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\n\tMartin Short<\/a> is not a national treasure \u2014 the Canadian comic actor and Hollywood superstar is a full-on continental treasure.<\/p>\n \n\tShort is getting his flowers with new Netflix<\/a> documentary Marty, Life is Short<\/em>, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, the writer-director of The Big Chill<\/em>, Wyatt Earp<\/em> and Body Heat<\/em>. Kasdan is incredibly accomplished, clearly \u2014 he\u2019s been nominated for four Oscars \u2014 but it is also worth mentioning he\u2019s the father of Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story<\/em> and a bunch of TV work.)<\/p>\n \n\tIn addition to (Lawrence) Kasdan, Marty, Life is Short<\/em> is produced by Sara Bernstein, Meredith Kaulfers, Christopher St. John, Justin Wilkes and Blair Foster. It is executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard\u00a0through Imagine Documentaries, an arm of their Imagine Entertainment.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cUsing beautiful, intimate, never-before-seen archive footage alongside exclusive interviews with some of the most established and beloved stars, the documentary takes a look at one of the most influential comedians of a generation,\u201d the logline reads.<\/p>\n \n\tPerfectly, the trailer opens with good pal Steve Martin\u2019s voice over footage of Short just having a blast (as he seems to in all situations). Short\u2019s Only Murders in the Building<\/em> co-star has the perfect summation for Marty\u2019s big-persona-in-a-small-body reputation: \u201cI\u2019ll tell you something about Marty,\u201d he says. \u201cLet\u2019s say you\u2019re gonna host a dinner party. And you\u2019re gonna invite Marty. And then it turns out Marty can\u2019t come \u2014 you cancel the party.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tPals Eugene Levy, Catherine O\u2019Hara (rest in peace, queen<\/a>) and Tom Hanks are also in the doc, though perhaps it is John Mulaney who sums Short up best: \u201cMarty is good at life.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tOf course, Short, who is 76, has experienced (much) more than his fair share of personal tragedy. Short\u2019s oldest brother died when Martin was 12; not so long after his parents died within two years of each other. Short\u2019s wife Nancy Dolman died in 2010 \u2014 she was 58 \u2014 and their daughter Katherine died by suicide<\/a> just a few months ago. She was 42.<\/p>\n \n\tShort and Dolman adopted three children together.<\/p>\n \n\tMarty, Life is Short<\/em> releases globally on Netflix on May 12. Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n \n