Steve Martin

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Steve Martin (2011)

Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin [ ˌstiːvˈmɑɹtn̩ ] (born August 14, 1945 in Waco , Texas ) is an American comedian , writer , musician , producer and actor . In 2014 he was awarded the Oscar of Honor .

Life

Martin (1982), at the presentation of Dead Do Not Wear Checks

Martin comes from a Baptist family . After graduating from Garden Grove High School in 1963, he studied philosophy and drama at California State University for a few semesters . In addition, he worked in the Magic Shop from Disneyland , where he developed his skills in juggling, magic, banjo playing and balloon animals forms. In the late 1960s he wrote his first stage program, with which he toured numerous smaller clubs in Los Angeles.

Martin quickly made a name for himself in the industry. As early as 1969 he won an Emmy as the author of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour . In 1971 he was a permanent member of the Sonny & Cher Show . He became known to a wide audience with numerous appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson . The fact that he is said to have made his screen debut in the Bruce Lee film Greetings from Death from Shanghai is a popular legend. In fact, one of the policemen looks very much like him in this film.

In 1976 he presented the successful comedy program Saturday Night Live for the first time , for which he stood in front of the camera with Dan Aykroyd , John Belushi , Chevy Chase , Eddie Murphy , Bill Murray and Martin Short , among others .

In 1979, Martin played his first leading role in the film Wealth Is No Shame , for which he also wrote the screenplay. In the same year he received an Oscar nomination for the short film The Absent-Minded Waiter . In the 1980s, Martin was among other things in the film noir - parody Dead wear no diamonds , the Golden Globe- nominated comedies Solo for two and Roxanne as well as in the Oscar-nominated horror musical Der kleine Horrorladen . With these films he also became known in Europe .

In 1991 he starred in LA Story and Father of the Bride , a remake of the Spencer Tracy classic. The drama Grand Canyon - In the Heart of the City , in which he played the lead role alongside Kevin Kline and Danny Glover , won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale . His portrayal received a lot of attention in the thriller The Invisible Trap , in which he can be seen in one of his few serious roles. Martin stood in front of the camera with Goldie Hawn in 1992 and 1999 for Housesitter and Schlaflos in New York .

In 2001 and 2003 he hosted the Academy Awards and was nominated for several Emmys. Martin is also still active as an author. The play Picasso at the Lapin Agile premiered in Chicago in 1993 and was made into a film. His books, the collection of short stories Pure Drivel and the novel Shopgirl (made into a film in 2005 ), were also very successful in the late 1990s. In 2003 he played the role as the father of twelve children in Cheaper by the Dozen . In 2005, Steve Martin took over the role of Inspector Clouseau in a remake of The Pink Panther and played the father again in Cheaper By The Dozen 2 .

In 2009 he was seen again in this role with Der rosarote Panther 2 , also alongside Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin in the romantic comedy It's Complicated by Nancy Meyers . That same year, Martin received his fifth Emmy nomination for his guest appearance as Gavin Volure in the eponymous episode of the series 30 Rock .

From 1986 to 1994 he was married to actress Victoria Tennant . On July 28, 2007, he married the journalist Anne Stringfield, with whom he has had a daughter since December 2012.

Martin was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005 and the Kennedy Prize in 2007 .

In 2010 he received a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album for The Crow / New Songs for the Five-String Banjo . In the same year he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

On March 7, 2010, Martin and Alec Baldwin gave another tour of the Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater . In 2014 he received the honorary Oscar for his life's work.

The American Film Institute (AFI) honored him on June 4, 2015 in Los Angeles with the AFI Life Achievement Award for his life's work.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US
1977 Let's get small US10
platinum
platinum

(68 weeks)US
First published: November 1977
1978 A wild and crazy guy US2
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(26 weeks)US
First published: November 1978
1979 Comedy Is Not Pretty! US25th
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
First published: October 1979
1981 The Steve Martin Brothers US135 (4 weeks)
US
First published: November 1981
2009 The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo US93 (8 weeks)
US
First published: January 2009
2011 Rare Bird Alert US43 (6 weeks)
US
First published: March 2011
with Steep Canyon Rangers
2013 Love Has Come for You US21 (12 weeks)
US
First published: April 2013
with Edie Brickell
2015 So familiar US126 (1 week)
US
First published: October 2015
with Edie Brickell
2017 The Long-Awaited Album US189 (1 week)
US
First published: October 2017
with Steep Canyon Rangers

more publishments

  • 2007: Born Standing Up
  • 2014: Live (with Edie Brickell & Steep Canyon Rangers)

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US
1977 Grandmother's song
Let's Get Small
US72 (3 weeks)
US
First published: November 1977
1978 King Tut
A Wild and Crazy Guy
US17th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)US
First published: April 1978
1979 Cruel Shoes
Comedy Is Not Pretty!
US91 (4 weeks)
US
First published: November 1979

Filmography (selection)

Literary publications

German dubbing voice

Martin has been dubbed by several voice actors over the course of his career; mostly Norbert Gescher ( The Little Horror Shop , A Ticket for Two , Cheaper by the Dozen ...) was used. Another frequently used voice actor was Eckart Dux ( My Blue Heaven , father of the bride ...); In 2001 Dux read Martin's audio book on Blanker Nonsense . Used also came among others Hans-Werner Bussinger , Frank-Otto Schenk or Randolf Kronberg .

Web links

Commons : Steve Martin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. 2015 Steve Martin Tribute. In: afi.com. American Film Institute (AFI), June 4, 2015, accessed September 13, 2015 .
  2. a b Chart sources: US
  3. Music Sales Awards: US
  4. Steve Martin - Nonsense @ H? RNews.de. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
  5. German synchronous index | Actor | Steve Martin. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .