Steve Martin

Steve Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer. He started his career at Disneyland at the age of 10 selling guidebooks on weekends and full-time during the summer school break.

His first national exposure came as a stand-up comedian on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and his rise in the movies came just a few years later with him starring in Parenthood, HouseSitter, Cheaper By The Dozen, Three Amigos, Father of the Bride and the movies just carried on from there.

He is passionate about music and is an accomplished banjo player. Martin was born on August 14, 1945, in Waco, Texas,the son of Mary Lee (née Stewart; 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor.