# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/martin-short
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:29:27.584Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/martin-short"
name: "Martin Short"
slug: "martin-short"
description: "Martin Hayter Short is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer. He is known as an energetic comedian who gained prominence for his roles in sketch comedy. He has also acted in numerous films and television shows. His awards include two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Actor Awards, and a Tony Award. Short was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 2019."
tagline: "Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Martin_Short_2021.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1950-03-26"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             10
  historical:           37.166116
  currentAttention:     36.04
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  149
  category: 179
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0001737"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump