Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Date of Birth: 16 Apr 1965

Country: USA

Biography: Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker was born in Germany, comedian Martin Lawrence did stand-up for a number of years before getting his big break as the host of HBO's Def Comedy Jam. He then moved into film acting, appearing in hits such as Bad Boys and Big Momma's House. Lawrence also had his own sitcom, Martin, which ran on Fox in the 1990s. In August 2014, Martin Lawrence confirmed, on Conan O'Brien that Bad Boys 3 is almost done being written.

Total Credits at Criticker: 35 (Actor), 1 (Director), 5 (Writer)

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    Bad Boys
    One hundred million dollars worth of confiscated heroin has just been jacked from police custody. Once the career bust of Detective Mike Lowery (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence), the missing drugs now threaten to shut down the narcotics division of the Miami Police Department. (Sony)
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    Bad Boys II
    Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back -- and oh so bad -- on the streets of Miami in Bad Boys II, reuniting them with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay. (Sony Pictures)
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    Big Momma\
    An FBI agent disguises himself as an old lady to protect a beautiful federal witness and her son. (imdb)
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    Black Knight
    Jamal Walker (Lawrence) toils, unhappily, at Medieval World, a theme park that looks like it has not been renovated, or had customers, since the Dark Ages. After falling into the park's fetid moat, Jamal crawls out into fourteenth century England. The Middle Ages will never be the same. (Twentieth Century Fox)
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    Blue Streak
    A thief turned ex-con poses as a cop to retrieve a diamond he stole years ago.
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    Life
    In the mid-1990s, two inmates bury the burned bodies of two lifers at Mississippi's infamous Parchman Farm; a third old-timer relates their story. They'd served 65 years for a murder they didn't commit, framed by a local sheriff while buying moonshine whiskey for a Manhattan club owner to whom they owed money... (imdb)
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    Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
    No-holds-barred documentary-style footage -- spiced with rousing rap music, Martin Lawrence's own razor-sharp commentary and a glimpse of both his triumphs and setbacks. (Paramount)
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    National Security
    Earl and Hank have only one thing in common: they're both L.A.P.D. rejects. One just got kicked out, the other can't even get in. After confronting each other on opposite sides of the law during a traffic stop that escalates out of control, these two luckless individuals end up partnered as lowly security guards. Despite being damned to the lowest rung of the law enforcement ladder, Earl and Hank uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash and his band of thugs... (imdb)
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    What\
    The story of two seemingly very different men, caught up in a stupendous battle of egos. Max Fairbanks (DeVito) is a very wealthy, powerful man who has built an incredibly successful business empire by being ruthless. Kevin Caffrey (Lawrence) is a sophisticated procurer of other people's possessions. An accidental meeting brings the two men together, and in a simple moment their fates are sealed. (MGM)
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    Rebound
    Coach Roy (Lawrence) once was college basketball's top mastermind. But when his temper runs amok and he is banned from college ball, his only coaching offer comes from a junior high school. As Roy's coaching magic takes his new team to the winning side he finds something long thought lost: his love of the game. (20th Century Fox)
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    Big Momma\
    Martin Lawrence is back as the boldest, biggest and baddest Momma ever. This time, Lawrence transforms himself into Big Momma to avert a national security disaster. But saving the country is the least of Big Momma's problems, as he takes on his ultimate challenge -- being nanny/housekeeper to the suspect's dysfunctional family. (20th Century Fox)
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    House Party 2
    When Kid's college money is stolen by a crooked music promoter, Play's solution is to stage the 'mutha' of all pajama parties. Starring Kid 'n Play and Martin Lawrence. Produced and directed by Doug McHenry and George Jackson.
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    House Party
    Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him... (imdb)
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    Nothing to Lose
    Nick Beam's life couldn't get any worse. He discovers he has been living a lie and is on the verge of a nervous breakdown... (imdb)
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    Boomerang
    Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss... (imdb)
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    Open Season
    A happily domesticated grizzly bear named Boog, has his perfect world turned upside down after he meets Elliot, a scrawny, fast-talking one-horned wild mule deer. They both end up stranded together in the woods during hunting season and it's up to the duo to rally all the other forest animals and turn the tables on the hunters. (imdb)
