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Ten Things You Never Knew About Steve Martin
Wednesday, February 4 2009
By Alex Fletcher, Reality TV Editor
White-haired American comic Steve Martin returns to the big screen this month as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in Pink Panther 2. Starting out as a madcap standup in the 1970s, Martin worked his way through the comedy ranks, producing music and TV shows until he hit the big time with 1979's classic The Jerk. His success continued with popular family franchises Father Of The Bride and Cheaper By The Dozen, while more recently he's turned his hand to writing novels such as 2001's Shop Girl. Read on to find out ten more facts about the veteran A-list funnyman.
1. Martin was born in Texas in 1945 to Mary Lee and real estate agent Glenn Vernon.
2. Before Martin's wedding to Anne Stringfield in 2007, he told some guests including Tom Hanks and Eugene Levy that he was hosting a party, surprising them when he partook in the nuptials.
3. The comic's first job was at Disneyland selling guidebooks. He later worked in Merlin's Magic Shop, where he learnt magic, juggling, the banjo and the art of balloon animals.
4. Martin won two consecutive Grammys for his comedy records Let's Get Small and King Tut in 1977 and 1978.
5. He is one of the few acts to own Grammys for Comedy and Best Country. He won the latter for his performance on the banjo with Earl Scruggs and Friends on 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'.
6. Stanley Kubrick initially considered Martin for the role of Bill Harford in Eyes Wide Shut, before opting for Tom Cruise.
7. Martin was never a full-time cast member of America's long-standing comedy show Saturday Night Live, but he has made 25 guest appearances and hosted the show 14 times. He is also the only person to ever host a SNL premiere, finale and Christmas show.
8. His roles in Bringing Down The House, Cheaper By The Dozen, Pink Panther and Looney Tunes: Back In Action earned him slots on Razzie Award nominating ballots, but he's never received a full nomination.
9. Martin admits that he may have been typecast in family comedies and "good sentimental" films like Planes, Trains and Automobiles. "Listen, I would love to be in a fabulous art film, or a mystery," said the comic. "But I'm not known for that, and people can't quite... I affect the movie negatively, I think."
10. The 63-year-old is not a fan of gross-out comedies and probably wouldn't approve of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's Manuelgate antics. "I wouldn't want to do a movie that is just an assault on your senses," he said. "The lower practitioners of [that genre of comedy] are really cruel - prank phone calls. Of course you can call up an old lady and lie to her on the phone and make her feel stupid. Of course you can."
VIDEO OF STEVE MARTIN - FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-tRSLWALQ
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Ten Things You Never Knew About Steve Martin
Wednesday, February 4 2009
By Alex Fletcher, Reality TV Editor
White-haired American comic Steve Martin returns to the big screen this month as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in Pink Panther 2. Starting out as a madcap standup in the 1970s, Martin worked his way through the comedy ranks, producing music and TV shows until he hit the big time with 1979's classic The Jerk. His success continued with popular family franchises Father Of The Bride and Cheaper By The Dozen, while more recently he's turned his hand to writing novels such as 2001's Shop Girl. Read on to find out ten more facts about the veteran A-list funnyman.
1. Martin was born in Texas in 1945 to Mary Lee and real estate agent Glenn Vernon.
2. Before Martin's wedding to Anne Stringfield in 2007, he told some guests including Tom Hanks and Eugene Levy that he was hosting a party, surprising them when he partook in the nuptials.
3. The comic's first job was at Disneyland selling guidebooks. He later worked in Merlin's Magic Shop, where he learnt magic, juggling, the banjo and the art of balloon animals.
4. Martin won two consecutive Grammys for his comedy records Let's Get Small and King Tut in 1977 and 1978.
5. He is one of the few acts to own Grammys for Comedy and Best Country. He won the latter for his performance on the banjo with Earl Scruggs and Friends on 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown'.
6. Stanley Kubrick initially considered Martin for the role of Bill Harford in Eyes Wide Shut, before opting for Tom Cruise.
7. Martin was never a full-time cast member of America's long-standing comedy show Saturday Night Live, but he has made 25 guest appearances and hosted the show 14 times. He is also the only person to ever host a SNL premiere, finale and Christmas show.
8. His roles in Bringing Down The House, Cheaper By The Dozen, Pink Panther and Looney Tunes: Back In Action earned him slots on Razzie Award nominating ballots, but he's never received a full nomination.
9. Martin admits that he may have been typecast in family comedies and "good sentimental" films like Planes, Trains and Automobiles. "Listen, I would love to be in a fabulous art film, or a mystery," said the comic. "But I'm not known for that, and people can't quite... I affect the movie negatively, I think."
10. The 63-year-old is not a fan of gross-out comedies and probably wouldn't approve of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's Manuelgate antics. "I wouldn't want to do a movie that is just an assault on your senses," he said. "The lower practitioners of [that genre of comedy] are really cruel - prank phone calls. Of course you can call up an old lady and lie to her on the phone and make her feel stupid. Of course you can."
VIDEO OF STEVE MARTIN - FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-tRSLWALQ
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I gotta watch the video now.
