name	F.O.O.D.
type	Album
artist	Danny!
cover	DannyFood.jpg
released	May 17, 2005(See Release history)
recorded	February 2005 - April 2005
genre	Hip-Hop
length	72:00
label	Badenov Records/1911 Music
producer	Danny!
last album	''The College Kicked-Out''(2004)
this album	''F.O.O.D.''(2005)
next album	''Charm''(2006)

''F.O.O.D.'', released under Danny!'s 1911 Music/Badenov Records imprint in 2005 (see 2005 in music), is the second full-length studio album from the American rapper/producer. The acronym "F.O.O.D." stands for "''F''inding ''O''ut ''O''ur ''D''estination" and, despite the depiction in the cover art, the album's content has nothing to do with any actual food or food-related themes (unlike MF Doom's second album, ''MM..Food'').

The restaurant shown on the cover of ''F.O.O.D.'' is Bobbie's Diner, a 1950s-themed cafe owned by the Savannah College of Art & Design where Danny! was once a student.

Overview

The album, which was pressed up in limited quantities, was significant for officially introducing the wise-ass/sarcastic and cynical persona of Danny!, now known by the alternative moniker and alter ego "D. Swain". This was largely in part due to the mixed criticism Danny! received for his debut album, ''The College Kicked-Out''. The jaded producer/MC took the feedback personally, openly lashing out on his critics throughout ''F.O.O.D.'' It was this, along with constant usage of self-deprecating lyrics that bordered on autophobia and smacked of depression, that made ''F.O.O.D.'' a far more darker and emotionally-charged LP than its predecessor.

''F.O.O.D.'' saw a swift progression from the sound and style predominant on ''The College Kicked-Out''. Though still heavily relying on samples Danny experimented with different methods this time, even going as far as to scratch vocals into his songs with a turntable in a style reminiscent of DJ Premier. Employing new techniques to further disguise his sample usage signaled his maturation as a producer and gave him more acclaim within the hip-hop community.

Danny!'s lyrics—which balanced topics from his indecisiveness and pseudoskepticism to social commentary about black America—were seen as an improvement over those found on his previous album. Presumably, the extra insight offered in his rhymes as well as the manner in which they were delivered was an effort to appease critics who deemed his prior efforts as "amateurish" compared to Danny!'s peers. However, many of Danny!'s lyrics on ''F.O.O.D.'' also contained a substantial amount of profanity and even chronicled graphic recounts of Danny!'s sexual exploits, making ''The College Kicked-Out'' relatively inoffensive in comparison.

Reception

''F.O.O.D.'' was released in May 2005 to little fanfare, in contrast to the widespread attention given to Danny!'s previous LP. Though the initial response was mostly positive, feelings were undoubtedly mixed. While many agreed that the record was a sonic improvement, both lyrically and musically, over ''The College Kicked-Out'', listeners were turned off by the amount of cursing and explicit sexual content. Critics believed Danny! was trying to "wear a suit that [doesn't] fit", implying that the role of foulmouthed cynic was not in context with the persona initially displayed on Danny!'s debut album.

Supporters of Danny! appreciated the new direction but overall everyone, including Danny! himself, felt that he took past criticism to heart and devoted far too much time addressing detractors and naysayers. In any event, ''F.O.O.D.'' helped Danny! finally distinguish himself as an artist in his own right and escape the "Kanye shadow" that had been cast on him as a result of the negative response received from ''The College Kicked-Out''. Aside from the retaliatory songs, the record was praised for its vivid, sometimes satirical narratives, more personal glimpses into the rapper's life, and even the brief optimism Danny! showed toward the end of the record. Allmusic recognized Danny! as "a storyteller...and a pretty good one, too".

Unfortunately, ''F.O.O.D.'' didn't do much to help Danny! make a significant dent in the underground hip-hop community, and buzz for the album subsided shortly after its release.

Track listing

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{{tracklist | collapsed = yes | extra_column = Sample(s) | headline = UK Bonus Tracks | title18 = Fullaschidt | note18 = featuring 'Drea) (Swain, Kahn, Styne | extra18 = | length18 = 2:58 }}

Credits

Danny! - Executive Producer, Producer, Composer, Featured Vocals

Steve Slavich - Engineer

Andrea Boutte - Featured Vocals

Shalisha North - Featured Vocals

Release history

{|class="wikitable" ! Country ! Date |- | United States | May 17, 2005 |- | United Kingdom | May 25, 2005 |}

References

External links

"F.O.O.D." audio snippets courtesy of MP3.com

"F.O.O.D." lyrics courtesy of the Original Hip-Hop Lyrics Archive (OHHLA.com)

Category:2005 albums Category:Danny! albums

name	Rachael Ray
birth name	Rachael Domenica Ray
birth date	August 25, 1968
birth place	Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
occupation	Television personality, businesswoman, author, celebrity chef
years active	2001–present
spouse	John Cusimano (2005–present)
website	http://www.rachaelray.com }}

Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968) is an American television personality, businesswoman, celebrity chef and author. She hosts the syndicated talk and lifestyle program ''Rachael Ray'' and three Food Network series, ''30 Minute Meals'', ''Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels'' and ''$40 a Day''. Ray wrote cookbooks based on the ''30 Minute Meals'' concept, and launched a magazine, ''Every Day with Rachael Ray'', in 2006. Ray's television shows have won two ''Daytime Emmy Awards''.

