Martin Lawrence
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor and comedian. Lawrence began his career doing comedy shows, including in The Improv. After his first acting role in the sitcom What's Happening Now!! (1987–1988), Lawrence co-created and played the titular character of the Fox television sitcom Martin (1992-1997), which helped catapult him into larger film roles. His first major lead role on the big screen was playing Detective Sergeant Marcus Burnett in the buddy cop action comedy Bad Boys (1995), a role he reprised in three sequels.
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The Twilight and Fluttershy Movie: Rainbow Roadtrip
actor
2026
The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
actor
2026
7 Dogs
actor
2026
Sneaks
actor
2025
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
actor
2024
Mindcage
actor
2022
Bad Boys for Life
actor
2020
The Beach Bum
actor
2019
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
actor
2011
Death at a Funeral
actor
2010
College Road Trip
actor
2008
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
actor
2008
Wild Hogs
actor
2007
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
actor
2006
Open Season
actor
2006
Big Momma's House 2
actor
2006
Rebound
actor
2005
Bad Boys II
actor
2003
National Security
actor
2003
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
actor
2002
Black Knight
actor
2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
actor
2001
Big Momma's House
actor
2000
Blue Streak
actor
1999
Life
actor
1999
Jackie Chan: My Story
actor
1998
Nothing to Lose
actor
1997
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
actor
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
director
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
writer
1996
Bad Boys
actor
1995
Boomerang
actor
1992
House Party 2
actor
1991
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
actor
1991
House Party
actor
1990
Do the Right Thing
actor
1989
