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The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias (from a story by Martin and Gottlieb). This was Martin's first starring role in a feature film.
Martin at the 120th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall in New York City in April 2011. Steve Martin starred in such films as The Jerk (1979), Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982), The Man with Two Brains (1983), All of Me (1984), Three Amigos (1986), Roxanne (1987), Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) Parenthood (1989), Father of the Bride (1991), Cheaper by the Dozen ...
Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and an Honorary Academy Award, [1] in addition to nominations for two Tony Awards.
For one of his earliest movie roles, 1979’s The Jerk, Martin was reportedly paid $600,000 upfront as well as 50% of the film’s gross profits (meaning its profits after expenses). As the movie ...
Peters starred opposite Steve Martin in The Jerk (1979) in a role that he wrote for her, and again in Pennies from Heaven (1981), for which she won the Golden Globe Award as Best Motion Picture Actress in a Comedy or Musical. [2] [11] In Pennies from Heaven, she played Eileen Everson, a schoolteacher turned prostitute.
As legendary comedian Steve Martin turns 75 this year, we celebrate his extraordinary career so far.
Steve Martin has never been one to follow any sort of playbook. It is fitting the first official documentary about his life is similarly unconventional: A freewheeling story told in two parts, one ...
The song was sung as a duet by Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters in the 1979 film The Jerk, with accompaniment on ukulele and cornet. The American rock band NRBQ covered the song on their 1983 album Grooves in Orbit.