Martin Klebba facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Martin Klebba
Klebba in 2007
Born	(1969-06-23) June 23, 1969 (age 56) Troy, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Athens High School
Occupation	Actor stunt performer
Years active	1983–present
Height	4 ft 1 in (124 cm)
Spouse(s)	Michelle Dilgard
Children	2

Martin Klebba (born June 23, 1969) is an American actor and stunt performer. He is known for his role as Marty in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Martin has a type of dwarfism called acromicric dysplasia, and he is 4 feet 1 inch tall. His first movie role was a small part in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes in 2001.

Early Life and Helping Others

Martin Klebba was born and grew up in Troy, Michigan. He went to Athens High School.

Martin also runs a special group called Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy. This group is a non-profit, which means it uses all the money it gets from donations to help people with dwarfism.

Martin's Acting Career

Martin Klebba has had many exciting roles in movies and on TV. He is also a stunt performer, which means he does amazing physical actions for films.

Early Acting Days

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Martin was sometimes a guest on The Howard Stern Show. He was given the nickname "Marty the Midget" during that time.

Movie Roles

Martin Klebba is most famous for playing Marty in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. Marty is a pirate who is part of Jack Sparrow's crew. The character was first going to be named "Dirk," but the director, Gore Verbinski, named him Marty after Martin Klebba.

Martin first appeared as Marty in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He played the role again in Dead Man's Chest, At World's End, and Dead Men Tell No Tales. Martin has said that he is a regular person who just happened to join this big movie series. One stunt job led to him being in four of the five films.

In 2003, Martin played a ring announcer in the movie Cradle 2 the Grave. He also played "Count Le Petite" in the 2009 romantic comedy All's Faire in Love, which was set at a Renaissance fair.

Martin has also done many stunts for movies. These include Hancock, Zombieland, Bedtime Stories, Evan Almighty, Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, and Van Helsing. In Jurassic World, Martin wore a special suit to act out the movements of a Dimorphodon, a flying dinosaur, that fights with Owen Grady.

Television Appearances

In 2001, Martin Klebba played Friday, one of the seven dwarfs, in the TV movie Snow White: The Fairest of Them All. He also appeared as a demon in an episode of Charmed in 2004. Kids might also know him from iCarly and Drake & Josh, where he played a character named Nug Nug.

Martin was seen many times as Randall Winston in the TV series Scrubs. He also appeared in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2007 and CSI: NY in 2010. In 2010, he was a guest star as Hibachi in Pair of Kings, a Disney TV show. He played Todd Moore in the Bones episode "Dwarf in the Dirt" in 2010.

Martin and his wife have also been on the TLC reality show, Little People, Big World, with his friend Amy Roloff. In 2011, Martin was a regular on The Cape as a character named "Rollo". He also played one of the Seven Dwarfs again in the 2012 movie Mirror Mirror. In 2016, he appeared as a Troll in The Thundermans.

In 2021, Martin provided the voice for Spyder in the animated series Pacific Rim: The Black. He also provided the voice and facial movements for Grumpy, one of the seven dwarfs, in the 2025 movie Snow White.

Music Videos

Martin Klebba appeared as the "New Year Baby" in the music video for the song "Truth" by the band Seether.

Movies and TV Shows

Here are some of the movies and TV shows Martin Klebba has been in:

Movies

Television Shows

See also

In Spanish: Martin Klebba para niños