Martin Lawrence
American, Actor
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (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 What's Happening Now!! (1987–1988), and is known for his lead performance in the Fox television sitcom Martin, as well as the Bad Boys film franchise. His other films include House Party, Boomerang, Life, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House, Open Season, and Wild Hogs.
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Martin Lawrence was born on Friday, 16 April 1965 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany. His full name at birth was Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence. He is best known as an actor. Lawrence's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Martin attended high school at Fairmont Heights High School. For university, he studied at Thomas G. Pullen School of Creative and Performing Arts. His religion is listed as Christian. He is 5' 7½" (171 cm) tall and weighs 163 lbs (74 kg) with an average build. He has dark brown eyes and black hair (color). His net worth is reported to be $110,000,000 US dollars. Martin Lawrence is 59 years old and his zodiac star sign is Aries.
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| Full name at birth | Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Maurice Warfield in the syndicated sitcom What’s Happening Now!!, Cee in the 1989 comedy-drama film Do the Right Thing, Bilal in the House Party film series, Terry in the 1991 comedy film Talkin’ Dirty After Dark, Tyler Hawkins in the 1992 romantic comedy film Boomerang, Martin Payne/Sheneneh Jenkins/Edna “Momma” Payne/Jerome/Ol' Otis/Dragonfly Jones/Roscoe/Elroy Preston in the Fox sitcom Martin, Detective Marcus Burnett in the Bad Boys film series, Darnell Wright in the 1996 dark romantic comedy thriller film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson in the 1997 buddy action comedy film Nothing to Lose, Claude Banks in the 1999 buddy comedy-drama film Life, Miles Logan/Detective Malone in the 1999 buddy cop action comedy film Blue Streak, FBI Agent Malcolm Turner/Hattie Mae “Big Momma” Pierce in the Big Momma's House film series, Jamal Walker/Skywalker, Follies in the Middle Ages in the 2001 fantasy adventure buddy comedy film Black Knight, Earl Montgomery in the 2003 buddy cop action comedy film National Security, Boog (voice) in the 2006 animated adventure comedy film Open Season, RJ Stevens/Roscoe Jenkins Jr. in the 2008 comedy film Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, Ryan Barnes in the 2010 black comedy film Death at a Funeral, and Detective Jake Doyle in the 2022 supernatural mystery thriller film Mindcage
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1965
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| Place of birth | Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
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| Occupation | Actor, Stand-up Comedian, Writer, Producer, Director
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| Height | 5' 7½" (171 cm)
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| Weight | 163 lbs (74 kg)
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| Net worth | $110,000,000 USD
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| University | Thomas G. Pullen School of Creative and Performing Arts
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| Talent agency | Jeff Golenberg from Silver Lining Entertainment
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No one is immune to the trials and tribulations of life.
- In April 2023, Martin was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- In 1994, he had hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live but was later banned due to his controversial monologue about women’s genitalia and personal hygiene.
- On April 14, 2015, there was a strong rumor being circulated about Martin’s fake death. Even his “Rest in Peace” page was created on Facebook. Twitter was also abuzz about the death. The news was confirmed as false when the sensible ones checked and didn’t find any such news on American websites and in American papers.
- His show is credited with inventing the catchphrase, Talk to the hand, which is a common phrase in our lingo now.
- When Martin first appeared on the television in 1992, his show slot was right after The Simpsons, which was then the most successful show. This fact and rankings proved that Martin’s show was one of the five national shows viewed most by audiences between the young teenage years (in the age group of 12-17 years).
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