Martin Short

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q329744: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by Wikidata joins them to Father of the Bride, which ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins credits them on.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Father of the Bride (1991); Clifford (1994); Father of the Bride Part II (1995); The Prince of Egypt (1998); Arrested Development (TV); Innerspace.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Father of the Bride (1991): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (sequel) · through Father of the Bride Part II (1995), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride Part II (the host's read). Dobbins is okay with Part II because it comments on weddings and pregnancy smartly and she likes the family; it made $76.6M on a $30M budget.
    “I'm okay with Father of the Bride too.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:18 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

Father of the Bride (1950): 1 line

  1. lineage (remake) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride (the host's read). The 1991 film remakes the Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor original, and the duo argue the remake anxiety has faded with time.
    “there is obviously the original with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor, but fine.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:02:04 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Kevin Lee: 1 line

  1. theme (character basis) · them, directly: Kevin Lee ⇒ Martin Short (the host's read). Short's wedding planner is based on Kevin Lee of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills who helped with Pitt and Aniston's wedding.
    “Martin Short portrayed the wedding planner. is the portrayal is based on somebody named Kevin Lee.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:00:32 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Parenthood (1989): 1 line

  1. verdict (best-Martin-movie rival) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Parenthood ⇒ Father of the Bride (the host's read). Some would pick Parenthood as his best because it tried this type of movie first and spun off into a TV show.
    “Some people might say parenthood actually, because it's the 1st type of movie that tried to do the stuff they did.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:19:51 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Father of the Bride Part 3 (Netflix Zoom reunion): 1 line

  1. lineage (pandemic sequel) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride Part 3 (Netflix Zoom reunion) (the host's read). The virtual Netflix reunion is called a low point of the pandemic.
    “The virtual Netflix sequel. I think was one of the low points of the pandemic.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:47:27 · Amanda Dobbins (0.70 sure it was them)

Father of the Bride Part II (1995): 1 line, within their own work

  1. lineage (sequel) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Father of the Bride Part II (the host's read). Dobbins is okay with Part II because it comments on weddings and pregnancy smartly and she likes the family; it made $76.6M on a $30M budget.
    “I'm okay with Father of the Bride too.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:18 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994): 1 line

  1. lineage (genre influence) · through Father of the Bride (1991), which they acted in: Father of the Bride ⇒ Four Weddings and a Funeral (the host's read). Father of the Bride starts the 90s wedding-movie explosion that includes Four Weddings, Wedding Planner and Wedding Singer.
    “This like really starts the 90s explosion of everything from 4 weddings and a funeral to wedding planner and wedding singer and you name it.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:03:26 · Amanda Dobbins (0.80 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (6) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

theme (1)

  1. theme (character basis): Martin Short → Kevin Lee. Short's wedding planner is based on Kevin Lee of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills who helped with Pitt and Aniston's wedding.
    “Martin Short portrayed the wedding planner. is the portrayal is based on somebody named Kevin Lee.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 1:00:32 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Martin Short: Worst-aged: the whole fake-accent wedding planner gag is one note, and Simmons's teenage daughter just found him annoying; Dobbins says the gag is not comedy in 2021. Both think B.D. Wong is funnier.
    “I actually think B.D. Wong is funnier than him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins · 0:52:36 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)