Steve Martin

Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known for writing and later appearing as a frequent guest on . He is also well-known for his various film roles, such as voicing Hotep in the 1998 animated film , as well as playing Orin Scrivello in the 1986 horror comedy musical film , Neal Page in the 1987 comedy film , Tom Baker in the 2003 Fox film and its 2005 , Mr. Chairman in the 2003 hybrid film , and Inspector Jacques Clouseau in the 2006 comedy-mystery film and its 2009 .
Martin has also had a long-time connection with Disney, selling guidebooks and working at the Main Street Magic Shop at Disneyland, as well as having his first job and learning comedy from Wally Boag over at the Golden Horseshoe Revue. He states in his autobiography that Boag was one of his earliest influences in comedy.
Years later, Martin guest-starred on , as well as portrayed the insolent waiter in and George Banks in the 1991 Touchstone Pictures film Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel. He also starred as Ray Porter in the 2005 film Shopgirl, based on his own novella. He was also one of the Interstitial Hosts for Fantasia 2000 and in 2005, alongside Donald Duck, he hosted the attraction Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years to celebrate the park's 50th anniversary.
Additionally, he wrote the 2020 Disney+ film Magic Camp, as well as portrayed Michael McCann in A Simple Twist of Fate and Peter Sanderson in Bringing Down the House. He most recently played Charles-Haden Savage in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, which he also co-created and produced.
==Roles==
George Banks - Father of the Bride.jpg|George Banks(Father of the Bride franchise)
Steve Martin in Bringing Down the House.JPG|Peter Sanderson(Bringing Down the House)
Charles-Haden Savage.jpg|Charles-Haden Savage(Only Murders in the Building)
==Gallery==
Steve Martin in Fantasia 2000.jpg|Steve Martin in Fantasia 2000.
Steve Martin visits Stephen Colbert.jpg|Steve Martin visiting in September 2017.
==Trivia==
*He was originally considered to voice Dodger in Disney's 1988 film Oliver & Company, along with Burt Reynolds.
*He was considered for the role of Wayne Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
*He was also originally considered to voice Genie and Woody in Aladdin and Toy Story (respectively).
*He was also considered for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
*He was also considered for the role of Inspector Gadget in the film of the same name, along with Brendan Fraser, Kevin Kline, Steve Carell, and Chevy Chase.
*He was also considered to voice Mushu, Pacha, James P. Sullivan, and Goofy in Mulan, The Emperor's New Groove, Monsters, Inc., and A Goofy Movie (respectively).https://www.slashfilm.com/1212228/a-goofy-movie-originally-planned-to-ditch-goofys-classic-voice/https://www.eonline.com/news/1377418/let-your-reflection-show-you-these-17-secrets-about-mulan
*He has stated that his hair started to turn prematurely gray when he was in his late twenties and became completely white by his mid-forties.
*He was offered the role of Jack Frost in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause because of his performance as Orin Scrivello DDS in Little Shop Of Horrors, but after he turned down the role, he suggested his best friend Martin Short for the role.
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