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Steve Martin: Family Fun
NEW YORK, Dec. 24, 2003
Steve Martin On 'Dozen' Movie
Steve Martin in "Cheaper By The Dozen." (Photo: 20TH CENTURY FOX)
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(CBS) The year 2003 has been good for comedy legend Steve Martin.
He co-starred with Queen Latifah in the box office hit, "Bringing Down the House." His novella, "The Pleasure of My Company," was a best seller. And he was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People."
He tops things off as the harried father of 12 in the new comedy, "Cheaper by the Dozen" Martin stopped by The Early Show to discuss his latest project. "What I like about the movie is anyone can go [see it]," Martin says. "The whole family, on Christmas day, can walk in there and be fine. And it's not moronic. It's actually funny and good." In "Cheaper by the Dozen," Martin plays Tom Baker, a local Illinois college football team coach who is offered a job a job at a big-time college program. Soon, his wife (Bonnie Hunt) and 12 kids are forced to prepare for the big move, with chaotic results. But the members of the family eventually ask themselves: Do they want it all, or are they happy with the lives they already have? On most movie sets, having just one child may be a handful. In "Cheaper by the Dozen," 12 young actors and actresses could be more than one man can handle. But, Martin says it wasn't that difficult. | |
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