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    A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
    An observable, fast-talking party man Darnell Wright (Lawrence), gets his punishment when one of his conquests takes it personally and comes back for revenge in this 'Fatal Attraction'-esque comic thriller. Martin Lawrence scripts, stars and directs. (imdb)
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    Wild Hogs
    A rollicking comedy-adventure about a group of middle-aged friends who decide to rev up their routine suburban lives with a freewheeling motorcycle trip. As they go looking for adventure, they soon find that they've embarked on a journey they will never forget. (Touchstone Pictures)
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    Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
    A successful talk show host leaves Los Angeles to reunite with his family in the Deep South. (imdb)
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    College Road Trip
    When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow. (imdb)
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    Death at a Funeral
    A funeral ceremony turns into a debacle of exposed family secrets and misplaced bodies.
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    Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
    Ace FBI agent Malcolm Turner is forced to don a dress again and go undercover as livin' large granny Big Momma when his stepson, Trent (Brandon T. Jackson), witnesses a murder and must hide out at an all-girls school, disguised as a big-boned coed named Charmaine. Malcolm acts as house mother in Trent's dorm, and while the duo searches for the killer, security guard Kurtis Kool (Faizon Love) falls for Big Momma and Trent lusts after his classmates.
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    Partners
    Partners (2014) - TV Series
    Two Chicago lawyers from vastly different backgrounds unexpectedly meet in court as they each face a personal crisis. Marcus Jackson (Martin Lawrence) is a kind-hearted community activist going through a heartbreaking divorce when he meets Allen Braddock (Kelsey Grammer), an elitist lawyer who has just been fired from his father's firm. Brought together by fate and desperation, they develop a partnership and friendship. (imdb)
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    Talkin\
    Terry is an up and coming comedian, but believes politics will get him the big breaks and more time at the popular Dukie's Comedy Club. Just so happens that Terry is 'sleeping' with Ruby Lynn Sinclair, the wife of club owner Dukie Sinclair. What follows is a night of comedy, romance, comedy, action, comedy, and Terry achieving his initial goal: getting $67 dollars to pay his phone bill. (imdb)
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    Martin
    Martin (1992) - TV Series
    The random misadventures of Martin Payne, an abrasive, loud-mouthed (though somewhat insecure) Detroit talk show host and his assortment of friends and enemies.
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    What\
    This was an urban comedy following the lives of three black men. Raj is newly married and trying to write while his two buddies, Rerun and Dwayne are sharing a bachelor apartment. Rerun is working as a used car salesman while Dwayne is a computer programmer.
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    Martin Lawrence: Doin\
    Standup comedy special wherein Mr Lawrence discusses President Obama, Bill Cosby, sex, and other highly pertinent topics.
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    Dooley\
    In 2004, historian, writer and musician Scott Allen Nollen, incensed at someone's foolish reference to the great Dooley Wilson as "Dooby," composed this tribute to the African American performers of Hollywood's "Golden Age," and recorded all the instruments for the song under his band name of Jimmie Dynamite.
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    The Beach Bum
    A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules. (imdb)
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    Bad Boys for Life
    The Bad Boys Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are back together for one last ride in the highly anticipated Bad Boys for Life.
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    Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy
    Stand up comedy by Martin Lawrence, filmed in the Majestic Theater in New York City. Martin Lawrence talks about everything from racism, to relationships, to his childhood. (imdb)
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    Martin: The Reunion
    Take a look on special interviews with the cast, original directors, musical performances and behind-the-scenes commentaries on the importance and impact of the show. (imdb)
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    Mindcage
    When a copycat strikes, two detectives ask a top serial killer for help. (imdb)
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    Bad Boys: Ride or Die
    When their former captain is implicated in corruption, two Miami police officers have to work to clear his name.
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    Def Comedy Jam
    Def Comedy Jam (1992) - TV Series
    A stand-up comedy series from Russell Simmons showcasing legendary comedians including Bernie Mac, Steve Harvey, Martin Lawrence, DL Hughley, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and more. (imdb)
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