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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3" title="مارتن لورنس – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مارتن لورنس" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3" title="مارتین لارنس – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="مارتین لارنس" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bi mw-list-item"><a href="https://bi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Bislama" lang="bi" hreflang="bi" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Bislama" data-language-local-name="Bislama" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bislama</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Мартин Лорънс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Мартин Лорънс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3" title="مارتین لارنس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مارتین لارنس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%88%ED%8B%B4_%EB%A1%9C%EB%9F%B0%EC%8A%A4" title="마틴 로런스 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="마틴 로런스" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D4%BC%D5%B8%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%BD" title="Մարտին Լոուրենս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մարտին Լոուրենս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8" title="मार्टिन लॉरेंस – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मार्टिन लॉरेंस" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9F_%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%A1" title="מרטין לורנס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מרטין לורנס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="მარტინ ლოურენსი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მარტინ ლოურენსი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Мартин Фицджеральд Лоуренс – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Мартин Фицджеральд Лоуренс" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81rtins_Lorenss" title="Mārtins Lorenss – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Mārtins Lorenss" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="მარტინ ლოურენსი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="მარტინ ლოურენსი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3" title="مارتن لورنس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مارتن لورنس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81" title="Мартин Лоуренс – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Мартин Лоуренс" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9" title="マーティン・ローレンス – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="マーティン・ローレンス" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence" title="Martin Lawrence – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Martin Lawrence" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" 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.infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn"><span class="fn">Martin Lawrence</span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013.jpg/220px-MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013.jpg/330px-MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013.jpg/440px-MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="678" data-file-height="683" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Lawrence in 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1965-04-16</span>) </span>April 16, 1965<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 59)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hesse" title="Hesse">Hesse</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> (now Germany)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">American</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1987–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Comedic_genres" title="Comedic genres">Genres</a></th><td class="infobox-data category"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Observational_comedy" title="Observational comedy">Observational comedy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Physical_comedy" title="Physical comedy">physical comedy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Satire" title="Satire">satire</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_comedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Blue comedy">blue comedy</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subject(s)</th><td class="infobox-data category"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/African-American_culture" title="African-American culture">African-American culture</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Human_sexuality" title="Human sexuality">human sexuality</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Racism" title="Racism">racism</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Race_relations" title="Race relations">race relations</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Self-deprecation" title="Self-deprecation">self-deprecation</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Southall" title="Patricia Southall">Patricia Southall</a></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1995; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1997)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Shamicka Gibbs</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2010; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 2012)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Notable works and roles</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_(TV_series)" title="Martin (TV series)">Martin</a></i></li><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_(franchise)" title="Bad Boys (franchise)">Bad Boys</a></i> franchise</li><li><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Momma%27s_House" title="Big Momma's House">Big Momma's House</a></i> franchise</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence</b><sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor. He got his start playing Maurice Warfield in <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Happening_Now!!" title="What's Happening Now!!">What's Happening Now!!