Martin Klebba facts for kids
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Martin Klebba
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Martin Klebba in 2007
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| Born | June 23, 1969 Troy, Michigan, U.S.
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| Education | Athens High School |
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| 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 famous for his roles in movies and TV shows. Martin has a type of dwarfism called acromicric dysplasia, and he is 4 feet 1 inch tall. He is most recognized for playing Marty in the popular Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
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About Martin Klebba
Martin Klebba was born and grew up in Troy, Michigan. He went to Athens High School.
Martin also runs a special group called the Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy. This group is a non-profit organization, which means it uses all the money it gets from donations to help little people.
Martin's Career
Starting Out
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Martin sometimes appeared on The Howard Stern Show.
Movies
Martin Klebba has acted in many movies. His most famous role is Marty in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series. Marty is a dwarf pirate who is part of Captain Jack Sparrow's crew.
Martin first played Marty in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. The director, Gore Verbinski, liked Martin's real name so much that he changed the character's name to Marty. Martin played Marty again in the sequels: Dead Man's Chest, At World's End, and Dead Men Tell No Tales. Martin has said that he just fell into the movie series, and one stunt led to him being in four of the five movies!
In 2003, Martin was the ring announcer in the movie Cradle 2 the Grave. In 2009, he played Count Le Petite in All's Faire in Love, a romantic comedy set at a Renaissance fair. He also appeared as "Thunder" in the horror-comedy films Feast II: Sloppy Seconds and Feast III: The Happy Finish.
Martin has also worked as a stunt performer in many films. Some of these include Hancock, Zombieland, Bedtime Stories, Evan Almighty, Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, and Van Helsing. In Jurassic World, Martin even wore a special suit to act out the movements of a flying dinosaur called a Dimorphodon!
Television Shows
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 Hank Dingo in the 2003 Comedy Central TV movie Knee High P.I..
He was a guest star in the TV show Charmed in 2004, playing a demon. He also appeared in popular shows like iCarly and Drake & Josh as a character named Nug Nug.
Martin made many appearances as Randall Winston in the TV series Scrubs. He was also in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" (2007) and the CSI: NY episode "Uncertainty Rules" (2010). In 2010, he guest starred as Hibachi in the Disney TV series Pair of Kings. He played Todd Moore in the Bones (TV series) episode "Dwarf in the Dirt" (2010).
Martin has also been on the TLC reality show, Little People, Big World, with his friend Amy Roloff. He was also featured in an episode of VH-1's I'm Married to a..., where his wife talked about being married to a little person.
In 2011, Martin appeared in The Cape as a regular character named Rollo. He also played one of Snow White's dwarfs again in the 2012 movie Mirror Mirror, which starred Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, and Lily Collins.
Music Videos
Martin Klebba appeared as the "New Year Baby" in the music video for the song "Truth" by the band Seether.
See also
In Spanish: Martin Klebba para niños
