Martin Payne

Martin Payne is the titular anti-heroic main protagonist of ’s television sitcom, . He is the former host of a radio station WZUP, and a current talk show host. He is the boyfriend later turned husband of Gina Waters-Payne.
He was portrayed by who also portrayed Marcus Burnett from the Bad Boys franchise, Miles Logan in Blue Streak and voiced Boog in the original Open Season film.
== Personality ==
Martin Payne is a often view as a very rude, loud month, selfish and short-tempered individual, but deep down has a heart of gold, and his very caring to his friends and family especially to his girlfriend and later wife Gina. However, he can be insecure about his emotion especially when he doesn't want anyone to know that he cried when watching Beauty and the Beast. His rude behavior can be seen as a defense mechanisms, perhaps due to reference of being pick-on or made fun of as a teenager as hint in the episode "Really, Gina Is Not My Lover" where once again encounters his High School rival Ricky Fontaine, also named "Pretty Ricky" at their High School Reunion, as well for often being viewed as short and scrawny (especially from Gina's best friend: Pamela James). 
== History ==
Martin was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan by his mother Edna "Mama" Payne, and his father who was never named. He lives in an apartment where his girlfriend Gina would most often stay and spend the night with him while also living in an apartment of her own with her roommate and best friend Pam. He is best friends with Tommy Strawn and Cole Brown. He also has a back and forth rivalry with Pam as Pam would often make comments about his size while Martin makes jokes about her looks. 
In the first two seasons, Martin was the host of a fictional radio station titled WZUP, where he usually brings in a special guest as well as trying to talk people through their problems. 
Midway through the second season, he was engaged to Gina; however in the season finale, he leaves after being fired from the station, and tries to get his life back on track. 
In the beginning of the third season, he was shown to join a cult under the name "Shaquille Sunflower", he was able to make an escape, and reunite once again with Gina who permanently moved in to his apartment as she made some changes, much to his dismay, but after getting a pep talk with Tommy and Cole, he was willing to accept it, and continued with Gina on their wedding. After several failed attempts of getting a job, he finds himself in a new position as a talk show host in Channel 51. In the end of the third season, he and Gina are finally married, and continued their lives in the apartment. 
In seasons 4-5, Martin and Gina tried to keep their married life together, near the end of the fourth season, Gina assumes that she might be pregnant, only for it to be false in the beginning of the fifth season. 
In the series' finale, they moved to Los Angeles, California where Martin's show will be taped there, also well as Gina being offer a new job, which bid them to say farewell to their friends in Detroit.
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