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Comedy Actor Martin Short.

Comic Actor Martin Short. A native of Canada, Short appeared for three years with the Second City company in Toronto. There, he created such characters as the infamous Ed Grimley, who lives on in the current Saturday morning children's show, "The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley." Short's first commercial success came when he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live." Since then, he's starred in the feature films "Three Amigos!" and "Innerspace." His new film, which co-stars Nick Nolte, is the comedy "Three Fugitives." (Rebroadcast. Original date 1/30/89).

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Other segments from the episode on November 24, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, November 24, 1989: Interview with Martin Short; Interview with Larry Sultan; Commentary on Americans using British English.

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