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He was born in Frankfurt. His father was in the 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 got his start to as an comedian 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.
Several years later, Lawrence got a chance to perform on Star Search. That led to a role in the 1985 series What's Happening Now!. Lawrence made his movie debut in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing. He took minor roles in House Party and House Party 2. He had a more prominent role in Eddie Murphy's Boomerang, and MCed Def Comedy Jam.
In 1991, Lawrence landed his first role starring role in Talking Dirty After Dark. By 1992, he had his own sitcom, Martin on Fox. Martin ran to 1997, and remains in syndication. The show won a NAACPThe National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or NAACP is one of the oldest and most influential civil rights organizations in the United States. It was founded in 1909, to work on behalf of black people. Members of the NAACP have referre Image Award for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
In 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an, Lawrence released the controversial concert film, You So Crazy!. The film received the NC-17 rating and was later released unrated. Its crudeness, however, didn't much matter as You So Crazy! went to become one the highest-grossing concert films of all time.
He married Patricia Southall, a former Miss Virginia, on January 7January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days remaining (359 in leap years). The day is Jinjitsu , in Japan. Events 1325 Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 France takes Calais, the last continental possession of, 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja. They had a daughter and divorced in 1996 (Southall is now married to Emmitt SmithEmmitt James Smith III (b. May 15, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American football player. He starred at the University of Florida, and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1990, becoming an integral part of their three Super Bowl championship teams i). After the divorce, Lawrence fell apart. His off-camera behavior sound like an E! True Hollywood StoryThe E! True Hollywood Story runs on the E! Entertainment Television cable and DBS channel. It deals in salacious retellings of show-biz scandals, porn-star biographies and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. There have been more th episode. In August 1996, he was arrested at Burbank Airport for carrying a loaded gun in his suitcase. On March 28March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). There are 278 days remaining. Events 800-1899 845 Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving., 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 also wrote and produced as well as starred in, he erupted in 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.
But despite his personal problems, Lawrence was popular as ever, starring in such movies as Bad Boys with Will Smith, Nothing to Lose with Tim Robbins, Life with Eddie Murphy, and Blue Streak. These movies made Lawrence extremely wealthy - his salary broke the mark for Big Momma's House.
After the success of Big Momma's House, he got $13 million for What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen? with Danny DeVito. He then earned $16.5 million for Black Knight. His next film, Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat, had him take the stage. Other films include National Security (2003), and sequels to Bad Boys (2003) and Blue Streak (2004).
His filmography includes:
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