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Encyclopedia > Martin Short
Martin Short
Birth name Martin Hayter Short
Born March 26, 1950 (1950-03-26) (age 57)
Flag of Canada Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Spouse(s) Nancy Dolman (1980-present)

Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian/American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award. Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Second City Television, or SCTV, was a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from the Toronto troupe of The Second City. ... This article is about the American television series. ... An Emmy Award. ...

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Early life

The youngest of five children, Short was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to Charles and Olive Short. His father, an executive with Stelco,[1] a Canadian steel company, came to North America in 1921 as a stowaway Roman Catholic refugee from Belfast, Northern Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.[citation needed] His mother, who was the concertmaster of the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra, encouraged his early creative endeavours.[2] Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... This June 2007 does not cite any references or sources. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... This article is about the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... Combatants Irish Republic United Kingdom Commanders Michael Collins Richard Mulcahy Cathal Brugha Important local IRA leaders Henry Hugh Tudor Strength Irish Republican Army c. ... Concert-master. ...


Short attended Westdale Secondary School[3] and graduated in 1972 from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work. Westdale Secondary School is a high school founded in 1931 in Hamilton, Ontario. ... McMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ... A B.A. issued from the University of Tennessee. ... A B.A. issued as a certificate A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ... Professional social workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. ...


Short lost several members of his family at an early age. His eldest brother, David, was killed in a car accident in 1962, when Short was 12. His mother died of cancer when he was 17; two years later, his father died of complications from a stroke in 1970.[4] Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... For other uses, see Stroke (disambiguation). ...


Early career

When Short graduated from McMaster University, he intended to pursue a career in social work, but he became interested in acting once he was cast in a Toronto production of Godspell in 1972 (among the other members of that production's cast: Victor Garber, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas and Andrea Martin, with Paul Shaffer as musical director.) He was subsequently cast in several television shows and plays, including an intense topical drama, "Fortune and Men's Eyes". (He worked solely in Canada from 1972 through 1979.) Godspell is a 1970 play by John-Michael Tebelak. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Victor Joseph Garber (born on March 16, 1949 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a six-time Emmy Award-nominated Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. ... Gilda Susan Radner (28 June 1946 – 20 May 1989) was an American comedienne and actress, best known for her five years as part of the original cast of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. ... Eugene Levy (born 17 December 1946) is a Canadian Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, television director, producer and writer. ... See the David Thomas disambiguation page for other people with this name. ... Andrea Martin (born January 15, 1947) is a Tony Award-winning American actor and comedienne. ... Paul Shaffer Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-American musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian and composer currently seen as the bandleader on the Late Show with David Letterman. ... The title of music director is used by many symphony orchestras to designate the primary conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra. ...


In 1979, Short starred in the ill-fated TV sitcom "The Associates" about a group of young novice lawyers working at a Wall Street law firm. The show was cancelled after only 9 of the 13 episodes where aired, but received 2 Golden Globe nominations after its cancellation. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... The Associates was an American TV sitcom that aired in 1979, starring Martin Short, Wilfred Hyde-White, Joe Regalbuto, Tim Thomerson & Shelley Smith. ... Elaborate marble facade of NYSE as seen from the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ...


Short then joined the cast of "I'm A Big Girl Now", a sitcom vehicle for Diana Canova that also starred Danny Thomas, in 1980. Canova was offered the sitcom due to her success playing Corinne Tate Flotsky on ABC's "Soap", and she left the cast of the latter show in the fall of 1980 in order to accept the offer shortly before Short's newlywed wife Nancy Dolman joined it. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Diana Canova (born Diana Rivero on June 1, 1953 in West Palm Beach, Florida) is an American actress. ... Danny Thomas (January 6, 1914 - February 6, 1991) was an American nightclub comedian and television and film actor of Lebanese Maronite Catholic descent. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... 2002 identity of the ABC Circle logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962. ... Soap was a successful American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1977 to 1981. ... Nancy Dolman is a Canadian comic actress most notable for her recurring role on the ABC cult sitcoms Soap, Second City Television and Custard Pie. ...


SCTV

Short was encouraged to pursue comedy by McMaster classmates Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas, both notable comedians in their own right. He joined Levy and Thomas at improv troupe The Second City in 1977. Short came to public notice when the troupe produced a show for television, called SCTV (Second City Television), which ran for several years in Canada and the United States. Short was a cast member and performed several recurring characters. He was a member of the troupe for several years before moving on to Saturday Night Live for the 1984-1985 season.[1] At SCTV, Short developed many characters which he later used at SNL, including: Eugene Levy (born 17 December 1946) is a Canadian Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, television director, producer and writer. ... Rex David Dave Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002) was an American businessman and philanthropist. ... Second City redirects here. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... SCTV can refer to a number of things, including the following: SCTV (Indonesia) from Surya Citra Television, headquartered in Indonesia. ... Second City Television, or SCTV, was a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from the Toronto troupe of The Second City. ... This article is about the American television series. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ...

  • Talk show host Jiminy Glick
  • Aged songwriter Irving Cohen
  • Spurious entertainer Jackie Rogers Jr.
  • Current-events commentator Troy Soren
  • Industrialist and art patron Bradley P. Allen
  • Defensive attorney Nathan Thurm
  • Oddball man-child Ed Grimley.

