He was natural within Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Short was known as the Member of the Order of Canada in 1994.

Family
His father was Charles Short, an executive using Canada's big steel company, world health organization come to North America as a stowaway Catholic refugee from war-war-worn Northern Ireland at the age of Twenty-one. His mother, Olive, was concertmaster of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; she was the number 1 female concertmaster inside North America. His full cousin, Clare Short, is a member of the British Parliament. His older brother, Michael Short, is the comedy writer & a both-period Emmy winner.

He married American actress Nancy Dolman in 1980. It sleep in California, and Short occurs as U.S. naturalized citizen. It develop threesome youngsters.

Filmography

1972 David Steinberg Show TV series 1972 Right TV series 1972 Cucumber TV series 1976 Second City TV TV series 1978 Cementhead 1979 Lost and Found 1979 A Associates TV series 1979 A Personal Man 1980 ''I'm a Large Girl Currently TV series 1981 SCTV Network 90 TV series 1982 Miss Peach of the Kelly School TV series (voice) 1983 Sunset Limousine 1983 SCTV Channel TV series 1984 Saturday Night Live TV series 1985 Martin Short Concert for the North Americas 1986 Three Amigos! 1987 Really Weird Tales 1987 Innerspace 1987 Cross The Heart 1988 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley TV series (voice) 1989 Three Fugitives 1989 A Large Picture 1989 A Making of Me 1989 We, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood 1989 Andrea Martin... Together Again 1991 Pure Luck 1991 Father of the Bride 1992 Captain Ron 1993 Money for Nothing 1993 You're Back! The Dinosaur's Story (voice) 1994 Clifford 1994 A Martin Short Indicate TV series 1995 a Pebble and the Penguin (voice) 1995 Father of the Bride A share II 1996 Mars Attacks! 1996 Animal Crunch 1997 Jungle 2 Jungle 1997 Elementary Wish, A 1998 Merlin 1998 A Prince of Egypt (voice) 1998 Akbar's Risky venture Tours 1999 Alice in Wonderland 1999 Mumford 2001 Get Over It 2001 Primetime Glick TV series 2001 Prince Charming 2001 Jimmy Neutron: Son Genius (voice) 2002 Treasure Planet (voice) 2002 Cinemagique 2003 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (voice) 2005 Jiminy Glick in La La Wood

Writer - Filmography

1981 SCTV Network 90 TV series 1983 SCTV Channel TV series 1984 Saturday Night Live 1985 Martin Short Concert for the North Americas 1988 The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley TV series 1989 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood 1994 The Martin Short Show TV series 1999 The Martin Short Show TV series 2001 Primetime Glick TV series 2005 Jiminy Glick in La La Wood

Producer - Filmography

1994 The Martin Short Show TV series (Executive producer) 1999 The Martin Short Show TV series (Executive producer) 2001 Primetime Glick TV series (Executive producer) (Producer) 2005 Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (Producer)

Awards

1982: Emmy Award: Outstanding Writing around the Kind or even Music Program, SCTV Comedy Network; award shared 1982: Nelly Award: Outstanding Writing, SCTV Comedy Network 1993: Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Actor within the Musical theater, A Bye Girl 1993: Theater World Award 1999: Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Actor within the Musical theater, Little Me 1999: Tony Award: Actor in the Musical theater, Little Me''