A stunning actor who knows how to get used to any role, Steve Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in a small place called Waco. It is difficult to say that the childhood of the future actor was bright and carefree. Who is Steve Martin, the filmography of this person and interesting facts from life - everything will be described in detail below.
Actor's childhood
As you know, Steve Martin's family lived quite poorly. That is why the young guy decided not to sit on the neck of his parents, but to go to earn a living on his own. Few people know that the future famous actor worked as a peddler of newspapers in one of the local companies. Steve was not at all ashamed of working. While still very young, he already managed to work as a loader, an assistant shoe maker, etc.
Only at the age of 20, Steve Martin, whose filmography is still interesting to everyone, began to think about the big screen. The guy was seriously interested in writing jokes for one of the local comedy programs.
Youth
Steve took part in a Hollywood comedy show. Few people know that the future actor tried his hand in the field of a singing career. Steve performed songs of his own writing. It should be noted that some of them became real hits, which at one time even visited the charts of America.
Carier start
Steve Martin, whose filmography (the comedy most often appeared in his film career) which deserves attention, got on the big screen thanks to the Smothers brothers - presenters of the Comedy Hour program. They invited Steve to write jokes and scripts for the show. It should be noted that it was in this role that Martin was most lucky. For his jokes, the comedian received the Emmy Award.
Steve's first film debut took place in the 70s. Then the actor got a secondary role in the film "The Scattered Waiter", in the film "Johnny Cash and His Friends", etc.
It was after these tapes that he was noticed by the famous director Karl Rainer, who offered Martin a job in his films. It is worth saying that it was after filming in the paintings of Rainer in the Hollywood sky that a new star shone.
Career development
In 1980, a picture with the specific name "moron" appears on large screens. Interestingly, Steve Martin, whose filmography is quite diverse, starred in the film with his common-law wife Bernadette Peters. It should be noted that it was after this picture that many different proposals from famous and unknown directors rained down on the actor.
Further, Martin starred in the films Dead Men Do Not Wear Plaids, All Me, and even plays one of the main roles in the horror film Brains On One.
After that, the audience could enjoy the talent of the actor in “The Lonely Guy” and the gangster comedy “Pennies from the Sky”. Along with the filming, Martin manages to conduct a program called "Saturday Night Live."
Nineties
In the 90s, Steve Martin, whose biography is interesting to everyone without exception, was shot no less than in the 80s.
In 1990, he played the bad guy in the movie My Blue Skies. The following year, Martin became the producer of Los Angeles History. The main role in this picture was played by Sarah-Jessica Parker.
One of the most memorable films with the participation of the actor was “Father of the Bride,” in which Steve played a mischievous parent, unable to accept the fact that his daughter grew up. For participation in the second part of the picture, Martin was nominated for the Golden Globe Award.
This was followed by a serious painting “The Grand Canyon”, then “Housewife”, “Newcomers”, “Strength of Faith”.
In 1994, Steve received an offer to play a role in the film "Turn of Fate", in which he plays the father of a little fidget. This is followed by participation in the “Absolutely nuts”, which tells about the line of trust for suicides.
In 1996, Steve plays in the film “Sergeant Bilko” (the comedy tells of an unscrupulous military man who bothered to open a secret casino on official territory).
In 1999, the picture “Cool Boy” is released, where Martin plays a loser director who wants to make a movie without the participation of the main star.
Two thousandth
During this period, Steve Martin, whose filmography is multifaceted, starred in many films. The most successful were Pink Panther and Pink Panther-2, where the actor played the unlucky inspector Clusot. For this role, Martin was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award.
This was followed by participation in Studio 30, for which Steve was nominated for an Emmy Award, then there were Simple Difficulties, which raised a huge amount of money at the box office and, finally, filming in the Big Year.
It should be noted that in 2009, Steve Martin received a Grammy Award for his music album, The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo.
Personal life
Steve Martin (films with his participation watched by millions of viewers around the world) was officially married twice. The first is on the British actress Victoria Tennan, whom they met on the set of the film "Los Angeles History", and the second - on Anna Stringfield. The latter gave birth to the actor a long-awaited child at the age of 40. Due to the fact that Martin carefully hides the facts of his personal life, neither the gender nor the name of the child is still known.