66-641: CGT can refer to: Canada's Got Talent General Confederation of Labour , various labour unions, initials in Latin-based languages General Confederation of Labour (France) California Guitar Trio Capital gains tax Combinatorial game theory Compagnie générale transaérienne , a French airline (1909–21) Compagnie Générale Transatlantique , or French Line Compagnie générale transsaharienne , Saharan transport company Compensated gross tonnage Porsche Carrera GT Topics referred to by
132-499: A Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and the former a nomination in the same category. He has starred in comedy films such as Three Amigos (1986), Innerspace (1987), Three Fugitives (1989), Captain Ron (1992), Clifford (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Jungle 2 Jungle (1997), Mumford (1999) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006). Short also provided voice-work for films such as The Pebble and
198-661: A 15-minute film about how pregnancy occurs. Short performed in his satirical one-man show, with a cast of six, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me , at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway. The show toured several cities in the spring of 2006, prior to opening on Broadway in August 2006; the show closed in January 2007. In it, he performed his classic characters Grimley, Cohen, and Glick . As Glick, Short brought
264-561: A Play . On May 31, 2016, Short debuted a new variety show on NBC , Maya & Marty , which also starred Maya Rudolph . Since 2015, Short has toured with fellow comedian Steve Martin . Together their tours have included A Very Stupid Conversation in 2015, An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life in 2017, and The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment in 2021. Their 2017 tour
330-666: A Variety Series for SCTV (1983), and AFI Life Achievement award: Mel Brooks (2014). In 2014 Short received the Robert Altman Award from Independent Spirit Awards alongside the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson 's Inherent Vice . Short has received various honours from his birthplace of Canada . In 1995, Short received the Earl Grey Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1999, he earned the Sir Peter Ustinov Award at
396-510: A buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges pressed their buzzers, the act must end. Voting worked on a majority-of-two basis, where two positive votes from the judges were required. In the first season, acts that were accepted past the audition moved on to the Judges Round (also known as "The Cutdown"). This stage of the competition did not feature any audiences, and only contained contestants performing in front of
462-560: A cast that includes Eugene Levy , Andrea Martin , Joe Flaherty , and Fred Willard . The special aired on CBC Television on April 3, 2012, and garnered Short a nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Program or Series at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards . In 2011, Short joined the cast of How I Met Your Mother for its seventh season, playing Marshall's manic boss and was a judge on the first season of Canada's Got Talent (2012). He, along with Steve Martin and Chevy Chase appeared on an episode of Saturday Night Live as part of
528-496: A comedy writer, also spending time at Second City Television (SCTV), and is 17 time nominee and three time winner of an Emmy Award for comedy sketch writing. As Short was about to graduate from McMaster University , rather than immediately pursuing a career in social work, he moved to Toronto with intention of temporarily giving acting a shot. Right away, in March 1972, he landed his first piece of paid work as an actor: playing
594-555: A geeky everyman who is obsessed with Wheel of Fortune , plays the triangle, and often finds himself in bizarre situations rather than a miscast bad actor in several film and TV show parodies ( The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley used the SNL characterization of him rather than the SCTV take on him). He also did impressions of such celebrities as Jerry Lewis and Katharine Hepburn . Since then he has made multiple appearances on
660-444: A member of the audience (usually a celebrity) on stage and interviewed him or her. Jerry Seinfeld was the guest on opening night. The show also featured parodies of many celebrities including Celine Dion , Katharine Hepburn , Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton , Tommy Tune , Joan Rivers , Britney Spears , Ellen DeGeneres , Renée Zellweger , Jodie Foster , Rachael Ray , and Short's wife, actress Nancy Dolman . The cast album
726-546: A new season to air in 2023; Citytv officially referred to it as the second season of Canada's Got Talent , not acknowledging the 2012 season. The auditions were filmed at the OLG Stage at the Fallsview Casino Resort from October 19 to 23, 2022. The season premiered on March 21, 2023. In May 2023, Canada's Got Talent was renewed for a third revived season, premiered on March 19, 2024. In addition to
