Tom Welling in the Baker family which had 12 children, in the family comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen" with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, which is a remake of the 1950 movie starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, based on the 1948 book about the family of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and written by two of their children. Welling talked about why he was interested in the project in an interview with Paul Fischer: "The top three reasons I decided to do this film were, one, Steve Martin, two, Steve Martin and three, Steve Martin. That was the number one draw for
Steve Martin (2000), and starred in "Cheaper by the Dozen 2". In 2006, he starred in the box office hit "The Pink Panther", as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. He reprised the role in 2009's "The Pink Panther 2". When combined, the two films grossed over $230 million at the box office. In "Baby Mama" (2008), Martin played the founder of a health food company, and in "It's Complicated" (2009), he played opposite Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. In 2009, an article in "The Guardian" listed Martin as one of the best actors never to receive an Oscar nomination. In 2011, he appeared