Diane Keaton (L) and Steve Martin arrive at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on March 25, 1997. Almost 10 years before, Martin received Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Award. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Chevy Chase, Martin Short and Martin clown together at the opening night party of the revival production of the Broadway musical "Little Me" in New York City on November 12, 1998. Later in their careers, Martin and Short would team up for more comedy specials together. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo
Robin Williams (L) clowns with Martin at the American Museum of the Moving Image salute to Martin in New York City March 3, 2000. The following year, Martin's best-selling novella, "Shopgirl," was sold as a screen adaption in which he would star. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo
Martin signs his new book "The Pleasure of my Company: A Novel" in New York City on September 30, 2003. The year before, he won a Grammy as part of the music ensemble "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Kevin Kline, Beyonce and Martin speak to the media to announce the start of filming "The Pink Panther" in New York City on May 7, 2004. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Martin, Lorne Michaels and Ben Affleck arrive at the Directors Guild of America honors in New York City on September 29, 2004. Michaels, the creator of "Saturday Night Live," was honored that evening, and had been honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor earlier that year. Photo by Ezio Petersen/UPI | License Photo
Martin (L) and Claire Danes arrive at the American Cinematheque Award honoring Martin in Beverly Hills, Calif., on November 12, 2004. UPI File Photo | License Photo
Martin arrives for the Atlantic Theater Company's 20th Anniversary Gala in New York on May 2, 2005. The month before, the release date for "The Pink Panther" was announced. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Martin speaks to the media before he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on October 23, 2005. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Cast members Martin (L) and Eugene Levy arrive for the premiere of "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" in Los Angeles on December 13, 2005. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Presenter Martin (R) jokingly holds Carl Reiner's honorary life membership award after Reiner said he did not want to accept it at the Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on February 3, 2007. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Left to right, Martin, Leon Fischer, Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese, and Brian Wilson, honorees of the 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, pose for a group photo at a gala dinner at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 2007. Pool Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI | License Photo
Martin takes the stage to present a commemorative Emmy to Tommy Smothers at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 21, 2008. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Dustin Lance Black (C) stands with his Oscar for his Original Screenplay "Milk" as Tina Fey (L) and Martin look on at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on February 22, 2009. The month prior, Martin announced he was set to release his first musical album. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo
Martin attends the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood, Calif., on February 27, 2011. Martin co-hosted the awards show with Alec Baldwin the year before. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI | License Photo
Martin performs with the Steep Canyon Rangers during a rehearsal for A Capitol Fourth concert on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 3, 2011. A couple days later, Martin interviewed fellow banjo player Tony Ellis for The Banjo Newsletter. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Martin (R) performs with the Steep Canyon Rangers during a rehearsal for A Capitol Fourth concert on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on July 3, 2011. The following month, Alec Baldwin would tie Martin for most host appearances on "Saturday Night Live" with 12 appearances. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Martin perfoms in London on July 8, 2011. The following year, Martin's Grammy co-winner, banjo player Earl Scruggs, died at 88. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI | License Photo
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers arrive at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 12, 2012. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Martin arrives at Muhammad Ali's Celebrity Fight Night which raises money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix on March 23, 2013. The December before, Martin became a first-time dad with his wife, Annie Stringfield, at age 67. In November 2013, Martin received an honorary Oscar. Photo by Art Foxall/UPI | License Photo
Edie Brickell (L) and Martin won Best American Roots Song for "Love Has Come for You" at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on January 26, 2014. Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI | License Photo
Honoree Martin attends American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award gala in Los Angeles on June 4, 2015. The tribute celebrated Martin's diverse career of over 40 years in film, TV, theater, books and music. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Martin arrives on the red carpet at a special world premiere presentation of "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" part of New York Film Festival in New York City on October 14, 2016. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
