Martin Klebba
Martin Klebba is an American actor and stunt performer. He has a form of dwarfism called acromicric dysplasia; he is. Klebba is best known for his role as Marty in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. He made his first role in a cameo in Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes.
Early life
Klebba was born and grew up in Troy, Michigan, graduating from Athens High School.Klebba runs a nonprofit foundation called Coalition for Dwarf Advocacy, which gives 100% of its donations to the cause of helping people with dwarfism.
Career
Early career
Klebba was an occasional guest on The Howard Stern Show in the 1990s and early 2000s, and was given the nickname "Marty the Midget".Film
Klebba has acted in various productions, most notably the Pirates of the Caribbean series as Marty, a dwarf pirate member of Jack Sparrow's crew. The character was originally named "Dirk", but someone, possibly director Gore Verbinski, named the character after Klebba. First appearing in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Klebba reprised the role in the sequels Dead Man's Chest, At World's End, and Dead Men Tell No Tales. On the role, Klebba was quoted in saying he is a normal man who fell into the franchise, one stunt turned into four out of five films.In 2003, Klebba played the ring announcer in Cradle 2 the Grave. In 2009, Klebba played the role of "Count Le Petite" in All's Faire in Love, a romantic comedy set at a Renaissance fair. He has also been in low budget horror/comedy films Feast II: Sloppy Seconds and Feast III: The Happy Finish as Thunder.
He has numerous stunt credits as well including Hancock, Zombieland, Bedtime Stories, Evan Almighty, Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, and Van Helsing. Wearing motion capture pajamas, Klebba stood in for the Dimorphodon who grapples with Owen Grady in Jurassic World.
Television
Klebba starred as Friday, one of the seven dwarfs, in the 2001 television film Snow White: The Fairest of Them All. In 2003, Klebba starred as Hank Dingo in the Comedy Central television film Knee High P.I.. He also made an appearance as a demon in the Charmed episode "Witch Wars". He has also appeared in iCarly and Drake & Josh as Nug Nug.Klebba made many appearances as Randall Winston in the television series Scrubs. He starred in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" as Dickie Jones and in the CSI: NY episode "Uncertainty Rules" as Calvin Moore. Also in 2010, Klebba guest starred as Hibachi in Pair of Kings, a Disney TV series. He played Todd Moore in the Bones episode "Dwarf in the Dirt".
Klebba has also been featured on the TLC reality show, Little People, Big World, with his friend Amy Roloff. He and his wife are featured in one episode of VH-1's I'm Married to a....
In 2011, Klebba appeared on The Cape as a series regular named "Rollo". He also appeared once again as one of the Seven Dwarfs in Mirror Mirror.
In 2025, Klebba provided the voice and facial capture for Grumpy, one of the seven dwarfs, in the 2025 remake of Snow White.