His dad was in the military and a police officer. Lawrence maintains he started his comedic “profession”, as they say, attempting to cheer up his mom. Teachers also used to enable Lawrence to spend the last minutes of course doing stand up at the same time.
Lawrence moved to The Big Apple and began doing performances at The Improv. He was really found after nearly winning “Star Search.” After being found he was given the part of Maurice on “What Is Happening Now.” Lawrence made his film debut in Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. Lawrence became host of Russell Simmons Def Comedy Jam where many now well-known African American comics got their start. Tremendous success followed the star together with the start of the T.V. show Martin that ran from 1992 to 1997 for 132 episodes. Following the last episode of Martin, Lawrence had no trouble getting leading film characters. Lawrence was in plenty of hits such as the star in the successful franchise Big Momma’s House. Martin has 36 performing credits and was a writer on his show Martin.
Lawrence continues to be through several divorces but most recently he recorded his 15,000 square foot house for $26,5 million supposedly to liquidate all his assets to prevent a substantial divorce resolution. The house features 7-bedrooms and 9-toilets, a built-in aquarium and rents for $200k per month. The house is opulent, even decadent, having a french design. To get a notion of the kind of opulence and layout of your home check out the pink toilet pictured below.
Fully being a live TV show nothing could be carried out to stop the airing. He was prohibited from NBC, which includes since been lifted, by he continues to be prohibited for life from Saturday Night Live. No one is wanting to despise but Lawrence did have several important episodes that could simply be described as “uncommon.” His was detained at the center of Ventura Blvd in LA holding a firearm yelling, “They attempting to kill me!” Lawrence was likewise sued by his costar, Tisha Campbell-Martin, on Martin for mistreatment. The case was settled by HBO but together with the understanding that, strangely enough, the two failed to appear in almost any scenes together — unusual because they played husband and wife on the show. His internal body temperature was measured at way past deadly amounts to your brain-frying 107 degrees. Wellness experts and non experts concur that this Lawrence devised weight reduction system is inefficient.
Amara Trinity Lawrence, Jasmine Page Lawrence, Iyanna Faith Lawrence
Parents
Chlora Lawrence, John Lawrence
Siblings
Rae Proctor, Robert Lawrence, Ursula Lawrence
Nicknames
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence
Awards
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominations
MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite TV Actor, Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor, Teen Choice Award for Film - Wipeout Scene of the Summer, Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Comedy Team
Movies
Blue Streak, Big Momma's House, Bad Boys II, Nothing to Lose, Bad Boys for Life, Wild Hogs, National Security, Bad Boys, Black Knight, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, Life, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, College Road Trip, Big Momma's House 2, Martin Lawrence Live...
TV Shows
Martin, Partners, Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up, What's Happening Now!!, Kid 'n Play, Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Stand Up, 1993 MTV Video Music Awards
Star Sign
Aries
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Using karate moves
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Often plays a policeman or a thief, sometimes both in the same film
When I'm playing Big Momma, it's so much work that all I want to do, when I'm finished, is go back home and just relax and study my lines and get ready for the next day.
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I don't want to sound facetious, but humor is the key to the soul. You know what I mean?
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You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully when you pass on, somebody can look back and say, 'Wow, they made a difference in some kind of way.'
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I don't like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.
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We grew to know the meaning of love. That is what allowed me and my family to stay close together.
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I was a B.I.G. fan. I like all of his stuff. I don't really have a favorite song. They all are good, and each brings different memories to me. And you can still listen to it to this day and it means something.
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As long as there's Big Momma, we're going to bring you comedy.
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You might see some of the movies that I'm in where there are shades of drama or whatever, but for the most part, I don't get offered serious roles.
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To each his own. You like what you like. If you want someone who's big-boned and you like that, ain't nothing wrong with having a little extra meat on there. If you like them thin-boned, then that's okay, too.
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I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.
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If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.
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I try to always step up to the plate, be professional, be good at what I'm doing and deliver on the character. In Hollywood, what more can you ask for. You want a consummate professional.
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I just try to get along with people and show the love that I would like to be shown to me.
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Everybody has a Big Momma: the mother or the grandmother who tells it like it is, keeps it real with them, isn't afraid to tell you the truth about yourself.
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If you want someone who's big-boned and you like that, ain't nothing wrong with having a little extra meat on there. If you like them thin-boned, then that's okay, too.
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You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who will hopefully become the mother of your kids. America needs to get back to family values.
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I'm most proud of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me, in my life. He's given me the vision to truly see that you can fall down, but you can still get back up. Hopefully I'll learn from my mistakes and have the opportunity to strengthen and improve the next thing I do.
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I don't really judge. To each his own. You like what you like.
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No one is immune to the trials and tribulations of life.
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He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, to American parents, Chlora (Bailey) and John Lawrence, in the U.S. military there at the time of his birth. He was raised in the U.S., including in Queens, New York and Landover, Maryland.
In 1996, Lawrence was arrested at Burbank Airport for trying to board a plane while carrying a loaded 9mm Beretta. He claimed he didn't know guns were allowed on interstate flights. He wasn't charged in relation to the chase.
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In October 1997, Lawrence's soon-to-be-ex-wife 'Pat Smith' won a restraining order against him. She told a judge that among other things, Lawrence threatened to kill her and her family.
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Was taken to Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Center and later released to his personal physician, Dr. William Young of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in May 1996. He was wandering in the middle of a busy L.A. intersection on Ventura Boulevard cursing and screaming at oncoming cars while also carrying a loaded handgun in his pocket. Lawrence's publicist released a statement regarding the incident in which it was stated that Lawrence suffered from "a case of complete exhaustion and dehydration".
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Lives in Beverly Hills, California.
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Has a daughter, Jasmine Page, with his ex-wife, Pat Smith. Jasmine Lawrence was born on January 15, 1996.
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Son of John Lawrence and Chlora Lawrence.
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Was banned from appearing on NBC after he hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) on 19 February 1994. In order to appease network censors, he agreed not to do his opening monologue as planned. However, he did his routine as intended anyway, and this incurred the wrath of the network's top brass. The ban was overturned several years later. However, Lawrence is still not allowed to appear on SNL.
His teachers used to give him the last few minutes of class to make his classmates laugh.
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Claims he got his start as a comedian by cheering up his mother, who was forced to support her six children by cashiering in various department stores.
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Brother of Rae Proctor, Ursula Lawrence and Robert Lawrence. Rae is his personal assistant.
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Was a Mid-Atlantic Golden Gloves boxing contender in his teens.
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