Steve Martin was never interested in finding just one niche and remaining there for his entire life, as evidenced by his career evolution from TV writer to goofy stand-up comic to A-List star of offbeat comedies, family fare, dramas and musicals. His early, rock-star like fame as a comedian influenced a whole generation of performers with its experimental, no- punch-line style that sent-up vaudeville as much as it borrowed from his studies as a philosophy major. As a film actor, Martin’s strongest work was generally material he wrote himself – comedies with a palpable heart and poignancy
It takes a pretty big fella to step into Peter Sellers's shoes, but Steve Martin did it when he took over the Pink Panther franchise back in 2006. Nobody will ever dare say he's better than Sellers in the part, or even as good --…
