Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me 2006 opening night premiere
by mikeseravello-41380 | created - 01 Sep 2019 | updated - 01 Sep 2019 | PublicThursday August 17th, Jacobs Theatre 242 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036
1. Martin Short
Actor | Innerspace
Martin Hayter Short OC is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada, and has received Medals from Queen Elizabeth II, including in 2002 the ...
2. Elizabeth Stanley
Actress | Fringe
Elizabeth Stanley is known for Fringe (2008), FBI (2018) and The Equalizer (2021).
3. Chris Elliott
Actor | Groundhog Day
Christopher Nash Elliott is an American actor, comedian and writer. He appeared in comedic sketches on Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1988), created and starred in the comedy series Get a Life (1990-1992) on Fox, and wrote and starred in the film Cabin Boy (1994). His writing has won four ...
4. Andrea Martin
Actress | My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Heralded as "one of the funniest women on Broadway" by the New York Times, ANDREA MARTIN is a multi-talented award-winning actress who won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in MY FAVORITE YEAR. She has since become the featured actress with the most ...
5. Christine Ebersole
Actress | The Wolf of Wall Street
Christine Ebersole was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Marian Esther (Goodley) and Robert Amos Ebersole, a steel company president. She won the 2007 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work in "Grey Gardens". Previously, she was awarded the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle ...
6. Nathan Lane
Actor | The Producers
Nathan Lane is an American actor and singer from New Jersey who is known for playing Timon from The Lion King, Spot Helperman/Scott Leadready II from Teacher's Pet, Max Bialystock from The Producers, Snowball from Stuart Little, Hamegg from Astro Boy and Ernie Smuntz from Mouse Hunt. He is married ...
7. Billy Crystal
Actor | Forget Paris
Billy Crystal was born on March 14, 1948 in Manhattan, New York, and was raised on Long Island. He is the youngest of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. His father was a well-known concert promoter who co-founded Commodore Records and his mother was a homemaker. His family were ...
8. Janice Crystal
Producer | Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
Janice Crystal was born on March 16, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays (2014), Here Today (2021) and My Uncle Berns (2003). She has been married to Billy Crystal since June 4, 1970. They have two children.
9. Matthew Broderick
Actor | The Producers
A slight comic actor chiefly known for his boyish charm, Matthew Broderick was born on March 21, 1962 in New York City, to Patricia Broderick (née Biow), a playwright and painter, and James Broderick, an actor. His father had Irish and English ancestry, and his mother was from a Jewish family (from...
10. Sarah Jessica Parker
Actress | Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker was born March 25, 1965, in Nelsonville, Ohio, to Barbra Forste (née Keck), a teacher who ran a nursery school, and Stephen Parker, a journalist. Her parents divorced, and her mother later remarried to Paul Forste and had four more children, bringing the total to eight. Sarah ...
11. Tom Hanks
Producer | Cast Away
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks was born in Concord, California, to Janet Marylyn (Frager), a hospital worker, and Amos Mefford Hanks, an itinerant cook. His mother's family, originally surnamed "Fraga", was entirely Portuguese, while his father was of mostly English ancestry. Tom grew up in what he has ...
12. Rita Wilson
Actress | Jingle All the Way
Rita Wilson (born Margarita Ibrahimoff) is an American actress, singer, and film producer from Los Angeles. Her ancestry is primarily Greek and Bulgarian. She was granted Greek citizenship in 2019, in honor of her efforts to assist Greece by appealing for international aid after a devastating ...
13. Kristen Johnston
Actress | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Kristen Johnston studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School in New York City.
She won two Emmys for her role on 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996). She has appeared on many other television shows, including Ugly Betty (2006), ER (1994), Bored to Death (2009) and, perhaps most memorably, ...
14. Brian Stokes Mitchell
Soundtrack | The Prince of Egypt
Brian Stokes Mitchell was born on October 31, 1957 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) and Ghost Dad (1990). He has been married to Allyson Tucker since September 3, 1994. They have one child.
15. Paul Shaffer
Actor | Hercules
Paul Shaffer was born on November 28, 1949 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Hercules (1997), This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998). He has been married to Catherine Maria Vasapoli since August 19, 1990. They have two children.
16. Craig Bierko
Actor | The Thirteenth Floor
Craig Bierko was born on August 18, 1964 in Rye Brook, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) and Scary Movie 4 (2006).
17. Graydon Carter
Actor | Arbitrage
Graydon Carter has been editor of Vanity Fair since July 1992. He founded Spy magazine in 1986 with Kurt Andersen and Tom Phillips. He worked as a staff writer for Time, where he covered business, law, and entertainment for five years before joining Life as a staff writer in 1983. Prior to joining ...
