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3	->''"My job is not to analyze my career. But I am proud of the amount of work I've done and the amount of commitment I've given to it. That makes me proud."''
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5	Martin Hayter Short [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever OC]] (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer and writer born in Hamilton, Ontario. After joining the Second City theater in the late 70s, he transitioned to television starting with ''Series/{{SCTV}}'' and later ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.
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7	His film career took off in the mid 80s when he appeared in ''Film/ThreeAmigos'' alongside Creator/ChevyChase and Creator/SteveMartin. Since then, he has appeared in ''Film/{{Innerspace}}'', ''[[Film/FatherOfTheBride1991 Father of the Bride]]'', ''Film/{{Clifford}}'', ''Film/MarsAttacks'', ''Film/ASimpleWish'', ''Film/TheSantaClause3TheEscapeClause'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Frankenweenie}}'', among many others.
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9	He also continues to work in television, hosting ''Series/PrimetimeGlick'' as the obnoxious celebrity interviewer Jiminy Glick, playing a rare dramatic role in ''Series/{{Damages}}'', headlining the ''Maya & Marty'' variety show with Creator/MayaRudolph and co-starring with Creator/SteveMartin and Music/SelenaGomez in the critically-acclaimed ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding''.
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11	His autobiography, ''I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend'', was published in 2014.
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14	!!Selected Filmography:
15	* ''Series/{{SCTV}}'' (1981–84): various characters
16	* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' (1984–85): various characters
17	* ''Film/ThreeAmigos'' (1986): Ned Nederlander
18	* ''Film/{{Innerspace}}'' (1987): Jack Putter
19	* ''Film/ThreeFugitives'' (1989): Ned Perry
20	* ''Film/TheBigPicture'' (1989): Neil Sussman
21	* ''[[Film/FatherOfTheBride1991 Father of the Bride]]'' (1991): Franck Eggelhoffer
22	* ''Film/PureLuck'' (1991): Eugene Proctor
23	* ''Film/CaptainRon'' (1992): [[TheDanza Martin Harvey]]
24	* ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'' (1993): Stubbs the Clown (voice)
25	* ''Film/{{Clifford}}'' (1994): Clifford Daniels
26	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePebbleAndThePenguin'' (1995): Hubie (voice)
27	* ''Film/MarsAttacks'' (1996): Jerry Ross
28	* ''VideoGame/CreatureCrunch'' (1996): Wesley/Dr. Drod (voice)
29	* ''Film/Jungle2Jungle'' (1997): Richard Kempster
30	* ''Film/ASimpleWish'' (1997): Murray
31	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' (1998): Huy (voice)
32	* ''[[Series/Merlin1998 Merlin]]'' (1998): Frik
33	* ''[[Film/AliceInWonderland1999 Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1999): Mad Hatter
34	* ''Film/{{Mumford}}'' (1999): Lionel Dillard
35	* ''Film/GetOverIt'' (2001): Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
36	* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' (2001): Ooblar (voice)
37	* ''Series/PrimetimeGlick'' (2001–03): Jiminy Glick
38	* ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' (2002): B.E.N. (voice)
39	* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper'' (2004): Preminger (voice)
40	* ''Film/TheSantaClause3TheEscapeClause'' (2006): Jack Frost
41	* ''Series/{{Damages}}'' (2010): Leonard Winstone/Lester Wiggin
42	* ''WesternAnimation/TheCatInTheHatKnowsALotAboutThat'' (2010–18): The Cat in the Hat (voice)
43	* ''Series/{{Weeds}}'' (2011): Steward Havens
44	* ''WesternAnimation/HoodwinkedTooHoodVersusEvil'' (2011): Kirk Kirkkendall (voice)
45	* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' (2011–12): Garrison Cootes
46	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frankenweenie}}'' (2012): Edward Frankenstein/Mr. Bergermesiter/Nassor (voice)
47	* ''Anime/TheWindRises'': Kurokawa (voice in the English dub)
48	* ''Film/InherentVice'' (2014): Rudy Blatnoyd
49	* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily2019 The Addams Family]]'' (2019): Grandpa Frump (voice)
50	* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' (2021): Leprechaun
51	* ''Series/OnlyMurdersInTheBuilding'' (2021–present): Oliver Putnam
52	* ''Film/AquamanAndTheLostKingdom'' (2023): Kingfish

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