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Martin Short Returns to Set After Tragedy

Martin Short was seen on set of the upcoming season of Only Murders In The Building in London this week alongside his castmates Selena Gomez and Steve Martin.Th...

Martin Short Returns to Set After Tragedy
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Martin Short was seen on set of the upcoming season of Only Murders In The Building in London this week alongside his castmates and .

The 76-year-old actor, who recently , filmed scenes on the iconic Portobello Road in the Notting Hill neighborhood on Wednesday. 

It comes nearly three months after Short's daughter Katherine

The comedian donned a pair of navy trousers as well as a matching vest and blue coat layered on top. 

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The Father Of The Bride star donned a striped purple shirt underneath while a patterned scarf was draped around his neck. 

Short was seen conversing with Gomez as they strolled down Portobello Road and at one point, they were also joined by Martin. 

Martin Short, 76, was seen on set of the upcoming season of Only Murders In The Building in London this week alongside his castmates Selena Gomez and Steve Martin

It comes nearly three months after Short's daughter Katherine died at age 42 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound; seen in 2008 in L.A. 

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The former Disney channel actress was chic in a pin-striped blazer as well as matching trousers. 

Gomez additionally wore a colorful shirt underneath and slipped into a pair of burgundy heels. For a final touch, she opted for a tan trench coat.

At one point, Sir Derek George Jacobi was also seen on set while making a cameo in the show

The trio could be seen in the Notting Hill area of London as they filmed scenes for the forthcoming sixth season of the Hulu series

Only Murders In The Building first began airing in 2021 and has received positive reception from fans as well as critics

He made comparisons between his daughter's mental health battle and late wife Nancy Dolman's own battle with ovarian cancer. She passed away in 2010 from the disease; Short seen with Nancy, son Oliver and daughter Katherine in 1989 

'The understanding [is] that mental health and cancer, like my wife's, are both diseases, and sometimes with diseases they are terminal,' the actor said. 

'My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things, and did the best she could until she couldn't.'

Short added that he wanted to bring understanding to mental health alongside an emotional message. 

'Not being ashamed of it, not hiding from the word suicide, but accepting that this can be the last stage of an illness - and that’s my approach to this,' he stated. 

The star also voiced his support for the mental health awareness organization Bringchange2mind which was founded by actress Glenn Close. 

Short later got candid about how he approaches grief after facing other personal tragedies in the past. 

His brother died in a car accident when he was 12-years-old. When he was a teen, he also lost both of his parents. 

'What it developed in me was this muscle of survival and handling grief and a perspective on it.'

'My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things, and did the best she could until she couldn't,' he said; seen in 2011 in West Hollywood 

The actor continued, 'We have to celebrate... Just to think of them, they've just gone into the next room for a while.'

Following his daughter's death, Short wassuch as Steven Spielberg, Kurt Russell and Eugene Levy.

Steve Martin and Meryl Streep were also  

The comedian married Dolman in 1980 and the pair adopted three children: Katherine, Oliver Patrick, 39, and Henry Hayter, 36.

Steve Martin and Meryl Streep were also said to have supported Short amid the heartbreaking loss; Martin and Short seen in 2025 in Beverly Hills 

A source previously told the Daily Mail that Short had been 'inconsolable' after his daughter's tragic death; seen earlier this month in L.A. 

A source previously told the Daily Mail that Short had been 'inconsolable' after his daughter's tragic death. 

'This is as much of a horror to Martin and his sons, her brothers, as humanly possible. For someone who brings so much joy to so many, who is always trying to lift others up and make them laugh, this loss has completely shattered him.' 

The insider added, 'He is gutted, and as you would expect, his closest friends are surrounding him with love and support.' 

Along with filming the new season of Only Murders In The Building, the comedian also released his Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short on May 12. 

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