Personal life

Ray was born in Glens Falls, New York. Her parents are Elsa Scuderi, an Italian (Sicilian) American, and James Ray, who is of French, Scottish and Welsh descent. She moved to Cape Cod, Massachusetts where her family owned four restaurants. When Ray was 8, her family moved to Lake George, New York. Her mother managed restaurants in upstate New York.

In 1995 Ray moved to New York City. One of her first jobs there was at the candy counter at Macy's, where she eventually managed the fresh foods department. She later helped open a New York City market. Moving back to upstate New York, Ray managed Mister Brown's Pub at The Sagamore, a hotel on Lake George. From there, she became a buyer at Cowan & Lobel, a gourmet market in Albany. Ray credits the concept of ''30 Minute Meals'' to her experience working at the store, where she met people who were reluctant to cook. She taught a course in which she showed how to make meals in less than thirty minutes. With the success of her "30 Minute Meals" classes, WRGB (the local CBS TV affiliate) asked her to appear in a weekly segment on their newscasts. This, along with a public radio appearance and the publication of her first book, led to a ''Today'' show spot and her first Food Network contract in 2001.

On September 24, 2005, in Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, Ray married John Cusimano, an American lawyer and lead singer of the rock band "The Cringe." She owns homes in Lake Luzerne, New York, and Manhattan's Greenwich Village.

Career

Cooking

Ray teaches simple recipes that she says can be completed in 30 minutes or less, although critics claim that her concept does not include preparation.

Ray says that her Sicilian maternal grandfather, Emmanuel Scuderi, and her Cajun ancestry serve as a strong influence on her cooking. She uses ingredients such as fresh herbs, garlic and chicken stock to boost flavors. She believes that measuring "takes away from the creative, hands-on process of cooking" and instead favors approximations such as "half a palmful". To critics of her shortcut techniques, Ray responds, "I have no formal anything. I'm completely unqualified for any job I've ever had." She acknowledges that she cannot bake because it requires measured ingredients, that she cannot make coffee, and that she burns bread under the broiler.

On her television programs, she has used catchphrases such as "E-V-O-O" (extra-virgin olive oil), "yum-o," "G.B." (garbage bowl), "Oh my gravy!", "entréetizer" (entrée-sized appetizer), "stoup" (cross between a soup and stew), and "choup" (thicker than a soup but thinner than a chowder). In 2007, ''The Oxford American College Dictionary'' announced the addition of the term ''EVOO,'' short for extra-virgin olive oil, which Ray had helped to popularize, and credited her with coining the phrase.

The set of ''30 Minute Meals'' uses a yellow Model 61C Chambers stove from the 1950s, notable for its top-opening broiler, super-insulated oven, and unique Thermowell.

On November 12, 2006, Ray and Mario Batali defeated the team of Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis on an episode of ''Iron Chef America'' during which cranberries were the secret ingredient. On March 18, 2007, Food Network debuted a Rachael Ray episode of its special ''Chefography'' series, on which she stated that "the worst day of [her] life" was ''Iron Chef America'', admitting to being anxious about it for weeks before. She also told commentator Alton Brown that she was "a cook, not a chef."

Television

In 2005, Ray signed a deal with Oprah Winfrey and King World Productions to host a syndicated daytime TV talk show. The show, ''Rachael Ray'', premiered on September 18, 2006. Recurrent appearances on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'' were used to fuel the launch, much as Dr. Phil's show was spun off based on his own frequent visits to ''Oprah''. The show tapes in New York City. In coordination with the syndication announcement, Ray said, "People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share."

Ray has appeared on ''The View'', ''The Today Show'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', ''Nightline'', ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', ''Larry King Live'', ''Cake Boss'', ''Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' and ''The Dr. Oz Show''.

For ''Sesame Street''’s 38th season, Ray appeared in an episode to present "pumpernickel" as the word of the day.

On January 12, 2008, Ray's television series ''Rachael's Vacation'' premiered on the Food Network. The show is a five-part food travelogue shot in various European countries.

In 2008, Ray became a television executive producer of a short-ran Latin cooking show on the Food Network called ''Viva Daisy!'', starring Daisy Martínez.

In August 2009, Ray appeared as herself on ''Million Dollar Password'' for charity for Yum-O! and her own charity for animal rescue with Regis Philbin.

Ray also appeared on the hidden-camera show ''I Get That a Lot'', pretending to be an employee at a dry cleaners.

In September 2010, a new show, her first new cooking show in eight years, ''Rachael Ray's Week In a Day'' began airing on the Cooking Channel.

In January 2012, Rachael will be one of the two team captains (along with Guy Fieri) in the Food Network reality series ''Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off''.

