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Biography

Born in Waco, Texas in 1945, Steve Martin spent the early days of his show business career playing the banjo in carnivals and other…more

Born

8/4/1945, Waco, Texas

Birth Name

Stephen Glenn Martin

Gender

Male

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Star (6)

Role
- The Academy Awards
  Star
  - S 82: Ep 1 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
    3/7/10
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 73: Ep 1 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/01
- Twilight Theater
  Various Characters
  - S 1: Ep 1 February 13 1982
    2/13/82
- Van Dyke and Company
  Regular
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Spinners
    10/14/76
  - S 1: Ep 2 John Denver
    10/7/76
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/20/76
- Ken Berry's 'Wow' Show
  Regular
  - S 1: Ep 5 8/12/1972
    8/12/72
  - S 1: Ep 4 8/5/1972
    8/5/72
  - S 1: Ep 3 7/29/1972
    7/29/72
  - S 1: Ep 1 7/15/72
    7/15/72
- The Ray Stevens Show
  Regular Performer
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    8/8/70
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    8/1/70
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    7/25/70
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    7/18/70
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    7/11/70
  - + 3 More Credits
Recurring Role (9)

Role
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 37: Ep 1 Alec Baldwin/Radiohead
    9/24/11
  - S 35: Ep 23 Alec Baldwin/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
    5/15/10
  - S 35: Ep 19 Tina Fey/Justin Bieber
    4/10/10
  - S 34: Ep 14 Steve Martin/Jason Mraz
    1/31/09
  - S 33: Ep 6 Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood
    2/23/08
  - + 25 More Credits
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 20 Show #3192
    10/5/09
  - S 16: Ep 82 Show #3057
    2/2/09
  - S 15: Ep 71 Show #2878
    2/21/08
  - S 14: Ep 133 Show #2741
    4/26/07
  - S 13: Ep 44 Show #2457
    11/10/05
  - + 7 More Credits
- Saturday Night Live
  Various
  - — Best of David Spade
    10/15/05
  - — The Best of Tom Hanks
    11/6/04
  - S 23: Ep 14 SNL Remembers Chris Farley
    2/21/98
  - — The Best of Gilda Radner
    7/3/89
- Saturday Night Live
  Joe Mel Sr.
  - — The Best of Game Show Parodies
    2/28/00
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 138 Show #1722
    12/9/92
  - S 9: Ep 154 Show #1421
    2/1/91
  - S 6: Ep 136 Show #0954
    12/10/87
  - S 6: Ep 77 Show #0895
    7/30/87
  - S 5: Ep 146 Show #0799
    12/8/86
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 110 Show #4521
    5/6/92
  - S 30: Ep 43 Show #4454 - Steve Martin, Cathy Ladman, Leon Redbone.
    12/19/91
  - S 28: Ep 162 Show #4207
    8/14/90
  - S 27: Ep 101 Show #4028
    8/30/89
  - S 18: Ep 69 Show #3169
    2/13/80
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Midnight Special
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 31 Midnight Special 1978 Highlights, Part 2
    7/13/79
  - S 3: Ep 42 Helen Reddy / Mac Davis / Minnie Riperton
    7/18/75
  - S 3: Ep 5 Host: David Steinberg (All-Comedy show)
    10/25/74
- The Midnight Special
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 19 Host: Alicia Bridges
    3/2/79
  - S 7: Ep 4 Hosts: The Dirt Band
    10/13/78
  - S 1: Ep 16 Hosts: Burns and Schreiber
    5/11/73
  - S 1: Ep 6 Host: Anne Murray
    3/2/73
- The Smothers Brothers Show (1975)
  Himself (regular)
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode 12
    5/12/75
  - S 1: Ep 11 Episode 11
    5/5/75
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10
    4/28/75
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode 8
    3/5/75
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 7
    2/24/75
  - + 6 More Credits
Guest Star (58)

