While attending Santa Ana Junior College, he participated in several productions at the Bird Cage Theater, inside Knott's Berry Farm. It wasn't until after he graduated from high school, however, that Martin truly began to pursue any sort of a career in show business. (It also no doubt had a lot to do with the creation of one of his most famous routines, The Great Flydini.) His fascination with the various tricks and illusions eventually resulted in scoring a job at the shop itself. It wasn't terribly glamorous at first (he sold guidebooks), but he spent a great deal of time hanging around Merlin's the Magic Kingdom's magic shop. It was a location that served him well, allowing him the opportunity to have a first job that precious few boys can claim: working at Disneyland. 14, 1945, but he was raised in Garden Grove, Calif. E can only presume that Steve Martin enjoys the work he's been doing on " The Pink Panther" and "Cheaper by the Dozen" films, but after having absorbed his wonderful memoir, "Born Standing Up," where he provides a funny and fascinating look back at his life as a stand-up comedian, we nonetheless have to wonder, "What happened, Steve?"
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