| rdfs:comment | - Martin Lawrence is an American actor and comedian. Born April 16, 1965, he began his career as a stand up comedian and gained notoriety in the 1990s after a successful run on Star Search. He has branched into acting, directing, producing and writing.
- Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is best known in films such as House Party, Bad Boys and Big Momma's House films.
- Commodore Martin Lawrence was Commandant of Starfleet Flight Training at the Starfleet Academy campus on planet Academy. Commodore Lawrence and Captain James T. Kirk once had an argument, so when the Federation starship USS Enterprise was to visit Academy in the year 2268, Kirk suspected that Lawrence would subject the Enterprise to a Class 1 Inspection. (TOS novel: Planet of Judgment)
- Lawrence moved to Denver and found his way to the legendary Kings Wood comedy club.[citation needed] Shortly after appearing at the Wood, he won a performance spot on Star Search. 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 the role of "Maurice" on the television sitcom What's Happening Now!!; this was his first acting job. Upon cancellation of that show, Lawrence found bit parts in various films and television roles. His breakthrough role was as Cee in the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing. Other roles followed in films such as the House Party series, Talkin' Dirty After Dark, and the Eddie Murphy vehicleBoomerang. During this period, entertainment mogul Russell
- Martin Lawrence (born April 16, 1965 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a popular American actor, comedian, director and producer, who first became popular for his 1992-1997 series, Martin, which was nominated for 2 awards (2 Kids' Choice Awards) and won 2 other awards. (NAACP Image Awards) Martin Lawrence was banned from the show after his opening monologue on the February 19, 1994 episode included comments about female genitalia.
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| abstract | - Martin Lawrence is an American actor and comedian. Born April 16, 1965, he began his career as a stand up comedian and gained notoriety in the 1990s after a successful run on Star Search. He has branched into acting, directing, producing and writing.
- Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is best known in films such as House Party, Bad Boys and Big Momma's House films.
- Martin Lawrence (born April 16, 1965 in Frankfurt, Germany) is a popular American actor, comedian, director and producer, who first became popular for his 1992-1997 series, Martin, which was nominated for 2 awards (2 Kids' Choice Awards) and won 2 other awards. (NAACP Image Awards) Martin Lawrence was banned from the show after his opening monologue on the February 19, 1994 episode included comments about female genitalia. Note: The monologue has been edited out in both the network repeats and syndicated version, with just a graphic describing in general what Lawrence had said. The graphic also told viewers that it was a lively monologue and it almost cost many SNL employees their jobs. While not a reason for the ban, another factor that harmed Lawrence was a Stuart Smalley sketch where he told the title character "Shut up you ass pirate". That line had not been in the script; it was ad-libbed.
- Lawrence moved to Denver and found his way to the legendary Kings Wood comedy club.[citation needed] Shortly after appearing at the Wood, he won a performance spot on Star Search. 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 the role of "Maurice" on the television sitcom What's Happening Now!!; this was his first acting job. Upon cancellation of that show, Lawrence found bit parts in various films and television roles. His breakthrough role was as Cee in the Spike Lee film Do the Right Thing. Other roles followed in films such as the House Party series, Talkin' Dirty After Dark, and the Eddie Murphy vehicleBoomerang. During this period, entertainment mogul Russell Simmons selected him to host the groundbreaking series Def Comedy Jam on HBO. Def Comedy Jam gave many comedians (including Chris Tucker, Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Bernie Mac and Cedric the Entertainer) mainstream exposure. During his stint with Def Comedy Jam, Lawrence appeared in his own hit series, Martin, which aired on Fox TV. The show ran from 1992 to 1997 and was an enormous success. Martin was the flagship of Fox's Thursday-night line-up, which drew millions of viewers away from NBC's "Must See TV" line-up. He hosted Saturday Night Live on February 19, 1994, where he made crude remarks about women's genitalia and personal hygiene; the monologue was completely edited out of NBC reruns and syndicated versions, and Lawrence was banned from the show for life.Martin'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. After Martin ended its run in 1997, Lawrence found ample work in comedy films. He often starred as the second lead opposite actors including Eddie Murphy and Tim Robbins. Many of his films were blockbusters at the box office, including Nothing to Lose, Life, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House. He also starred in critical and box office failures including, What's the Worst That Could Happen?, Black Knight and National Security. Regardless, his salary steadily increased to over $10 million per film role. He continues to work in film, with such films as Big Momma's House 2, which opened #1 at the North American box office and grossed almost $28 million its first weekend, and Wild Hogs (2007), in which he plays a bored suburbanite seeking adventure on the open road in a biker comedy alongside John Travolta, Tim Allen and William H. Macy. In 2006, Lawrence appeared on Inside the Actors Studio, during which Lawrence briefly brought back to life some of the characters he'd portrayed on Martin. In 2008, Lawrence starred in Disney's College Road Trip co-starring with Raven-Symoné. This particular film was his first G-rated film. Even though it was his first film to be G-rated, it is not his first time appearing in a children's film. as well as a voiceover role in Open Season (2006) opposite Ashton Kutcher. At the 2009 BET Awards he appeared in a spoof movie trailer with Jamie Foxx for a fictional movie The Skank Robbers that featured, their respective television characters Sheneneh Jenkins andUgly Wanda. in 2010, Fox announced that it was producing a film based on the sketch, featuring Foxx, Lawrence, and actress Halle Berry. In 2011, Lawrence reprised his role as FBI agent Malcolm Turner in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, the third film in the Big Momma's House series, which was released in 2011. In January 2013, it was announced Lawrence and Kelsey Grammer are considering pairing up to star in a comedy together for Lionsgate TV. The series will likely follow the same production model as Charlie Sheen's Anger Management, which is also produced by Lionsgate TV. That show was recently given a hardy back-90 pickup following its initial 10-episode order. On March 2013, it was announced television producers/writers Bob Boyett and Robert Horn are aboard writing and executive producing. They have worked on popular hit sitcoms like Family Matters, Perfect Strangers, Full House, Living Single and Designing Women.
- Commodore Martin Lawrence was Commandant of Starfleet Flight Training at the Starfleet Academy campus on planet Academy. Commodore Lawrence and Captain James T. Kirk once had an argument, so when the Federation starship USS Enterprise was to visit Academy in the year 2268, Kirk suspected that Lawrence would subject the Enterprise to a Class 1 Inspection. (TOS novel: Planet of Judgment)
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