Martin Short

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Recent Role:
Garrison Cootes on How I Met Your Mother
Gender:
Male
Birthplace:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Birth Name:
Martin Short
A great comedic performer, whose expressive face and body enable him to change himself, into any one of a dozen characters. He is a native-born Canadian who initially wowed audiences as one of the "SCTV" comedy troupe. He received the Earl Grey Award for his work in SCTV at the Gemini in Toronto, 1995. Short's self-created original characters, spot-on impersonations of real-life personalities (from Jerry Lewis to Katharine Hepburn), improvisational skills, and flair for physical comedy won him a berth on "Saturday Night Live" (1984-85 season) before director John Landis paired him with SteveMore Martin and Chevy Chase in the cowboy-hero spoof Three Amigos (1986).
He is currently living with his wife, Nancy Dolman, his 3 children - 1 daughter (Katherine born in 1984) and 2 sons (Oliver born in 1987 and Henry, born in 1990). The 5'8" year old man, and graduated from Westdale High School in Hamilton Ontario before attending McMaster University in Hamilton. He was trained to be a social worker but got bit by the acting bug after taking a part in a production of "Godspell" in Toronto, Ontario.
His brother died when he was 12. By 20 years of age, both his parents also passed away.

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    Very funny comedian hide show

    He is a very funny guy IMO
    Loved him since SCTV along with other comedians
    Like Eugene Levy, the late John Candy, and Rick Moranis
    Also love him as Harry Glickman
    Sure his alter-ego is very obnoxious
    But he is a good kind of obnxious if you ask me
    After his film career fizzled, he did so many characters that made him even more famous
    Rock on Martin! Rock on indeed!

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