18. James Marsden
Actor | Hairspray
James Paul Marsden, or better known as just James Marsden, was born on September 18, 1973, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Kathleen (Scholz) and James Luther Marsden. His father, a distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences & Industry at Kansas State University, and his mother, a nutritionist, divorced...
19. Harry Smith
Writer | Human Tragedy: The Faces of Kosovo
Harry Smith was born on August 21, 1951 in Lansing, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Human Tragedy: The Faces of Kosovo (1999), Rock Center with Brian Williams (2011) and Just Shoot Me! (1997). He has been married to Andrea Joyce since June 14, 1986. They have two children.
20. Michael Feinstein
Producer | Untitled George Gershwin Project
Michael Feinstein was born on September 7, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Untitled George Gershwin Project, Bright Lights, Big City (1988) and Why Women Kill (2019). He has been married to Terrence Flannery since October 17, 2008.
21. Tina Fey
Actress | Date Night
Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born in 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia, to Xenobia "Jeanne" (Xenakes), a brokerage employee, and Donald Henry Fey, who wrote grant proposals for universities. Her mother is Greek, born in Piraeus, while her father had German, Northern Irish,...
22. Matthew Morrison
Actor | Glee
It took a summer of acting in a children's theater group to convince Matthew Morrison that he wanted to become an actor. He auditioned and attended Orange County High School of the Arts, and followed that with NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, although he didn't enjoy his college foray. Despite a ...
23. Alan Zweibel
Writer | It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Alan Zweibel was born on May 20, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986), Saturday Night Live (1975) and North (1994). He has been married to Robin Blankman since November 24, 1979. They have three children.
24. Bette Midler
Soundtrack | Beaches
Multi Grammy Award-winning singer/comedienne/author Bette Midler has also proven herself to be a very capable actress in a string of both dramatic and comedic roles. Midler was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on December 1, 1945. She is the daughter of Ruth (Schindel), a seamstress, and Fred Midler, a ...
25. Bernadette Peters
Actress | The Jerk
Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage and television, in concert, and on recordings. She is one of the most critically-acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards, winning two, and ...
26. Jerry Seinfeld
Producer | Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Betty (Hesney) and Kalman Seinfeld. His father was of Hungarian Jewish descent, while Jerry's maternal grandparents, Salha and Selim Hosni, were Syrian Jewish immigrants (from Aleppo). He moved with his family, including sister Carolyn, to ...
27. Jessica Seinfeld
Producer | The Marriage Ref
Jessica Seinfeld was born on September 12, 1971 in Oyster Bay, New York, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for The Marriage Ref (2010), Unfrosted (2024) and Daughters (2024). She has been married to Jerry Seinfeld since December 25, 1999. They have three children. She was previously married ...
28. Nicole Linkletter
Casting_department | Life or Debt
Nicole Linkletter was born on February 27, 1986 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. She is an actress, known for Life or Debt (2016), Ai for Ai (2010) and Got Game (2014). She has been married to Adam Nathanson since November 15, 2013. They have one child.
30. Nancy Dolman
Actress | Soap
Nancy Dolman was born on September 26, 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Soap (1977), Royal Suite (1976) and Landon Landon & Landon (1980). She was married to Martin Short. She died on August 21, 2010 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA.
32. Nicole Parker
Actress | Disaster Movie
Nicole Parker was born on February 21, 1978 in Irvine, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Disaster Movie (2008), Mad TV (1995) and Meet the Spartans (2008). She has been married to Seth Redford since August 12, 2011. They have one child.
33. Mary Birdsong
Actress | Succession
Mary grew up in the small beach community of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Mary graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where she earned her BFA in acting, and was also awarded the Stella Adler Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting.
Mary made her Broadway debut in "Martin Short: Fame ...
34. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Producer | The Real Anthony Fauci
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was born on January 17, 1954 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for The Real Anthony Fauci (2022), JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021) and Infertility: A Diabolical Agenda (2022). He has been married to Cheryl Hines since ...
35. Lily Rabe
Actress | Miss Stevens
Lily Rabe was born in New York, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Miss Stevens (2016), No Reservations (2007) and Fractured (2019).
36. Lauren Bacall
Actress | To Have and Have Not
Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in New York City. She was the daughter of Natalie Weinstein-Bacal, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, and William Perske, who was born in New Jersey, to Polish Jewish parents. Her family was middle-class, with her father working as a ...
37. Chevy Chase
Actor | Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Chevy Chase was born Cornelius Crane Chase on October 8, 1943 in Lower Manhattan, New York, to Cathalene Parker (Browning), a concert pianist and librettist, and Edward Tinsley "Ned" Chase, an editor and writer. His parents both came from prominent families, and his grandfathers were artist and ...
38. Eugene Levy
Actor | A Mighty Wind
Eugene Levy is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer. He has appeared in more than 60 motion pictures to date, eight of which having topped the $100M mark. The box office success of films such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) , and Father of the Bride Part II ...
