A Scathing Review From Dad
In his autobiography, Born Standing Up, Martin shared that his father was very critical of him. His father, Glenn Martin, wrote in his own newsletter that Steve’s appearance on SNL “did nothing to further his career.” In a 2008 interview with Terry Gross, Martin shared: “I think my father, he couldn’t quite be proud of an unconventional show biz act that he didn’t quite understand. And I think he was kind of embarrassed by it among his friends. And I think this was a misguided effort to say to his friends, look, I know it’s not very good. But by that time, I had been so kind of alienated from my father that these negative comments and reviews were actually my encouragement.”
A Scathing Review From Dad
He Was A Cheerleader
While attending Rancho Alamitos High School in Garden Grove, California, Martin was actually a member of the cheerleading squad. He has shared that he was more of a “yell-leader” and that he would often get in trouble for shouting inappropriate or silly cheers.
He Was A Cheerleader
