Demetri Martin

Demetri Evan Martin (born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, cartoonist, filmmaker and musician. He was a contributor on The Daily Show, where he was the Senior Youth Correspondent from 2005 to 2008. In stand-up, he is known for his deadpan delivery, playing his guitar for jokes, and his satirical cartoons. He hosted and starred in the Comedy Central sketch series Important Things With Demetri Martin (2009-2010).

Martin was born into a Greek-American family in New York City, the son of a dietician and a Greek Orthodox priest. He grew up in Toms River, New Jersey, and graduated from Toms River High School North in 1991. He graduated from Yale University in 1995 with a B.A. in History, and although he was admitted to Harvard Law School, he chose to attend New York University School of Law on a full scholarship before withdrawing to pursue comedy. He credits Woody Allen and Steven Wright as major comedic influences.

Martin started performing stand-up in the summer of 1997. At the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe he won the Perrier Award with his show If I.... He has appeared in several films such as Taking Woodstock (2009) and made his directorial debut in Dean, which he also starred in. He recorded a comedy album titled These Are Jokes, released on September 26, 2006, and starred as Ice Bear in Cartoon Network's We Bare Bears, later becoming the narrator of its prequel spinoff We Baby Bears.