Steve Martin

(Photo Agency, Getty Images) more pics » Not one but two funnymen will be hosting the Oscars this year, as both Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will tag team hosting duties for the 2010 Academy Awards. Sweet! The comedians will be the first to co-host the ceremony as a pair since the first Oscars show in 1929. Steve Martin just pickin' around at the 2009 Grammy Awards. (Getty Images) Steve joked: "I am happy to co-host the Oscars with my enemy Alec Baldwin." Martin -- who has presented the show twice before -- earned an Emmy Award nomination for his first turn in 2001, ... Read Full Story

Comedian and banjo picker Steve Martin is competing for an honor at the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards. Martin has already collected Grammy and Emmy awards. He said a few days before the show, to air on satellite radio from Nashville on Thursday night, that he was excited and said winning a bluegrass award "could be better than an Oscar." Martin's first music album, "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo," has topped the bluegrass chart this year. Dan Tyminski, a guitarist and singer, and his band had nine nominations, including entertainer of the year. The duo Dailey & Vincent. Martin is ... Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Actor Steve Martin returned to the U.S. pop album chart for the first time since 1981 with a new disc showcasing his considerable banjo-playing skills. "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo" debuted at No. 106 on the Billboard 200 this week, with a little help from "American Idol." Martin performed the album track "Pretty Flowers" during the talent show's season finale last week, with contestants Megan Joy and Michael Sarver trading vocals. Martin placed three comedic sets on the Billboard 200 from 1977 to 1979. His last entry until this week foreshadowed his current sound, even if the ... Read Full Story

We're only about 10 days away from The Pink Panther 2: A Pox on Your House , and it is with a heavy heart that I report the formerly funny Steve Martin wants a third movie in the series. According to WENN , Martin convinced the film's producers to throw in a wedding, because anytime his movies contain weddings, they do well. "I said, 'I have to tell you that every movie I've done that ends in a wedding or holding a baby has been a hit," Martin explained. Clouseau will apparently marry the Emily Mortimer character, Nicole, in the sequel. And because his ... Read Full Story

Comedian, actor, author, and banjo player Steve Martin releases his first musical recording since 1978's number 1 hit "King Tut." This is no novelty record though. It's some of the best banjo music to come down the pike in a long time. The Crow features able assistance from some of Steve's pals, including Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck, Tim O'Brien and Mary Black. Martin wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on this album, creating a new body of work that will stand alongside the classics for years to come. Read Full Story