Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor,
comedian, writer, producer, and musician. Martin came to public notice
in the 1960s as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and
later as a frequent host on Saturday Night Live. In the 1970s, Martin
performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses
on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from comedy,
Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author,
playwright, pianist, and banjo player, eventually earning Emmy,
Grammy, and American Comedy awards, among other honors.In 2004, Comedy
Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest
stand-up comics. He was awarded an Honorary Academy Award at the
Academy's 5th Annual Governors Awards in 2013.While he has played
banjo since an early age, and included music in his comedy routines
from the beginning of his professional career, he has increasingly
dedicated his career to music since the 2000s, acting less and
spending much of his professional life playing banjo, recording, and
touring with various bluegrass acts, including Earl Scruggs, with whom
he won a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 2002. He
released his first solo music album, The Crow: New Songs for the
5-String Banjo, in 2009, for which he won the Grammy Award for Best
Bluegrass Album.
comedian, writer, producer, and musician. Martin came to public notice
in the 1960s as a writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and
later as a frequent host on Saturday Night Live. In the 1970s, Martin
performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses
on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from comedy,
Martin has become a successful actor, as well as an author,
playwright, pianist, and banjo player, eventually earning Emmy,
Grammy, and American Comedy awards, among other honors.In 2004, Comedy
Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest
stand-up comics. He was awarded an Honorary Academy Award at the
Academy's 5th Annual Governors Awards in 2013.While he has played
banjo since an early age, and included music in his comedy routines
from the beginning of his professional career, he has increasingly
dedicated his career to music since the 2000s, acting less and
spending much of his professional life playing banjo, recording, and
touring with various bluegrass acts, including Earl Scruggs, with whom
he won a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 2002. He
released his first solo music album, The Crow: New Songs for the
5-String Banjo, in 2009, for which he won the Grammy Award for Best
Bluegrass Album.
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