39. Jason Sudeikis
Actor | Ted Lasso
Jason Sudeikis was born on September 18, 1975 in Fairfax, Virginia as Daniel Jason Sudeikis. His father is Daniel Joseph Sudeikis, a Vice President of a business development and his mother is Kathryn (née Wendt), a travel agent at Brennco and President of the American Society of Travel Agents. He ...
40. Tricia Walsh
Self | Pineapple Dance Studios
Tricia Walsh's (aka, Tricia Walsh-Smith) father was in the Royal Air Force, so as a child, she traveled the world. In her teens, she went to London and studied at the Italia Conti Academy of Dramatic Arts. She appeared in television situation comedies, The Kenny Everett Show, Constant Hot water, ...
41. Jeff Richmond
Composer | 30 Rock
Jeff Richmond was born on January 7, 1961 in Kilsyth, West Virginia, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for 30 Rock (2006), Mean Girls (2024) and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015). He has been married to Tina Fey since June 3, 2001. They have two children.
42. Scott Wittman
Soundtrack | Smash
Scott Wittman is known for Smash (2012), Hairspray (2007) and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
43. Bernie Brillstein
Producer | Ghostbusters
Bernie Brillstein was born on April 26, 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), The Blues Brothers (1980) and Ghostbusters II (1989). He was married to Carol Weinstein, Deborah Ellen Briskin, Laura M (Shifman) Smith and Marilyn Gross. He ...
44. Emanuel Azenberg
Producer | American Playhouse
Emanuel Azenberg was born on January 22, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer, known for American Playhouse (1980), The Lion in Winter (1968) and Great Performances (1971).
45. Paula Elliott
46. Wendi McLendon-Covey
Actress | Bridesmaids
Actor, comedian and producer Wendi McLendon-Covey has been captivating audiences throughout her career.
Recently wrapping her 10-season run on "The Goldbergs" on ABC (for which she earned two Critic's Choice nominations), Wendi is jumping straight into another series. "St. Denis Medical" is a new ...
47. Laurie Kennedy
Actress | Homicide: Life on the Street
Laurie Kennedy was born on February 14, 1945 in Hollywood, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Kennedy (1983) and Winter Passing (2005). She was previously married to D. Keith Mano.
48. Larry David
Producer | Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lawrence Gene David is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer. He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television sitcom Seinfeld, on which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons. He gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your ...
49. Angie Schworer
Actress | The Producers
Angie Schworer is known for The Producers (2005), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and Smash (2012).
50. Allyson Mitchell
Allyson Mitchell is known for Hercules (1997), Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Treasure Planet (2002).
51. Capathia Jenkins
Actress | Chicago
Capathia Jenkins is known for Chicago (2002), Top Five (2014) and Nine (2009).
52. Alec Baldwin
Actor | The Departed
Alec Baldwin is the oldest, and best-known, of the four Baldwin brothers in the acting business (the others are Stephen Baldwin, William Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin). Alexander Rae Baldwin III was born on April 3, 1958 in Massapequa, New York, the son of Carol Newcomb (Martineau) and Alexander Rae ...
54. Rip Taylor
Actor | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
The nicknames, "The Prince of Pandemonium", "The Master of Mayhem" and "King of Camp and Confetti", are but a few valid applications that were thrust upon zany comedian Rip Taylor, whose flamboyant blend of burlesque and self-deprecating humor entertained audiences for over four decades. He ...
55. Marc Shaiman
Soundtrack | Smash
A great talent who started his career in Saturday Night Live (1975), where he worked with colleagues like Rob Reiner or Billy Crystal. He worked for some great stage values as Eric Clapton, Rosemary Clooney, Harry Connick Jr., Billy Crystal, Lauryn Hill, Jennifer Holliday, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis...
56. Walter Bobbie
Actor | The First Wives Club
Walter Bobbie was born on November 18, 1945 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The First Wives Club (1996), Thinner (1996) and One Life to Live (1968).
57. Brooks Ashmanskas
Actor | Julie & Julia
Brooks Ashmanskas was born on June 14, 1969 in Salem, Oregon, USA. He is an actor, known for Julie & Julia (2009), The Good Wife (2009) and Atrabilious.
58. Laurie Lennard
Producer | An Inconvenient Truth
Laurie Lennard was born on March 22, 1958 in the USA. She is a producer and actress, known for An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Sour Grapes (1998) and Get a Life (1990). She was previously married to Larry David.
59. Kathleen Marshall
Actress | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Kathleen Marshall is a graduate of Northwestern University who made her New York theatre debut in the Off-Broadway production of 'Wrong Turn at Lungfish' at the Promenade Theatre. Other stage credits include the LA premiere of 'Life Beneath the Roses', 'The Odyssey', 'Medea', 'Antigone', and '...
