Martin Short with his parents in 1963. Martin Short was born in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1950, the youngest of five children. His father, Charles Patrick Short, w

Martin Short with his parents in 1963. Martin Short was born in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1950, the youngest of five children. His father, Charles Patrick Short, worked as an executive at Canadian Steel Company, while his mother, Olive Hayter, was a concertmaster and encouraged creativity. Short’s par…