The role of stuntmen is extremely important in the film industry and the American film industry has seen quite a few of them. One such famous stuntman and actor is Martin Klebba who has achieved quite a bit both as a stuntman and also as an actor. It would therefore be interesting to have a closer look at his achievements. His birthday is on June 23, 1969 in a small town called Troy, in Michigan, United States. He has acted in a number of movies.
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Though he has been diagnosed with a disease known as acromicric dysplasia he has not bothered too much about this medical condition and has been able to craft a success story for himself. He is one of the shortest male actors of the country is just 4 feet and one inch tall. Within a reasonable young age of 48 he has been able to achieve quite a bit. He is married to Michelle Dilgard since 2011 and he has a son by the name Alec and daughter by the name Makenzie.
Early Life
Martin was born in Troy, Michigan and he did his graduation from Athens High School. He does spend quite a bit of money, time and effort in charity and runs a nonprofit organization by the name Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy. This is an organization which helps people who have been born short in height because of some genetic problems and other medical conditions.
Film Career
He began his acting career as a part time guest on The Howard Stern Show way back in the 1990s. Because of his height, he was given the name Marty the Midget.
He got his first break as an actor in 2001 in the film Planet Of the Apes. He donned the role of Monkey Grinder’s Pet and since then he has been associated with a number of movies. It would be pertinent to mention that he has worked in a phenomenal 45 movies starting from 2001 till 2017 and this certainly is a highly creditable and praiseworthy achievement. Apart from being extremely successful in the big screen, Marti Klebba also has been able to make his presence felt strongly in the Television world.
He made his debut as Friday, which was the name of one of the seven dwarfs for the TV film Snow-White. This happened in 2001. His natural talent and his specially endowed looks and appearances made his quite a big hit in the small screen. He must have acted in more than fifteen small screen titles. It would be worth mentioning that he has acted alongside big names like Julia Roberts, Lily Colins and Armie Hammer and this certainly is no mean achievement.
Net Worth
It would be interesting to find out what is the net worth of Martin Klebba. According to the latest figures he is sitting pretty with an estimated latest net worth of $7 million. This is indeed creditable given the fact that he is differently enabled and has been able to turn his challenge into an opportunity. With his acting being still in demand and given the fact that he is just 48 years old, it is quite possible that his net worth will go up quite significantly in the years to come.
Last Modified: Mar 8, 2020
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