Magazines

In 2003, she posed for the men's magazine ''FHM''. A writer for ''The New York Times'' wrote, "The shots feature Ray in short-shorts with an exposed midriff, licking chocolate off a big wooden spoon, eating a strawberry and sitting in a sink, laughing as suds cascade down her thighs." In a March 2009 interview with ''Nightline'' co-anchor Cynthia McFadden, Ray defended her decision to pose in the magazine.

The Reader's Digest Association launched Ray's eponymous magazine, ''Every Day with Rachael Ray'' on October 25, 2005. The magazine featured seven issues in 2006, and increased to ten issues in 2007.

On October 12, 2011, it was announced that Meredith Corporation had reached an agreement to acquire ''Every Day with Rachael Ray''.

Product endorsements

In November 2006, Ray became a spokeswoman for Nabisco crackers. She appears in commercials and on boxes for the many Nabisco products. Many boxes with Ray's picture have her recipes.

In February 2007, WestPoint Home launched sheets, blankets, and coverlets designed by Ray. Within six months, WestPoint expanded Ray's bed and bath line to include the "Moppine", a two-in-one dish towel/oven mitt, as Ray is often seen with a kitchen towel over her shoulder that doubles for her as an ersatz mitt.

In March 2007, the Dunkin' Donuts company announced Ray as its celebrity endorser, mainly of its coffee, since she had denied being able to make coffee herself. As part of a promotional campaign, Ray describes the company's coffee as "fantabulous." Celebrity chef and Travel Channel personality Anthony Bourdain, however, disparagingly referred to Ray's affiliation with Dunkin' Donuts as "evil," and went on to compare it to "endorsing crack for kids."

In May 2007, Ray's recipes were made available on AT&T cellular phones via the "Rachael Ray Recipes on the Run" feature.

In July 2008, Rachael Ray Nutrish pet food was introduced. The dog foods are created from recipes that Ray developed for her pit bull, Isaboo. All proceeds from the sale of these products go to Rachael's Rescue, a charity founded by Ray to help at-risk animals.

Awards and recognition

2004: ranked #92 on "FHM-U.S.'s 100 Sexiest Women 2004"

2006: ranked #71 on "FHM-U.S.'s 100 Sexiest Women 2006"

2006: ''30 Minute Meals'' received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Service Show. Ray was also nominated for Outstanding Service Show Host

2006: named one of ''Time'' magazine's 100 most influential people. She was nominated by fellow Food Network star Mario Batali 2006: according to ''Forbes'' magazine, Ray earned about $6 million June 2005–June 2006 from her books and television shows (excluding her new series, ''Rachael Ray'')

February 21, 2007, Ray announced on her show that a wax creation was made of her and that this wax figure will be on display at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in New York City

2007: nominated for Daytime Emmy Award, Outstanding Talk Show Host

April 2007, Ray launched a charity, "The Yum-O! Organization", with help from Bill Clinton, to help children eat healthier June 2008, ''The Rachael Ray Show'' received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment June 2008, according to ''Forbes'' magazine, Ray earned about $18 million June 2007-June 2008 June 2009, according to ''Forbes'' magazine, Ray earned about $15 million in the year ending June 2009, as well as naming her as the 79th most powerful celebrity in the world August 2009, ''The Rachael Ray Show'' received a second Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment

January 2011, Ray won a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Chef, over fellow nominees Bobby Flay, Gordon Ramsay, Jamie Oliver, and Paula Deen

Charity work

In 2006, Rachael Ray launched a nonprofit organization called Yum-O! The mission of Yum-O! is to “empower kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking. This is achieved by teaching families to cook, feeding hungry kids, and funding cooking education”.

Bibliography

''30 Minute Meals'' - (1999)

''Rachael Ray's Open House Cookbook'' - (2000)

''Comfort Foods'' - (2001)

''Veggie Meals'' - (2001)

''30-Minute Meals 2'' - (2003)

''Get Togethers: Rachael Ray 30 Minute Meals'' - (2003)

''Cooking Rocks!: Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals for Kids'' - (2004)

''$40 a Day: Best Eats in Town'' - (2004)

''Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals: Cooking 'Round the Clock'' - (2004)

''Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals for Kids: Cooking Rocks!'' - (2004)

''Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals : Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes'' - (2005)

''Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners'' - (2005)

''Rachael Ray 2, 4, 6, 8: Great Meals for Couples or Crowds'' - (2006)

''Rachael Ray's Express Lane Meals'' - (2006)

''Rachael Ray: Just In Time'' - (2007)

''Yum-O! The Family Cookbook'' - (2008)

''Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book'' - (2008)

''Rachael Ray's Book Of 10: More Than 300 Recipes To Cook Every Day'' - (2009)

''Rachael Ray's Look and Cook'' - (2010)

References

External links

Rachael Ray's official site

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birth name	Wolfgang Johannes Topfschnig
birth date	July 08, 1949
birth place	Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
style	California, French, and Fusion
education	Apprenticeship
spouse	Gelila Assefa (2007 - present)
restaurants	Spago (Beverly Hills)Spago (Las Vegas)Spago (Maui)Spago (Colorado)Cut and sideBar (Beverly Hills)Vert (Hollywood)Chinois (Santa Monica)Chinois (Las Vegas)Postrio (San Francisco)Postrio (Las Vegas)Trattoria del Lupo (Las Vegas)Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill (Las Vegas)Wolfgang Puck American Grille (Atlantic City)Wolfgang Puck Grille (Detroit)20.21 (Minneapolis)The Source (Washington, DC)CUT (Las Vegas)Wolfgang Puck Express (numerous)
television	''Iron Chef America''''Las Vegas''''Frasier''Food Network''Good Morning America'' }}

Wolfgang Johannes Puck (born Wolfgang Johannes Topfschnig; July 8, 1949) is an Austrian celebrity chef, restaurateur, businessman and occasional actor. Wolfgang Puck restaurants, catering services, cookbooks and licensed products are run by Wolfgang Puck Companies, with three divisions.

Life and career

He was born to Maria Worth and a butcher, who abandoned her before their child's birth. In 1956, Maria married Josef Puck, who adopted Puck. The marriage produced another son and two daughters.

Puck learned cooking from his mother, who sometimes worked as a pastry chef. He trained as an apprentice under Raymond Thuilier at L'Oustau de Baumanière in Les Baux-de-Provence, at Hotel de Paris in Monaco, and at Maxim's Paris before moving to the United States in 1973 at age 25. After two years at La Tour in Indianapolis, Puck moved to Los Angeles to become chef and part owner at Ma Maison restaurant. Following the 1981 publication of his first cookbook, ''Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen'' based on his Ma Maison recipes, Puck opened the restaurant Spago on the Sunset Strip in 1982. Fifteen years later, in 1997, Puck opened the award-winning Spago in Beverly Hills, which has been recognized as one of the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. since 2004. His success enabled him to launch the Wolfgang Puck Companies which includes the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group, Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. and Wolfgang Puck Catering. The Wolfgang Puck Companies encompasses over 20 fine dining restaurants, premium catering services, more than 80 Wolfgang Puck Express operations, and kitchen and food merchandise, including cookbooks and canned foods. He is the official caterer for the Academy Awards Governors Ball, and has parlayed his celebrity into acting; his credits include ''Frasier'', a recurring role as himself on ''Las Vegas'' and a cameo appearance on ''The Weather Man''. He also appeared as himself on ''Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters'', as well as ''Cooking Class with Wolfgang Puck'' on The Food Network, and in an ''American Idol'' season finale episode where he introduced unusual foods to Kellie Pickler in comic relief segments. He also made a cameo appearance as himself on an episode of ''Tales from the Crypt'', and appeared in a TV commercial advertising California (along with famous people such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jack Nicholson).

Puck is active in philanthropic endeavors and charitable organizations, co-founding the Puck-Lazaroff Charitable Foundation in 1982. The foundation supports the annual American Wine & Food Festival which benefits Meals on Wheels and has raised more than $15 million since its inception.

Puck is The Honorary Chair Chef for the "Five Star Sensation" Benefit in Cleveland, Ohio every two years helping to bring $10 million to support The Ireland Cancer Foundation of University Hospitals.

Puck's favorite food is macaroons.

Puck is married to designer Gelila Assefa.

Awards and honors

Spago Beverly Hills received a James Beard Foundation Outstanding Service Award in 2005. It was awarded 2 Michelin stars in the 2008 and 2009 Los Angeles Michelin Guide.

In 1993, Spago Hollywood was inducted into the Nation's Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame. The next year it received the James Beard Restaurant of the Year Award.

In 2002, Puck received the 2001-2002 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Service Show, ''Wolfgang Puck''.

Restaurants

Spago, Puck's first restaurant opened on the Sunset Strip serving California cuisine.

Chinois on Main, Santa Monica, California (1983), Asian fusion.

Postrio, San Francisco (1989), Mediterranean and Asian fusion.

Spago, Beverly Hills (1997), known for serving California cuisine. Spago Beverly Hills, Spago Las Vegas, Spago Maui, and Spago Beaver Creek.

Postrio, Las Vegas.

Trattoria del Lupo, Las Vegas.

CUT in London, Beverly Hills, Las Vegas and Singapore's Marina Bay Sands resort.

Five-Sixty is located in Dallas, Texas and features Asian-inspired New American cuisine.

The Source, Washington, DC, modern interpretation of Asian cuisine located at the Newseum.

Wolfgang Puck B&G (2009) in Los Angeles.

Wolfgang Puck in Walt Disney World. It is located in Downtown Disney.

Museum of Science in Boston.

Wolfgang Puck Grille, a signature restaurant of MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit.

Wolfgang Puck American Grille, a signature restaurant located in the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.

Springs Preserve Café, Las Vegas.

WP24 by Wolfgang Puck located in The Ritz-Carlton in downtown Los Angeles, modern Chinese cuisine.

Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria in Cucina, Las Vegas.

Wolfgang Puck Bistro in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Jai by Wolfgang Puck in La Jolla, CA.

Wolfgang Puck Bistro located in the JC Penney Flagship store in the Manhattan Mall in New York City (opening in Summer 2012).

Wolfgang Puck Express located in JC Penney in Pittsburgh at Monroeville Mall (scheduled for opening in October 2012).

