Richard Martin (director)
- Richard Martin (director)
Richard Martin (born April 12, 1956), is an award-winning Canadian television director, film director and film editor. He was born in Vancouver and is the son of comedian Dick Martin ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"). He and his wife, Kim Steer, have one child named Cole.
Career
Martin first achieved significant notice in the film industry as an editor, having been nominated in 1986 for a Genie Award for "Best Achievement in Film Editing" for the independent film biography "Samuel Lount" (1985). Within a few years, he moved to directing, beginning with the 1990 Canadian murder mystery "Matinee", for which he also received a scriptwriting credit. His directing career since has primarily involved him in television. Among others, he's directed episodes of "", "Hollywood Off-Ramp", "The Sausage Factory", "Mysterious Ways" and "Young Blades". His direction of the "Hollywood Off-Ramp" episode "Death by Gossip" won him a 2001 Leo Award for "Best Director of a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series."
He has also directed several films, including 1998's "", in which film his father made a brief appearance. [Addiego, Walter. (August 14 1998) [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1998/08/14/WEEKEND8535.dtl Air Bud' sequel in the doghouse] . "The Examiner". Accessed July 8 2007.] "Air Bud: Golden Receiver" is the sequel to 1997's "Air Bud", for which Martin served as second unit director.
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0552954/awards IMDb Profile: Richard Martin (I)]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824865/ IMDb Profile: Peggy Steer]
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