Martin Hayter Short is an actor, writer, and producer from Hamilton, Ontario who's best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live.
Martin Short is a master of impersonation and personification and has created over the years many memorable characters, most notably Jiminy Glick, Franck, the Wedding Consultant, aged impresario Irving Cohen, spurious entertainer Jackie Rodgers Jr., fey current-events commentator Troy Soren, industrialist and art patron Bradley P. Allen, nervous attorney Nathan Thurm and man-child Ed Grimley.
- Celebrities impersonated by Short on SCTV include: Pierre Trudeau, Jerry Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, David Steinberg, Robin Williams, Fred Rogers, Ambassador Ken Taylor, Pee Wee Reese, Deliverance banjo-boy Hoyt Pollard, Jamie Farr, Scott Baio, Denny Terrio, Howie Mandel, Howie Meeker, Tony Sandler (of Sandler and Young), Tom Hayden, Gore Vidal and Brian Linehan.
