He followed it with "A Wild and Crazy Guy" (1978), which sold more than a million copies. In 1977, he released his first comedy album, a platinum selling "Let's Get Small". By 2016, he has guest-hosted 15 times, which is one less than Alec Baldwin's record, and also appeared 12 other times on SNL. In 1976, he served for the first time as guest-host on Saturday Night Live (1975). In 1972, he first appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), doing stand-up several times each year, and even guest hosting a few years later. He also appeared on talk shows and comedy shows in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 19, he also wrote for many other shows, including The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) and The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971). His writing career began on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967), winning him an Emmy Award. He attended California State University as a philosophy major, but in 1967 transferred to UCLA as a theatre major. He also took part in comedies and other productions at the Bird Cage Theatre, and joined a comedy troupe at Knott's Berry Farm. At Santa Ana College, he took classes in drama and English poetry. In 1960, he got a job at the Magic shop of Disney's Fantasyland, and while there he learned magic, juggling, and creating balloon animals. He was raised in Inglewood and Garden Grove in California. Steve Martin was born on Augin Waco, Texas, USA as Stephen Glenn Martin to Mary Lee (née Stewart 1913-2002) and Glenn Vernon Martin (1914-1997), a real estate salesman and aspiring actor.
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