</a></i> (1987–1988), and is known for his lead performance in the <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a> television sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Martin_(TV_series)" title="Martin (TV series)">Martin</a>,</i> as well as the <a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_(franchise)" title="Bad Boys (franchise)"><i>Bad Boys</i></a> film franchise. His other films include <i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="House Party (film)">House Party</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(1992_film)" title="Boomerang (1992 film)">Boomerang</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Life_(1999_film)" title="Life (1999 film)">Life</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Streak_(film)" title="Blue Streak (film)">Blue Streak</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Momma%27s_House" title="Big Momma's House">Big Momma's House</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Open_Season_(2006_film)" title="Open Season (2006 film)">Open Season</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Hogs" title="Wild Hogs">Wild Hogs</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> <p>The fourth of six children, Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence was born on April 16, 1965, in <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt" title="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>. His father, John Lawrence, was serving in the U.S. military at the time of his birth.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lawrence's first and middle names were after <a href="/wiki/Civil_rights_movement" title="Civil rights movement">civil rights leader</a> <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a> and U.S. President <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Lawrence was seven, his father left the military, and the family moved from West Germany back to the United States, settling in the Washington D.C. area in the town of <a href="/wiki/Landover,_Maryland" title="Landover, Maryland">Landover, Maryland</a>. Lawrence's mother had moved herself and her six children into the troubled King Square housing projects where he would attend Dodge Park Elementary.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his parents' divorce when he was eight years old, Lawrence rarely saw his father, who was a police officer, serving as the Police Chief for the Franklin D. Roosevelt VA Medical Center in Montrose, New York.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His mother, Chlora (née Bailey), worked several jobs, including as a sales representative and cashier at various department stores, to support her family.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Small for his size growing up in the projects, Lawrence often engaged in street fights with other kids. He stated that it was his mother and older brothers who kept him out of jail where most of his childhood friends ended up. During his teen years, Lawrence excelled at <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While living in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Washington,_Maryland" title="Fort Washington, Maryland">Fort Washington, Maryland</a>, Lawrence attended <a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt_High_School_(Greenbelt,_Maryland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Greenbelt, Maryland)">Eleanor Roosevelt High School</a><sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Friendly_High_School" title="Friendly High School">Friendly High School</a>, and became a Mid-Atlantic <a href="/wiki/Golden_Gloves" title="Golden Gloves">Golden Gloves</a> boxing contender.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <span class="anonymous-show"><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AMartin_Lawrence&preload=Template%3ASubmit+an+edit+request%2Fpreload&action=edit&section=new&editintro=Template%3AEdit+protected%2Feditintro&preloadtitle=Protected+edit+request+on+24+November+2024&preloadparams%5B%5D=edit+fully-protected&preloadparams%5B%5D=Martin+Lawrence">making an edit request</a></span></span><span class="user-show"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_Lawrence&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a> </span>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In his early days, Lawrence did comedy shows in the Washington, D.C., area and supported himself through odd jobs. Comedian Ritch Snyder saw his act and suggested Lawrence make connections in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lawrence ended up moving to New York City and found his way to the comedy club <i><a href="/wiki/The_Improv" title="The Improv">The Improv</a></i>. Shortly after appearing at The Improv, Lawrence won a performance spot on <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Search" title="Star Search">Star Search</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He did well on the show and made it to the final round, but did not win. However, executives at <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures_Television" title="Columbia Pictures Television">Columbia Pictures Television</a> saw Martin's performance and offered him the role of Maurice Warfield in <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Happening_Now!!" title="What's Happening Now!!">What's Happening Now!!</a></i>; this was his first acting job.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon cancellation of that show, Lawrence found bit parts in various films and television series. His breakthrough role was as Cee in <i><a href="/wiki/Do_the_Right_Thing" title="Do the Right Thing">Do the Right Thing</a></i>. Other film roles followed, such as <i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="House Party (film)">House Party</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_2" title="House Party 2">House Party 2</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Talkin%27_Dirty_After_Dark" title="Talkin' Dirty After Dark">Talkin' Dirty After Dark</a></i>, and the <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a> vehicle <i><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(1992_film)" title="Boomerang (1992 film)">Boomerang</a></i>. During this period, entertainment mogul <a href="/wiki/Russell_Simmons" title="Russell Simmons">Russell Simmons</a> selected him to host the groundbreaking