Steve Martin

Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, musician, and composer born in Waco, Texas and raised in Garden Grove, California.

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In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, Martin was voted amongst the top 20 greatest comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

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Also in 2005, he received a Disney Legends award.

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Martin, of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh descent, worked at the Bird Cage Theater in Knott's Berry Farm and at the Magic Shop at Disneyland as a teenager, where he developed his talents for magic, juggling, playing the banjo, and creating balloon animals.

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Martin majored in philosophy at California State University, Long Beach, but dropped out. Nevertheless, his time there changed his life:

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