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#1732772816097792-479: A newly launched regional grouping of television stations, the show lasted less than six months before being cancelled. Short was encouraged to pursue comedy by McMaster classmates Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas , in March 1977, joining the improvisation group The Second City , taking over for John Candy in The Wizard of Ossington , their ninth revue. In early 1978, Short secured his feature film debut via
858-481: A plastic credit card inside a woman's purse in a Chargex television commercial. He was then cast by Stephen Schwartz for the new 1972 production of the Broadway hit Godspell being prepared at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre . Among other members of that production's cast were Victor Garber , Gilda Radner , Eugene Levy , Dave Thomas , Andrea Martin , Jayne Eastwood , and Gerry Salsberg; Paul Shaffer
924-476: A prize. In the first season, the winner won a prize of $ 100,000 and a Nissan GT-R , an opportunity to perform during Citytv's New Year's Eve bash, a possibility to perform in a venue in Las Vegas and a trip to Trinidad and Tobago . In the second and third seasons, the winner received a cash prize of $ 150,000. In the third season finale, it was announced that the cash prize would be increased to $ 1 million for
990-745: A reboot of Canada's Got Talent would premiere in 2022; Production on the series took place in 2021 at the Avalon Theatre at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls . On December 31, 2021, it was announced that the revival would premiere in March 2022, which was later specified as March 22. The season was won by Quebecois singer Jeanick Fournier . Following the season two finale in May 2022, Citytv announced that it had renewed Canada's Got Talent for
1056-538: A sitcom, The Martin Short Show , 1994; a sketch comedy show, The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show , 1995; and a syndicated talk show The Martin Short Show , which ran from 1999 to 2000. Short starred as Jiminy Glick on Comedy Central 's Primetime Glick (2001–2003). He interviewed performers and celebrities as the character Jiminy Glick. The New York Times in 2002 referred to
1122-524: A starring role in the US sitcom The Associates about a group of young novice lawyers working at a Wall Street law firm. In 1980, he joined the cast of I'm a Big Girl Now , a sitcom starring Diana Canova and Danny Thomas . Canova was offered the sitcom because of her success playing Corinne Tate Flotsky on ABC's Soap and left Soap shortly before Short's newlywed wife Nancy Dolman joined it. SCTV Short achieved wider public notice when
1188-668: A supporting role in the Melvin Frank -directed British romantic comedy Lost and Found starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson . Filmed throughout late winter and early spring 1978 in Banff National Park and Toronto, the film saw limited North American release in June 1979 and was met with lukewarm reviews and poor box office returns. In 1979, after working solely in Canada for the preceding seven years, Short landed
1254-462: A total of fifty votes (ten in each platform). After the votes were counted, the act that polled the highest number of public votes, was automatically placed in the final. The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts were then eliminated from the competition. Canadian comedian and actor, Martin Short ,
1320-809: A wraparound featuring Jackie Rogers Jr. Co-produced by the CBC, this aired as The Martin Short Comedy Special in Canada in March 1986. In 1989, Short headlined another one-hour comedy special, this time for HBO, I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood , Short's classic send-up of all things Hollywood. It featured many of his characters including Ed Grimley and Jackie Rogers Jr. After doing sketch comedy for several years, Short starred in Three Amigos , Innerspace , The Big Picture , Captain Ron , Clifford , Three Fugitives (1989), directed by Francis Veber , with Nick Nolte and James Earl Jones ; he
1386-475: Is a naturalized U.S. citizen but retains Canadian citizenship, as well as Irish and British citizenship. Nancy Dolman's brother, screenwriter/director Bob Dolman (who served as a part of Second City Television (SCTV) ' s Emmy -winning writing team alongside Short), married their close friend and colleague Andrea Martin , also in 1980. Short is uncle to the couple's two sons, Jack and Joe. Bob Dolman and Andrea Martin have since divorced (2004). Short
