Martin Lawrence

Name: Martin Lawrence
Date of Birth: April 16, 1965
Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Germany

Mini-bio: Lawrence moved to California and found his way to the legendary Kings Wood comedy club. Shortly after appearing at the Wood, he won a performance spot on Star Search, a popular show in the United Stat...( read more)

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Martin Lawrence

"I don't want to sound facetious, but humour is the key to the soul. You know what I mean? "

~ Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence Mini-Bio:

Lawrence moved to California and found his way to the legendary Kings Wood comedy club. Shortly after appearing at the Wood, he won a performance spot on Star Search, a popular show in the United States. He did well on the show and made it to the final round before ultimately losing. However, executives at Columbia TriStar Television saw Martin's performance and offered him an appearance on the television sitcom What's Happening Now!!; this was his first acting job. Following What's Happening Now!!, Martin had bit parts in various films and television roles before entertainment mogul Russell Simmons personally selected him to host the groundbreaking series Def Comedy Jam on HBO. Def Comedy Jam gave many comedians (including Chris Tucker, Steve Harvey and Cedric The Entertainer) mainstream exposure.

Around the same time he was cast in the Def Comedy Jam role, Martin appeared in his own sitcom, the hit series Martin, which aired on Fox. The show ran from 1992 to 1997 and was considered a success. Lawrence also hosted Saturday Night Live on February 19, 1994, where he made crude remarks on women's genitalia and personal hygiene. The monologue was later completely edited out of reruns and syndicated versions. As a result, Martin was banned from the show for life. After Martin ended its run, Lawrence worked on many film projects. He starred or co-starred in many movies alongside such talents as Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, and Tim Robbins. Many of his films were blockbusters (including Bad Boys (1995) and Big Momma's House (2000) and his salary increased dramatically to over $10 million per role. He continues to work in film, with his new movie Big Momma's House 2 (2006) opening #1 at the North American box office in late January, grossing almost $28 million its first weekend.

Martin was once engaged to actress Lark Voorhies from "Saved By The Bell". Martin married Patricia Southall, a former Miss Virginia winner in 1995 January. They divorced in September 1996. Martin has a daughter named Jasmine Page with Patricia who was born on January 15, 1996. Martin also has two other daughters born in 2001 and 2003.

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Martin Lawrence Information
Birth Name:	Martin Fitgerald Lawrence
Eye color:	Brown
Hair color:	Black
Height:	5 ft 7 in (170cm)
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Zodiac/Star sign:	Aries
Nationality:	American (United States)
Nicknames:	Martin
Education:	Thomas G. Pullen School of Creative and Performing Arts in Landover, MD Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Landover, MD Friendly High School in Fort Washington, MD
Family:	Daughters: - Jasmine Page (from Patricia Southall, Jan 15, 1996) - Lyana (Born 2001) - Ameria (Born 2003) Ex-wife: Patricia Southall (1995-1996) Father: John Lawrence (served in the military divorced Chlora 1973) Mother:Chlora Lawrence Sister:Rae Proctor (Works as Martin's assistant) Sister:Ursula Lawrence (Manages Lawrence's fan club) Nieces: Sadie Bowden and Diaviahn Bowden
Resides In:	Los Angeles, California USA
Religious Affiliation:	Catholic
Political Affiliation:	Democrat
Personal Interests/Hobbies:	Doing stand up comedy
Charities/Causes:	Causes: Charities:
Professions:	Comedian, Actor, Producer, Director, Screen Writer, Music Supervisor and was once a gas station attendant.
Other/Trivia:	Agents discovered him on "Star Search" His first name was taken from Martin Luther King Jr.
Soundtracks / Discography:	"Duck Walk" - Written by Martin Lawrence for the movie Casablanca Driver (2004) "Martin Lawrence performed "Dance to the Music" and "Sound Off" (The Duckworth Chant) in the 2001 movie Black Knight. At his own TV sitcom named "Martin" (1995), on the episode "All the Players Came", Martin Lawrence sang "I Wanna Get Next to You" and "Be Thankful For What You Got"

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lnthmoraa

Hi Martin. i really love your movies. you are so talented and funny. Wow! you are such wonderful actor. like 'Blue Streak' men have no words. keep it up

posted 38 days ago
KELIAKEELANIE

You my friend are very talented, but I would like to see you do a movie a bit more serious than the comedies... but that's just my opinion... Your wonderful! Peace my friend... god Bless you too! Kelia

posted 48 days ago
paulbrown69

gee martin lawrence your a top cool guy like all yur movies man yur so funny hope you could send me signed a/graft of yurself send to leeds_freddie_prince@yahoo.co.uk

posted 87 days ago
Davi228

i wanted to say i love all your movies and can you add me ????????

posted 126 days ago
tadz188

hi
how are you?
you have great films and i watch quite allot of ur films anyway bye

posted 227 days ago
paorawaru

Martin is a terrific comedian who always puts a smile on me and brings much laughter to everyone. Wonderful talent.

posted 238 days ago
pokereaglelover

What an actor!!! Great comedian!! Love all the movies he's been in!!!! five out of five stars*****

posted 241 days ago
yessoufoum

Salut Lawrence's,
Je m'appelle Momo et je vis en France plus précisément à Marseille et j'aimerais bien faire connaissance avec vous.
Voici mon é-mail yessoufoum@yahoo.fr
A bientôt
Momo

posted 273 days ago
SkUxXdELUXx07

hey wats up aye !!!!!!!!
can u add meeh

posted 283 days ago
footballfanatic57

best actor ever in the whole intire world

posted 306 days ago

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Martin Lawrence Movies

Death at a Funeral (Unrated, 2010)
College Road Trip (G, 2008)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (PG-13, 2008)
Wild Hogs (PG-13, 2007)
Open Season (PG, 2006)
Big Momma's House 2 (PG-13, 2006)
Rebound (PG, 2005)
Before They Were Kings Vol 2 (Unrated, 2005)
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story (Unrated, 2004)
Bad Boys II (R, 2003)

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