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Ricky Martin

Name at birth: Enrique Martin MoralesRicky Martin's exuberant 1999 single "Livin' La Vida Loca" made him an avatar of dancable, hip-swiveling Latin pop. Martin got his start with the all-boy pop…

Martin McDonagh

Martin McDonagh is a playwright and filmmaker, known for violent and comic stories in plays such as The Beauty Queen of Leenane, and films such as Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The…

Dean Martin

Name at birth: Dino CrocettiDean Martin had a long career in music and comedy, mostly in the guise of a bemused and handsome crooner of ballads. With his Italian good looks, wavy hair and velvety…

Martin Sheen

Name at birth: Ramon EstevezSocial activist and the star of television's The West Wing (1999-2006), Martin Sheen has been a prolific performer on TV and in feature films since the late 1960s. He…

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese's movies about mobsters, mean streets and the violence of modern life made him one of America's most respected modern filmmakers. Martin Scorsese studied film at New York University…

Martin Short

Comedian Martin Short became a star in the 1980s on the television comedy shows SCTV and Saturday Night Live, known for his broad, physical comedy and dead-on impersonations (including one of…

Mary Martin

Name at birth: Mary Virginia MartinMary Martin was a Broadway superstar in the 1950s, when she played spunky characters like Peter Pan and Maria von Trapp and won four Tony Awards over 13 years. Mary…

Brewer's: Martin

One of the swallow tribe. Dies derives the word from St. Martin, but St. Martin's bird is the raven. Martin. The ape, in the tale of Reynard the Fox. Martin A jackass is so called…

Brewer's: Martine

A sword. (Italian.) “Quiconque aura affaire à moy, il faut quill ait affaire a Martine que me voyla au coste (appellant son espee `Martine').” —Brantome: 1 odomontade Espagnoles, vol. ii.…

Martin Freeman

English actor Martin Freeman is best known for his role as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012-14), and for his TV role as Dr. Watson in the BBC series Sherlock. Martin Freeman began his…