IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Dorothy Michaels
Played by Martin Short
The female persona adopted by out-of-work actor Michael Dorsey, played by Dustin Hoffman, in the 1982 film Tootsie. Sketch parodies show the disguise, often with the actor behind it breaking through.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.