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Steve Martin and his wife Anne Stringfield, daughter and family life
Steve Martin is one of the world’s most popularpersonalities. He is a popular actor, comedian, writer, producer, author and musician of American descent. He started as a stand-up comic before turning to film to great acclaim. Some of his most notable films are The Idiot (1979), The Man With Two Brains (1983), Three Friends (1986), Father of the Bride (1991), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and The Pink Panther (2006).
In a successful career spanning 5 decades,Martin has won multiple awards and was ranked 6th on Comedy Central’s 2004 list of the 100 Best Stand-Up Comics. Want to learn more about this comedian? Then you are right here.
Steve Martin’s bio
Stephen Glenn Martin was born on August 14, 1945 in Waco Texas. He was born into a Baptist family of five that included father Glenn Vernon Martin and mother Mary Lee. He also had two siblings, a brother Fred and a sister Melinda. Young Martin grew up in California, specifically in Inglewood and Garden Grove City, where he completed his elementary and high school education.
Steve Martin’s journey into the world of comedy and acting began at a young age. When he was just 10 years old, he got a job at Disneyland selling guidebooks to visitors. From there he graduated from the magic shop at Disney’s Fantasyland theme park, where he learned the art of magic, juggling and balloon animal design.
After graduating from high school, Martin used his free time to join a theater company and take part in theatrical productions. Steve Martin attended various schools for his college education, including a community college in Santa Ana, California State University at Long Beach and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). His college education ended entirely when he dropped out at the age of 21.
career
After dropping out of college, Steve Martin landed his industry debut as a writer for the CBS show. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour . From there he was hired to write for other CBS comic shows such as the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour and the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour . He and other writers won an Emmy in 1969 for their writing about Smothers. After writing, Martin ended up appearing as a stand-up comedian on various shows such as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Saturday Night Live etc. He has appeared on SNL on 27 separate occasions and 17 guest appearances. After his successful performance on these shows, Martin released two successful comedy albums,Let’s Grow Small (1977) and Wild and Crazy Guy (1978). Both albums went platinum and won Grammy Awards for best comedy recording in 1977 and 1978 respectively.
In the 1980s, Steve Martin got the opportunity to participate in films and grabbed it with both hands. His first major appearance was in the 1977 film The absent-minded waiter . He co-wrote and starred in the 7-minute film, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film. Martin’s next notable work was the 1979 comedy, The Oaf , which he also co-wrote. The film proved to be a critical and commercial success, grossing over $100 million on a budget of less than $5 million. Since then, Steve has earned an enviable film credit. Some of them include Roxanne (1987), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), HouseSitter(1992), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), Bowfinger (1999) , Tearing Down the House (2003), The Big Year (2011), Home (2015), I Love the Coopers (2015).
In addition, Steve Martin is an accomplished banjo player and bluegrass musician. He released his first full-length album, The Crow: New Strings for the 5-String Banjo The album featured heavyweights such as Dolly Parton and won Martin the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. Steve Martin has a total of three bluegrass albums including Rare Bird Alert (2011) and So Familiar (2015) . He made the last two in collaboration with other artists. He is also an accomplished playwright and has several plays, novels and short stories to his name.
Family Life (Wife – Anne Stringfield and Daughter)
Steve Martin married for the first time in November 1986. He tied the knot with actress Victoria Tennant. She was his co-star in the 1984 film All About Me as well as the 1991 film LA Stories . They divorced in 1994 after 8 years of marriage.
Martin is currently married to Anne Springfield. She is a writer and former editor of The New York Magazine. They dated for three years before walking down the aisle in a surprise ceremony at Martin’s LA home on July 28, 2007. The ceremony was attended by 75 guests including Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton, Eugene Levy, Carl Reiner and magician Ricky Jay. Former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey chaired the meeting.
The couple welcomed a daughter in December 2012. Martin became a father for the first time at the age of 67. This is the time when most people are thinking about retirement or becoming grandparents. However, it was all joy for him. According to him, he is thankful that he had his child later in life as it means he has time for his daughter and not abandoning her for his career. His daughter’s name is one of the best kept secrets in the world as the actor and his wife have refused to reveal it.
Net Worth of Steve Martin
Steve Martin is worth a whopping $110 million, which isn’t surprising given the longevity of his career. His sources of income include the numerous tours he has taken as a stand-up comic, his numerous films, TV appearances and album sales. He must have made a cool coin out of all those appearances on SNL, too.
