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Steve Martin has a reputation in Hollywood for hard work and discipline, for generosity with other performers, and for comedy. He was five years old when his parents moved from his birthplace of Waco, Texas to Inglewood, California. Five years later he moved to Garden Grove where he got he got one of his first jobs selling guidebooks at Disneyland. Being around all those performers and magicians gave him the inspiration to pursue entertaining. When he turned 18, he began performing at the nearby amusement park Knotts Berry Farm, four shows daily.

At one time, Martin longed to be a professor of philosophy and so attended Long Beach State College to begin his education. It was not long, however, before he transferred to UCLA’s theatre program where a friend helped Martin get a job as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967 - 1968). Martin left school and began performing his stand-up routines in night clubs. His appearance on S...

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