- Born
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- New Zealand-born comedian, writer and director, whose career in Australia began with TV comedies The D Generation (1986) and The Late Show (1992), and radio's 'Martin/Molloy' (1995-98). He created the cult radio comedy 'Get This' (2006-07), hosted A Quiet Word with... (2010), wrote and directed episodes of Upper Middle Bogan (2013), and co-created the award-winning podcasts Childproof (2017) and Tony Martin's Sizzletown (2018). He is the author of 'Lolly Scramble' (2005), 'A Nest of Occasionals' (2009), 'Scarcely Relevant' (2012) and 'Deadly Kerfuffle' (2017), and one half of the electropop duo Arseless Chaps with Damian Cowell.
- IMDb mini biography by: Higgo
- SpouseAnnie Maver(January 2, 1997 - 2009)
- RelativesKerry Martin(Half Sibling)
- In 1979, his Super-8 film 'Batman Again' came third in New Zealand television's 'TV2 School Filmmaking Competition', a poor cousin to TV1's famous 'Spot-On Filmmaking Competition'. He was presented with his prize by after-school host Richard Wilkins, then known as Richard Wilde.
- With Mick Molloy, co-wrote and co-presented "Martin/Molloy", a daily radio comedy programme broadcast live, all over Australia, for four years (1995-1998).
- Co-hosted and co-wrote the shambolic Melbourne radio comedy program "Bulltwang" (Triple M, 1990) with Mick Molloy, Jason Stephens, John Harrison, Michael Hirsh and Pete Smith
- For five years (1987-1991) wrote and performed on Melbourne radio's "D-Generation Breakfast Show" (EONfm/Triple M) with Tom Gleisner and Santo Cilauro, and later Michael Veitch, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Mick Molloy, Jason Stephens and Judith Lucy.
- Is often confused with Australian actor Tony Martin. When both appeared on The Games (1998) in 2000, Martin (II) was credited as "Tony Martin" and Martin (III) as "The Other Tony Martin".
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