Martin Short
Photo: Martin Lustre, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Martin Short Net Worth

Comedian, actor and singer
Estimated net worth
$35M
Source: Celebrity Net Worth, September 23, 2026. Updated November 3, 2026.
Forbes and Bloomberg rarely publish net worth figures for stars who are not billionaires, so this page uses Celebrity Net Worth's published estimate (page last updated September 23, 2026). It is an outside estimate, not an official figure.

Martin Short’s net worth over time

$35M: Celebrity Net Worth estimate, Sep 2026. page last updated September 23, 2026$35MSep 2026

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DateEstimateSource
Sep 2026$35 millionCelebrity Net Worth · page last updated September 23, 2026

Where the money comes from

TelevisionFilmTouringStage

These are the main sources of wealth named in the reporting we cite. No published source breaks the total into exact amounts, so we do not show percentages.

Martin Short’s fortune in real-life terms

535 years
for the median full-time U.S. worker to earn this much, spending nothing
162×
the net worth of the typical U.S. family
0.00%
of Elon Musk's fortune, the biggest on Net Worth Lookup

Based on the Celebrity Net Worth estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).

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Martin Short has an estimated net worth of $35 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Martin Short net worth page (figures as of September 23, 2026).

Martin Short is a Canadian comedian, actor, singer and writer known as an energetic performer who rose to prominence in sketch comedy. He was a member of the cast of SCTV and Saturday Night Live, and created the characters Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley. His awards include two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild awards and a Tony Award, and he was made an officer of the Order of Canada in 2019.

His films include Three Amigos, Innerspace, Father of the Bride and its sequel, Captain Ron, Clifford and Mars Attacks!, and he voiced roles in The Prince of Egypt, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Madagascar 3 and The Wind Rises. On Broadway he won a Tony Award for Little Me in 1998. In 2015 he began touring with Steve Martin, and in 2018 they released the Netflix special An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life.

How Martin Short makes his money

Television has been his base. Sketch work on SCTV and Saturday Night Live built his name, and his own series, including Mulaney, Maya & Marty and a part in The Morning Show, added steady pay. He also voiced the Cat in the Hat in a PBS Kids series from 2010 to 2013.

Film adds more. He starred in family comedies such as Father of the Bride and Clifford, and voice roles in major animated films like The Prince of Egypt earn well for relatively little time in the studio.

Live shows add another stream. He has toured nationally with Steve Martin since 2015, and stage work on Broadway in The Goodbye Girl and Little Me has brought both pay and awards. A comedian who can sell tickets and appear on screen has many ways to earn a good living.

His estimate

Celebrity Net Worth estimates Martin Short's net worth at $35 million, on its page last updated September 23, 2026. That figure is an outside estimate of what the star has earned and kept after taxes, fees and spending. It is not an official number, and the star has not confirmed it or published personal finances.

His figure reflects a long, varied career that has spanned sketch comedy, film, voice work, Broadway and touring. We will add any newer dated estimate from a named outlet to the chart above, and we never fill in the years between published figures.

Career and money timeline

  1. 1986

    Stars in Three Amigos.

  2. 1991

    Stars in Father of the Bride.

  3. 1993

    Stars in The Goodbye Girl on Broadway.

  4. 1998

    Wins a Tony Award for Little Me.

  5. 2015

    Begins touring with Steve Martin.

  6. 2019

    Joins The Morning Show and is made an officer of the Order of Canada.

Martin Short net worth FAQ

What is Martin Short's net worth?

Martin Short's net worth is an estimated $35 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Martin Short net worth page (September 23, 2026). It is an estimate, not an official figure.

How did Martin Short get so rich?

The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Television, Film, Touring, Stage.

Is Martin Short a billionaire?

Not by current published estimates. Martin Short is estimated at $35 million.

What characters did Martin Short create?

He created Jiminy Glick and Ed Grimley.

Sources

  1. Celebrity Net Worth, Martin Short net worth page (September 23, 2026)
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
  3. Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
  4. Background facts: Wikipedia, Martin Short (accessed November 3, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.

Photo: Martin Lustre, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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