Editing Steve Martin (section)

==== 2000s ====
By 2003, Martin ranked fourth on the box office stars list, after starring in ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'' (2003) and ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]'' (2003), each of which earned over $130&nbsp;million at U.S. theaters. That same year, he also played the villainous Mr. Chairman in the animation/live action blend, ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''. In 2005, Martin wrote and starred in ''[[Shopgirl]]'', based on his own novella (2000), and starred in ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen 2]]''. In 2006, he starred in the box office hit ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'', as the bumbling [[Inspector Clouseau]]. He reprised the role in 2009's ''[[The Pink Panther 2]]''. When combined, the two films grossed over $230&nbsp;million at the box office.

In the comedy ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' (2008), starring [[Tina Fey]] and [[Amy Poehler]], Martin played the founder of a health food company. Martin also appeared as a guest star in ''[[30 Rock (TV series)|30 Rock]]'' as Gavin Volure in the episode [[Gavin Volure]]. He was nominated for an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]. The following year he starred in [[Nancy Meyers]]' romantic comedy ''[[It's Complicated (film)|It's Complicated]]'' (2009), opposite [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Alec Baldwin]]. In 2009, an article in ''[[The Guardian]]'' listed Martin as one of the best actors never to receive an Oscar nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singer |first=Leigh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/feb/19/best-actors-never-nominated-for-oscars |title=Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=February 19, 2009|access-date=November 13, 2011 |location=London}}</ref>