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Kurt Martin
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Character Statistics
Gender: Male
Age Group: Adult [SLOZAC] [SLOD]
Nickname: Dad (by Zack and Cody)
Relationships
Sisters: Gladys Martin
Ex-Wife: Carey Martin
Children: Zack Martin (Son)
Cody Martin (Son)
Production Info
Portrayed by: Robert Torti
First Appearance: "Poor Little Rich Girl"[SLOZAC]
"Mom and Dad on Deck"[SLOD]
Last Appearance: "A Tale of Two Houses"[SLOZAC]
"Graduation on Deck"[SLOD]

Kurt Martin (Robert Torti) is a minor recurring character in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck. He is the biological father of Zack and Cody Martin and ex-husband of Carey Martin and works as in a touring rock band.

Story[]

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Kurt Martin and son Zack in "Christmas at the Tipton"

Though heard briefly in a video in "Poor Little Rich Girl", Kurt is formally introduced in "Dad's Back", where he visits ex-wife Carey Martin and his kids, Zack and Cody. Though Kurt does not stay long to visit, Zack stows away on his rock band's tour bus after a playful comment by Kurt, telling Zack to come live with him on the road. Despite being on the road, Kurt has to find time to take care of Zack and help him with his homework, and eventually get him back to the Tipton.

Kurt appears again at Christmastime, where he was supposed to take Zack and Cody snowboarding, but was snowed in at the hotel instead, where Cody tried unsuccessfully to get him and Carey back together, "like a family."

Kurt and Carey are currently divorced, though they visit Zack and Cody together on the S.S. Tipton in "Mom and Dad on Deck", saying that they'd love to move onto the ship with the boys. Enjoying their freedom, Zack and Cody hatch a plan to get rid of their parents, and though Kurt and Carey discover this, they eventually decide not to move onto the boat.

Personality[]

Kurt is really a happy-go-lucky guy who is a kid at heart. He is also an open-minded father and can be mindless at times. His creativity in buying Zack and Cody gifts revealed in both Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Suite Life on Deck. In the former title, he bought Cody an ancient Chinese calculator, and gave Zack his legendary guitar. In the sequel, he got Zack and Cody a car since they are "out in the ocean, nothing can stop [him from teaching them how to drive]." Overall, he is a loving dad and possibly husband. However, his mindlessness is often viewed as irresponsible, and that is possibly why Carey, his ex-wife and mother of Zack and Cody, left him in the first place.

Although, he seems to become a more responsible parent over the course of the series, but Carey is still shown to be more responsible than he is.

Episode Appearances[]

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

On Deck[]

Season 1[]

Season 3[]

Number Of Episode Appearances[]

Suite Life of Zack and Cody: 5[]

Suite Life on Deck: 3[]

All In Total: 8[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • In "Mom and Dad on Deck", Kurt Martin is accidentally written as "Rick Martin" in the credits.
  • While he appears in all 3 Seasons of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, he only appears in 2 of the 3 Seasons of The Suite Life on Deck.

See also[]

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