Demetri Martin
Demetri Martin (born May 25, 1973 in New York City , New York ) is an American comedian , actor and screenwriter .
Life
Childhood and youth
Demetri Martin, son of Dean H. Martin, a Greek Orthodox priest, and his wife Lillian Martin, a nutritionist , grew up in Toms River , New Jersey . His family also created a second financial foothold by opening a restaurant in Beachwood, New Jersey.
After graduating from Yale University in 1995, Martin wrote to the New York University School of Law in order jurisprudence to study. A year before the regular end, he broke off his studies, despite objections from his parents, to try it as a stand-up comedian .
Career
Martin's breakthrough came in 2001 when he was seen in Premium Blend , a show for young comedians on the specialty channel Comedy Central . With his own show If I… he won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2003 in Edinburgh, Scotland. In the same year, the well-known talk show host Conan O'Brien signed him, for whom Martin was active as a point writer in over 130 editions of the Late Night Show with Conan O'Brien until 2004 . In 2008 he also got his own show on Comedy Central with Important Things with Demetri Martin .
Martins career as an actor began in 2002 in a small supporting role in the film comedy Analyze This 2 alongside Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro . Martin also made a brief appearance in 2008 in the comedy Paper Heart . However, his international breakthrough came only in 2009, when he was in Taking Woodstock , directed by Ang Lee the LGBT activists Elliot Tiber personified.
Filmography (selection)
actor
- 2002: Pure Nervesache 2 ( Analyze That )
- 2008: The Rocker - the (S) hit
- 2009: Taking Woodstock ( Taking Woodstock )
- 2011: Take Me Home Tonight ( Take Me Home Tonight )
- 2011: Contagion
Screenwriter
- 2016: Dean
Publications
- 2011: This Is a Book . ISBN 978-0-446539708
- 2013: Point your Face at This
Web links
- Demetri Martin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview with Demetrie Martin. In: believermag.com. The Believer, February 2009, accessed March 21, 2010.
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SURNAME | Martin, Demetri |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor, comedian, and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |