bride as Franck Eggelhoffer
1991Pure Luck as Eugene Proctor
1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1990The Earth Day Special as Nathan Thurm
1989The Simpsons as Guthrie Frenel (voice)
1989The Making of Me as Self
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
1989Dink, the Little Dinosaur
1989The Big Picture as Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
1989Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Various Roles
1989Three Fugitives as Ned Perry
1988The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley as Ed Grimley (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1988The Best of SCTV
1987Cross My Heart as David Morgan
1987On Location: Women of the Night as Host
1987Innerspace as Jack Putter
1986¡Three Amigos! as Ned Nederlander
1986Johnny Appleseed as Jonathan Chapman
1986Really Weird Tales as Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
1986American Masters as Self - Interviewee
1986The Canadian Conspiracy as Self
1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as King Louis XVI
1985Tall Tales & Legends as Johnny Appleseed
1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1984Jeopardy! as Self
1983SCTV Channel
1983Sunset Limousine as Bradley Z. Coleman
1983Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1981SCTV Network 90 as Various
1980I'm a Big Girl Now
1979The Family Man as Louie
1979The Associates
1979Lost and Found as Engel
1979CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
1978Seer Was Here
1978Taxi as Mitch Harris
1977The Love Boat as Melvin
1977For The Record
1976Second City Television as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self
1974Cucumber as Smokey The Hare
1972The David Steinberg Show
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1953The Oscars as Self
1949The Emmy Awards as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee