Martin Hayter Short {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian.
 He is known for his work on the television programs "SCTV" and "Saturday Night Live".
 He has starred in comedy films, such as "Three Amigos" (1986), "Innerspace" (1987), "Three Fugitives" (1989), "Father of the Bride" (1991), "Pure Luck" (1991), "Captain Ron" (1992), "Father of the Bride Part II" (1995), "Mars Attacks!
" (1996) and "Jungle 2 Jungle" (1997), and created the characters, Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley.
 In 1999, he won a Tony Award for his lead performance in a Broadway revival of "Little Me".
Phillip Boykin (sometimes credited as Phillip Lamar Boykin) is an American bass-baritone, broadway, gospel, jazz and opera singer, film and stage actor.
 In 2017 he was featured in the Broadway revival of "Sunday in the Park with George" and made Broadway history as the first African-American Boatman/Lee Randolph while reopening Broadway's newest and oldest theater at the time The Hudson Theater New York City which played it last Broadway show in 1968.
 Phillip will play the role of Tonton Julian in the Revival of "Once On This Island".
 He was also featured in On the Town at the Lyric Theater.
 He was nominated for the Tony Award, as well as the Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Crown in the Broadway revival of (Porgy and Bess).
 He was awarded the Theater World Award for his Outstanding Broadway debut.
 He is the founder and director of "The NYGospel Brothers" a Gospel Quartet that travels around the world spreading the good news.
 One of ten children, Boykin grew up in Greenville, South Carolina.
 He started studies in Opera Performance at South Carolina State College before transferring to the North Carolina School of the Arts.
 He left NCSA in 1990 and moved to the Hartt School of the University of Hartford where he received his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance in 1995.
 He later studied toward a Master's degree in Opera and Jazz Vocals from Howard University.
 He was seen on the big screen in Freedom starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Top Five starring Chris Rock and Easter Mysteries written by Tony Award Winning Broadway producer John O’Boyle.
Holly Black "née" Riggenbach (born November 10, 1971) is an American writer and editor best known for "The Spiderwick Chronicles", a series of children's fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and a trilogy of Young Adult novels officially called the "Modern Faerie Tales" trilogy.
 Her 2013 novel "Doll Bones" was named a Newbery Medal honor book.
Alfred Thomas "Freddie" Highmore (born 14 February 1992) is an English actor, writer and director.
 He made his acting debut as a child in the comedy film "Women Talking Dirty" (1999), and has since starred in "Finding Neverland" (2004), "Five Children and It" (2004), "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), "Arthur and the Invisibles" (2006), "August Rush" (2007), "The Spiderwick Chronicles" (2008), "Toast" (2010), and "The Art of Getting By" (2011).
 For "Finding Neverland" (2004) and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer in two consecutive years.
Jessica Ruth "Jessie" Mueller pronounced MEW-ler (born February 20, 1983) is an American actress and singer.
 She started her career in Chicago and won a Joseph Jefferson Award in 2008 for her role as Carrie Pipperidge in "Carousel".
 In 2011, she moved to New York City to star in the Broadway revival of "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever".
 She won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the lead role of Carole King in "," and originated the lead role of Jenna in the musical "Waitress" on Broadway.
John Edward Cariani (born July 23, 1969) is an award-winning American actor and an accomplished playwright.
 Cariani is best known to television viewers as the unwavering forensic expert Julian Beck in "Law & Order".
 On stage, he earned a Tony Award nomination for his role as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof".
 As a playwright, he is best known for his first play, "Almost, Maine", which has become one of the most frequently produced plays in the United States.
 He has starred on Broadway in the Tony Award winning musical "Something Rotten!
" as Nigel Bottom.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series of children's books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
 They chronicle the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of fairies that they never knew existed.The first book, "The Field Guide", was published in 2003 and then followed by "The Seeing Stone "(2003), "Lucinda's Secret "(2003), "The Ironwood Tree "(2004), and "The Wrath of Mulgarath "(2004).
 Several companion books have been published including "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You "(2005), "Notebook for Fantastical Observations "(2005), and "Care and Feeding of Sprites" (2006).
 A second series, entitled "Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles "includes "The Nixie's Song" (2007), "A Giant Problem" (2008), and "The Wyrm King ("2009).
 A feature film adaptation, also titled "The Spiderwick Chronicles", was produced by Nickelodeon Movies and premiered on February 14, 2008; an accompanying video game was released in early February 2008.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film based on the bestselling book series of the same name by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi.
 It was directed by Mark Waters and stars Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Short, Nick Nolte, and Seth Rogen.
 Set in the Spiderwick Estate in New England, it follows the adventures of Jared Grace and his family as they discover a field guide to faeries, battle goblins, mole trolls and other magical creatures.
Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American singer and actress known for her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway production of "Caroline, or Change" and her starring role as Lorrell Robinson in the 2006 film "Dreamgirls".
 She also starred as Tiana, an African American princess in Walt Disney Pictures' 2009 animated film "The Princess and the Frog".
 In 2014, Rose played the role of Beneatha Younger in the Broadway revival of "A Raisin in the Sun", for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
 She was named a Disney Legend in 2011.
Donald Holder is an American lighting designer in theatre, opera, and dance based in New York.
 He has been nominated for twelve Tony Awards, winning the 1998 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design as well as the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for "The Lion King".
 He won a second Tony in 2008 for the revival of "South Pacific".
 His lighting design for "Ragtime" has been nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for "Best Lighting Design of a Musical".
 Additional Broadway credits include: "Big Fish," "Annie (2012 Broadway revival)", "Golden Boy", "", "Arcadia", "The Motherf**cker With The Hat", "Promises, Promises", "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", "Radio Golf", "The Little Dog Laughed", "Movin' Out", "The Times They Are a-Changin'", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Holiday","Cyrano de Bergerac", and "Prelude to a Kiss".
He was the theatrical lighting designer for seasons one and two of the NBC-Universal Television Series: 'Smash.'

Question: The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film starring which Canadian-American actor and comedian who won a Tony Award in 1999 for his lead performance in a Broadway revival of "Little Me"?
Answer: Martin Short