What is Martin Short?
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox comedian | name = Martin Short | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} | image = Martin Short 2021.jpg | caption = Short in 2021 | birth_name = Martin Hayter Short | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|03|26|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]], Canada | residence = [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.<br />[[Lake Rosseau]], Ontario, Canada | nationality = {{flatlist| * Canadian * American }} | alma_mater = [[McMaster University]] | years_active = 1972–present | medium = {{hlist|[[Stand-up]]|[[movie]]s|[[television]]|[[theatre]]}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Improvisational comedy]]|[[surreal humour]]|[[Comedy music|musical comedy]]|[[physical comedy]]|[[sketch comedy]]|[[character comedy]]|[[satire]]}} | subject = {{hlist|[[Culture of Canada|Canadian culture]]|[[Culture of the United States|American culture]]|[[current events]]|[[pop culture]]|[[human sexuality]]}} | spouse = {{marriage|[[Nancy Dolman]]|1980|2010|end=died}} | children = 3 | footnotes = }} [[File:Martin Short - September 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Short in 2014]] '''Martin Hayter Short''' [[Order of Canada|OC]] (born March 26, 1950) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]], [[comedian]], [[singer]] and [[writer]]. He is mostly known for hosting [[Second City Television]] and [[Saturday Night Live]]. He won three [[Emmy Awards]] and a [[Tony Award]]. More recently, Short is known for his live comedic performance with friend and fellow comedian [[Steve Martin]]. ==Life== Short was born and raised in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Martin Short Biography (1950-) at FilmReference.com|work=filmreference|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Martin-Short.html|year=2008|accessdate=June 9, 2008}}</ref> He was educated at Westdale Secondary School and at McMaster University. He married Nancy Dolman from 1980 to 2010.<ref>{{cite news|auth