Wolfgang Puck Express located in Denver International Airport in Denver, CO

Bibliography

''Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen'' (1980)

''The Wolfgang Puck Cookbook'' (1986)

''Adventures in the Kitchen with Wolfgang Puck'' (1991)

''Pizza, Pasta, and More'' (2000)

''Live, Love, Eat'' (2002)

''Wolfgang Puck Makes it Easy'' (2004)

Television and movie credits

Keeping Up With The Kardashians (Chef to Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries Wedding)

Hell's Kitchen (U.S.) (Guest Judge) 2011 TV Show Series

The Next Food Network Star (Guest Judge) 2011 TV Show Series

''The Smurfs'' (Chef Smurf) 2011 Movie

Top Chef: New York (Guest Judge) 2011 TV Show Series

Top Chef: Las Vegas (Guest Judge) 2009 TV Show Series

Celebrity Cooking Showdown (Reality Cast Member) 2006 TV Show Series

Las Vegas (four episodes) 2006

AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes (Remarks by) 2005 TV Show Series

The Weather Man (Actor - Himself) 2005 Movie

The Simpsons - The Bart Wants What It Wants (Guest Star) - 2002 TV Show Series

Wolfgang Puck series 2001 S

The Muse (Actor - Himself) 1999 Movie

Iron Chef America: Battle of the Masters

Frasier episode: The Proposal (Actor - Himself) TV Show Series

The Jay Leno Show: Jaywalking (Himself) October 13, 2009

Las Vegas t.v. series: As Himself

Tales from the Crypt - Werewolf Concerto (Himself) September 9, 1992 Mentioned by the character ''Richard Thornburg'' in ''Die Hard'' (1988), played by William Atherton, when on the phone to someone he wishes to take to a restaurant. He says, "Of course we can get a table. I know Wolfgang personally. I interviewed him."

References

External links

Official Website

"Wolfgang Puck: Biography"; WolfgangPuck.com (2005); retrieved January 30, 2006

"Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group-Spago" retrieved September 26, 2008

"Wolfgang Puck Answers 10 Questions"

"2001-2002 Daytime Emmy Awards"

Category:1949 births Category:American chefs Category:American television personalities Category:American television chefs Category:American people of Austrian descent Category:Austrian chefs Category:Austrian emigrants to the United States Category:Food Network chefs Category:Living people Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States

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name	Martin Short
nickname's	Marty, Shorty
birth name	Martin Hayter Short
birth date	March 26, 1950
birth place	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
nationality	Canadian
education	Westdale Secondary School
alma mater	McMaster University
residence	Pacific Palisades, California
home town	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
occupation	Comedian, actor, screenwriter, singer, producer, voice actor
years active	1972–present
spouse	Nancy Dolman (1980–2010; her death); (widowed)
children	3 }}

Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, singer and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs ''SCTV'' and ''Saturday Night Live''. He starred in such comedic films as ''Three Amigos'', ''Innerspace'', ''Pure Luck'', ''Jungle 2 Jungle'', ''Mars Attacks!'', ''Father of the Bride'' and ''Father of the Bride Part II''.

Early life

Short, the youngest of five children, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of Olive (née Hayter), a violinist, and Charles Patrick Short, a corporate executive with Stelco, a Canadian steel company. He and his siblings were raised Catholic. He had three older brothers, David (now deceased), Michael, and Brian, and one older sister, Nora.

Short's father was a Catholic from Crossmaglen, South Armagh (present-day Northern Ireland), who came to North America as a stowaway during the Irish War of Independence. Short's mother, who was the concertmaster of the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra, encouraged Martin's early creative endeavours. His eldest brother, David, was killed in a car accident in 1962, when Short was 12. His mother died of cancer when he was 17; and, two years later in 1969, his father died of complications from a stroke.

Short attended Westdale Secondary School and graduated in 1972 from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work.

Career

Early career

When Short graduated from McMaster University, he intended to pursue a career in social work; however, he became interested in acting once he was cast in a Toronto production of ''Godspell'' that same year. Among other members of that production's cast were Victor Garber, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, and Andrea Martin; Paul Shaffer was the Musical Director. He was subsequently cast in several television shows and plays, including the intense topical drama ''Fortune and Men's Eyes''. He worked solely in Canada through 1979.

In 1979, Short starred in the U.S. sitcom ''The Associates'' about a group of young novice lawyers working at a Wall Street law firm. In 1980, he joined the cast of ''I'm a Big Girl Now'', a sitcom starring Diana Canova. Canova was offered the sitcom because of her success playing Corinne Tate Flotsky on ABC's ''Soap'' and left ''Soap'' shortly before Short's newlywed wife Nancy Dolman joined it.

''SCTV''

Short was encouraged to pursue comedy by McMaster classmates Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas, whom he joined at improv troupe The Second City in Toronto in 1977. Short came to public notice when the troupe produced a show for television, ''Second City Television'' or ''SCTV'', which ran for several years in Canada, then the United States. At ''SCTV'' Short developed several characters before moving on to ''Saturday Night Live'' for the 1984–1985 season:

Talk show host Brock Linehan, based on the Canadian interviewer Brian Linehan

Aged songwriter Irving Cohen, loosely based on American composer Irving Caesar

Spurious albino entertainer Jackie Rogers, Jr.