Jiminy Glick is a fictional character portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series Primetime Glick. ... SCTV DVD cover, showing Ed Grimley (second from right-top) Edward Mayhoff Ed Grimley was a character introduced on the television series SCTV and later used in Saturday Night Live. ...

Saturday Night Live

At "SNL", Short helped revive the show after Eddie Murphy left with his many characters, including the Wheel of Fortune fan Ed Grimley he borrowed from his SCTV days. The Grimley character became perhaps Short's best known original character. He also was recognized for his impersonations of celebrities, notably Jerry Lewis and Katharine Hepburn. SNL proved to be the springboard to a long career in film & TV. For the article on the baseball player Eddie Murphy, see Eddie Murphy (baseball player). ... Wheel of Fortune may refer to: Wheel of Fortune (US game show), the US nighttime version. ... For other persons named Jerry Lewis, see Jerry Lewis (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Tom Hepburn be merged into this article or section. ...


Film

After doing sketch comedy for several years, Short focused on film roles, appearing in several films, including Three Amigos, Innerspace, and the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride. ¡Three Amigos! is a 1986 comedy western film, produced by George Folsey, Jr. ... Innerspace is a 1987 science fiction comedy film directed by Joe Dante and produced by Steven Spielberg. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that shes engaged, until the wedding actually occurs. ...


Theatre & other live performances

Short also resumed work in the theater, taking a role in the 1993 musical version of the Neil Simon work The Goodbye Girl. He had the lead role in the 1999 revival of the musical Little Me, which earned him a Tony Award. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ... Original cast recording The Goodbye Girl is a Broadway musical based on the film of the same name. ... This article is about the year. ... Little Me was the parody confessional self-indulgent autobiography of Belle Poitrine (French for Pretty Bosom, aka Gorgeous Tits), subtitled The Intimate Memoirs of the Great Star of Stage, Screen and Television, by Patrick Dennis, who had achieved a great success with Auntie Mame. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ...


Short performed in a satirical one-man show (with a full 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, began previews on July 29, 2006, opened on August 17 and closed on January 7, 2007. In it, he performed his aforementioned classic characters Grimley, Cohen, and Glick. As Glick, Short brought a member of the audience (usually a celebrity) on stage and interviews him or her. Jerry Seinfeld was the guest on opening night and the subjects have included Kristin Chenoweth, Regis Philbin, Neil Simon, Diane Keaton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Richard Kind, David Schwimmer, David Hasselhoff and many more. 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 and Short's wife, actress Nancy Dolman. The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (formerly the Royale Theatre) is located in New York City, New York on 45th Street in Manhattans Theatre District. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Jiminy Glick is a fictional character portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series Primetime Glick. ... This article is about the comedian. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion, OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... It has been suggested that Tom Hepburn be merged into this article or section. ... For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Richard Burton, see Richard Burton (disambiguation). ... Thomas James Tune (born February 28, 1939) is a famous actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer. ... Joan Rivers (born June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and currently the Emmy Award-winning host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. ... Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress. ... Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Nancy Dolman is a Canadian comic actress most notable for her recurring role on the ABC cult sitcoms Soap, Second City Television and Custard Pie. ...


The cast album was released on April 10th, 2007 and is available off of Ghostlight Records, an imprint of Sh-K-Boom Records(www.sh-k-boom.com). Sh-K-Boom Records is a record label, a producer of recorded and live entertainment, and an interactive community at www. ...


Awards and other recognition

For his work, Short has received recognition, including several prestigious awards:

Preceded by
Alan Cumming
for Cabaret
Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical
1999
for Little Me
Succeeded by
Brian Stokes Mitchell
for Kiss Me, Kate

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Personal life

Short met Canadian comic actress Nancy Dolman during the run of the 1972 production of Godspell. After that production, Short dated costar Radner, then began dating Dolman (Radner's understudy) in 1974. The couple married in 1980. Dolman was most notable for her recurring role on the ABC cult sitcom "Soap", SCTV, and "Custard Pie". Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Nancy Dolman is a Canadian comic actress most notable for her recurring role on the ABC cult sitcoms Soap, Second City Television and Custard Pie. ... Godspell is a 1970 play by John-Michael Tebelak. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Soap was a successful American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1977 to 1981. ... Second City Television, or SCTV, was a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from the Toronto troupe of The Second City. ...


Dolman retired from show business in 1985 to be a homemaker.[citation needed] Short and Dolman have three children: Katherine Elizabeth (born December 3, 1983), Oliver Patrick (born 1986), and Henry (born 1990). Short and his family make their home in Pacific Palisades, California, and Short has become a naturalized U.S. citizen (but also maintains his Canadian citizenship).[citation needed] They also have a home on Lake Muskoka[5] in Ontario, Canada. This article is about the year. ... Two homemakers. ... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Pacific Palisades is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... In law, naturalization refers to an act whereby a person acquires a citizenship different from that persons citizenship at birth. ... United States citizenship is membership of the United States political system. ... The Muskoka District Municipality, more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka (the official name is the District Municipality of Muskoka) is a Regional Municipality located in Central Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...