Role
- Conan
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 85 The Container Store Of My Discontent
    5/3/11
- A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 19
    3/25/11
- The Colbert Report
  Guest Star
  - S 7: Ep 37 Steve Martin
    3/21/11
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 55 November 22, 2010
    11/22/10
  - S 21: Ep 106 February 3, 2009
    2/3/09
  - S 18: Ep 76 December 20, 2005
    12/20/05
  - S 18: Ep 50 November 11, 2005
    11/11/05
  - S 5: Ep 74 December 18, 1992
    12/18/92
  - + 1 More Credits
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 36 Late Show With David Letterman 11/05/2010
    11/5/10
- Later... with Jools Holland
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 9 Series 35, Show 9
    11/13/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 57 Steve Martin, Vanessa Williams, Paul Simon
    6/2/09
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 170 Steve Martin
    5/25/09
  - S 1: Ep 74 Steve Martin/Jon Cryer
    1/5/04
- American Idol
  Banjo Player
  - S 8: Ep 40 And The Winner Is...........
    5/20/09
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody
    1/28/09
  - S 1: Ep 3 Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts
    1/21/09
  - S 1: Ep 1 Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks, & Oddballs
    1/14/09
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 13: Ep 139 Steve Martin
    10/28/08
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 180 Friday, May 9, 2008
    5/9/08
- Conversations with Michael Eisner
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Saturday Night Live
    9/25/06
- The Matt Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 1 Show 53 - The Pink Panther! (Part 1)
    2/21/06
  - S 3: Ep 8 Show 38 - Cheaper By the Dozen 2?
    12/19/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 115 Show #3059
    12/13/05
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 33: Ep 8 Bill Irwin: Clown Prince
    12/15/04
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 David Mamet
    1/3/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 80 Martin/Ashanti
    12/23/03
  - S 6: Ep 118 February 26, 2003
    2/26/03
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 255 December 23, 2003
    12/23/03
- Looney Tunes
  Mr. Chairman
  - S 30: Ep 6 Looney Tunes: Back In Action
    11/14/03
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 12 Scary Movie 3; Honey; Big Fish; Looney Tunes: Back in Action
    10/16/03
  - S 4: Ep 5 Cold Creek Manor; Underworld; Cheaper by the Dozen; Elf
    8/28/03
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself (archive footage)
  - S 28: Ep 9 Christmas Special
    12/17/02
- Comedy Central Presents
  Himself
  - — The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
    12/1/02
- Primetime Glick
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bill Maher / Steve Martin
    6/20/01
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself - Interviewee
  - S 33: Ep 13 Steve Martin: Seriously Funny
    9/27/99
- The Martin Short Show (1999)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Steve Martin / Kathy Griffin / Jiminy Glick at the Emmys
    9/14/99
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 20 Father of The Bride 2
    5/16/99
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 131 Show #562
    3/31/99
  - S 3: Ep 21 Show #452
    10/5/98
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 71: Ep 1 The 71st Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/99
  - S 67: Ep 1 The 67th Annual Academy Awards
    3/27/95
  - S 62: Ep 1 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/90
  - S 57: Ep 1 The 57th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/85
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/81
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Simpsons
  Ray Patterson
  - S 9: Ep 22 Trash of the Titans
    4/26/98
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 69: Ep 1 The 69th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 3: Ep 70 Show #0509
    12/22/95
  - S 3: Ep 59 Show #0498
    11/30/95
- The Martin Short Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Steve Martin Show
    9/20/94
- The Richard & Judy Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    8/9/92
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 216 August 17, 1990
    8/17/90
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
  Host
  - S 4: Ep 11 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
    11/18/89
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 7: Ep 89 Show #1064
    11/30/88
  - S 6: Ep 135 Show #0953
    12/9/87
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 0 The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 20th Reunion
    2/3/88
- The Last Resort (1987)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 18
    10/9/87
- The Tracey Ullman Show
  Rusty the Choreographer
  - S 2: Ep 1 Meg's Lucky Night / Making Faces / Skin the Duck
    9/22/87
- Looney Tunes
  Himself
  - S 49: Ep 19 Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special
    1/14/86
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself (cameo)
  - S 8: Ep 9 Eddie Murphy/Lionel Richie
    12/11/82
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 6 October 13-17, 1980
    10/13/80
  - S 12: Ep 1 September 5-9, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    9/5/77
  - S 11: Ep 63 April 18-22, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    4/18/77
  - S 11: Ep 49 February 28-March 4, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    2/28/77
  - S 9: Ep 70 May 12-16, 1975 (NBC-TV)
    5/12/75
- The Big Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    3/4/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 199 July 11, 1979
    7/11/79
  - S 5: Ep 152 April 26, 1979
    4/26/79
  - S 4: Ep 51 November 22, 1977
    11/22/77
  - S 1: Ep 121 April 22, 1975
    4/22/75
- The Muppet Show
  Insolent Waiter
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Muppet Movie
    6/22/79
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 1 Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series
    10/15/78
- The Carol Burnett Show
  himself
  - S 11: Ep 21 with Betty White and Steve Martin
    3/5/78
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest Host
  - S 16: Ep 54 Show #2954
    2/20/78
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Steve Martin
    10/31/77
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 196 July 8, 1977
    7/8/77
  - S 14: Ep 158 April 28, 1977
    4/28/77
  - S 14: Ep 109 February 18, 1977
    2/18/77
  - S 14: Ep 30 October 15, 1976
    10/15/76
  - S 13: Ep 227 August 12, 1976
    8/12/76
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 86 Week of January 24, 1977
    1/24/77
- Doc (1975)
  Brian Bogert
  - S 1: Ep 23 My Son, The Father
    2/21/76
- Cher
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 11 Show 25
    11/23/75
  - S 2: Ep 9 Show 23
    11/9/75
  - S 2: Ep 7 Show 21
    10/26/75
- Off to See the Wizard
  The Pieman
  - S 1: Ep 2 Simple Simon
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 23 Tugford Wanted to Be Bad
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 235 August 4, 1969
    8/4/69
  - S 3: Ep 180 May 15, 1969
    5/15/69
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 34 July 24, 1969
    7/24/69
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- 30 Rock
  Gavin Volure
  - S 3: Ep 4 Gavin Volure
    11/20/08
Writer (4)

