martin short‘Three Amigos!’ Iconic actor known for his roles in! and ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ recalled meeting his hilarious and warm ex-girlfriend, Gilda Radner. Reliving the memories, the actor-comedian shared that every girl wanted to be his best friend and every boy wanted to date him because of his infectious personality.

Martin Short recalls meeting Gilda Radner

Reminiscing about his days when he was still out of school, Short remembered meeting Radner in a 1972 production. “‘Godspell’ had opened on Broadway and become a big hit, so they were moving the production to Toronto,” Short said in ‘Netflix Is a Joke Presents: This Better Be Funny with David Letterman.’ Reflecting on his trip, Short noted that the callback was chaos among hundreds of people.

Martin Short remembers ‘funny’ Gilda Radner and Nancy Dolman

Highlighting Radner, who died of ovarian cancer in 1989, the late ‘Saturday Night Live’ star claimed she was funny, vivacious and warm. “At the first rehearsal, she came up and said, ‘Hi, I’m Gilda. I’m really excited to meet you.’ She was absolutely funny,” he said. Meanwhile, he also met his then-future wife, Nancy Dolman, who was Radner’s pupil. “She was an incredible singer,” the ‘Father of the Bride’ star said. Tremendous talent.”

Martin Short talks about his daughter’s passing

Meanwhile, taking a closer look at the actor’s life, Martin Short recently spoke about his family and the horrific incident. Mentioning deep grief, the 76-year-old shared that the death of his daughter Kathryn Short due to suicide has been a nightmare. “And my daughter struggled with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder and other things for a long time, and she did her best until she couldn’t,” he said about Katherine during his appearance on CBS’s Sunday Mornings.