Steve Martin

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Actor • Comedian • Writer • Producer • Composer • Musician • Juggler

Birth Date: August 14, 1945

Age: 77 years old

Birth Place: Waco, Texas

Steve Martin was never interested in finding just one niche and remaining there for his entire life, as evidenced by his career evolution from TV writer to goofy stand-up comic to A-List star of offbeat comedies, family fare, dramas and musicals. His early, rock-star like fame as a comedian influenced a whole generation of performers with its experimental, no- punch-line style that sent-up vaudeville as much as it borrowed from his studies as a philosophy major. As a film actor, Martin's strongest work was generally material he wrote himself - comedies with a palpable heart and poignancy behind the puns, like "Roxanne" (1987), L.A. Story (1991) and the adaptation of his bestselling novella, "Shopgirl" (2005). Despite the iconic status of his 1979 comedy classic, "The Jerk," his film career was spotty however, and through the 1990s and beyond, Martin was mainly known for rote family comedies that relied not on "wild and crazy" antics but on his roles as the straight man exasperated over the wild and crazy antics of kids or unwelcome intruders in his quiet suburban world. Off-screen, enigmatic Martin had a reputation as a spotlight-shunning, quiet intellectual and fine art collector who, well into his sixties, was still full of surprises on the screen, the stage and on the page.

Credits

Happy the Hoglet

Voice
Pappy Giant
TV Show
2022

One Killer Question

Self
TV Show
2022

The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

Self
TV Show
2021

CBS Mornings

Guest
TV Show
2021

Only Murders in the BuildingStream

Actor
Charles-Haden Savage
TV Show
2021
99%

Only Murders in the BuildingStream

Creator
TV Show
2021
99%

Only Murders in the BuildingStream

Executive Producer
TV Show
2021
99%

Beyond the CANVASStream

Guest
TV Show
2020

The Red Nose Day Special

Music Performer
TV Show
2020

Dick Cavett Show: Inside The Minds Of: Vol. 2

Guest
TV Show
2019

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Actor
TV Show
2018

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Executive Producer
TV Show
2018

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Writer
TV Show
2018

Interview

Guest
TV Show
2018

Vermeer, Beyond Time

Narrator
TV Show
2018

Steve Martin: On the Water

Music Performer
TV Show
2018

Steve Martin: Santa Fe

Music Performer
TV Show
2018

Steve Martin: Strangest Christmas Yet

Music Performer
TV Show
2018

David Letterman: The Mark Twain Prize

Guest
TV Show
2017

Oh, Hello on Broadway

Actor
TV Show
2017

Today's Take

Guest
TV Show
2016

The Peabody Awards

Actor
TV Show
2016

Maya & Marty

Guest
TV Show
2016
38%

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Actor
Norm
Movie
2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Guest
TV Show
2015

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Music Performer
TV Show
2015

Home

Voice
Capt. Smek
Movie
2015

Love the Coopers

Voice
Rags
Movie
2015

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shots

Actor
TV Show
2014

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

Guest
TV Show
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Guest
TV Show
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Music Performer
TV Show
2014

Comedy College

Host
TV Show
2014

The Queen Latifah Show

Music Performer
TV Show
2013

Baby Mama

Actor
Barry
TV Show
2012

Live! With Kelly and Michael

Guest
TV Show
2012

Live! With Kelly and Michael

Music Performer
TV Show
2012

Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeStream

Guest
TV Show
2012

The 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards

Music Performer
TV Show
2012

Inside ComedyStream

Guest
TV Show
2012

CBS This Morning

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TV Show
2012

Give Me the Banjo

Narrator
TV Show
2011

Rock Center With Brian Williams

Guest
TV Show
2011

The Making Of: The Big Year

Actor
TV Show
2011

A Capitol Fourth 2011

Music Performer
TV Show
2011

The Big Year

Actor
Stu Preissler
Movie
2011

Tina Fey: The Mark Twain Prize

Guest
TV Show
2010

ConanStream

Guest
TV Show
2010

ConanStream

Music Performer
TV Show
2010

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Host
TV Show
2010

The Joy Behar Show

Guest
TV Show
2009

ES.TV

Guest
TV Show
2009

The Project

Guest
TV Show
2009

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Guest
TV Show
2009

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Music Performer
TV Show
2009

