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Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, talk show host, writer, and former Golden Gloves boxer. Lawrence came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably in the Fox television sitcom Martin and the films House Party, Boomerang, Bad Boys, Wild Hogs, Nothing to Lose, Blue Streak, Life, Big Momma's House, and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate.
Birth Name
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence
Born
Friday, 16 April 1965
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sneaks | J.B. | 2024 |
| Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Marcus Burnett | 2024 |
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| Unsung Presents: Best in Black | Self | 2023 |
| Mindcage | Jake | 2022 |
| Martin: The Reunion | Self | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Phat Tuesdays | (archive footage) | 2022 |
| History of the Sitcom | Self - Producer / Director / Actor | 2021 |
| The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sneaks | J.B. | 2024 |
| Bad Boys: Ride or Die | Marcus Burnett | 2024 |
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self | 2023 |
| Unsung Presents: Best in Black | Self | 2023 |
| Mindcage | Jake | 2022 |
| Martin: The Reunion | Self | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Phat Tuesdays | (archive footage) | 2022 |
| History of the Sitcom | Self - Producer / Director / Actor | 2021 |
| The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
| Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood | Self | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
| Bad Boys for Life | Detective Marcus Burnett / Lt. Marcus Burnett | 2020 |
| The Beach Bum | Captain Wack | 2019 |
| Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2 | 2019 | |
| The Shop | Self | 2018 |
| Cultureshock | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Uncensored | Self | 2018 |
| Def Comedy Jam 25 | Self - MC / Host / Self | 2017 |
| Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| Partners | Marcus Jackson | 2014 |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Eddie Murphy: One Night Only | Himself / Self | 2012 |
| The Soul Man | Rudy | 2012 |
| GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network | Self | 2011 |
| Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | Big Momma / Malcolm | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| Death at a Funeral | Ryan | 2010 |
| Mark at the Movies | Self | 2009 |
| Unsung | Self | 2008 |
| College Road Trip | Chief James Porter / James | 2008 |
| Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins | R.J. / Roscoe Jenkins | 2008 |
| Chelsea Lately | Marcus Jackson in 'Partners' | 2007 |
| Wild Hogs | Bobby Davis | 2007 |
| Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run | Boog | 2007 |
| We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story | Himself / Self | 2006 |
| Open Season | Boog (voice) / Boog | 2006 |
| Big Momma's House 2 | Big Momma / Malcolm / Malcolm Turner | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Rebound | Preacher Don / Roy McCormick | 2005 |
| The 77th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Giving Fake Acceptance Speech | 2005 |
| Black in the 80s | (archive footage) | 2005 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003 |
| Bad Boys II | Detective Marcus Burnett | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest / Himself | 2003 |
| National Security | Earl Montgomery | 2003 |
| Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | Self | 2002 |
| HypaSpace | Self | 2002 |
| Black Knight | Skywalker / Jamal Walker | 2001 |
| What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Kevin Caffery | 2001 |
| Big Momma's House | Malcolm Turner | 2000 |
| Blue Streak | Miles Logan | 1999 |
| Life | Claude Banks | 1999 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Jackie Chan: My Story | Himself / Self | 1998 |
| Nothing to Lose | Terrance Paul Davidson / Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson | 1997 |
| The Chris Rock Show | Self - Guest | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Darnell Wright / Darnell | 1996 |
| Bad Boys | Marcus Burnett | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self - Guest / Self | 1994 |
| Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy | Self | 1994 |
| 1993 MTV Video Music Awards | Self - Presenter | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Martin | Martin Payne / Edna 'Mama' Payne / Sheneneh Jenkins / Roscoe / Jerome / Elroy / Bob / King Beef / Various / Voice of Announcer | 1992 |
| Def Comedy Jam | Self - Host | 1992 |
| Boomerang | Tyler | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| House Party 2 | Bilal | 1991 |
| Talkin' Dirty After Dark | Terry Wilson / Terry | 1991 |
| Hammer, Slammer, & Slade | Willie | 1990 |
| House Party | Bilal | 1990 |
| Do the Right Thing | Cee | 1989 |
| One Night Stand | Self | 1989 |
| Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | 1987 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| What's Happening Now! | Maurice Warfield | 1985 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself / Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host / Joe Jackson | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Bad Boys: Ride or Die | 2024 |
| Mindcage | 2022 |
| Martin: The Reunion | 2022 |
| Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time | 2016 |
| Partners | 2014 |
| Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | 2011 |
| Love That Girl! | 2010 |
| Big Momma's House 2 | 2006 |
| 1st Amendment Stand Up | 2005 |
| Rebound | 2005 |
| National Security | 2003 |
| Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat | 2002 |
| Black Knight | 2001 |
| What's the Worst That Could Happen? | 2001 |
| Big Momma's House | 2000 |
| A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | 1996 |
| Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy | 1994 |
| Martin | 1992 |
