# Steve Martin is Spanish?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 23, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288 "2006-01-23T19:34:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/41 "2006-01-24T22:36:33Z")

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> [@Contrapuntal](#):
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> [Repo Man?](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087995/)

[_Judgment Night_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107286/)

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/42 "2006-01-24T22:40:13Z")

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> [@Contrapuntal](#):
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> He’s retired?

He hasn’t done much since the last _Mighty Ducks_ movie; what he has done has mostly been in supporting roles or on TV.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/43 "2006-01-24T22:44:47Z")

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> [@Bryan Ekers](#):
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> [_Judgment Night_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107286/)

Danke

> [@Lute Skywatcher](#):
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> He hasn’t done much since the last Mighty Ducks movie; what he has done has mostly been in supporting roles or on TV.

Scheine

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/44 "2006-01-24T23:13:32Z")

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> [@Contrapuntal](#):
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> Danke
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> Scheine

Scheine? Do you mean _schön_, as in _danke schön_ (“thank you”)?

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/45 "2006-01-24T23:27:22Z")

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Or are you trying to channel Wayne Newton?

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/46 "2006-01-25T00:07:28Z")

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> [@acsenray](#):
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> Scheine? Do you mean _schön_, as in _danke schön_ (“thank you”)?

Yup. Danke.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/47 "2006-01-25T04:21:06Z")

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Of course Steve Martin is Spanish! I remember him speaking Spanish on one of his albums. “Casa de Pepe. Donde esta casa de Pepe?” And there was that _SNL_ skit . . .

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**Author:** ![mike1dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@mike1dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mike1dog)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/48 "2006-01-25T04:39:05Z")

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I think in the case of Emilio Estevez, you’re confusing retired with a dead career.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martin-is-spanish/341288/49 "2006-01-25T06:56:03Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> Of course Steve Martin is Spanish! I remember him speaking Spanish on one of his albums. “Casa de Pepe. Donde esta casa de Pepe?” And there was that _SNL_ skit . . .

Ah ha, but on _Let’s Get Small_, he talks about being asked if he’s bi [lingual, of course] and says he knows a little Spanish. So he’s looking forward to going to a hangout that’ll have some S&M [Spaniards and Mexicans]. If he’s Latino, it would seem he doesn’t know the language. 😉

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