November 2005: A production of his play "The Underpants" was directed by Brian Barney for Bruka Theatre, Reno, NV.

He is in the horn section of B.B. King's "In The Midnight Hour" music video.

Dated Anne Heche.

Was on an episode of "The Dating Game" (1965) before he was famous in 1966. He won a date with an old friend named Marscha Walker, whom he had not seen in three years.

2005: Recipient of the 8th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, awarded by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Graduated from Garden Grove High School in 1963. He attended Rancho Alamitos High School in the beginning of his high school career, but then Garden Grove opened. At that point he lived in the attendance area that went to Grove and had to start going there. He was also a cheerleader at Rancho and often did his King Tut dance.

At his insistence, the 1987-1988 season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" (1975) (hosted by Martin) went on, despite the fact that there hadn't been a dress rehearsal. There was a fire in a nearby studio and the cast and crew were evacuated from Rockefeller Center just before dress rehearsal was scheduled to begin.

His study of philosophy was a source of much of his material for his 1970s standup act.

The first interview he did after his second wedding, he stated that during the ceremony he felt that the spirits of two of his closest friends who are now deceased, Jon Pertwee and John Candy, were there.

After inviting friends including Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy to a dinner party, he married his longtime girlfriend Anne Stringfield in a surprise ceremony at their Los Angeles home.

Was considered for the role of "Willy Wonka" in the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

His performance as "Navin Johnson" in The Jerk (1979) is ranked #66 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Claims to have met all 10 actors who have played Doctor Who. Out of all of them he states Jon Pertwee was the kindest and William Hartnell was the quietest. He won't state who was the meanest.

He is a fan of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969). This led to him being the host/narrator of the documentary Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989) (TV).

Has worked with actor 'Eugene Levy' on four different films, Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), Bringing Down the House (2003) and Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005).

Contrary to popular belief, Martin was never a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). However, he holds the records for guest appearances (25) on the show (followed closely by Buck Henry), hosting (at 14 times, he sets the standard for the SNL "Five Timers Club"), and hosting in a single season (3). He is also the only person to have hosted a season premiere, a season finale, and a Christmas show.

Born at 5:54am-CST or CDT.

Is a member of Mensa, as are James Woods, Ben Rollins.

2007: Best man during his wedding to Anne Stringfield was Lorne Michaels, creator of "Saturday Night Live" (1975).

His performance as "Navin Johnson" in The Jerk (1979) was ranked #99 among Premiere Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Film Performances of All Time (2006).

Is a fan of the animated series "Dave the Barbarian" (2004).

Attended Jon Pertwee's funeral.

2007: Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. Other recipients that year were Leon Fleisher, Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese, and Brian Wilson.

Is skilled with a rope or lasso and did his own rope work in ¡Three Amigos! (1986). He also plays the harmonica.

2003: Was listed as #50 in People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" List.

Says his favorite movie of his own is Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987).

Is an accomplished banjo player and appears playing the instrument in Earl Scruggs and Friends video for "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," for which he won a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance. This makes him rare in that he has won Grammies for both comedy and music.

Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2004 and 2007 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Actor category for the films Bringing Down the House (2003) and Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), and in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his role in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) on the 2004 ballot. He was suggested again three years later in the Worst Actor category on the 2007 ballot for his performance in The Pink Panther (2006), but he failed to receive any one of these nominations. He is still yet to be nominated for a Razzie Award.

Was voted Most Talented by his classmates at Garden Grove high school.

He is a huge fan of British comedian David Walliams.

Studied philosophy at California State University at Long Beach, and for a while, considered becoming a philosophy professor instead of an actor-comedian. He periodically spoofed his philosophy studies in his 1970s stand-up act, such as comparing Philosophy with studying Geology - "If you're studying Geology, which is all facts, as soon as you get out of school you forget it all, but Philosophy you remember just enough to screw you up for the rest of your life.".

Stanley Kubrick liked his work in The Jerk (1979) and once considered having him play Bill Harford in Eyes Wide Shut (1999); the role that later went to Tom Cruise.

Played the banjo in his guest appearance on the "The Muppet Show" (1976).

Went to the same college--Cal State Long Beach--as Frank Miranda.

Wore his Inspector Clouseau mustache during his 2007 wedding because he is reprising his role for the upcoming sequel to The Pink Panther (2006).

Chosen as #6 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time

Lists British television (especially the comedies) as his biggest influence.

Hosted the 75th Annual Academy Awards.

Appeared on "The Dating Game" (1965) twice in the late 1960s. He won both times and wore the same shirt and jacket.

Is a trustee of the Los Angeles Museum of Art, and collects the art of Georgia O'Keeffe, Richard Diebenkorn, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Cy Twombly, Helen Frankenthaler, Edward Hopper, David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, and Pablo Picasso.

Attended Lampson Intermediate School (now Ralston Intermediate) in Garden Grove, California.

Has a sister named Melinda.

Like 'Weird Al' Yankovic, did a satire sketch of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" music video on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962).

As a vegetarian, he made fun of hot dogs in his 1970s stand-up act; a joke about hot dogs appears on his 1979 album "Comedy Is Not Pretty".

His wife is a writer for The New Yorker.

Is a fan of "Doctor Who" (1963).

Once had a job at Disneyland in the Magic Shop on Main Street, USA. He also worked for neighboring amusement park Knott's Berry Farm as a comedian in their "Birdcage Theatre." It was during these jobs that he honed his skills in live performance, such as improv comedy, banjo playing, juggling, and lassoing.