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#17327728160971452-701: Is a first cousin of Clare Short , a former member of the British Parliament and former British cabinet minister . As of 2024, Short is reportedly in a relationship with Meryl Streep , his costar on the TV series Only Murders in the Building . Short appeared in a 2001 episode on the Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire hosted by Regis Philbin , winning $ 32,000 for his charity, Loyola High School . Short has actively campaigned for
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1584-464: The Apple TV+ series The Morning Show . Damon Wise of Deadline Hollywood wrote, "Short is a damn fine dramatic actor" citing his "brief but indelible guest role". Short said of the role, "Well, it came to me by the producers reaching out and asking me to do it. I don’t know why they wanted me, necessarily, but I was immediately interested. I’m very fascinated by conversation and discussion" around
1650-631: The Banff Television Festival . Short was honoured with a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and received a second star there in 2002 as part of the comedic group Second City Television (SCTV). In 2001, Short was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature from his hometown Hamilton based McMaster University . Short has also received Medals from Queen Elizabeth II , including in 2002 the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and in 2012
1716-675: The MeToo movement . The performance earned Short a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series . He also appeared as a Leprechaun in another Apple TV+ series Schmigadoon! from 2021 to 2023. Short voiced the roles of Grandpa Frump in The Addams Family (2019) and Father Willoughby in the Netflix animated film The Willoughbys (2020) as the impolite father. He also reprised
1782-640: The Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series . Mike Hale of The New York Times wrote that Short "gives a master class" in the series adding, "It's not a class in acting or comedy so much as it is a seminar in agelessness and professionalism, and in Short's unmatched ability to turn self-absorption into a virtue." In 2024 he reprised his role as Jiminy Glick on Real Time with Bill Maher and guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live . Short met Canadian comic actress Nancy Dolman in 1972 during
1848-572: The after-school timeslot on the government -funded CBC TV . He also played the role of Smokey the Hare on the TVOntario daytime kids' program Cucumber . In June 1973, with Godspell winding down and Chicago's Second City improv comedy theatre starting up a sister company in Toronto, many of Short's Godspell peers (his girlfriend Radner, in addition to Levy, Eastwood, and Salsberg) as well as
1914-473: The " Five-Timers Club ", on March 9, 2013, which included those actors who had hosted the show five or more times. However, Short appeared as a waiter, as he had only hosted three times. Short has continued to tour in his one-man show, which features many of his best-loved characters and sketches. In addition to Fame Becomes Me , some titles that Short has used for his one-man show include Stroke Me Lady Fame , If I'd Saved, I Wouldn't Be Here , and Sunday in
1980-607: The $ 1 million prize package, $ 25,000 will be awarded to each recipient of the golden buzzer , making it the first known edition of the Got Talent franchise to attach a prize to the golden buzzer over and above the privilege of advancing in the competition. Because of the various time zones in Canada, only viewers in the provinces and territories east of Manitoba saw the show live (in the Newfoundland , Atlantic and Eastern time zones ). All other areas in Canada broadcast
2046-1145: The FX drama Damages as lawyer Leonard Winstone in 2010. Short also provided the voices of several animated film characters, such as Stubbs in We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story , Hubie in The Pebble and the Penguin , Huy in The Prince of Egypt , Ooblar in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius , B.E.N. in Treasure Planet , Preminger in Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper , Thimbletack the Brownie in The Spiderwick Chronicles , Stefano
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2112-597: The Park with George Michael . Short's memoir, covering his 40-year career in show business, I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend , was released on November 4, 2014. From 2014 to 2015, he starred in the Fox sitcom Mulaney , as Lou Cannon, a game show host and boss of the title character John Mulaney . In 2015 he returned to Broadway replacing Nathan Lane in the Terrence McNally comedic play It's Only
2178-508: The Penguin (1995), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) , Treasure Planet (2002), 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003), Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper (2004), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Frankenweenie (2012), The Wind Rises (2013) and The Willoughbys (2020). In 2015, Short started touring nationally with fellow comedian Steve Martin . In 2018, they released their Netflix special An Evening You Will Forget for