The Pink Panther 2

Actor
Clouseau
Movie
2009

The Pink Panther 2

Screenwriter
Movie
2009

It's ComplicatedStream

Actor
Adam
Movie
2009
59%

Baby MamaStream

Actor
Barry
Movie
2008
63%

Traitor

Executive Producer
Movie
2008

The Better Show

Guest
TV Show
2007

30 RockStream

Guest Star
Gavin Volure
TV Show
2006
78%

Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition

Guest
TV Show
2006

The One Show

Guest
TV Show
2006

etalk

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TV Show
2006

The Pink Panther

Actor
Inspector Jacques Clouseau
Movie
2006

The Pink Panther

Screenwriter
Movie
2006

The Colbert Report

Guest
TV Show
2005

The Colbert Report

Music Performer
TV Show
2005

Made in Hollywood

Guest
TV Show
2005

ET Canada

Guest
TV Show
2005

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Actor
Tom Baker
Movie
2005

ShopgirlStream

Actor
Ray Parker
Movie
2005
61%

ShopgirlStream

Executive Producer
Movie
2005
61%

Tavis Smiley

Guest
TV Show
2004

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Self
Movie
2004

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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TV Show
2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Music Performer
TV Show
2003

Real Time With Bill MaherStream

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TV Show
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Guest
TV Show
2003

Bringing Down the HouseStream

Actor
Peter Sanderson
Movie
2003
34%

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Actor
The Chairman
Movie
2003

