Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and television producer. He was born in Frankfurt Germany, where is mother served in the U.S. military. When Lawrence was six, his family moved to the New York City borough of Queens. His family then moved to Landover, Maryland. When his father left the family, Lawrence claims he began performing comedy to financially support his mother, Chlora, who was forced to cashier at various department stores to support Martin and his five siblings. He attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School while living in Maryland.

Films and television work

• What's Happening Now!! (1985)
• A Little Bit Strange (1989)
• Do the Right Thing (1989)
• House Party (1990)
• Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990)
• House Party 2 (1991)
• Talkin Dirty After Dark (1991)
• Boomerang (1992)
• Martin (1992-1997)
• You So Crazy! (1994)
• Bad Boys (1995)
• A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
• Nothing to Lose (1997)
• Life (1999)
• Blue Streak (1999)
• Big Momma's House (2000)
• What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
• Black Knight (2001)
• ' (2002)
• National Security (2003)
• Bad Boys II (2003)
• Rage Control (2004) (pre production)
• Rebound (2005)
• Bad Boys 3 (2006)