Martin Lawrence

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (April 16, 1965) is an American comedian, former boxer, screenwriter and producer.^[1] He was born in Frankfurt to African-American parents. He has been in many kinds of movies, including the Bad Boys movies, the Big Momma's House series, Open Season, the short film Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run, and many others as well. He also starred in the sitcom Martin between 1992 and 1997.

Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence in 2013
Born	Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (1965-04-16) April 16, 1965 (age 60) Frankfurt, Germany
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Celebrity, Comedian, Boxer, Screenwriter, Producer
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouses	Patricia Southall ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 1997)​ Shamicka Gibbs ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2012)​
Children	3

Martin Lawrence in June 2013

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Do the Right Thing	Cee
1990	House Party	Bilal
1991	Talkin' Dirty After Dark	Terry Wilson
1991	House Party 2	Bilal
1992	Boomerang	Tyler Hawkins
1994	You So Crazy	Himself	Stand-up film Executive producer and writer
1995	Bad Boys	Det. Marcus Burnett	Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (with Will Smith) Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence
1996	A Thin Line Between Love and Hate	Darnell Wright	Also director Narrator, executive producer, writer and music supervisor
1997	Nothing to Lose	Terrence "T-Paul" Paul Davidson
1999	Life	Claude Banks	Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Comedy Team (with Eddie Murphy) Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
1999	Blue Streak	Miles Logan/Detective Malone
2000	Big Momma's House	Malcolm Turner/Big Momma	Also executive producer Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Actor - Comedy Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Wipeout Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated - Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor
2000	The Luke Movie	Boog	Voice only
2001	What's the Worst That Could Happen?	Kevin Caffrey	Also executive producer
2001	Black Knight	Jamal Walker/Skywalker	Also executive producer
2002	Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat	Himself	Stand-up film Also executive producer and writer
2003	National Security	Earl Montgomery	Also executive producer
2003	Bad Boys II	Detective Marcus Burnett	Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Will Smith)
2005	Rebound	Coach Roy McCormick/ Preachor Don	Also executive producer
2006	Big Momma's House 2	Malcolm Turner/Big Momma	Also executive producer
2006	Open Season	Boog	Voice only
2007	Wild Hogs	Bobby Davis
2008	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins	Dr. RJ Stevens/Roscoe Jenkins, Jr.
2008	College Road Trip	Chief James Porter
2010	Death at a Funeral	Ryan Barnes
2011	Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son	Malcolm Turner/Big Momma
2016	Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time	Himself	Stand-up film Also writer
2019	The Beach Bum	Captain Wack
2020	Bad Boys for Life	Detective Marcus Burnett