Short has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. A Roman Catholic, is often incorrectly identified as Jewish.[2] His brother, Michael Short, is a comedy writer and a two-time Emmy Award winner. An Emmy Award. ...


Extended family

Dolman's brother, screenwriter/director Bob Dolman (who served as a part of SCTV's Emmy-winning writing team alongside Short), married their close friend and colleague Andrea Martin, also in 1980. Dolman and Short are aunt and uncle to the couple's two sons, Jack (born 1981) and Joe (born 1983). Bob Dolman and Andrea Martin have since divorced. [2] Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Second City Television, or SCTV, was a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from the Toronto troupe of The Second City. ... An Emmy Award. ... Andrea Martin (born January 15, 1947) is a Tony Award-winning American actor and comedienne. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Andrea Martin (born January 15, 1947) is a Tony Award-winning American actor and comedienne. ...


Also, Short is the first cousin of Clare Short, a member of the British Parliament and a former British cabinet minister. Clare Short (born 15 February 1946) is a British politician and a member of the British Labour Party. ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... A minister or a secretary is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. ...


Filmography

Acting credits

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Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Innerspace is a 1987 science fiction comedy film directed by Joe Dante and produced by Steven Spielberg. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... SCTV DVD cover, showing Ed Grimley (second from right-top) Edward Mayhoff Ed Grimley was a character introduced on the television series SCTV and later used in Saturday Night Live. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Three Fugitives is a 1989 comedy film starring Nick Nolte, Martin Short and James Earl Jones and directed by Francis Veber. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Making of Me is a 1989 film about birth directed by Glenn Gordon Caron, and starring Martin Short. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... An American film released in 1993. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Father of the Bride is a 1950 comedy film which tells the story of a man trying to cope with all of the disasters that happen along the way from the time that his daughter announces that shes engaged, until the wedding actually occurs. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Captain Ron is a 1992 film starring Martin Short and Kurt Russell. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Were Back! A Dinosaurs Story is an animated film, produced by Steven Spielbergs Amblimation animation studio, distributed by Universal Pictures, and originally released to movie theatres in 1993. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Clifford is a 1994 comedy film starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, and Mary Steenburgen. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Pebble and the Penguin is a musical animated film, produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Father of the Bride Part II is a 1995 comedy starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Mars Attacks! is a comedy and science fiction film by Tim Burton based on the popular card series Mars Attacks. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Jungle 2 Jungle is a 1997 Disney comedy film starring Tim Allen, Martin Short and Sam Huntington. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... A Simple Wish is a 1997 theatrical comedy about a bumbling male fairy godmother named Murray, who tries to help eight-year-old Anabel fulfil her wish that her father, a cab driver, win the leading role in a Broadway musical. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... DVD Cover Merlin is a 3 hour made-for-television movie released in 1998 that retells the famous legend of King Arthur from the perspective of the wizard Merlin. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... 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As Writer

Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Jiminy Glick is a fictional character portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series Primetime Glick. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Next Best Thing is a 2000 comedy/drama film starring Rupert Everett, Madonna and Benjamin Bratt. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jiminy Glick is a fictional character portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series Primetime Glick. ...

As Producer

Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Jiminy Glick is a fictional character portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series Primetime Glick. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jiminy Glick is a fictional character portrayed by Martin Short in the TV series Primetime Glick. ...

As Director

  • 1993 Friends of Gilda

Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

'In Character' Quotes

  • As Irving Cohen: "What hell kind of name is Roy!?"
  • As Irving Cohen: "Give me a C, a bouncy C."
  • As Irving Cohen (as his standard conclusion to an improvised song, of which he's sung a few bars, accompanied by replacing his cigar in his mouth): "...a dot dot dot, dee dee dee, and whatever the hell else you want to put in there."
  • As Ed Grimley (indrawn breath): "I must say...".
  • As Ed Grimley (clutching his burning fingers after removing a batch of cookies from the oven without using an oven mitt): "That's a pain that will tend to linger."
  • As Bradley Allen: "You can't tell me that a woman who plays the tuba doesn't have a boyfriend somewhere... I mean who's going to carry the damn thing?"
  • As Bradley Allen (drinking Scotch and declining tissues after a productive cough): "No, I got it."
  • As Franck Eggelhoffer..."Everybody has party with a pooper, that's why we invited you, party pooper, GEORGE BANKS! That's who!"
  • As Jack Frost (talking to a little girl who told him to chill) : "I invented chill!"

References

  1. ^ Olivia Stren, "Laugh Track," torontolife.com, June 2006.
  2. ^ a b Amy Lennard Goehner, "10 Questions For Martin Short," Time, August 6, 2006.
  3. ^ Carmela Fragomeni, "Westdale grads found stardom," The Hamilton Spectator, Feb. 24, 2006
  4. ^ Fame Becomes Martin Short," The Showbuzz (CBS News), Sept. 17, 2006.
  5. ^ Denny Lee, "Muskoka: The Malibu of the North," The New York Times, Sept. 16, 2005.

Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ...

External links & sources


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