Martin Short Is a Continental Treasure

Martin Short will not be a nationwide treasure — the Canadian comedian actor and Hollywood famous person is a full-on continental treasure.

Short is getting his flowers with new Netflix documentary Marty, Life is Shortdirected by Lawrence Kasdan, the writer-director of The Big Chill, Wyatt Earp and Body Heat. Kasdan is extremely completed, clearly — he is been nominated for 4 Oscars — however it’s also value mentioning he is the daddy of Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and a bunch of TV work.)

In addition to (Lawrence) Kasdan, Marty, Life is Short is produced by Sara Bernstein, Meredith Kaulfers, Christopher St. John, Justin Wilkes and Blair Foster. It is govt produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard by means of Imagine Documentaries, an arm of their Imagine Entertainment.

“Using beautiful, intimate, never-before-seen archive footage alongside exclusive interviews with some of the most established and beloved stars, the documentary takes a look at one of the most influential comedians of a generation,” the logline reads.

Perfectly, the trailer opens with good pal Steve Martin’s voice over footage of Short simply having a blast (as he appears to in all conditions). Shorts Only Murders within the Building co-star has the proper summation for Marty’s big-persona-in-a-small-body repute: “I’ll tell you something about Marty,” he says. “Let’s say you’re going to host a dinner party. And you’re going to invite Marty. And then it turns out Marty can’t come — you cancel the party.”

Pals Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara (rest in peace, queen) and Tom Hanks are additionally within the doc, although maybe it’s John Mulaney who provides Short up finest: “Marty is good at life.”

Of course, Short, who’s 76, has skilled (a lot) greater than his fair proportion of non-public tragedy. Short’s oldest brother died when Martin was 12; not so lengthy after his mother and father died inside two years of one another. Short’s spouse Nancy Dolman died in 2010 — she was 58 — and their daughter Katherine died by suicide simply a few months in the past. She was 42.

Short and Dolman adopted three kids collectively.

Marty, Life is Short releases globally on Netflix on May 12. Watch the trailer beneath.