
Martin Lawrence
Highest Rated: 94% House Party (1990)
Lowest Rated: 5% Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
Birthday: Apr 16, 1965
Birthplace: Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany
Arguably one of the most popular and successful comedians of the mid-1990s, not to mention being the man who first popularized "Wassup?" as a socially acceptable expression of hello, actor Martin Lawrence quickly rose to prominence on the back of his popular sitcom "Martin" (Fox, 1992-97), only to become embroiled in personal travails that very nearly ruined his career. While basking in the early success of "Martin," Lawrence began making strides in the feature world, starting with the hit action-comedy, "Bad Boys" (1995). But trouble began to surface when he landed in the hospital following an outburst while on the set of his first directing job, "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" (1996), which precipitated a series of embarrassing events that included sexual harassment charges from his "Martin" co-star, a brutal divorce from his first wife, and a strange episode where he was found waving a gun at tourists in Los Angeles. Despite his personal problems, Lawrence had a popular hit with "Big Momma's House" (2000) while maintaining a steady career pace that saw its share of misfires, but always kept Lawrence in the public eye.








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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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20% | 63% | Mindcage |
Jake Doyle (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2022 |
76% | 96% | Bad Boys for Life | Marcus (Character) | $204.3M | 2020 |
57% | 31% | The Beach Bum | Captain Wack (Character) | $3.5M | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 53% | Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time: Uncut | Unknown (Character) | - | 2016 |
5% | 58% | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son |
Malcolm Turner/ Executive Producer |
$37.9M | 2011 |
43% | 45% | Death at a Funeral | Ryan (Character) | $42.7M | 2010 |
12% | 50% | College Road Trip | Chief James Porter (Character) | $45.6M | 2008 |
23% | 63% | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | RJ (Character) | $42.2M | 2008 |
14% | 61% | Wild Hogs | Bobby Davis (Character) | $168.2M | 2007 |
49% | 57% | Open Season | Boog (Voice) | - | 2006 |
5% | 58% | Big Momma's House 2 |
Malcolm Turner (Character), Executive Producer |
$70.2M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run | Boog (Voice) | - | 2006 |
14% | 38% | Rebound |
Roy McCormick (Character), Executive Producer |
$16.8M | 2005 |
23% | 78% | Bad Boys II | Marcus Burnett (Character) | $138.4M | 2003 |
11% | 45% | National Security |
Earl Montgomery (Character), Executive Producer |
$35.8M | 2003 |
39% | 68% | Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat |
Self, Executive Producer |
$19.2M | 2002 |
15% | 34% | Black Knight |
Jamal Walker (Character), Executive Producer |
$33.4M | 2001 |
10% | 35% | What's the Worst That Could Happen? |
Kevin Caffery (Character), Executive Producer |
$32.3M | 2001 |
30% | 57% | Big Momma's House |
Malcolm (Character), Executive Producer |
$117.6M | 2000 |
36% | 64% | Blue Streak | Miles Logan (Character) | $68.2M | 1999 |
52% | 77% | Life | Claude Banks (Character) | $64.0M | 1999 |
31% | 68% | Nothing to Lose | Terrance Paul Davidson (Character) | $44.5M | 1997 |
15% | 77% | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate |
Narrator; Darnell "Deeny" Wright (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
$34.8M | 1996 |
43% | 78% | Bad Boys | Detective Marcus Burnett (Character) | $63.9M | 1995 |
45% | 86% | You So Crazy |
Unknown (Character), Screenwriter |
$10.2M | 1994 |
48% | 59% | Boomerang | Tyler (Character) | $66.7M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 66% | Talkin' Dirty After Dark | Terry (Character) | - | 1991 |
27% | 65% | House Party 2 | Bilal (Character) | $19.4M | 1991 |
94% | 81% | House Party | Bilal (Character) | $26.4M | 1990 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 45% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2014 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | 10% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2008 2010-2011 2014 2016 2018 2022 |
No Score Yet | 0% | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2019 |
25% | 50% | Partners |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer |
2014 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Conan | Guest | 2011 2014 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Soul Man | Rudy (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mo'Nique Show | Unknown (Character) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2002-2003 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Martin |
Martin Payne (Character), Executive Producer |
1992-1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam | Host | 1992-1994 |
No Score Yet | 48% | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Def Comedy Jam | Host | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One-Night Stand | Unknown (Character) | 1991 |