ACTOR

Martin Short

1950 - Today

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Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, and writer. Short 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martin Short has received more than 11,222,155 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Martin Short is the 1,094th most popular actor (up from 1,509th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Canada (up from 115th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Martin Shorts by language

Over the past year Martin Short has had the most page views in the with 2,203,828 views, followed by German (128,273), and Spanish (93,127). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (1,275.14%), Serbian (157.02%), and Korean (98.08%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Martin Short ranks 1,094 out of 13,578. Before him are Tony Shalhoub, Judith Anderson, Lambert Wilson, Ma Dong-seok, Victor Garber, and José Ferrer. After him are Victoria Abril, Marika Rökk, Hervé Villechaize, Angie Dickinson, Shih Kien, and Brad Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Martin Short ranks 86. Before him are Nora Roberts, Googoosh, Alberto Juantorena, Karen Carpenter, Mikhail Fradkov, and Marius Trésor. After him are Michael Ironside, Jeffery Deaver, Moshe Ya'alon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Javier Clemente, and Hiroshi Kanazawa.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Martin Short ranks 88 out of 1,622. Before him are Bonar Law (1858), Shannon Tweed (1957), Avril Lavigne (1984), Yvonne De Carlo (1922), John Charles Fields (1863), and Victor Garber (1949). After him are Simon Newcomb (1835), Robbie Robertson (1943), Michael Ironside (1950), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Wayne Gretzky (1961), and Norman Bethune (1890).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Martin Short ranks 25. Before him are Conrad Bain (1923), Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), Geneviève Bujold (1942), Shannon Tweed (1957), Yvonne De Carlo (1922), and Victor Garber (1949). After him are Michael Ironside (1950), Norma Shearer (1902), Nathan Fillion (1971), Rachel McAdams (1978), Margot Kidder (1948), and Deanna Durbin (1921).

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Television and Movie Roles

Treasure Planet
B.E.N. (voice)
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.
Nov 26o 20027.537 / 10
Frankenweenie
Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
When a car hits young Victor's pet dog Sparky, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them that Sparky's still the good, loyal friend he was.
Oct 4o 20126.956 / 10
Mars Attacks!
Jerry Ross
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
Dec 13o 19966.398 / 10