Current-events commentator Troy Soren

Industrialist and art patron Bradley P. Allen

Defense attorney Nathan Thurm

Oddball man-child Ed Grimley, later featured in his own animated television series, ''The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley''

''Saturday Night Live''

At ''SNL'', Short helped revive the show with his many characters after Eddie Murphy left. Short's ''SNL'' characters included ''Wheel of Fortune'' fan Ed Grimley, which he borrowed from his ''SCTV'' days. The Grimley character became Short's best-known original character. He also was recognized for his impersonations of celebrities, notably Jerry Lewis and Katharine Hepburn, and for the character of Nathan Thurm. ''SNL'' proved to be the springboard to a long career in film and TV.

Television

In addition to his revered work on ''SCTV'' and ''SNL'', Short has starred in several television specials and series of his own. In 1985, Short starred in the one-hour Showtime special, ''Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas''. This is Short's first live concert, interspersed with studio sketches and a wraparound featuring Jackie Rogers Jr. Co-produced by the CBC, this aired as ''The Martin Short Comedy Special'' in Canada in March 1986. In 1989, Short headlined another one-hour comedy special, this time for HBO, ''I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood'', Short's classic send-up of all things Hollywood. It featured many of his characters including: Lawrence Orbach, Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr, Bradley P. Allen, Troy Soren, and Dale O'Day (the dancing fence); released on VHS, it is now out of print.

Short has had no fewer than three shows called ''The Martin Short Show'', including a sitcom (''The Martin Short Show'', 1994), a sketch comedy show (''The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show'', 1995), and a syndicated talk show (''The Martin Short Show'', 1999). Short starred as Jiminy Glick on Comedy Central's ''Primetime Glick'' (2001–03). In addition to his own series, Short has guest starred on several shows including ''Arrested Development'', ''Muppets Tonight'', ''Law & Order: SVU'', ''Weeds'' and most recently in a critically acclaimed turn as Leonard Winstone on FX's ''Damages''. As of August 2010, Short is the voice of the Cat in the Hat in ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' on the Public Broadcasting Service.

Short recently shot a new comedy special for television in Toronto (in September 2011). The special, "I, Martin Short, Goes Home" follows Martin's return to his native Hamilton, Ontario and has a cast that includes Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Joe Flaherty and Fred Willard. The special aired on CBC television on April 3, 2012 at 9:00pm EDT.

In 2011, Short joined the cast of ''How I Met Your Mother'' for its seventh season, playing Marshall Eriksen's manic boss. He is a judge on the upcoming Canadian reality show Canada's Got Talent.

Film

After doing sketch comedy for several years, Short focused on film—appearing in ''¡Three Amigos!'', ''Innerspace'', ''The Big Picture'', ''Captain Ron'', ''Clifford'', and the 1991 remake of ''Father of the Bride'' and its sequel. In 1996, he appeared in Tim Burton's sci-fi comedy ''Mars Attacks!'' as image-obsessed, hormonally driven Press Secretary Jerry Ross.

In 2004, he wrote and starred in ''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' with Jan Hooks as his wife, Dixie Glick. Also in 1997, he appeared as Wall Street broker Richard Kempster in ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' alongside Tim Allen. In 2006, he starred in another movie with Tim Allen, ''The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause''. Short was in ''Pure Luck'', directed by Nadia Tass, with Danny Glover and Sheila Kelley and in ''Three Fugitives'', directed by Francis Veber, with Nick Nolte and James Earl Jones. Short also provided the voices of several animated film characters, such as Huy in ''The Prince of Egypt'' (alongside Steve Martin as Hotep), Stubbs in ''We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'', Hubie in ''The Pebble and the Penguin'', B.E.N. in ''Treasure Planet'', Ooblar in ''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and Thimbletack the Brownie in ''The Spiderwick Chronicles''.

On August 31, 2007, he appeared as the new host of ''O Canada!'', a 360° Circlevision film premiering at Walt Disney World's EPCOT theme park.

He is was cast as Stefano the sea lion in ''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''.

Stage

Short resumed work in the theater, playing a lead role in the 1993 musical version of the Neil Simon film ''The Goodbye Girl'', on Broadway, receiving a Tony Award nomination and an Outer Critics Circle Award.

He had the lead role in the 1999 Broadway revival of the musical ''Little Me'', for which he received a Tony Award and another Outer Critics Circle Award.

In 2003, Short took to the stage once again in the critically acclaimed Los Angeles run of ''The Producers''. Short played the role of the accountant, Leo Bloom, opposite Jason Alexander's Max Bialystock. Although the role of Leo Bloom was originated on Broadway by Matthew Broderick, Mel Brooks first approached Short about doing the part opposite Nathan Lane. On the subject, Short has stated in numerous interviews that, while he was thrilled by the opportunity, the idea of having to move his family from their Los Angeles home to New York for a year was less than ideal and ultimately proved a deal-breaker.

