Acting_career Steve_Martin

martin in 1982

by end of 1970s, martin had acquired kind of following reserved rock stars, tour appearances typically occurring @ sold-out arenas filled tens of thousands of screaming fans. unknown audience, stand-up comedy accident him; real goal film.

martin had small role in 1972 film nice mess. first substantial film appearance in short titled absent-minded waiter (1977). seven-minute-long film, featuring buck henry , teri garr, written , starred martin. film nominated academy award best short film, live action. made first substantial feature film appearance in musical sgt. pepper s lonely hearts club band, sang beatles maxwell s silver hammer . in 1979, martin co-wrote , starred in jerk, directed carl reiner. movie huge success, grossing on $100 million on budget of approximately $4 million.

stanley kubrick met him discuss possibility of martin starring in screwball comedy version of traumnovelle (kubrick later changed approach material, result of 1999 s eyes wide shut). martin executive producer domestic life, prime-time television series starring friend martin mull, , late-night series called twilight theater. emboldened martin try hand @ first serious film, pennies heaven, based on 1978 bbc serial dennis potter. anxious perform in movie because of desire avoid being typecast. prepare film, martin took acting lessons director herbert ross , spent months learning how tap dance. film financial failure; martin s comment @ time don t know blame, other s me , not comedy.

martin in 3 more reiner-directed comedies after jerk: dead men don t wear plaid in 1982, man 2 brains in 1983 , of me in 1984, critically acclaimed performance point. in 1986, martin joined fellow saturday night live veterans martin short , chevy chase in ¡three amigos!, directed john landis, , written martin, lorne michaels, , singer-songwriter randy newman. entitled 3 caballeros , martin teamed dan aykroyd , john belushi. in 1986, martin in movie musical film version of hit off-broadway play little shop of horrors (based on famous b-movie), playing sadistic dentist, orin scrivello. film first of 3 films teaming martin rick moranis. in 1987, martin joined comedian john candy in john hughes movie planes, trains , automobiles. same year, roxanne, film adaptation of cyrano de bergerac martin co-wrote, won him writers guild of america award. garnered recognition hollywood , public more comedian. in 1988, performed in frank oz film dirty rotten scoundrels, remake of bedtime story, alongside michael caine. in 1988, appeared @ mitzi e. newhouse theater @ lincoln center in revival of waiting godot directed mike nichols. played vladimir, robin williams estragon , bill irwin lucky.

martin starred in ron howard film parenthood, rick moranis in 1989. later re-teamed moranis in mafia comedy blue heaven (1990). in 1991, martin starred in , wrote l.a. story, romantic comedy, in female lead played then-wife victoria tennant. martin appeared in lawrence kasdan s grand canyon, in played tightly wound hollywood film producer, davis, recovering traumatic robbery left him injured, more serious role him. martin starred in remake of comedy father of bride in 1991 (followed sequel in 1995) , in 1992 comedy housesitter, goldie hawn , dana delany. in 1994, starred in simple twist of fate; film adaptation of silas marner.

in david mamet s 1997 thriller spanish prisoner, martin played darker role wealthy stranger takes suspicious interest in work of young businessman (campbell scott). went on star eddie murphy in 1999 comedy bowfinger, martin wrote.

in 1998, martin guest starred u2 in 200th episode of simpsons titled trash of titans , providing voice sanitation commissioner ray patterson. in 1999, martin , hawn starred in remake of 1970 neil simon comedy, out-of-towners. 2003, martin ranked fourth on box office stars list, after starring in bringing down house , cheaper dozen, each of earned on $130 million @ u.s. theaters. same year, played villainous mr. chairman in animation/live action blend, looney tunes: in action.

in 2005, martin wrote , starred in shopgirl, based on own novella (2000), , starred in cheaper dozen 2. in 2006, starred in box office hit pink panther, bumbling inspector clouseau. reprised role in 2009 s pink panther 2. when combined, 2 films grossed on $230 million @ box office. in baby mama (2008), martin played founder of health food company, , in s complicated (2009), played opposite meryl streep , alec baldwin. in 2009, article in guardian listed martin 1 of best actors never receive oscar nomination. in 2011, appeared jack black, owen wilson, , jobeth williams in birdwatching comedy big year. after three-year hiatus, martin returned in 2015 when voiced role in animated film home. in 2016, played supporting role in war drama billy lynn s long halftime walk.