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• Martin Short is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and producer. He appeared in hit movies The Santa Clause 3 and The Spiderwick Chronicles. Short attended McMaster University with other notable comedians Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas. They all went on to join the comedy troupe The Second City in 1977 and went on to star on SCTV (Second City Television). He moved on to Saturday Night Live in 1984 and carried over many of the characters he had created for SCTV. Over the course of his time on SNL he became well known for his awkward character Ed Grimley. Short lives in Pacific Palisades, California with his wife Nancy and three children.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: March 26, 1950
  2. Spouse: Nancy Dolman
  3. Originally trained to be a social worker
  4. Also known as Jiminy Glick
  5. First acting job as a giant Visa card in a commercial
  6. Naturalized U.S. citizen but also maintains his Canadian citizenship

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