LOS ANGELES: Actor STEVE MARTIN married his journalist girlfriend ANNE STRINGFIELD during a ceremony at his Los Angeles home.Former Nebraska senator BOB KERREY, a friend of Martin's, presided over the ceremony, Martin's publicist Alan Nierob said.

LORNE MICHAELS, creator of the US television comedy show Saturday Night Live, was Martin's best man, he said.

More than 75 guests - including actors TOM HANKS, DIANE KEATON, EUGENE LEVY and CARL REINER - were not told that he and Stringfield would wed when they were invited to his home for a "party," Nierob said.

The ensuing nuptials were a surprise to them, he said.

Martin, 61, was previously married to actress VICTORIA TENNANT, whom he divorced in 1994 after about eight years together, Nierob said.

It was the first marriage for Stringfield, 35, a writer and former staffer for The New Yorker magazine.

The two had dated for about three years, Nierob said.

Martin delivered his vows sporting an Inspector Clouseau mustache he let grow in for his appearance in the upcoming sequel to 2006's Pink Panther remake.

His other movies include Planes, Trains & Automobiles, L A Story, Parenthood, and Father of the Bride.

His novel Shopgirl was made into a 2005 film starring himself and CLAIRE DANES.

The wedding was first reported by The Insider, a CBS celebrity news show.