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Biography

Martin Lawrence was encouraged to pursue a comedy career as a teenager by a School Teacher who gave him the last few minutes of…more

Born

4/16/1965, Frankfurt, Germany

Birth Name

Martin Lawrence

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Martin
  Martin Payne/Various
  - S 5: Ep 24 California, Here We Come (2)
    5/1/97
  - S 5: Ep 23 California, Here We Come (1)
    5/1/97
  - S 5: Ep 22 One Flew over the Hoochie's Nest
    4/24/97
  - S 5: Ep 21 Goin' for Mine
    4/17/97
  - S 5: Ep 20 Stake-Out
    4/10/97
  - + 127 More Credits
- Def Comedy Jam
  Host (1992-1993)
- Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam
  Host 1992-1993
- What's Happening Now!!
  Maurice Warfield (1987-1988)
  - S 2: Ep 18 I'll Be Homeless for Christmas
    12/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Wedding
    4/28/86
  - S 1: Ep 20 Shirley's Pen Pal
  - S 1: Ep 19 Mr. First Nighter
  - S 1: Ep 21 Nadine's Boss
  - + 53 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 81 Show #2494
    1/16/06
  - S 9: Ep 51 Show #1706
    11/12/01
  - S 7: Ep 156 Show #1418
    6/9/00
  - S 6: Ep 140 Show #1205
    4/27/99
  - S 4: Ep 178 Show #0827
    6/27/97
  - + 4 More Credits
Guest Star (29)

Role
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 54 February 22, 2011
    2/22/11
- Conan
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 51 The Asiago Index
    2/16/11
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 101 February 8, 2011
    2/8/11
  - S 20: Ep 100 February 4, 2008
    2/4/08
  - S 19: Ep 107 February 16, 2007
    2/16/07
  - S 18: Ep 86 January 17, 2006
    1/17/06
  - S 7: Ep 150 April 4, 1995
    4/4/95
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 84 Late Show With David Letterman 02/07/2011
    2/7/11
- Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Standup
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Episode 301
    7/9/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 189 Martin Lawrence, Kevin O'Connell
    2/26/08
- 106 & Park
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 6 Martin Lawrence Interview (Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins); Missy Elliott Video Walk-On
    2/4/08
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 11 Wild Hogs
    3/22/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 2365 Martin Lawrence, Hayden Panettiere, Hinder
    2/12/07
  - S 13: Ep 68 Martin Lawrence, Eliza Dushku, Soweto Gospel Choir
    1/17/06
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 16 Martin Lawrence, Dem Franchize Boyz ft. Bow Wow, Jermaine Dupri
    1/27/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 93 Martin Lawrence/Fred Savage/Sarah McLachlan
    1/25/06
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 5 Martin Lawrence
    1/22/06
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 11 Martin Lawrence; Keith Olbermann; Sugar Ray
    6/20/05
  - S 12: Ep 26 Show #2522
    7/14/03
  - S 11: Ep 30 Show #2304
    7/19/02
  - S 9: Ep 106 Show #2064
    5/22/01
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 12 Kicking & Screaming; Monster-In-Law; Batman Begins; Rebound
    3/25/05
  - S 6: Ep 2 Be Cool; Man of the House; XXX: State of the Union; Rebound
    1/14/05
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 35 Martin Lawrence
    7/27/03
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 212 July 18, 2003
    7/18/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 148 Martin Lawrence, Mandy Moore, Joe Buck
    7/17/03
  - S 10: Ep 58 Martin Lawrence, Michael Rosenbaum, Thievery Corporation
    1/14/03
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 7 Martin Lawrence
    7/17/03
  - S 7: Ep 15 Martin Lawrence
    7/31/02
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 1 2003 MTV Movie Awards
    5/31/03
  - S 11: Ep 1 2002 MTV Movie Awards
    6/1/02
- TRL
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 8 1/13/03
    1/13/03
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 72 Martin Lawrence: Comic Trip
    8/6/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 41 Show #1043
    11/13/01
  - S 4: Ep 180 Show #804
    6/12/00
  - S 3: Ep 151 Show #582
    4/28/99
  - S 1: Ep 236 Show #236
    7/9/97
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 135 April 26, 1994
    4/26/94
  - S 5: Ep 7 September 16, 1992
    9/16/92
  - S 4: Ep 184 July 22, 1992
    7/22/92
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 14 Martin Lawrence/Crash Test Dummies
    2/19/94
- Martin
  Sheneneh
  - S 2: Ep 18 Love is in Your Face (1)
    2/6/94
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 54 Show #1796
    5/19/93
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 44: Ep 1 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/30/92
- One Night Stand
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 7 Martin Lawrence
    3/23/91
- Showtime at the Apollo
  Himself: Comic
  - S 2: Ep 3 Troop/ Vanessa Williams/ Martin Lawrence
    3/18/89
Writer (1)

Role
- Martin
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 21 Guard Your Grill
    2/27/94
Story (1)

Role
- Martin
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 25 Variety Show
    4/29/93
Creator (1)

Role
- Martin
  Creator
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Standup
  Executive Producer
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode 210: Jay Lamont, Sexy Marlo, Cory Holcomb
    6/20/07
  - S 2: Ep 9 Episode 209: David Arnold, Vanessa Fraction, Alonzo Bodden
    6/13/07
  - S 2: Ep 8 Episode 208: Joey Diaz, Melanie Comarcho, LaVell Crawford
    6/6/07
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode 207: Jamal Doman, Tess, Gary Owen
    5/30/07
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 206: Ruperto Vandpool, Evan Lionel, Roz
    5/23/07
  - + 5 More Credits

Martin Lawrence News

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News Briefs: The Walking Dead Finds its Governor

By Tim Surette, Feb 25, 2012

Plus: American Idol gets beat by a bunch of nerds, Bill Pullman is elected TV president, and Martin Lawrence heads to CBS. read more
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News Briefs: Treme Postponed Until Fall

By Tim Surette, Jan 20, 2012

Plus: American Idol continues its slide, Fox likes a teen spy pilot, and Katherine Heigl wants back on Grey's Anatomy. read more

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Trivia
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- Martin's favorite NBA basketball team is the Detroit Pistons.
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- Martin's mother named him after civil rights activist Martin Luther King. His middle name came from late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
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- Martin's height is 5' 7¼" (1.71 m).
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- Martin: (On his goal of making a living in comedy) For me, this was all or nothing. I left no room for anything else. That goal was just for my own push - my own self-esteem. The fear of not being a success in my life made me push even harder.
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- Martin: (On who inspried him)God inspired me, because I was blessed with the knowledge that I wanted to do this. And my mother supported it. She said, 'Whatever it is you want to do. If you believe acting or comedy is what you really want to do, I can only tell you it's not easy, it's very hard, but I'll support you.' Her supporting me enabled me to move forward.
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- Martin: (On the actor he would most like to work with)Denzel Washington, because I feel he can teach [me about] the level he's acting on. I think it would be a lot of fun just to learn from him.
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