Martin Lawrence

**Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence** (April 16, 1965) is an American comedian, former boxer, screenwriter and producer. He was born in Frankfurt to African-American parents. He has been in many kinds of movies, including the _Bad Boys_ movies, the _Big Momma's House_ series, _Open Season_, the short film _Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run_, and many others as well. He also starred in the sitcom _Martin_ between 1992 and 1997.

## Filmography

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Title|scope="col"|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1989|_Do the Right Thing_|Cee||||||
|1990|_House Party_|Bilal||||||
|1991|_Talkin' Dirty After Dark_|Terry Wilson||||||
|1991|_House Party 2_|Bilal||||||
|1992|_Boomerang_|Tyler Hawkins||||||
|1994|_You So Crazy_|Himself|Stand-up film Executive producer and writer|||||
|1995|_Bad Boys_|Det. Marcus Burnett|Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence|||||
|1996|_A Thin Line Between Love and Hate_|Darnell Wright|Also director Narrator, executive producer, writer and music supervisor|||||
|1997|_Nothing to Lose_|Terrence "T-Paul" Paul Davidson||||||
|1999|_Life_|Claude Banks|Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Comedy Team Nominated - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture|||||
|1999|_Blue Streak_|Miles Logan/Detective Malone||||||
|2000|_Big Momma's House_|Malcolm Turner/Big Momma|Also executive producer Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Actor - Comedy Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Wipeout Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated - Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor|||||
|2000|_The Luke Movie_|Boog|Voice only|||||
|2001|_What's the Worst That Could Happen?_|Kevin Caffrey|Also executive producer|||||
|2001|_Black Knight_|Jamal Walker/Skywalker|Also executive producer|||||
|2002|_Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat_|Himself|Stand-up film Also executive producer and writer|||||
|2003|_National Security_|Earl Montgomery|Also executive producer|||||
|2003|_Bad Boys II_|Detective Marcus Burnett|Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo|||||
|2005|_Rebound_|Coach Roy McCormick/ Preachor Don|Also executive producer|||||
|2006|''Big Momma's House 2|Malcolm Turner/Big Momma|Also executive producer|||||
|2006|_Open Season_|Boog|Voice only|||||
|2007|_Wild Hogs_|Bobby Davis||||||
|2008|_Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins_|Dr. RJ Stevens/Roscoe Jenkins, Jr.||||||
|2008|_College Road Trip_|Chief James Porter||||||
|2010|_Death at a Funeral_|Ryan Barnes||||||
|2011|_Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son_|Malcolm Turner/Big Momma||||||
|2016|_Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time_|Himself|Stand-up film Also writer|||||
|2019|_The Beach Bum_|Captain Wack||||||
|2020|_Bad Boys for Life_|Detective Marcus Burnett||||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Martin Lawrence
- **image**: MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013.jpg
- **caption**: Martin Lawrence in 2013
- **birth name**: Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence
- **birth place**: Frankfurt,  Germany
- **nationality**: Americans, American
- **occupation**: Celebrity, Comedian, Boxer, Screenwriter, Producer
- **height**: 170 cm
- **children**: 3