Martin Klebba

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Martin Klebba
Martin Klebba 2012.jpg
Klebba at the premiere of Project X in February 2012
Born (1969-06-23) June 23, 1969 (age 43)
Troy, Michigan, U.S.
Education Athens High School
Occupation Actor/Stuntman
Years active 1992–present
Home town Troy, Michigan
Height 4'1"
Spouse(s) Michelle Dilgard (2011–present)
Children 1 son (Alec) and 1 daughter (Makenzie)

Martin Klebba (born June 23, 1969) is an American actor and stunt performer. Klebba has a form of dwarfism called acromicric dysplasia; he is 4'1" tall.[1]

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Personal life[edit]

Klebba was born and grew up in Troy, Michigan, graduating from Athens High School.[2] Martin was wed to Michelle Dilgard in 2011 and in a 2011 interview with Kale Slade, Martin revealed that in his free time, he likes to play video games with his son and spend time with his wife.[3] Martin is the father of son, Alec Klebba, and daughter, Makenzie Rae Klebba, born September 26, 2012.

Klebba runs a nonprofit foundation called Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy, which gives 100% of its donations to the cause of helping little people.[4]

Career[edit]

Early Career[edit]

Klebba was an occasional guest on The Howard Stern Show in the 1990s, and was given the nickname "Marty the Midget".[5]

Film[edit]

Klebba has acted in various productions, most notably Pirates of the Caribbean as "Marty", one of Captain Jack Sparrow's Black Pearl crew, in all three of the first trilogy. In 2003, he played the ring announcer in the Cradle 2 the Grave. In 2009, Klebba played the role of "Count Le Petite" in All's Faire in Love, a romantic comedy set at a Renaissance fair. He has also been in low budget horror/comedy films Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds & Feast 3: The Happy Finish as "Thunder."

He has numerous stunt credits as well including Hancock, Zombieland, Bedtime Stories, Evan Almighty, Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, and Van Helsing.

Television[edit]

Klebba starred as Friday, one of the seven dwarfs, in the 2001 made-for-TV film Snow White. In 2003, Klebba starred as Hank Dingo in the Comedy Central made-for-TV movie Knee High P.I.. He also made an appearance as a demon in the Charmed, season 6 episode Witch Wars (2004). He has also appeared in iCarly and Drake & Josh as Nug Nug.

Klebba made many appearances as Randall Winston in the television series Scrubs. He starred in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" (2007) as Dickie Jones, and in the CSI: NY episode "Uncertainty Rules" (2010) as Calvin Moore. Also in 2010, Klebba guest starred as Hibachi in Pair of Kings, a Disney TV series. He played Todd Moore in the Bones (TV series) season 5 episode "Dwarf in the Dirt"' (2010).

Klebba has also been featured on the TLC reality show, Little People, Big World, with his good friend Amy Roloff. He will be featured in one episode of VH-1's "I'm Married to a..." in which his average sized wife talks about being married to a little person.

In 2011, Klebba appeared on The Cape as a series regular named "Rollo".

Filmography[edit]

Klebba and Meredith Eaton, May 2007

Feature films[edit]

Actor
Year Film Role Director Notes
2001 Planet of the Apes Monkey Grinders Pet Tim Burton uncredited
Corky Romano Mini Bouncer Rob Pritts uncredited
How High Party Guest Jesse Dylan uncredited
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All Friday Caroline Thompson
2002 Run Ronnie Run Music Video Doorman Troy Miller
Big Fat Liar Kissing Bandit Shawn Levy uncredited
Death to Smoochy Rhinette/Krinkle Kid #3 Danny DeVito
Men in Black II Family Child Alien Barry Sonnenfeld
Austin Powers in Goldmember Dancer Jay Roach uncredited
2003 National Security Security Guard Dennis Dugan uncredited
Cradle 2 the Grave Fight Announcer Andrzej Bartkowiak
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Marty Gore Verbinski
El matador Me Too Joey Medina
A Light in the Forest Boar John Carl Buechler
Looney Tunes: Back in Action Dancing Yosemite Sam Joe Dante
The Haunted Mansion Happy Ghost Rob Minkoff uncredited
2004 Van Helsing Dwerger Stephen Sommers uncredited
2005 Americano Matador Kevin Noland
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Marty Gore Verbinski
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Marty Gore Verbinski
Cougar Club Short Boss Man Christopher Duddy uncredited
The Santa Trap Special Ops Elf John Harbbin
2008 Hancock Prisoner Peter Berg uncredited
2009 American High School Principal Mann Sean Patrick Cannon direct-to-DVD
2011 Pair of Kings Guest Hibachi
2012 Project X Guest Nima Nourizadeh
Mirror Mirror Butcher Tarsem Singh
2013 Movie 43 Killer Chaun Various
Oz the Great and Powerful Nikko Sam Raimi
Motel David Grovic Post-production
Producer
Year Film Role Director Notes
2011 In the Gray producer Rob Holloway

Short films[edit]

Year Film Role Director Notes
2002 Blood Shot Secret Weapon Dietrich Johnston
2010 A Short Film Cowboy Rick Williamson
2011 Broken Dreams Kaleb Wilson special thanks
Night of the Little Dead Little Dead Frank Ippolito, Ezekiel Zabrowsi

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Cape". Nbc.com. Retrieved 2012-11-17. 
  2. ^ "Martin Klebba has fun with his slightly shady character on 'The Cape'". Boulderweekly.com. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 2012-11-17. 
  3. ^ "Interview with Martin Klebba". Movie Vine. Retrieved 2012-11-17. 
  4. ^ "Ability Magazine: Martin Klebba Interview"". Retrieved 2012-04-03. 
  5. ^ "IMDB page for Martin Klebba". Retrieved 2013-05-02. 

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