60. Daniel Goldfarb
Producer | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Daniel Goldfarb is known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017), Julia (2022) and Driftwood Two-Lizard Mom (2020).
61. Jann Wenner
Actor | Jerry Maguire
Jann Wenner is Editorial Director of Wenner Media and the founder of Rolling Stone.
From its inception in 1967, Rolling Stone became the voice of a generation, and is one of the most successful and iconic magazines in publishing history, with numerous accolades including 15 National Magazine Awards....
62. Martin von Haselberg
Actor | UHF
Argentinian-born Martin von Haselberg, along with Brian Routh, form the performance art group known as the Kipper Kids. After they met in 1970, they created a character named Harry Kipper. They have since put on shows all over the world.
Von Haselberg got married to songstress Bette Midler in 1984. ...
63. Matthew Sterling Nye
Actor | Iron Man Three
Matthew Nye was born and raised humbly in a one-bedroom apartment with his father and grandfather in Hollywood, Florida. He never focused much in school. Instead, he focused on his craft, writing performing and studying his trade, from spoken word poetry to stand up to staring into the mirror and ...
64. Jerry Mitchell
Jerry Mitchell is known for Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) and Meet Joe Black (1998).
65. Warren Leight
Producer | Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Warren Leight is a writer and showrunner who is currently helming Law & Order: Special Victims Unit during its historic 21st season. Previously, he developed new projects for Sony's television division and was showrunner and Executive Producer of the NBC drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ...
66. Rob Ashford
Rob Ashford is known for Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Cinderella (2015) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).
67. Sara Gettelfinger
Actress | Sex and the City
Born in Louisville, KY an actress, singer and dancer earned her BFA from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Cast in Lincoln Center's new play by John Guare, "A Free Man Of Color" as Dona Athenee and the role Calliope. Gettelfinger starred on Broadway in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels...
68. Gerald Schoenfeld
Actor | Broadway Danny Rose
Gerald Schoenfeld was born on September 22, 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and actor, known for Broadway Danny Rose (1984), 'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985) and American Playhouse (1980). He was married to Patricia Miller. He died on November 25, 2008 in Manhattan, ...
69. Phyllis Newman
Actress | Mannequin
Phyllis Newman was born on March 19, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress and writer, known for Mannequin (1987), The Human Stain (2003) and One Life to Live (1968). She was married to Adolph Green. She died on September 15, 2019 in New York City, New York, USA.
70. Richie Jackson
Producer | Shortbus
Richie Jackson was born on October 6, 1965 in the USA. He is a producer, known for Shortbus (2006), Nurse Jackie (2009) and Dirty (2020). He has been married to Jordan Roth since September 8, 2012.
71. Jordan Roth
Actor | I Think I Do
Jordan Roth is a four time Tony award-winning producer, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, and New York City fashion icon. As president of Jujamcyn Theaters, Roth oversees five Broadway theatres, presenting some of the most influential and successful musicals and plays on Broadway including: Frozen at...
73. Barbara Barrie
Actress | Breaking Away
After endless stage and television work, Barrie received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the ground-breaking racial drama One Potato, Two Potato (1964), as Julie, a young, white mother who marries a black man after she and her daughter are abandoned by her ...
74. Jessica Molaskey
Actress | The Sound of Music Live!
Jessica Molaskey is known for The Sound of Music Live! (2013), Law & Order (1990) and Broadway.com #LiveatFive (2015). She has been married to John Pizzarelli since January 1998. They have one child.
75. John Pizzarelli
Soundtrack | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
John Pizzarelli was born on April 6, 1960 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008), Forget Paris (1995) and For Love or Money (1993). He has been married to Jessica Molaskey since January 1998. They have one child.
76. Christopher Gattelli
Christopher Gattelli is known for Hail, Caesar! (2016), Wonka (2023) and Isn't It Romantic (2019).
77. Mariana Goldfarb
Self | TV Fama
Mariana Goldfarb has been married to Cauã Reymond since April 13, 2019.
78. Mary Richardson
79. Carol Woods
Actress | Across the Universe
Carol Woods was born on November 13, 1943 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Across the Universe (2007), Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and The Honeymooners (2005).
80. Goldie Hawn
Actress | Private Benjamin
Goldie Jeanne Hawn was born November 21, 1945 in Washington, D.C. and raised in Takoma Park, Maryland to Laura Hawn, a jewelry shop/dance school owner & Rut Hawn, a band musician. She has a sister, Patti Hawn, and a brother, Edward, who died in infancy before her birth. She was raised in the Jewish...
81. Kurt Russell
Actor | Escape from New York
Kurt Vogel Russell was born on March 17, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Thousand Oaks, California to Louise Julia Russell (née Crone), a dancer & Bing Russell, an actor. He is of English, German, Scottish and Irish descent. His first roles were as a child on television series, ...
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