Martin Klebba
| Martin Klebba | |
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 Klebba and Meredith Eaton, May 2007 |
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| Born | June 23, 1969 Troy, Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Marty |
| Education | Athens High School |
| Occupation | Actor/Stuntman |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Home town | Troy, Michigan |
| Height | 4'1" |
| Spouse | Michelle Dilgard (2011–present) |
| Children | 1 son |
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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[edit] Early life
Klebba was born and grew up in Troy, Michigan, graduating from Athens High School.[2]
[edit] Career
[edit] Film
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 & Feast 3 as "Thunder."
He has numerous stunt credits as well including Hancock, Zombieland, Bedtime Stories, Evan Almighty, Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, and Van Helsing.
[edit] Television
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.
In 2011, Klebba appeared on The Cape as a series regular named "Rollo."
[edit] Personal life
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]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Feature films
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2011 | In the Gray | producer | Rob Holloway |
[edit] Short films
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 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 |
