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Martin Hayter Short Order_of_Canada|CM (born March
26, 1950) is an actor, writer, and  producer best
known for his comedy work. He was born in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Short has created many memorable characters over
the years, most notably Jiminy Glick and Ed
Grimley. He perhaps is best known for his work on
SCTV and Saturday Night Live.

Short was named a Member of the Order of Canada in
1994.

==Family==
His father was Charles Short, an executive with
Canada's largest steel company, who came to North
America as a stowaway from Ireland at the age of
21; he died in 1972 due to complications from a
stroke.  He married Short's mother in 1935.  His
mother, Olive, was a violinist and a former child
prodigy.  She was the first female concertmaster
in North America--concertmaster of the Hamilton
Philharmonic Orchestra.  She died of cancer in
1970. His cousin, Clare Short, is a prominent
member of the British Parliament.

Short is the youngest of five.  His older brother
David died in a car accident in 1965, when Short
was 12 years old.    His brother Michael, a comedy
writer, won the prestigious Emmy award twice.  His
brother Brian remains in Canada, and is vice
president of Dover Industries.  His sister, Nora,
is an anesthesiologist.

He met his wife, actress Nancy Dolman, in 1972. 
She was an understudy in the Toronto production of
Godspell, in which Short was cast alongside Gilda
Radner, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and under
musical director Paul Shaffer.  Short and Dolman
married in 1980, sharing a double honeymoon with
actress and dear friend Andrea Martin, who married
Nancy's brother--screenwriter Bob Dolman.

He and Nancy Dolman have three children:
*Daughter Katherine born December 3, 1983
*Son Oliver born 1986
*Son Henry born 1990

==Filmography==

*1972 "David Steinberg Show" TV Series
*1972 "Right On" TV Series
*1972 "Cucumber" TV Series
*1976 "Second City TV" TV Series
*1978 Cementhead (TV)
*1979 Lost and Found
*1979 "The Associates" TV Series
*1979 The Family Man (TV)
*1980 "I'm a Big Girl Now" TV Series
*1981 "SCTV Network 90"  TV Series
*1982 "Miss Peach of the Kelly School" TV Series
(Voice)
*1983 Sunset Limousine (TV)
*1983 "SCTV Channel" TV Series
*1984 "Saturday Night Live" TV Series
*1985 Martin Short Concert for the North Americas
(TV)
*1986 Three Amigos | ¡Three Amigos!
*1987 Really Weird Tales (TV)
*1987 Innerspace
*1987 Cross My Heart
*1988 "Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed
Grimley, The" TV Series (Voice)
*1989 Three Fugitives
*1989 Big Picture, The
*1989 Making of Me, The
*1989 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (TV)
*1989 Andrea Martin... Together Again (TV)
*1991 Pure Luck
*1991 Father of the Bride
*1992 Captain Ron
*1993 Money for Nothing (TV)
*1993 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (Voice)
*1994 Clifford
*1994 "Martin Short Show, The" TV Series
*1995 Pebble and the Penguin, The (Voice)
*1995 Father of the Bride Part II
*1996 Mars Attacks!
*1996 Creature Crunch 
*1997 Jungle 2 Jungle
*1997 Simple Wish, A
*1998 Merlin (TV)
*1998 Prince of Egypt, The (Voice)
*1998 Akbar's Adventure Tours
*1999 Alice in Wonderland (TV)
*1999 Mumford
*2001 Get Over It
*2001 "Primetime Glick" TV Series
*2001 Prince Charming (TV)
*2001 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (Voice) (Andrea
Martin also voiced a supporting role in this
movie, and she was subsequently part of the The
Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|TV series'
regular cast)
*2002 Treasure Planet (Voice)
*2002 Cinemagique
*2003 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
(Voice)
*2005 Jiminy Glick in La La Wood

==Writer - Filmography==

*1981 "SCTV Network 90" TV Series
*1983 "SCTV Channel" TV Series
*1984 "Saturday Night Live"
*1985 Martin Short Concert for the North Americas
(TV)
*1988 "Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed
Grimley, The" TV Series
*1989 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (TV)
*1994 "Martin Short Show, The" TV Series
*1999 "Martin Short Show, The" TV Series
*2001 "Primetime Glick" TV Series
*2005 "Jiminy Glick in La La Wood"

==Producer - Filmography==

*1994 "Martin Short Show, The" TV Series
(Executive producer)
*1999 "Martin Short Show, The" TV Series
(Executive producer)
*2001 "Primetime Glick" TV Series (Executive
producer) (Producer)
*2005 "Jiminy Glick in La La Wood" (Producer)

==Awards==

*1982: Emmy Award|Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a
Variety or Music Program, SCTV Comedy Network;
award shared
*1982: Nelly: Outstanding Writing, SCTV Comedy
Network
*1993: Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding
Actor in a Musical, The Goodbye Girl
*1993: Theater World Award
*1999: Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Actor in
a Musical Little Me
*1999: Tony Award|Tony: Actor in a Musical, Little
Me

==External link==
http://glickmovie.blogspot.com A Glick and Martin
News Site
*  http://jiminyglick.com Official Jiminy Glick
site
*  http://jiminyglick.ringtown.com Official Jiminy
Glick ringtones (by Martin Short)
*  http://jiminyglick.com Official Jiminy Glick in
La La Wood movie site
*  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001737/ IMDb entry
on Short