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Martin Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an
African-American actor, comedian, and television
producer.

He was born in Frankfurt Germany. His father was
in the United States|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 cheer-up 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 there.

Seven years later, Lawrence got a chance to
perform on Star Search. That appearance led to a
role in the 1985 television series What's
Happening Now!. Lawrence made his movie debut in
Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing and played minor
roles in House Party and House Party 2. He had a
more prominent role in Eddie Murphy's Boomerang
(movie)|Boomerang, and emceed Def Comedy Jam.

In 1991, Lawrence worked in his first starring
role in Talking Dirty After Dark. By 1992, he had
his own sitcom, Martin (television)|Martin on Fox
Network|Fox. Martin ran to 1997, and remains in
syndication. The show won a NAACP Image Award for
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

In 1994, Lawrence released the controversial
concert film, You So Crazy!. The film received the
NC-17 rating and was later released unrated. Its
crudeness, however, did not prevent You So Crazy!
from becoming one of the highest-grossing concert
films of all time.

He married Patricia Southall, a former Miss
Virginia, on January 7, 1995. They had a daughter
and divorced in 1996.  Southall is now married to
Emmitt Smith. The divorce led to many personal
problems in Lawrence's life.  In August 1996, he
was arrested at Burbank Airport for carrying a
loaded gun in his suitcase. On March 28, 1997, he
was arrested outside a Hollywood nightclub after a
man claimed Lawrence punched him; he was ordered
to perform community service. While directing A
Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), which he
wrote, produced, and starred in, he reportedly had
violent outbursts and took drugs on the set.
Martin! co-star Tisha Campbell sued him for sexual
harassment, and left the show during its last
season. He went into a coma after collapsing from
heat exhaustion while jogging in August 1999.

Despite his personal problems, Lawrence appeared
in many popular movies such as Bad Boys with Will
Smith, Nothing to Lose with Tim Robbins, Life
(movie)|Life with Eddie Murphy, Blue Streak, and
Big Momma's House. The success of these movies
made Lawrence quite wealthy.  

After the success of Big Momma's House, he was
paid $13 million for What's the Worst Thing That
Could Happen? with Danny DeVito. He then earned
$16.5 million for Black Knight (movie)|Black
Knight (2001). His next film was Martin Lawrence
Live: Runteldat in which he performed his standup
comedy act.

His filmography includes:

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

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Martin Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an
African-American actor, comedian, and television
producer.

He was born in Frankfurt Germany. His father was
in the United States|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 cheer-up 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 there.

Seven years later, Lawrence got a chance to
perform on Star Search. That appearance led to a
role in the 1985 television series What's
Happening Now!. Lawrence made his movie debut in
Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing and played minor
roles in House Party and House Party 2. He had a
more prominent role in Eddie Murphy's Boomerang
(movie)|Boomerang, and emceed Def Comedy Jam.

In 1991, Lawrence worked in his first starring
role in Talking Dirty After Dark. By 1992, he had
his own sitcom, Martin (television)|Martin on Fox
Network|Fox. Martin ran to 1997, and remains in
syndication. The show won a NAACP Image Award for
Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.

In 1994, Lawrence released the controversial
concert film, You So Crazy!. The film received the
NC-17 rating and was later released unrated. Its
crudeness, however, did not prevent You So Crazy!
from becoming one of the highest-grossing concert
films of all time.

He married Patricia Southall, a former Miss
Virginia, on January 7, 1995. They had a daughter
and divorced in 1996.  Southall is now married to
Emmitt Smith. The divorce led to many personal
problems in Lawrence's life.  In August 1996, he
was arrested at Burbank Airport for carrying a
loaded gun in his suitcase. On March 28, 1997, he
was arrested outside a Hollywood nightclub after a
man claimed Lawrence punched him; he was ordered
to perform community service. While directing A
Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), which he
wrote, produced, and starred in, he reportedly had
violent outbursts and took drugs on the set.
Martin! co-star Tisha Campbell sued him for sexual
harassment, and left the show during its last
season. He went into a coma after collapsing from
heat exhaustion while jogging in August 1999.

Despite his personal problems, Lawrence appeared
in many popular movies such as Bad Boys with Will
Smith, Nothing to Lose with Tim Robbins, Life
(movie)|Life with Eddie Murphy, Blue Streak, and
Big Momma's House. The success of these movies
made Lawrence quite wealthy.  

After the success of Big Momma's House, he was
paid $13 million for What's the Worst Thing That
Could Happen? with Danny DeVito. He then earned
$16.5 million for Black Knight (movie)|Black
Knight (2001). His next film was Martin Lawrence
Live: Runteldat in which he performed his standup
comedy act.

His filmography includes:

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