2244-696: The Rest of Your Life which received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Since 2021, he has co-starred in the Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building alongside Martin and Selena Gomez . For his performance he has earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award , the Golden Globe Award , the Screen Actors Guild Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award . Short was born on March 26, 1950, in Hamilton, Ontario ,
2310-548: The Second City group produced a show for television, Second City Television ( SCTV ), which ran for several years in Canada, then the United States. Short appeared on SCTV in 1982–83. At SCTV , Short developed several characters before moving on to Saturday Night Live for the 1984–85 season: Saturday Night Live Short joined Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) for the 1984–85 season . He helped revive
2376-685: The Women's Research Cancer Fund, and he accepted a "Courage Award" on behalf of his late wife at a 2011 gala by the group. Short is also a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism. Short is a fan of his hometown team, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League . In 2013, a commemorative three dollar (face value) Canadian coin, designed by Canadian artist Tony Bianco with Martin Short, displays
2442-647: The actor's summer home on Lake Rousseau in the Muskoka region of Ontario, with the head of Queen Elizabeth II, as at 77 years of age, bare headed, on the obverse side, was issued by the Royal Canadian Mint . Over the course of Short's prolific career in film, television and theatre, Short has received various nominations. He received two Tony Award nominations, winning for Little Me in 1999. Short also has received sixteen Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning twice for Outstanding Writing for
2508-571: The character as "the most unpredictable and hilariously uninhibited comic creation to hit TV since Bart Simpson was in diapers." In 2004, he wrote and starred in Jiminy Glick in Lalawood with Jan Hooks as his wife, Dixie Glick. In 2003, Short took to the stage once again in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles run of The Producers . Short played the role of the accountant, Leo Bloom, opposite Jason Alexander 's Max Bialystock. Although
2574-456: The fourth season. The first season was won by the Manitoba -based dance troupe Sagkeeng's Finest . Citytv brought back Canada's Got Talent for a second season in 2022. In October 2021, Citytv announced that Lindsay Ell would host, along with Howie Mandel , Lilly Singh , Kardinal Offishall , and Trish Stratus serving as judges. The season premiered in March 2022, and ended in May. It
2640-402: The judges. Out of all the acts that made it to this point, thirty-six made it through to the next round, which was the semi-finals. In the second season, this part of the show was removed. The semi-finals and final were broadcast with a varying number of semi-finals, followed by the one final split into two episodes over one night. The remaining acts performed across a number of semi-finals, with
2706-632: The lead role in the 1999 Broadway revival of the musical Little Me , for which he received a Tony Award and another Outer Critics Circle Award. In 1996, he appeared in Tim Burton 's sci-fi comedy Mars Attacks! as lascivious Press Secretary Jerry Ross. In 1997, he starred in A Simple Wish as male fairy godmother Murray. In 1997, he appeared as Wall Street broker Richard Kempster in Jungle 2 Jungle , with Tim Allen . Short has had three television shows called The Martin Short Show , including
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2772-481: The next rounds, and completed with audience voting, in April and May 2012. Sagkeeng's Finest received the most votes from Canada, winning the first season of Canada's Got Talent . In June 2012, Rogers Media president Scott Moore announced that a second season would not be produced, after a "careful consideration of all factors, including the current economic climate". A Canadian Family's Got Talent competition
2838-532: The rest of his social circle ( Valri Bromfield and Dan Aykroyd ) successfully joined the new troupe's first cast . Short, on the other hand, resisted auditioning due to feeling a "phobia of being funny on demand" and considering himself a "traditional song-and-dance performer". In 1974, Short was hired as a writer on Everything Goes , a nightly variety show hosted by Norm Crosby , Mike Darow , and Catherine McKinnon . Produced by and aired on Global Television Network , broadcasting only to Southern Ontario as
2904-484: The results show. Martin Short Martin Hayter Short OC (born March 26, 1950 ) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, and writer. 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
