| Martin Short | ||
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| Character Sebastian Ballentine | ||
| Date of birth March 26, 1950 | ||
| Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| IMDb profile |
Martin Short is an actor who played Sebastian Ballentine in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 6 episode "Pure".
Short is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He won an Emmy Award with his fellow writers in the category Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for their work on SCTV. He starred in such films as Three Amigos (with Chevy Chase), Innerspace, the Father of the Bride film series (with George Newbern and B.D. Wong), Captain Ron (with Mary Kay Place), Clifford (with Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, and Dabney Coleman), Treasure Planet (with Roscoe Lee Browne and Brian Murray), and Frankenweenie (with Charlie Tahan). Short also starred on the TV shows Mulaney (with Elliott Gould) and Only Murders in the Building (with Amy Ryan).