Steve MartinAKA:
Stephen Glenn Martin
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American Birthdate:
08/14/1945 Birthplace:
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biography
This silver-haired, physically expressive performer successfully shifted from being one of the most popular standup comics of the 1970s to a respected film actor of the 80s and 90s. Steve Martin began performing his material in clubs in the late 60s before establishing his reputation as a sharp TV comedy writer. He won an Emmy for his work on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" in 1972 and less than a decade later returned to performance. It wasn't long before Martin was a comedy superstar, filling stadiums, releasing platinum records, coining catch-phrases ("Well excuuuse me!") and making
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Milestone
1950
At age five, moved with his family from Waco, Texas to Hollywood, California (date approximate)
1952
First acting role as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in his second-grade play; forced to wear lipstick on his nose Martin walked home hiding under his mother's coat
1960
Worked part-time while in high school at nearby Disneyland, including doing magic tricks at Merlin's Cave; at age 16 appeared in Wally Boag's "It's Vaudeville Again" at Disneyland, billed as "Mouth and Magic"; performed with Birdcage Theater (dates approximate)
Wrote for various comedy-variety shows beginning with "The Summer Smothers Brothers Comedy Show" (CBS)
1972
Network TV debut as regular (along with the likes of Cheryl Ladd and Teri Garr) on ABC's "The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show" variety hour; also wrote for the show
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