Martin short autobiography

In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of.
In this engaging memoir, written with heart, wisdom, and a huge helping of hilarity, Martin Short shares stories of his life.
In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz- obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen, known to his.

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Martin Short

Canadian comedian and actor (born 1950)

For the author, see Martin Short (author).

Martin Hayter ShortOC (born March 26, 1950^[1]) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, and writer.^[2] Short is known as an energetic comedian who gained prominence for his roles in sketch comedy. He has also acted in numerous films and television shows. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. Short was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2019.

He is known for his work on the television programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. Short created the characters Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. He also acted in the sitcom Mulaney (2014–2015), the variety series Maya & Marty (2016), and the drama series The Morning Show (2019). He has also had an active career on stage, starring in Broadway productions including Neil Simon's musicalsThe Goodbye Girl (1993) and Little Me (1998–1999). The latter earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the former a nomination in the same category.

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Martin Short writes a book about keeping a smile through hard times

Crying isn’t the first reaction you would expect to have after reading Martin Short’s autobiography, “I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend.”

But the Emmy- (“SCTV”) and Tony Award-winning (“Little Me”) Short, who created such comic characters as the man-child Ed Grimley and the obnoxious talk show host Jiminy Glick, wears his heart on his sleeve when he talks about losing his older brother, his beloved mother and father by the time he was 20 and then losing his wife, Nancy Dolman, to cancer in 2010.

“Before she lost consciousness, as, struggling for breath, she saw nine paramedics hurry into our bedroom after I placed a frantic 911 call, she calmly turned to me, took my hand, and said, ‘Marty, let me go,”’ he writes. “And so we did.”

The two met in the early 1970s in the Toronto production of “Godspell.” Short was one of the stars, and Dolman had been brought in to understudy two of the performers. It was love at first sight. They were married for 30 years.

“I’ve been asked to write books over the yea

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I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

April 28, 2015

As with most memoirs by comic performers, I partly listened to and partly read Martin Short's I Must Say: My Life As A Humble Comedy Legend. Turns out that was a good decision.

Even working with a co-writer (David Kamp), Short isn’t the best scribe. But he’s a first-rate impressionist. And so when he’s telling stories involving his famous friends (Tom Hanks, Nora Ephron, Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Paul Shaffer, Gilda Radner, et al.), he brings them to life in the audiobook with quick, sharp impersonations – sort of like a master caricaturist creating a portrait in a couple of seconds.

This book reminded me why I like Short so much. He’s an eternal optimist, something that’s rare in show business. All of that comes through here, even though he’s experienced a lot of pain: the early death of an older brother in a car crash; the loss of both parents by the time he was 20; and, most movingly, the death by cancer of his wife, Nancy, in 2010. She was – pardon the cliché – the love of his life. You’ll need a box of Kleene