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- Born: August 14, 1945
- Birthplace: Waco, Texas
- Married Anne Stringfield in July 2007
- Was married to actress Victoria Tennant from November 20, 1986 until 1994
- In January 2009, he was spotted vacationing on St. Barts with his family and his Three Amigos cast mate, Martin ShortPopsugar: Steve Martin is Still Splashing Around (January 7, 2009)
- Notable television: Saturday Night Live
- Notable films: The Jerk, Roxanne and L.A. Story
- Memoir: Born Standing Up
- Novellas: Shopgirl, The Pleasure of My Company
- Plays: Picasso at the Lapin Agile
- Comedy albums: Let's Get Small, A Wild and Crazy Guy, Comedy Is Not Pretty
- Nominated for a 2009 Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for his book Born Standing UpGrammy.com: 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List
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Steve Martin, an American comedian, writer, musician and actor, began his professional career as a stand-up comedian in the 1970s. In 2009, Martin reprised his role as Inspector Clouseau for Pink Panther 2.
Martin is slated to join musicians Vince Gill and Amy Grant on stage on May 30, 2009, at the Grand Ole Opry where he will perform songs from his debut music album, The Crow – New Songs for the Five-String Banjo.People: Steve Martin: Country Star! (May 20, 2009)
Saturday Night Live
Several appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and a writing stint on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour led to his breakthrough role as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Capitalizing on the popularity of the Czechoslovakian playboy characters that he and Dan Aykroyd created for SNL, Martin released the comedy albums Let's Get Small and A Wild and Crazy Guy.Honors and Awards
- 2007: Kennedy Center Honor
- 2005: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- 2001: Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumentalist on Foggy Mountain BreakdownGrammy Awards: Winners
- 2000: American Comedy Awards, USA for Lifetime Achievement in Comedy
- 1988: Hasty Pudding Award for Man of the Year
- 1988: WGA Award for Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium for Roxanne
- 1979: Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording for A Wild And Crazy GuyGrammy Awards: Winners
- 1978: Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording for Let's Get SmallGrammy Awards: Winners
- 1969: Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Banjo Player
- A skilled musician, Martin has incorporated music, particularly playing the banjo, into several of his comedy routines. In fact, Martin won a 2001 Grammy, along with Earl Scruggs, for his banjo-playing on the Foggy Mountain Breakdown.Washington Post: Well, Incluuuude Him: Martin Joins Twain Pantheon (October 24, 2005)
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Steve Martin Questions
Which "Steve" came up with the name: Apple Computer?Steve Jobs came up with the name. read more
What is the best movie scene involving wine? 5 AnswersThis one always gave me the creeps: read more
Did Steve Martin appear on American Idol? 1 AnswerYes, he did. For more information see here: http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/05/74376/index.html read more
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Steve Martin Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1970: The Dating Game
- 1972 - 1973: The Sonny And Cher Comedy Hour
- 1973: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
- 1976: Saturday Night Live
- 1977: Let's Get Small
- 1978: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, A Wild And Crazy Guy
- 1979: The Jerk, The Muppet Movie, Comedy Is Not Pretty
- 1981: Pennies From Heaven, The Steve Martin Brothers
- 1982: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
- 1983: The Man With Two Brains
- 1984: The Lonely Guy, All Of Me
- 1986: Three Amigos
- 1987: Roxanne
- 1988: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- 1989: Parenthood
- 1990: My Blue Heaven
- 1991: L.A. Story
- 1992: Leap Of Faith
- 1994: A Simple Twist Of Fate
- 1999: The Out-Of-Towners
- 2001: Novocaine
- 2003: The 75th Annual Academy Awards
- 2005: Shopgirl
- 2006: The Pink Panther
- 2008: Baby Mama
- 2009: Pink Panther 2
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Night in with hard nog, wife, and old Steve Martin vids. #perfect
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RT @RockForKids: Steve Martin signed this awesome banjo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockforkids/4116154168/in/photostream/ http://bit. ...
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Steve Martin's LA Story is " wonderful,wonderful,wonderful,most wonderful" "let ur mind go and ur body will follow" :) such a nice story
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RT @AdviceToWriters The conscious mind is the editor, and the subconscious mind is the writer. STEVE MARTIN #writing
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About to watch Roxanne. Storyline based off Cyrano + Steve Martin = A+
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