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Martin Lawrence

Acting

Born April 16, 1965 · Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany]

Also known as Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence

Biography

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and comedian who was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House and Bad Boys II. Lawrence has acted in numerous movie roles and starred in his own television series, Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997.

Filmography50+ titles

Martin: The Reunion

2022as Self

Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up

Producer

One Night Stand

Do the Right Thing

1989as Cee

Demascus

2023as Forty

Martin

1992as Martin Payne

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024as Marcus Burnett

Conan

2010as Self

Bad Boys for Life

2020as Marcus

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

Bad Boys

1995as Marcus Burnett

Bad Boys II

2003as Detective Marcus Burnett

Life

1999as Claude Banks

Nothing to Lose

1997as Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson

What's Happening Now!!

as Maurice Warfield

Blue Streak

1999as Miles Logan

Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy

1994as Self

The Daily Show

1996as Self

House Party

1990as Bilal

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998as Self - Bad Boy

Open Season

2006as Boog (voice)

Sneaks

2025as J.B. (voice)

The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

2026as Self

Def Comedy Jam 25

2017as Self

The Soul Man

2012as Rudy

Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

2008as Roscoe Jenkins

Wild Hogs

2007as Bobby Davis

National Security

2003as Earl Montgomery

Mindcage

2022as Jake Doyle

Death at a Funeral

2010as Ryan

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

Big Momma's House 2

2006as Malcolm Turner / Big Momma

Big Momma's House

2000as Malcolm Turner

The Beach Bum

2019as Captain Wack

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

1996as Darnell

Boomerang

1992as Tyler

Rebound

2005as Roy McCormick

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

2011as Malcolm / Big Momma

College Road Trip

2008as Chief James Porter

Black Knight

2001as Jamal Walker / Skywalker

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001as Kevin Caffery

House Party 2

1991as Bilal

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

2002as himself

The Shop

as Self

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

1991as Terry

Partners

as Marcus Jackson