Cheaper by the Dozen

Actor
Tom Baker
Movie
2003

The Downer Channel

Executive Producer
TV Show
2001

The 73rd Annual Academy Awards

Host
TV Show
2001

Live With Regis and Kelly

Guest
TV Show
2001

Novocaine

Actor
Frank Sangster
Movie
2001

Entertainment Studios.com

Guest
TV Show
2000

Joe Gould's Secret

Actor
Charlie Duell
Movie
2000

The Early Show

Guest
TV Show
1999

The Daily Show With Jon StewartStream

Guest
TV Show
1999

The Out-of-Towners

Actor
Henry Clark
Movie
1999

BowfingerStream

Actor
Bobby Bowfinger
Movie
1999
81%

BowfingerStream

Writer
Movie
1999
81%

Fantasia 2000

Voice
Himself (Host) (segment "Pines of Rome")
Movie
1999

The Venice Project

Self
Movie
1999

Kickin' It: With Byron Allen

Guest
TV Show
1998

The Spanish Prisoner

Actor
Julian "Jimmy" Dell
Movie
1998

The Prince of EgyptStream

Voice
Hotep
Movie
1998
79%

The View

Guest
TV Show
1997

The View

Music Performer
TV Show
1997

Access Hollywood

Guest
TV Show
1996

Sgt. Bilko

Actor
Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
Movie
1996

Nichols and May: Take Two

Self
Movie
1996

Father of the Bride Part II

Actor
George Banks
Movie
1995

Entertainers: With Byron Allen

Guest
TV Show
1994

Extra

Guest
TV Show
1994

A Simple Twist of Fate

Actor
Michael McCann
Movie
1994

Mixed Nuts

Actor
Philip
Movie
1994

Late Show With David Letterman

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TV Show
1993

Late Show With David Letterman

Music Performer
TV Show
1993

And the Band Played OnStream

Actor
The Brother
Movie
1993
100%

20 Years of Monty Python

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TV Show
1992

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

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TV Show
1992

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

Music Performer
TV Show
1992

Fais comme chez toi

Actor
Movie
1992

Housesitter

Actor
Newton Davis
Movie
1992

Leap of Faith

Actor
Jonas Nightengale
Movie
1992

Charlie Rose

Guest
TV Show
1991

L.A. StoryStream

Actor
Harris K. Telemacher
Movie
1991
93%

L.A. StoryStream

Executive Producer
Movie
1991
93%

Father of the BrideStream

Actor
George Stanley Banks
Movie
1991
70%

Grand Canyon

Actor
Davis
Movie
1991

Los Angeles Story

Actor
Movie
1990

My Blue Heaven

Actor
Vincent 'Vinnie' Antonelli
Movie
1990

The SimpsonsStream

Guest Voice
Ray Patterson
TV Show
1989
85%

ParenthoodStream

Actor
Gil Buckman
Movie
1989
92%

Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsStream

Actor
Freddy Benson
Movie
1988
89%

The Tracey Ullman Show

Guest Star
TV Show
1987

RoxanneStream

Actor
C.D. Bales
Movie
1987
88%

RoxanneStream

Executive Producer
Movie
1987
88%

Planes, Trains and AutomobilesStream

Actor
Neal Page
Movie
1987
92%

Leo and Liz in Beverly Hills

Creator
TV Show
1986

Little Shop of Horrors

Actor
Orin Scrivello, D.D.S.
Movie
1986

Three Amigos!

Actor
Lucky Day
Movie
1986

Three Amigos!

Executive Producer
Movie
1986

Three Amigos!

Screenwriter
Movie
1986

The 10th Anniversary Johnny Cash Christmas Special

Guest
TV Show
1985

Homage to Steve

Director
TV Show
1984

Homage to Steve

Self
TV Show
1984

Homage to Steve

Writer
TV Show
1984

Domestic Life

Creator
TV Show
1984

The Lonely Guy

Actor
Larry Hubbard
Movie
1984

All of Me

Actor
Roger Cobb
Movie
1984

The Man With Two BrainsStream

Actor
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr
Movie
1983
78%

The Man With Two BrainsStream

Writer
Movie
1983
78%

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Actor
Rigby Reardon
Movie
1982

Pennies From HeavenStream

Actor
Arthur
Movie
1981
82%

Steve Martin: All Commercials...A Steve Martin Special

Actor
TV Show
1980

60 Minutes

Guest
TV Show
1979

CBS News Sunday Morning

Guest
TV Show
1979

Los Chavos Están Bien

Actor
Movie
1979

The JerkStream

Actor
Navin R. Johnson/Cat Juggler/Pig Eye Jackson/Engineer Fred
Movie
1979
83%

The JerkStream

Screenwriter
Movie
1979
83%

The Muppet MovieStream

Actor
Insolent Waiter
Movie
1979
88%

Los Muchachos Están Bien

Actor
Himself
Movie
1979

The Kids Are Alright

Self
Movie
1979

Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978

Actor
TV Show
1978

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Actor
TV Show
1978

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Actor
Dr. Maxwell Edison
Movie
1978

On Location: Steve Martin

Actor
TV Show
1976

On Location: Steve Martin

Writer
TV Show
1976

Austin City LimitsStream

Music Performer
TV Show
1976

Good Morning America

Guest
TV Show
1975

Saturday Night LiveStream

Actor
TV Show
1975

Saturday Night LiveStream

Guest
TV Show
1975

Saturday Night LiveStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1975

Saturday Night LiveStream

Host
TV Show
1975

Great PerformancesStream

Music Performer
TV Show
1972

The Dick Cavett ShowStream

Guest
TV Show
1968

The Carol Burnett ShowStream

Guest
TV Show
1967

The Tonight ShowStream

Guest
TV Show
1962

TodayStream

Guest
TV Show
1952

TodayStream

Music Performer
TV Show
1952

News about
Steve Martin

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‘Only Murders in the Building’: Andrea Martin Joins Series for Season 2 (PHOTO)

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‘The Super Bob Einstein Movie’ Pays Tribute to Late Comedian in First Look (VIDEO)

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‘Jeopardy!’ Viewers Think This Contestant Is the Spitting Image of Steve Martin

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