2970-627: The role of Franck Eggelhoffer in the Nancy Meyers directed short film Father of the Bride Part 3(ish) (2020). Starting in 2021 he has starred and served as an executive producer in the Hulu crime comedy series Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin and Selena Gomez . The show was nominated for a 2021 Peabody Award , and in July 2022, he received his 13th Emmy nomination for his role in it. He received nominations for
3036-756: The role of Leo Bloom was originated on Broadway by Matthew Broderick , Mel Brooks first approached Short about doing the part opposite Nathan Lane . On the subject, Short has stated in numerous interviews that, while he was thrilled by the opportunity, the idea of having to move his family from their Los Angeles home to New York for a year was less than ideal and ultimately proved a deal-breaker. In 2006, he starred in another film with Tim Allen, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause . In addition to his own series, Short has guest starred on several shows including Arrested Development (episode titled " Ready, Aim, Marry Me ", 2005), Muppets Tonight (1996), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , and Weeds . He joined
3102-522: The run of Godspell . The couple married in 1980. Dolman retired from show business in 1985 to be a stay-home mother and raise their family. Short and Dolman adopted three children: Katherine, Oliver, and Henry. Dolman died of ovarian cancer on August 21, 2010. Short and his family make their home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles . He also has a home on Lake Rosseau in Ontario . He
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3234-623: The sea lion in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted , Kurokawa in the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki 's The Wind Rises , and The Jester in Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return . Short was the host of the defunct Walt Disney World attractions O Canada! , a Circle-Vision 360° film in the Epcot theme park's Canada pavilion, and " The Making of Me " at Epcot's Wonders of Life pavilion,
3300-607: The show including on the SNL Christmas special in 2012 and Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special in 2015. In addition to his work on SCTV and SNL , Short has starred in several television specials and series of his own. In 1985, Short starred in the one-hour Showtime special Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas . This was Short's first live concert, interspersed with studio sketches and
3366-438: The show on a tape delay basis. All Citytv stations aired the show at 8:00 p.m. (in each time zone where there is a Citytv station) with the Toronto station airing the program at 8:00 p.m. Viewers in Newfoundland saw the show live at 9:30 p.m. and viewers in the Atlantic region at 9:00 p.m., because there is no Citytv station in these provinces to broadcast the show at local time. The same process occurred with
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#17327728160973432-404: The show took place in Winnipeg , Calgary , Vancouver , Montreal , Toronto and Halifax . Acts chosen to perform in front of the host, judges and a live audience were invited back, starting in Calgary on October 18 and 19. The production tour then went to each of the original cities in October, November, December 2011 and January 2012. Those chosen by the panel of judges went to Toronto for
3498-437: The show with his many characters for season ten (the last one produced by Dick Ebersol ). "Short's appearance on SNL helped to revive the show's fanbase, which had flagged after the departure of Eddie Murphy , and in turn, would launch his successful career in films and television." His SNL characters included numerous holdovers from his SCTV days, most notably, his Ed Grimley character, depicted on Saturday Night Live as
3564-513: The show, with Lindsay Ell as host. In June 2024, it was announced that Shania Twain and Katherine Ryan would become judges for the fifth season, replacing Singh and Stratus. The first season of Canada's Got Talent aired on Citytv across Canada (and on other TV stations across the country, where there is no Citytv station), starting on March 4, 2012. Preliminary auditions for the first season of Canada's Got Talent took place during fall 2011, and continued into January 2012. Auditions for
3630-403: The two most popular acts from each semi-final winning a position in the final. Judges could still end a performance early with three X's. The judges were asked to express their views on each act's performance. Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for a one hour after all acts performed. The public voted for the act they thought were the best. Voters could submit
