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Books by Steve Martin

Steve Martin is an American actor, comedian, playwright, and author who was one of the dominant stand-up comedians of the late 1970s before transitioning to film, theatre, and fiction. His films include Roxanne, L.A. Story, and Bowfinger. He wrote the plays Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Meteor Shower, and has published short fiction and essays collected in Pure Drivel and Cruel Shoes. He is also a serious banjo player and bluegrass composer. Born Standing Up, published in 2007, is his only memoir and is widely regarded as one of the best accounts of a performer's craft development ever written.