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- Merily Meedla, Sandra Jrv, Hedvig Lillo
2. Biography
- Born: 14 August 1945 in Waco, Texas
- Best Known As: Comic star of The Jerk and Saturday Night
Live
3. Early life
- the son of Mary Lee Martin and Glenn Vernon Martin
- a real estate salesman and an aspiring actor
- raised in Garden Grove, California
- Irish, Scottish and English descent
- first job was at Disneyland
4. Interesting facts
- he has been involved with famous artists
- His first film was short,The-Absent-Minded Waiter,the
seven-minute long film
5. Marries
- he was married to actress Victoria Tennant (1986 until
1994)
- on July 28, 2007, Martin married Anne Stringfield (at the
picture)
6. Movie career
- first film was a short, The Absent-Minded Waiter
- first feature film appearance was in the musicalSgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Martin co-wrote and starred in his first full-length movie,The
Jerk
7. The Jerk
- Steve Martins first starring role in a feature film
- Total Filmmagazine votedThe Jerkthe 48th greatest comedy film
of all time
- #20 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies
- #89 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3Vp9fQ616k
9. The Pink Panther
- a reboot of the popular comedy series
- it was panned by critics and holds a 24% score on Rotten
Tomatoes
10. Awards
- Pennies from Heaven1981Golden Globe
- All of Me 1984Golden Globe
- All of Me1984New York Film Critics Circle
- Roxanne1986L.A. Film Critics Association
- Parenthood1989Golden Globe
- Father of the Bride II1995Golden Globe
11. Steve's q uotes
- The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.
- What is comedy? Comedy is the art of making people laugh
without making them puke.
- What is a movie star? A movie star is many things. They can be
tall, short, thin, or skinny. They can be Democrats . . . or
skinny.
12. Used literature
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000188/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Martin
- http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Martin
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000188/bio