Short performed in his satirical one-man show, with a cast of six, ''Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me'', at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway. The show toured several cities in the spring of 2006, prior to opening on Broadway in August 2006; the show closed in January 2007. In it, he performed his classic characters Grimley, Cohen, and Glick.

As Glick, Short brought a member of the audience (usually a celebrity) on stage and interviewed him or her. Jerry Seinfeld was the guest on opening night. The show also featured parodies of many celebrities including Celine Dion, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Tommy Tune, Joan Rivers, Britney Spears, Ellen DeGeneres, Renée Zellweger, Jodie Foster, Rachel Ray, and Short's wife, actress Nancy Dolman. The cast album was released on April 10, 2007, and is available from Ghostlight Records, an imprint of Sh-K-Boom Records.

Short has continued to tour in his one-man show, which features many of his best-loved characters and sketches. In addition to ''Fame Becomes Me'', some of the titles Short has used for his one-man show include ''Stroke Me Lady Fame'', ''If I'd Saved, I Wouldn't Be Here'', and, in more conservative markets, ''Sunday in the Park with George Michael''. Short revealed in March 2011 that he plans to write a memoir, covering his 40 year career in show business.

Personal life

Relationships

Short met Canadian comic actress Nancy Dolman in 1972 during the run of ''Godspell''. The couple married in 1980. Dolman retired from show business in 1985 to be a homemaker and raise her family. Nancy Dolman Short died August 21, 2010, reportedly from cancer. He is now a widower and a single dad. Short and Dolman had three children: Katherine, Oliver, and Henry.

Short and his family make their home in Pacific Palisades, California. Short also has a home on Lake Rosseau in Ontario. He is a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Short has two stars on Canada's Walk of Fame. His brother Michael Short is a comedy writer and twice winner of the Emmy Award for comedy sketch writing.

Extended family

Dolman's brother, screenwriter/director Bob Dolman (who served as a part of SCTV's Emmy-winning writing team alongside Short), married their close friend and colleague Andrea Martin, also in 1980. Dolman and Short are aunt and uncle to the couple's two sons, Jack and Joe. Dolman and Martin have since divorced.

Short is a first cousin of Clare Short, a former member of the British Parliament and former British cabinet minister.

Awards and honors

1972: Bachelor of Arts in social work: McMaster University

1982: Nelly Award: Outstanding Writing, ''SCTV Comedy Network''

1983: Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, ''SCTV Comedy Network''; award shared

1993: Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Actor in a Musical, ''The Goodbye Girl''

1993: Theater World Award

1994: Member of the Order of Canada

1995: Earl Grey Life Time Achievement Award

1999: Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Actor in a Musical, ''Little Me''

1999: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, ''Little Me''

2000: Canada Walk of Fame

2001: Doctor of Letters ''honoris causa:'' McMaster University

2002: Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal

2010: Emmy Awards Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, ''Damages'' (TV Series)

2010: Satellite Awards Nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, ''Damages'' (TV Series)

2011: Emmy Awards Nominated for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program, ''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!'' (TV Series)