Role
- The Academy Awards
  Writer
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
- The Downer Channel
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode #102
    7/31/01
- Ken Berry's 'Wow' Show
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 1 7/15/72
    7/15/72
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 6 Season 2, Episode 6
    10/15/67
  - S 1: Ep 2 Season 1, Episode 2
    2/12/67
  - S 1: Ep 1 Season 1, Episode 1
    2/5/67
Creator (1)

Role
- Leo And Liz In Beverly Hills
  Creator
Executive Producer (4)

Role
- The Scholar
  Executive Producer
- Leo And Liz In Beverly Hills
  Executive Producer
- George Burns Comedy Week
  Executive Producer
- Domestic Life
  Executive Producer

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- Steve married longtime girlfriend Anne Stringfield at his Los Angeles home on July 28, 2007.
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- Steve Martin is a musician, he plays the four string banjo.
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- Steve Martin is a talented author and playwright, he has contributed writings to the the New Yorker since 1995.
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- Steve Martin: (on where his sense of humor comes from) I think it comes from love of humor, which was generated as a child watching comedy movies like Laurel and Hardy and Jerry Lewis, Abbot and Costello, a little bit of Charlie Chaplin.
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- Steve Martin: (on why he asked Claire Danes to be in the film "Shopgirl") Well we had lunch and Claire didn't even have to speak before we knew she was exactly right for Mirabelle. She's naturally beautiful as opposed to unnaturally beautiful in Hollywood. I always ask where all the old actors are going to come from in 20 years because they're all going to look like this (does a mock facelift). There isn't going to be anyone to play 80. Or you'll be doing a period film and there will be people with fake breasts. Claire just fit in her simplicity into this role. There is a quiet solitude to her performance. But she could also play a glamor girl. If she had to be a buxom dancer she could.
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- Steve Martin: (asked how much of the story of "Shopgirl" is autobiographical) Everything is culled from every source. It's taken from my own life and other lives. I'm 60 and I've had sex since I was 18, you know? There's been a lot of stuff going on.
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