Katherine Short, the 42-year-old daughter of actor and comedian Martin Short, died on Monday at her home in the Hollywood Hills. A law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that Short, a social worker, died by an apparent suicide. Katherine Short with her father Martin and her brother Oliver . The years that followed were “tough”, as Short told the Guardian in 2012. There’s no big surprise.”Short is currently on a two-man comedy tour with his longtime friend and Only Murders co-star Steve Martin.

Source: Irish Examiner February 25, 2026 13:34 UTC