Filmography

+Actor	! Year	! Film	! Role	! Other notes
		Smokey the Hare	TV series
''Right On''	Regular	TV series
1975			TV series
1976	''The David Steinberg Show''	Johnny Del Bravo	TV series
1978	''For The Record''	Weepy	TV series
		Engel
''The Associates''	Tucker Kerwin	TV series (Unknown episodes)
''The Family Man''	Louie	(TV)
	''The Love Boat''	Melvin	TV series
''I'm A Big Girl Now''	Neal Stryker	TV series
	''Second City TV''	Pancho	TV series
	Mitch Harris	TV series
1982	''Miss Peach of the Kelly School''	(Voice)	TV series
1982–1983		Various	TV series
1983	''Sunset Limousine''	Bradley Z. Coleman	(TV)
1983–1984		Various	TV series
	''Tall Tales and Legends''	Johnny Appleseed	TV series
''¡Three Amigos!''	Ned Nederlander
	''Really Weird Tales''	Shucky	(TV)
''Innerspace''	Jack Putter
	David Morgan
1988	''The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley''	Ed Grimley / Emil Gustav / Various (voice)	TV series
	''The Making of Me''
''Dink, the Little Dinosaur''	Narrator	(TV)
''Andrea Martin... Together Again''	Dr. August Allwoman / Kennedy	(TV)
''I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood''	Lawrence Orbach / Bradley P. Allen / Ed Grimley / Jackie Rogers, Jr. / Dale O'Day / 'Baby' Estelle O'Day / Troy	(TV)
''Three Fugitives''	Ned Perry
	Neil Sussman, Nick's Agent	(Uncredited)
1989–1990	''The Tracey Ullman Show''	Lou, Football fan / Doc The Elvis Presley Freak	TV series
1990	''The Dave Thomas Comedy Show''	TV series
	''Pure Luck''	Eugene Proctor
	Eddie O'Donnell	TV series
	Franck Eggelhoffer	Film
1992	''Captain Ron''	Martin Harvey
1992	''The Real Story of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star''	Mozart (voice)
	''Money For Nothing''	Harrison Kilray	TV Film (BBC ''Screen One'' series)
	Stubbs the Clown (voice)
		Clifford Daniels	Film
''The Martin Short Show''	Marty Short	TV series (Unknown episodes)
	''The Pebble and the Penguin''	Hubie (voice)	Animated Film
''Father of the Bride Part II''	Franck Eggelhoffer	Film
	''Creature Crunch''	(Voice)	(VG)
''Mars Attacks!''	Press Secretary Jerry Ross
''Muppets Tonight''	Himself	TV series (guest appearance)
	''Jungle 2 Jungle''	Richard Kempster
''The Three Stooges Greatest Hits''	Emcee
''A Simple Wish''	Murray
	''Akbar's Adventure Tours''	Akbar
	Frik	(TV)
''The Prince of Egypt''	Huy (voice)
		Mad Hatter / Chinless Idiot	(TV)
	Lionel Dillard
		Dr. Desmond Forrest-Oates
	Rodney	(TV)
''Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius''	Ooblar (voice)
	''CinéMagique''	George
''Curb Your Enthusiasm''	Himself
''Treasure Planet''	B.E.N. (voice)
2003	''101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure''	Lars (voice)	(V)
2001–2003	''Primetime Glick''	Jiminy Glick / Miss Gathercole / Various	TV series
	''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood''	Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
''Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper''	Preminger (voice)	(V)
		Uncle Jack	TV series
''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''	Sebastian Ballentine / Henry Palaver	TV series
1984–2005	''Saturday Night Live''	Jiminy Glick / Host / Various	TV series
2006	''The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause''	Jack Frost
2007		Himself
2008		Thimbletack (voice)
	''Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil''	The Woodsman (voice)	Completed
''The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!''	The Cat in the Hat (voice)	TV series
	Leonard Winstone
	''Weeds (TV Series)''		TV Series
''How I Met Your Mother''	Garrison Cootes	TV Series
		Mr. Walsh	Voice Role
''Canada's Got Talent''	Judge	TV Series
''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted''	Stefano	Voice Role

+Writer	! Year	! Film	! Other notes
1981	''Second City TV''	TV series
1982–1983		TV series
1983–1984		TV series
1985	''Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas''	(TV)
1984–1985	''Saturday Night Live''	TV-series
	''The Best of SCTV''	(TV)
''The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley''	TV series
	''The 1989 Gemini Awards''	(TV)
''I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood''	(TV)
1994	''The Martin Short Show''	TV series (Unknown episodes)
1995	''The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show''	(TV)
1999	''The Martin Short Show''	TV series (Unknown episodes)
2001	''Primetime Glick''	TV series (Unknown episodes)
2003	''Martin Short Shorts''	(TV)
2004	''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood''

+Producer	! Year	! Film	! Other notes
1994	''The Martin Short Show''	TV series (Unknown episodes), (executive producer)
1999	''The Martin Short Show''	TV series (Unknown episodes), (executive producer)
2001	''Primetime Glick''	TV series (Unknown episodes), (executive producer), (producer)
2003	''Martin Short Shorts''	(TV) (producer)
2004	''Jimmy Glick in Lalawood''	(Producer)

+Director	! Year	! Film	! Other notes
1993	''Friends of Gilda''	(TV)

In-character quotes

As Irving Cohen: "''What hell kind of name is Roy!?''"

As Irving Cohen: "''Give me a C, a bouncy C.''"

As Irving Cohen (as his standard conclusion to an improvised song, of which he's sung a few bars, accompanied by replacing his cigar in his mouth): "''...a dot dot dot, dee dee dee, and whatever the hell else you want to put in there.''"

As Ed Grimley (indrawn breath): "''I must say...''".

As Ed Grimley (clutching his burning fingers after removing a batch of cookies from the oven without using an oven mitt): "''That's a pain that will tend to linger.''"

As Bradley Allen: "''You can't tell me that a woman who plays the tuba doesn't have a boyfriend somewhere... I mean who's going to carry the damn thing?"

As Bradley Allen (drinking Scotch and declining tissues after a productive cough): "''No, I got it.''"

As Franc Eggelhoffer..."Every party has a pooper, that's why we invited you, party pooper, GEORGE BANKS! That's who!"

As Jimminy Glick (talking about his past, moreso his weight problem) : "''I was a loner as a child, a loner as a child because people would point, and children can be cruel.''"

As Jack Frost (talking to a little girl who told him to chill) : "''I invented chill!''"

As Jack Frost (talking to the other members of the Legendary Council) "''Excuse me! Did you accuse me of being skillful and delicious? Guilty as charged!''"

As Huy.... "''You're playing with the big boys now!''"

As Nathan Thurm (after being disproved): "''I know that! You don't think I know that?''"

As Nathan Thurm (talking to the audience about his interviewer): "''Is it me, or is it him? It's him, right?''"

References

External links

Martin Short at Godspell.ca

Northern Stars: Martin Short

''Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me''

Photo Coverage: ''Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Opens'' on BroadwayWorld.com

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