It’s safe to say Steve Martin’s career has stood the test of time. The actor and comedian began working in the entertainment industry in the ’70s and has maintained success ever since then. It might be safe to assume that Steve proved any doubters wrong, including his late father, Glenn Martin. Steve wrote about his father’s life, parenting approach, and harsh criticisms in a piece published in Reader’s Digest after his death.
“My father’s attitude toward my show business accomplishments was critical,” the comedian penned. “After my first appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1976, he wrote a bad review of me in the newsletter of the Newport Board of Realtors where he was president. Later, he related this news to me slightly shamefaced, and said that after it appeared, his best friend came into his office holding the paper, placed it on his desk, and shook his head sternly, indicating a wordless ‘no.'”
While their dynamic was rocky for some time, fortunately, it didn’t stay that way forever. On a 2016 episode of “The Howard Stern Show,” he shared, “Later in life we reconciled, he became a fan, he would answer fan mail for me and he was an enthusiast.”
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