Martin Short was born on March 26, 1950, in Hamilton, Ontario, as the youngest of five children to Olive Grace, a Canadian-born concertmistress at the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra, and Charles Patrick Short, a corporate executive at the Canadian steel company Stelco. His father, originally from Crossmaglen in South County Armagh, Ireland, had emigrated as a stowaway during the Irish War of Independence. Short has openly discussed his father's battles with alcoholism.
Martin Short (full biography) is fluent in English, which is his primary language, along with English he may also be very fluent in Spanish. It is likely that he also understands and speaks several other European languages, such as German, French, Spanish, Italian, and possibly some sign languages. However, due to limited information, his fluency in these languages cannot be definitively confirmed.
- English (primary language)