History Creator / SteveMartin

* ''Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles'' (1987) (Martin considers this his best performance)

* ''Film/PlanesTrainsAndAutomobiles'' (1987)

* SmallNameBigEgo: Since the beginning, his stage persona has been someone who genuinely believes he's the funniest, most talented performer ever whether or not the audience agrees with him (this was initially to combat stage fright). It eventually evolved into his on-stage character being [[ItsAllAboutMe utterly arrogant]] with a never-ending supply of backhanded compliments.

'''Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin''' (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, author, and musician, who first became famous as a writer for ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' and as a frequent guest on ''TheTonightShow''. After appearing on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as a guest host, he [[ColbertBump quickly became]] (and still is) one of the most popular comedians in the United States. Since the 1980's, he has focused more on acting than stand-up comedy. Martin is also well known as an accomplished banjo player and would often play the instrument during stand-up comedy shows in the 1970's. He has released two albums of bluegrass music: 2009's ''The Crow: New Songs for the 5 String Banjo'' (for which he won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album) and 2011's ''Rare Bird Alert''. He has recently returned to touring, but instead of stand-up comedy, it's with the bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers.

Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, author, and musician, who first became famous as a writer for ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' and as a frequent guest on ''TheTonightShow''. After appearing on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as a guest host, he [[ColbertBump quickly became]] (and still is) one of the most popular comedians in the United States. Since the 1980's, he has focused more on acting than stand-up comedy. Martin is also well known as an accomplished banjo player and would often play the instrument during stand-up comedy shows in the 1970's. He has released two albums of bluegrass music: 2009's ''The Crow: New Songs for the 5 String Banjo'' (for which he won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album) and 2011's ''Rare Bird Alert''. He has recently returned to touring, but instead of stand-up comedy, it's with the bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers.

* ''Literature/{{Shopgirl}}'' (2005) - Martin starred in the film and also wrote the novella upon which it's based.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: As mentioned above, Steve Martin was never a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' (contrary to popular belief), but he hosted so many times and was a memorable part of the show in its early days that he could have been one of them. Martin ''was'' on LorneMichaels failed prime-time sketch show ''The New Show'' (which was such a critical and ratings failure that it made Lorne Michaels consider coming back to ''SNL'' after leaving the show from 1980 to 1985).

* NamesTheSame: No, he wasn't the lead singer of the BaroquePop band The Left Banke back in TheSixties, even though he is an accomplished musician.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He auditioned for the British version of ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway''. Oddly enough, the producers turned him down.

* ''Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' (2016)

* ''[[Series/ThePhilSilversShow Sgt. Bilko]]'' (1996)

* ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' (2006)
* ''The Pink Panther 2'' (2009)

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* ''Film/FatherOfTheBride'' (1991)

Stephen Glenn "Steve"Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, author, and musician, who first became famous as a writer for ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' and as a frequent guest on ''TheTonightShow''. After appearing on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as a guest host, he [[ColbertBump quickly became]] (and still is) one of the most popular comedians in the United States. Since the 1980's, he has focused more on acting than stand-up comedy. Martin is also well known as an accomplished banjo player and would often play the instrument during stand-up comedy shows in the 1970's. He has released two albums of bluegrass music: 2009's ''The Crow: New Songs for the 5 String Banjo'' (for which he won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album) and 2011's ''Rare Bird Alert''. He has recently returned to touring, but instead of stand-up comedy, it's with the bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers.

'''Stephen Glenn Martin''' (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, author, and musician, who first became famous as a writer for ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' and as a frequent guest on ''TheTonightShow''. After appearing on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as a guest host, he [[ColbertBump quickly became]] (and still is) one of the most popular comedians in the United States. Since the 1980's, he has focused more on acting than stand-up comedy. Martin is also well known as an accomplished banjo player and would often play the instrument during stand-up comedy shows in the 1970's. He has released two albums of bluegrass music: 2009's ''The Crow: New Songs for the 5 String Banjo'' (for which he won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album) and 2011's ''Rare Bird Alert''. He has recently returned to touring, but instead of stand-up comedy, it's with the bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He auditioned for the british version of ''WhoseLineIsItAnyway''. Oddly enough, the producers turned him down.

'''Stephen Glenn Martin''' (August 14, 1945-) is an American comedian, author, and musician, who first became famous as a writer for ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' and as a frequent guest on ''TheTonightShow''. After appearing on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as a guest host, he [[ColbertBump quickly became]] (and still is) one of the most popular comedians in the United States. Since the 1980's, he has focused more on acting than stand-up comedy. Martin is also well known as an accomplished banjo player and would often play the instrument during stand-up comedy shows in the 1970's. He has released two albums of bluegrass music: 2009's ''The Crow: New Songs for the 5 String Banjo'' (for which he won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album) and 2011's ''Rare Bird Alert''. He has recently returned to touring, but instead of stand-up comedy, it's with the bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers.

* OlderThanTheyLook: He's 70!

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: His OneHitWonder song "King Tut" uses the rhyme "''Born in Arizona'' [=/=] ''Moved to Babylonia''" which is a great rhyme, though Tut was neither born in Arizona nor ever went to Babylonia.

* ''[[FatherOfTheBride Father of the Bride Part II]]'' (1995)

* ''Film/{{Shopgirl}}'' (2005)

'''Stephen Glenn Martin''' (August 14, 1945-) is an American comedian and musician, who first became famous as a writer for ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' and as a frequent guest on ''TheTonightShow''. After appearing on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as a guest host, he [[ColbertBump quickly became]] (and still is) one of the most popular comedians in the United States. Since the 1980's, he has focused more on acting than stand-up comedy. Martin is also well known as an accomplished banjo player and would often play the instrument during stand-up comedy shows in the 1970's. He has released two albums of bluegrass music: 2009's ''The Crow: New Songs for the 5 String Banjo'' (for which he won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album) and 2011's ''Rare Bird Alert''. He has recently returned to touring, but instead of stand-up comedy, it's with the bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers.

* CatchPhrase: "EXCUUUUUUUUSE ME!" for a while there during his stand-up days.