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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 Saturday Night Live (1975) became his first big break and he has since appeared on the show more times than any other performer.

After he got into movies in the late '70s, Martin moved from making edgy, original comedies like The Jerk, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, and Pennies From Heaven to taking on more serious acting roles, such as in Parenthood and Leap of Faith. He also took on writing screenplays (Roxanne and L.A. Story) while keeping up regular appearances on The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, and coming up with new stage acts such like The Great Flydini. As a playwright, he has written Picasso at Lapin Agile and, more recently, WASP.

In 1988, Martin released his second book, Pure Drivel, a retrospective of life and relationships. This once "wild and crazy guy" is credited by many in the field with defining post modern comedy and influencing an entire generation of stand-up performers.
Work History
(1999) Writes and stars in Bowfinger.

(1999) Stars in remake of The Out of Towners.

(1998) Lends voice to the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince Of Egypt.

(1993) Makes playwriting debut with Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

(1991) Stars in the remake of Father of the Bride.

(1988) Stars in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Waiting For Godot.

(1987) Writes and stars in Roxanne.

(1984) Stars with Lily Tomlin in All Of Me.

(1980) Hosts two NBC television specials, Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty and All Commercials - A Steve Martin Special.

(1979) Co-writes and stars in The Jerk.

(1978) Debuts in first feature film, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

(1977) Writes, acts in, produces, and receives a Oscar nomination for Best Short Film for The Absent Minded Waiter.

(1973) Appears for the first time on The Tonight Show.

(1972) Makes television debut on The Ken Berry 'Wow" Show.

(1968-1975) Writes for many comedy-variety shows, including The Smothers Brothers Comedy Show.

(1960-1963) Works as a performer at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Affiliations
"Board member, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) "
Awards
Steve Martin has also won numerous Awards