Martin Short

Martin Short is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer and producer. He has appeared in many hit movies including "The Santa Clause 3" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles". He is also an accomplished television actor and voice actor for animated productions, and has appeared in shows such as "Arrested Development", "Saturday Night Live" and "Damages".

Short attended McMaster University in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada with other notable comedians such as Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas. In 1977, Short, along with Levy and Thomas joined the comedy troupe "The Second City" and became a star on SCTV (Second City Television).

Short 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.

Early on, it was rumored that Martin Short would be performing a musical number along with Neil Patrick Harris and hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. At this time, all rumors have been denied, including a tweet from Harris' Twitter account denying this was ever the case http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/oscars/article/775862--forget-the-flicks-what-about-the-oscars-show?bn=1 Other sources suggest Short was set to perform, but was forced to drop out due to a personal emergency when he checked into the hospital Thursday night. The accuracy of these rumors is still unclear. http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/03/exclusive-martin-short-checks-hospital http://www.deadline.com/2010/03/oscar-opener-cut-short/

Short was born on March 26th 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He attended and graduated from Westdale High School in his hometown. Short is the youngest of 5 siblings.

He married Nancy Dolman in December 1980, and together had 3 children; Katerine (born 1983), Oliver (born 1986) and Henry (born 1990). The couple currently reside in Pacific Palisades, California, with a vacation home in the Muskoka region of Ontario. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001737/bio

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1950: Born on March 26

• 1972: Right On - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1980: The Love Boat - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1981: Taxi - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1984-2005: Saturday Night Live - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1982-83: SCTV Network 90 - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1986: Three Amigos - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1987: Innerspace - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1989: The Three Fugitives - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1991: Father of the Bride - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1994: The Martin Short Show - IMDb Listing

• 1994: Clifford - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1996: Mars Attacks - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1998: Merlin - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2001-03: Primetime Glick - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2006: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2008: The Spiderwick Chronicles - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews