Martin Short is a Canadian actor and comedian. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received several awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Actor Awards, and a Tony Awards as well as nominations for four Golden Globe Awards.
Short won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV in 1983. He was nominated the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for his Comedy Central variety series Primetime Glick in 2003. Also known for his dramatic work he was Emmy-nominated for his roles in the NBC miniseries Merlin (1998), the FX legal series Damages (2010), and the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2020).
Since 2021, he has starred as Oliver Putnam in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building acting opposite Steve Martin and Selena Gomez. Short has earned two Actor Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2024. He has also earned nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor â Television Series Musical or Comedy, and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
On stage, he starred in the Neil Simon musical Little Me (1999) for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He was Tony-nominated for his performance in the Neil Simon comedy play The Goodbye Girl (1993).