series <i><a href="/wiki/Def_Comedy_Jam" title="Def Comedy Jam">Def Comedy Jam</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a>. <i>Def Comedy Jam</i> gave many comedians (including <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tucker" title="Chris Tucker">Chris Tucker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Chappelle" title="Dave Chappelle">Dave Chappelle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Epps" title="Mike Epps">Mike Epps</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Griffin" title="Eddie Griffin">Eddie Griffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Mac" title="Bernie Mac">Bernie Mac</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cedric_the_Entertainer" title="Cedric the Entertainer">Cedric the Entertainer</a>) mainstream exposure. </p><p>During his stint with <i><a href="/wiki/Def_Comedy_Jam" title="Def Comedy Jam">Def Comedy Jam</a></i>, Lawrence appeared in his own hit series, <i><a href="/wiki/Martin_(television)" class="mw-redirect" title="Martin (television)">Martin</a></i>, which aired on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show ran from 1992 to 1997 and was an enormous success. <i>Martin</i> was the flagship of Fox's Thursday night line-up, which drew millions of viewers away from <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Must_See_TV" title="Must See TV">Must See TV</a>" line-up. He hosted <i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i> on February 19, 1994, where he made crude remarks about women's genitalia and personal hygiene; the offensive portion of the monologue was edited out of NBC reruns and <a href="/wiki/Television_syndication" class="mw-redirect" title="Television syndication">syndicated</a> versions and Lawrence was banned from NBC for a period of time until he received an apology from the President of NBC at the time Warren Littlefield.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Martin'</i>s ratings continued to skyrocket so much that Fox became more of a contender against NBC and came closer to being considered among the top television networks. In 1995 he acted alongside <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_(1995_film)" title="Bad Boys (1995 film)"><i>Bad Boys</i></a> with wide success. </p><p>After <i><a href="/wiki/Martin_(TV_series)" title="Martin (TV series)">Martin</a></i> ended its run in 1997, Lawrence found work in comedy films. He often starred as the second lead opposite actors including <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_DeVito" title="Danny DeVito">Danny DeVito</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Robbins" title="Tim Robbins">Tim Robbins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of his films were blockbusters at the box office, including <i><a href="/wiki/Nothing_to_Lose_(1997_film)" title="Nothing to Lose (1997 film)">Nothing to Lose</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Life_(1999_film)" title="Life (1999 film)">Life</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Streak_(film)" title="Blue Streak (film)">Blue Streak</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Momma%27s_House" title="Big Momma's House">Big Momma's House</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_II" title="Bad Boys II">Bad Boys II</a></i>. He also starred in critical and box office failures, including <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Knight_(film)" title="Black Knight (film)">Black Knight</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/National_Security_(2003_film)" title="National Security (2003 film)">National Security</a></i>. Regardless, his salary steadily increased to over $10 million per film role. He continued to work in film, with such films as <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Momma%27s_House_2" title="Big Momma's House 2">Big Momma's House 2</a></i>, which opened at No. 1 at North American box office and grossed almost $28 million its first weekend,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Hogs" title="Wild Hogs">Wild Hogs</a></i> (2007), in which he played a bored suburbanite seeking adventure on the open road in a biker comedy alongside <a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Allen" title="Tim Allen">Tim Allen</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_H._Macy" title="William H. Macy">William H. Macy</a>. </p><p>In 2006, Lawrence appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_the_Actors_Studio" title="Inside the Actors Studio">Inside the Actors Studio</a></i>, during which Lawrence briefly brought back to life some of the characters he had portrayed on <i>Martin</i>. He also appeared in <a href="/wiki/Open_Season_(2006_film)" title="Open Season (2006 film)"><i>Open Season</i></a> as the voice of Boog, one of the main characters of the film, which also starred <a href="/wiki/Ashton_Kutcher" title="Ashton Kutcher">Ashton Kutcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Debra_Messing" title="Debra Messing">Debra Messing</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sinise" title="Gary Sinise">Gary Sinise</a>. </p><p>In 2008, Lawrence starred in his first G-rated film, <a href="/wiki/Walt_Disney_Pictures" title="Walt Disney Pictures">Walt Disney Pictures</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/College_Road_Trip" title="College Road Trip">College Road Trip</a>,</i> in which he co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Raven-Symon%C3%A9" title="Raven-Symoné">Raven-Symoné</a>. </p><p>In 2011, Lawrence reprised his role as FBI agent Malcolm Turner in <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Mommas:_Like_Father,_Like_Son" title="Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son">Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son</a></i>, the third film in the <i>Big Momma</i> series.