From his iconic sketch humor to his ongoing Only Murders in the Building bromance with co-star Steve Martin , actor and comedian Martin Short has been making audiences laugh for more than five decades. One of the biggest joys in his own life was his marriage to Nancy Dolman. Now streaming, the Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short puts a new spotlight on Short and Dolman’s relationship. The pair were married for almost 30 years before Dolman’s 2010 death from cancer. Dolman’s passing is one of many family tragedies Short, 76, has endured throughout his life. The comedian lost his older brother David, mother Olive, and father Charles to a car accident, cancer complications, and a stroke, respectively, before turning 20. In February 2026, his daughter Katherine Short—one of his three children with Dolman—died by suicide. Here’s everything we know about Short’s relationship with Dolman and her influence on his career.…