Martin Klebba

Martin Klebba (born June 23, 1969) is an American actor and stunt performer. He has a form of dwarfism called acromicric dysplasia; he is . Klebba is best known for his role as Marty in the '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise. He made his first role in a cameo in Tim Burton's '' Planet of the Apes'' (2001).

Early life

Klebba was born and grew up in Troy, Michigan, graduating from Athens High School.

Klebba runs a nonprofit foundation called Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy, which gives 100% of its donations to the cause of helping people with dwarfism.

Career

Early career

Klebba was an occasional guest on ''The Howard Stern Show'' in the 1990s and early 2000s, and was given the nickname "Marty the Midget".

Film

Klebba has acted in various productions, most notably the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series as Marty, a dwarf pirate member of Jack Sparrow's crew. The character was originally named "Dirk", but someone, possibly director Gore Verbinski, named the character after Klebba. First appearing in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', Klebba reprised the role in the sequels '' Dead Man's Chest'', '' At World's End'', and '' Dead Men Tell No Tales''. On the role, Klebba was quoted in saying he is a normal man who fell into the franchise, one stunt turned into four out of five films.

In 2003, Klebba played the ring announcer in '' Cradle 2 the Grave''. In 2009, Klebba played the role of "Count Le Petite" in '' All's Faire in Love'', a romantic comedy set at a Renaissance fair. He has also been in low budget horror/comedy films '' Feast II: Sloppy Seconds'' and '' Feast III: The Happy Finish'' as Thunder.

He has numerous stunt credits as well including '' Hancock'', '' Zombieland'', '' Bedtime Stories'', '' Evan Almighty'', '' Meet the Spartans'', '' Epic Movie'', and '' Van Helsing''. Wearing motion capture pajamas, Klebba stood in for the '' Dimorphodon'' who grapples with Owen Grady in '' Jurassic World''.

Television

Klebba starred as Friday, one of the seven dwarfs, in the 2001 television film '' Snow White: The Fairest of Them All''. In 2003, Klebba starred as Hank Dingo in the Comedy Central television film '' Knee High P.I.''. He also made an appearance as a demon in the '' Charmed'' episode "Witch Wars" (2004). He has also appeared in ''iCarly'' and '' Drake & Josh'' as Nug Nug.

Klebba made many appearances as Randall Winston in the television series '' Scrubs''. He starred in the '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' episode " The Chick Chop Flick Shop" (2007) as Dickie Jones and in the '' CSI: NY'' episode "Uncertainty Rules" (2010) as Calvin Moore. Also in 2010, Klebba guest starred as Hibachi in '' Pair of Kings,'' a Disney TV series. He played Todd Moore in the '' Bones'' episode "Dwarf in the Dirt" (2010).

Klebba has also been featured on the TLC reality show, '' Little People, Big World'', with his friend Amy Roloff. He and his wife are featured in one episode of VH-1's '' I'm Married to a...''.

In 2011, Klebba appeared on '' The Cape'' as a series regular named "Rollo". He also appeared once again as one of the Seven Dwarfs in '' Mirror Mirror'' (2012).

In 2025, Klebba provided the voice and facial capture for Grumpy, one of the seven dwarfs, in '' Snow White''.

Music videos

Klebba appears as the "New Year Baby" in the music video for "Truth" by the South African rock band, Seether.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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1969 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Actors with dwarfism
American actors with disabilities
American male film actors
American male television actors
American stunt performers
Male actors from Michigan
Male motion capture actors
People from Troy, Michigan