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2013, it was announced that Lawrence and <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Grammer" title="Kelsey Grammer">Kelsey Grammer</a> were considering pairing up to star in a comedy for <a href="/wiki/Lionsgate_Television" title="Lionsgate Television">Lionsgate Television</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Partners_(2014_TV_series)" title="Partners (2014 TV series)">Partners</a></i>, paired the two actors as Chicago lawyers from "vastly different backgrounds who unexpectedly meet in court on the worst day of their lives." The show premiered on August 4, 2014, but was cancelled after one season after receiving poor reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Lawrence reprised his role as Detective Marcus Burnett in the third installment of the <a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_(franchise)" title="Bad Boys (franchise)"><i>Bad Boys</i> franchise</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_for_Life" title="Bad Boys for Life">Bad Boys for Life</a></i>, again alongside <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a>. The film was considered a financial success, grossing $112 million in its first four days of release.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lawrence starred in his first dramatic role in 2022's <i><a href="/wiki/Mindcage" title="Mindcage">Mindcage</a></i> alongside <a href="/wiki/Melissa_Roxburgh" title="Melissa Roxburgh">Melissa Roxburgh</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Malkovich" title="John Malkovich">John Malkovich</a>. </p><p>On April 20, 2023, Lawrence earned a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relationships_and_family">Relationships and family</h3></div> <p>Lawrence was engaged to actress <a href="/wiki/Lark_Voorhies" title="Lark Voorhies">Lark Voorhies</a> in 1993. He married <a href="/wiki/Miss_Virginia_USA" title="Miss Virginia USA">Miss Virginia USA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Southall" title="Patricia Southall">Patricia Southall</a>, in 1995. Lawrence and Southall have a daughter, Jasmine Page (born January 15, 1996). They divorced in 1997, and Lawrence began a relationship with Shamicka Gibbs. The couple married on July 10, 2010, at Lawrence's <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Beverly Hills">Beverly Hills</a> home. Actors <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Denzel_Washington" title="Denzel Washington">Denzel Washington</a> were among the 120 wedding guests;<sup id="cite_ref-wihlberg_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wihlberg-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lawrence and Gibbs have two daughters, Iyanna Faith (born November 9, 2000) and Amara Trinity (born August 20, 2002).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 25, 2012, Lawrence filed for divorce from Gibbs, citing irreconcilable differences and asking for joint legal and physical custody of the children.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lawrence owns a farm near <a href="/wiki/Purcellville,_Virginia" title="Purcellville, Virginia">Purcellville</a>, Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For several years, he owned a large mansion in the <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Beverly Park">Beverly Park</a> community in Beverly Hills, where he wedded Gibbs. However, following their divorce, the property was available for lease at $200,000 per month in June 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, the property was up for sale for $26.5 million, and eventually he sold it for $17.2 million to <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Makowsky" title="Bruce Makowsky">Bruce Makowsky</a>, buying an <a href="/wiki/Encino,_Los_Angeles" title="Encino, Los Angeles">Encino, Los Angeles</a> property for $6.63 million.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arrests,_lawsuits_and_health_problems"><span id="Arrests.2C_lawsuits_and_health_problems"></span>Arrests, lawsuits and health problems</h3></div> <p>In July 1995, while on the set filming <i><a href="/wiki/A_Thin_Line_Between_Love_and_Hate" title="A Thin Line Between Love and Hate">A Thin Line Between Love and Hate</a></i>, Lawrence lashed out in a violent rage and was then hospitalized at <a href="/wiki/Cedars-Sinai_Medical_Center" title="Cedars-Sinai Medical Center">Cedars-Sinai Medical Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 8, 1996, he became increasingly erratic and was arrested after he brandished a <a href="/wiki/Pistol" title="Pistol">pistol</a> in the middle of an intersection on <a href="/wiki/Ventura_Boulevard" title="Ventura Boulevard">Ventura Boulevard</a> in Los Angeles, screaming, "They're trying to kill me!" He was again hospitalized, with his public-relations agent citing exhaustion and dehydration as the reasons for this episode.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 29, 1996, he tried to take a gun on a flight and received two years <a href="/wiki/Probation" title="Probation">probation</a> and a fine.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1997, Lawrence's <i>Martin</i> co-star <a href="/wiki/Tisha_Campbell" title="Tisha Campbell">Tisha Campbell-Martin</a> filed a lawsuit against him, alleging <a href="/wiki/Sexual_harassment" title="Sexual harassment">sexual harassment</a> and abuse both on and off set.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By April 1997, Campbell had settled the lawsuit, and returned to appear in the last two episodes of the series.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 1997, Lawrence was arrested after punching a man in a Hollywood nightclub.<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During August 1999, Lawrence slipped into a three-day coma after collapsing from heat exhaustion while jogging in 100 °F (38 °C) heat in preparation for <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Momma%27s_House" title="Big Momma's House">Big Momma's House</a></i> while wearing heavy clothing and a "plastic suit".<sup id="cite_ref-actors_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-actors-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He recovered in the hospital after entering a near fatal coma due to a body temperature of 107 °F (42 °C), his breathing assisted by a ventilator.