3696-401: The upstart twenty-two-year-old actor commuting back to his hometown Hamilton, Ontario . With the success of Godspell at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in downtown Toronto , by late 1972, the production moved uptown to the Bayview Playhouse where it ran for 488 performances. Young Short's increased stage profile led to a guest spot on Right On , a teen -focused live program airing weekly in
3762-633: The youngest of five children of Olive Grace (née Hayter; 1913–1968), a Canadian-born (of English and Irish descent) concertmistress at the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra , and Charles Patrick Short (1909–1970), a corporate executive at the Canadian steel company Stelco who had emigrated from Crossmaglen , south County Armagh , Ireland as a stowaway during the Irish War of Independence . Short has spoken openly about his father's struggles with alcoholism . Short and his siblings—three older brothers, David, Michael, and Brian, and one older sister, Nora —were raised as Catholics. His eldest brother, David,
3828-438: Was announced as the first judge on October 13, 2011. On October 17, opera singer Measha Brueggergosman and musician/composer Stephan Moccio , were announced as the two judges to join Short. Citytv Toronto personality and Breakfast Television host, Dina Pugliese , was the host of the show. In October 2021, it was announced that Howie Mandel , Lilly Singh , Kardinal Offishall and Trish Stratus would serve as judges for
3894-410: Was filmed for Netflix as a special and was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award nomination. In 2019 Short appeared on the Netflix talk show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee alongside Jerry Seinfeld in the episode "Martin Short: A Dream World Of Residuals". From 2019 to 2021 he took on a sinister role portraying a Dick Lundy, a disgraced filmmaker, in
3960-506: Was held on Citytv's morning show Breakfast Television in 2020, in acknowledgement of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns across the country, and to cross-promote season 15 of America's Got Talent on Citytv. Simon Cowell was the sole judge of the competition. The contest was won by Toronto -based singing trio CZN, consisting of Seth Zosky , CJ Capital, and Matthew Novary Joseph. CZN later went on to compete in season 16 of America's Got Talent . On June 8, 2021, Citytv announced that
4026-445: Was killed in a car accident in Montréal in 1962 when Short was 12. Encouraged by his mother in his early creative endeavours, Short attended Westdale Secondary School and then graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work in 1971. In the meantime, his mother died of cancer in 1968; his father died two years later, of complications from a stroke. His brother, Michael, would go on to become
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#17327728160974092-536: 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 Morning Show (2019). He has also had an active career on stage, starring in Broadway productions including Neil Simon 's musicals The Goodbye Girl (1993) and Little Me (1998–1999). The latter earned him
4158-512: Was released on April 10, 2007, and is available from Ghostlight Records, an imprint of Sh-K-Boom Records . Short voiced the Cat in the Hat in the animated TV series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! , which aired from 2010 to 2013. He later voiced the character in a number of related TV specials in 2014 and 2016. He shot a new comedy special for television in Toronto in September 2011. The special, I, Martin Short, Goes Home follows his return to his native Hamilton, Ontario and has
4224-454: Was the musical director . As stated by Short in his 2014 memoir as well as in the 2018 documentary Love, Gilda , he and Gilda Radner dated each other on and off during that time. Short subsequently found work in several Canadian television shows and theatrical productions. These included being cast for the role of a tough, sexually predatory prison inmate in the 1972 staging of John Herbert 's drama Fortune and Men's Eyes that had
4290-442: Was the memorable scene-stealing character "Franck" in the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride and its sequel ; and in Pure Luck (1991), directed by Nadia Tass , with Danny Glover and Sheila Kelley . Short resumed work in the theatre, playing a lead role in the 1993 musical version of the Neil Simon film The Goodbye Girl , on Broadway , receiving a Tony Award nomination and an Outer Critics Circle Award . He had
4356-415: Was won by Quebec singer Jeanick Fournier . A third and fourth season premiered in March 2023 and 2024, and were won by Quebec dance troupe Conversion and Saskatchewan singer Rebecca Strong , respectively. The auditions took place in front of the judges, and a live audience at different cities across Canada. At any time during the audition, the judges would show their disapproval of the act by pressing
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