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Steve Martin

at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
NameSteve Martin
Captionat the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Birth nameStephen Glenn Martin
Date of birthAugust 14, 1945(age 64)
Birth placeWaco, Texas, United States
MediumStand-up, television, film, music, publishing
NationalityAmerican
Active1967-present
GenreImprovisational, sketch, slapstick
InfluencesBritish television, Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis, Jack Benny, Laurel and Hardy, Wally Boag
InfluencedEddie Izzard, Chris Rock, Patton Oswalt, Dane Cook, Brian Posehn, Bo Burnham, Will Forte, David Walliams, Sarah Silverman, Will Arnett, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Louis C.K., Tina Fey, Russell Peters, Howie Mandel, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, Artie Lange
SpouseVictoria Tennant (November 20, 1986-1994)&
Anne Stringfield (2007-present)
EmmyawardsOutstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music&
1969 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
GrammyawardsBest Comedy Album&
1978 Let's Get Small&
1979 A Wild and Crazy Guy&
Best Country Instrumental Performance&
2002 Foggy Mountain Breakdown&
Best Bluegrass Album&
2009 The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo&
AmericancomedyawardsLifetime Achievement Award in Comedy&
2000 Lifetime Achievement

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Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician, and composer. Martin was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, Martin performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from stand-up comedy, he has become a successful actor, playwright, pianist, banjo player, and juggler, eventually earning Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards.


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VCs give up golf, hit the links instead - Bizjournals.com (blog) Tweet this news
Bizjournals.com (blog)--Blank's excellent metaphor reminded me of -Steve Martin- in “Bowfinger,” when his shyster Hollywood producer stages a cell phone conversation in a posh ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:27:21 GMT+00:00
Celebrating 10 years of promoting safer driving - Burnaby Now Tweet this news
Burnaby Now--Established in 2000 as a non-profit registered charity dedicated to working with families, communities and ... - Date : Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:54:47 GMT+00:00
Vandy's Johnson did a lot with a little - Jackson Clarion Ledger Tweet this news
Jackson Clarion Ledger--Here was my thought: "What the heck is -Steve Martin- doing here?" Johnson was - and is - a dead ringer for the comedian. But, turns out, Johnson, ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:12:08 GMT+00:00
Bicentennial books focus of online chat - Palladium-Item Tweet this news
Palladium-Item--Wayne County authors Carolyn Lafever and -Steve Martin- will join “PI Live!” at 11 am today to talk about their respective new books on Wayne County's hisotry ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:01:40 GMT+00:00
Highway 101/41 interchange roadwork nears end in atascadero - San Luis Obispo Tribune Tweet this news
San Luis Obispo Tribune--“Citizens and visitors alike will be happy that traffic is once again flowing unimpeded at this intersection,” said -Steve Martin-, executive director of ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:21:07 GMT+00:00
Open Mic Rewind: July 11th - StarNewsOnline.com (blog) Tweet this news
StarNewsOnline.com (blog)---Steve Martin- was the host of this week's Open Mic. Obviously, you don't need to know much else to know that it was a good night. ... - Date : Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:25:11 GMT+00:00
have a point - Small Business News (blog) Tweet this news
Small Business News (blog)--Maybe you remember the part early on, when Neal Page, the character played by -Steve Martin-, has already had it up to here with Del Griffith, played by John ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:02:41 GMT+00:00
Louisa Pearson Ibuprofen and mentholated muscle rubs are having little impact - Scotland on Sunday Tweet this news
Scotland on Sunday--A loud, brash John Candy and an uptight -Steve Martin- have been forced into taking a long road trip together after bad weather means all flights to Chicago ... - Date : Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:39:18 GMT+00:00
Letters to Sunday Datebook - San Francisco Chronicle Tweet this news
San Francisco Chronicle--But who let him loose to interview -Steve Martin- (Pop Quiz, June 20)? If Vaziri had pulled up any bio of the entertainer, it would have revealed that Martin ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:56:56 GMT+00:00
Hold the phones! - Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog) Tweet this news
Las Vegas Review-Journal (blog)--I feel a bit like the Navin R. Johnson character -Steve Martin- played in the 1979 movie, "The Jerk," who shouted: "The new phone book's here! ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:33:25 GMT+00:00

Steve Martin

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Header1NYFCC Award for Best Actor
Label2Awarded for
Data2''All of Me'' (1984)

Year Film Role Notes
1977 The Absent-Minded Waiter Short Subject
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Dr. Maxwell Edison
1979 The Muppet Movie Insolent Waiter
The Kids Are Alright Documentary
The Jerk Navin R. Johnson Also Writer
1981 Pennies from Heaven Arthur Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Rigby Reardon Also Writer
1983 The Man with Two Brains Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr Also Writer
1984 The Lonely Guy Larry Hubbard
All of Me Roger Cobb National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor&
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor&
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1985 Movers & Shakers Fabio Longio
1986 ¡Three Amigos Lucky Day Also Writer and Executive Producer
Little Shop of Horrors Orin Scrivello, DDS Billed as "Special Appearance"
1987 Roxanne C.D. Bales Also Writer and Executive Producer&
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor&
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor&
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay&
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Planes, Trains & Automobiles Neal Page
1988 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Freddy Benson
1989 Parenthood Gil Buckman Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1990 My Blue Heaven Vinnie Antonelli
1991 L.A. Story Harris K. Telemacher Also Writer and Executive Producer
Father of the Bride George Banks Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Grand Canyon Davis
1992 HouseSitter Newton Davis
Leap of Faith Jonas Nightengale
1993 And the Band Played On The Brother Cameo
1994 A Simple Twist of Fate Michael McCann Also Writer and Executive Producer
Mixed Nuts Philip
1995 Father of the Bride Part II George Banks Nominated - American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)&
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1996 Sgt. Bilko Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
1997 The Spanish Prisoner Jimmy Dell
1998 The Prince of Egypt Hotep Voice
1999 The Out-of-Towners Henry Clark
Bowfinger Bobby Bowfinger Also writer
The Venice Project Cameo
Fantasia 2000 Introductory Host Disney Re-Release
2000 Joe Gould's Secret Charlie Duell
2001 Novocaine Frank Sangster
2002 Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour As himself
2003 Bringing Down the House Peter Sanderson
Looney Tunes: Back in Action Mr. Chairman
Cheaper by the Dozen Tom Baker
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Cameo
The Merchant of Venice Cameo
CinderElmo Barney Peters
2005 Shopgirl Ray Porter Also Writer and Producer
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Tom Baker
Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years As himself
2006 The Pink Panther Inspector Clouseau A remake of the earlier series
2007 and 2008 Wayside Starred in two episodes, one in each season
2008 Baby Mama Barry
Traitor Writer and Producer
2009 The Pink Panther 2 Inspector Clouseau Also Screenplay
It's Complicated Adam Schaffer
2011 Cheaper by the Dozen 3: The White House Wreck Tom Baker

Year Album Chart Positions
US US Bluegrass
1977 Let's Get Small 10
1978 A Wild and Crazy Guy 2
1979 Comedy Is Not Pretty 25
1981 The Steve Martin Brothers 135
1986 Little Shop of Horrors soundtrack
2009 The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo 93 1

Year Single Chart Positions
US
1977 "Grandmother's Song" 72
1978 "King Tut" 17
1979 "Cruel Shoes" 91

Title Year Network
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy 1978 NBC
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special 1980 NBC
Steve Martin: Comedy is Not Pretty 1980 NBC
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever 1981 NBC
The Winds of Whoopie 1983 NBC



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