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Role </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1989 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Do_the_Right_Thing" title="Do the Right Thing">Do the Right Thing</a></i> </td> <td>Cee </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1990 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="House Party (film)">House Party</a></i> </td> <td>Bilal </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1991 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Talkin%27_Dirty_After_Dark" title="Talkin' Dirty After Dark">Talkin' Dirty After Dark</a></i> </td> <td>Terry Lumbar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/House_Party_2" title="House Party 2">House Party 2</a></i> </td> <td>Bilal </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1992 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boomerang_(1992_film)" title="Boomerang (1992 film)">Boomerang</a></i> </td> <td>Tyler Hawkins </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1994 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/You_So_Crazy" title="You So Crazy">You So Crazy</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Stand-up film<br />Executive producer and writer </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1995 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_(1995_film)" title="Bad Boys (1995 film)">Bad Boys</a></i> </td> <td>Detective Marcus Burnett </td> <td>Nominated - <a href="/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_On-Screen_Duo" title="MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo">MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(with <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a>)</span><br />Nominated - <a href="/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Action_Sequence" title="MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence">MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1996 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Thin_Line_Between_Love_and_Hate" title="A Thin Line Between Love and Hate">A Thin Line Between Love and Hate</a></i> </td> <td>Darnell Wright </td> <td>Also director<br />Narrator, executive producer, writer and music supervisor </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1997 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nothing_to_Lose_(1997_film)" title="Nothing to Lose (1997 film)">Nothing to Lose</a></i> </td> <td>Terrence "T-Paul" Paul Davidson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">1999 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Life_(1999_film)" title="Life (1999 film)">Life</a></i> </td> <td>Claude Banks </td> <td>Nominated - <a href="/wiki/6th_Blockbuster_Entertainment_Awards#Favorite_Comedy_Team" title="6th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards">Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Comedy Team</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(with <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a>)</span><br />Nominated - <a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Streak_(film)" title="Blue Streak (film)">Blue Streak</a></i> </td> <td>Miles Logan/Detective Malone </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2000 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Momma%27s_House" title="Big Momma's House">Big Momma's House</a></i> </td> <td>Malcolm Turner/Big Momma </td> <td>Also executive producer<br />Nominated - <a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_Entertainment_Awards" title="Blockbuster Entertainment Awards">Blockbuster Entertainment Awards</a> for Favorite Actor - Comedy<br />Nominated - <a href="/wiki/Teen_Choice_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Teen Choice Award">Teen Choice Award</a> for Choice Movie Wipeout<br />Nominated - <a href="/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_Comedic_Performance" title="MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance">MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance</a><br />Nominated - <a href="/wiki/Kids%27_Choice_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Kids' Choice Awards">Kids' Choice Awards</a> for Favorite Movie Actor </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">2001 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_the_Worst_That_Could_Happen%3F" title="What's the Worst That Could Happen?">What's the Worst That Could Happen?</a></i> </td> <td>Kevin Caffrey </td> <td>Also executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Knight_(film)" title="Black Knight (film)">Black Knight</a></i> </td> <td>Jamal Walker/Skywalker </td> <td>Also executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2002 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_Lawrence_Live:_Runteldat" title="Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat">Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat</a></i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Stand-up film<br />Also executive producer and writer </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">2003 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/National_Security_(2003_film)" title="National Security (2003 film)">National Security</a></i> </td> <td>Earl Montgomery </td> <td>Also executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_II" title="Bad Boys II">Bad Boys II</a></i> </td> <td>Detective Marcus Burnett </td> <td>Nominated - <a href="/wiki/MTV_Movie_Award_for_Best_On-Screen_Duo" title="MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo">MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(shared with <a href="/wiki/Will_Smith" title="Will Smith">Will Smith</a>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2005 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(2005_film)" title="Rebound (2005 film)">Rebound</a></i> </td> <td>Coach Roy McCormick/<br />Preachor Don </td> <td>Also executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">2006 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Momma%27s_House_2" title="Big Momma's House 2">Big Momma's House 2</a></i> </td> <td>Malcolm Turner/Big Momma </td> <td>Also executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Open_Season_(2006_film)" title="Open Season (2006 film)">Open Season</a></i> </td> <td>Boog </td> <td>Voice only </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2007 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Hogs" title="Wild Hogs">Wild Hogs</a></i> </td> <td>Bobby Davis </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row">2008 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_Home_Roscoe_Jenkins" title="Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins">Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins</a></i> </td> <td>RJ Stevens/Roscoe Jenkins Jr. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/College_Road_Trip" title="College Road Trip">College Road Trip</a></i> </td> <td>Chief James Porter </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tropic_Thunder" title="Tropic Thunder">Tropic Thunder</a></i> </td> <td>The Dude </td> <td>Cameo </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2010 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Death_at_a_Funeral_(2010_film)" title="Death at a Funeral (2010 film)">Death at a Funeral</a></i> </td> <td>Ryan Barnes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2011 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Mommas:_Like_Father,_Like_Son" title="Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son">Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son</a></i> </td> <td>Malcolm Turner/Big Momma </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2016 </th> <td><i>Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time</i> </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Stand-up film<br />Also writer </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2019 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Beach_Bum" title="The Beach Bum">The Beach Bum</a></i> </td> <td>Captain Wack </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2020 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys_for_Life" title="Bad Boys for Life">Bad Boys for Life</a></i> </td> <td>Detective Marcus Burnett </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2022 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mindcage" title="Mindcage">Mindcage</a></i> </td> <td>Jake Doyle </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2024 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Boys:_Ride_or_Die" title="Bad Boys: Ride or Die">Bad Boys: Ride or Die</a></i> </td> <td>Detective Marcus Burnett </td> <td>Also executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2025 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sneaks_(film)" title="Sneaks (film)">Sneaks</a></i> </td> <td>JB </td> <td>Voice only; In production </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Title </th> <th scope="col">Role </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1987–1988 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Happening_Now!!" title="What's Happening Now!!">What's Happening Now!!</a></i> </td> <td>Maurice Warfield </td> <td>22 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1989 </th> <td><i>A Little Bit Strange</i> </td> <td>Sydney Masterson </td> <td>Unsold pilot </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1990 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kid_%27n_Play_(TV_series)" title="Kid 'n Play (TV series)">Kid 'n Play</a></i> </td> <td>Wiz, Hurbie </td> <td>Voice </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1990 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Git_You_Sucka#Television_pilot" title="I'm Gonna Git You Sucka">Hammer, Slammer, & Slade</a></i> </td> <td>Willie </td> <td>Television film </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1991 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Al_B._Sure!#Other_work" title="Al B. Sure!">Private Times</a></i> </td> <td>Mike </td> <td>Unaired pilot </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1992–1993 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Def_Comedy_Jam" title="Def Comedy Jam">Def Comedy Jam</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (host) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1992–1997 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_(TV_series)" title="Martin (TV series)">Martin</a></i> </td> <td>Martin Payne and other various characters </td> <td>132 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1994 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a></i> </td> <td>Himself (host) </td> <td>Episode: "Martin Lawrence/<a href="/wiki/Crash_Test_Dummies" title="Crash Test Dummies">Crash Test Dummies</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2010–2011 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love_That_Girl!" title="Love That Girl!">Love That Girl!</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td>Executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2012 </th> <td><i>Untitled Martin Lawrence / CBS Sitcom</i> </td> <td>Ray Barker </td> <td>Unsold pilot </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2014 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Soul_Man" title="The Soul Man">The Soul Man</a></i> </td> <td>Crazy Rudy </td> <td>Episode: "All the Way Live" </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2014 </th> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Partners_(2014_TV_series)" title="Partners (2014 TV series)">Partners</a></i> </td> <td>Marcus Jackson </td> <td>10 episodes </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Years </th> <th rowspan="2">Album </th> <th colspan="3">Chart positions </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:smaller;"> <th style="width:45px;"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a> </th> <th style="width:45px;"><a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">US Hip-Hop</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Martin_Lawrence_Live_Talkin%27_Shit" title="Martin Lawrence Live Talkin' Shit">Martin Lawrence Live Talkin' Shit</a></i> </td> <td>76 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><i><a href="/wiki/Funk_It" title="Funk It">Funk It</a></i> </td> <td>– </td> <td>35 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_Entertainment_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Blockbuster Entertainment Award">Blockbuster Entertainment Award</a> <ul><li>nominated with <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murphy" title="Eddie Murphy">Eddie Murphy</a> for Favorite Comedy Team (2000) for the film <i>Life</i></li> <li>nominated for Favorite Actor (2001) for the film <i>Big Momma's House</i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NAACP Image Award">NAACP Image Award</a> <ul><li><b>won</b> Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 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