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Steve Martin

1945 - Today

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Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. Martin received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Honorary Academy Award in 2013 and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Martin is the 8th most popular comedian (down from 6th in 2019), the 1,306th most popular biography from United States (down from 929th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Comedian.

Steve Martin is most famous for his work as a comedian, actor, and author. He has written several books including "Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life" and "The Cruel Shoes."

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Steve Martin ranks 8 out of 98. Before him are Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, Dick Van Dyke, Bill Cosby, Adam Sandler, and Tina Fey. After him are Kevin Hart, George Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres, David Cross, Simon Pegg, and Bob Newhart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Steve Martin ranks 78. Before him are Laurent Gbagbo, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Itzhak Perlman, Nikita Mikhalkov, Massimo Moratti, and Sam Anderson. After him are Moncef Marzouki, Junji Kawano, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Tex Watson, Linda Lee Cadwell, and Ken Hensley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Martin ranks 1,306 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Norris Russell (1877), Sam Anderson (1945), David Gross (1941), Don Siegel (1912), Susan Wojcicki (1968), and Jonas Salk (1914). After him are Robert A. Taft (1889), Jeffrey Wright (1965), Daniel Keyes (1927), Dick Clark (1929), Zelda Fitzgerald (1900), and Halle Berry (1966).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Steve Martin ranks 8. Before him are Whoopi Goldberg (1955), Eddie Murphy (1961), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Bill Cosby (1937), Adam Sandler (1966), and Tina Fey (1970). After him are Kevin Hart (1979), George Carlin (1937), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), David Cross (1964), Bob Newhart (1929), and Bob Odenkirk (1962).

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