Lawrence Tatum

**Lawrence Steven Tatum** is an American actor and vocalist who is known for portraying the roles of Mark Kepler on the Gage Media's soap operas, Ducks in the Pond from 2003 until 2016 and Flowers & The Perfumes from 2014 until 2020 [1]and Allen Smith on the Gage Media's primetime drama, Bloody Teenagers since the show's 19th season.

He is the older cousin of funny girl Minerva Trenton and younger cousin of Julian Trenton. Lawrence is the boyfriend of actress Doris Dundas.

He is also a fictional Plotagon character who appears in guest appearance on Season 1 Episode 11 of the *Shomorgan Gets Grounded* series.

## History

### Early Life

Lawrence was born in 1997 to Louis Tatum and Leslie Tatum in New York City, New York. He is of English, Irish, and Finnish descent. His father is half English half Irish while his mother is half English half Finnish.

Lawrence attended an elementary school in New York City's downtown core until late January 2004.

Lawrence and his family moved to the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California when he was about to sign up for being a child actor. Lawrence attended Los Angeles Elementary School when he was still in grade one.

### Career

At the age of 6, Lawrence debuted as Mark Kepler on Ducks in the Pond in March 2004. It was announced on *Soap Central* and *Soap Opera Digest* that the role of Mark Kepler was recasted on January 30, 2004 before the recasted debut episode aired. It was said that the role of Mark Kepler was originated by a pair of male babies named Tyler and Jackson Lemon, then child actor Devin Manos before the recasting announcement on *Soap Central*. In 2005, he won his first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series during the 2005 Daytime Emmy Awards.

In 2007, Lawrence debuted the role of villainous and vile Allen Smith on the primetime drama Bloody Teenagers as a child. Supposedly, he was going to be on a hiatus from Ducks in the Pond and temporarily leaving as Mark. Lawrence decided to stay on the DITP canvas after the Bloody Teenagers news announcement.

In 2013, Lawrence was awarded for portraying Bloody Teenagers' Allen Smith on the 2013 *Primetime Emmy Awards*. He was also awards for the Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.

In 2014, Lawrence made his crossover debut as Mark Kepler on *Flowers & The Perfumes* after the character moved to Long Beach, California to meet the notable families. Lawrence shared his statement about Mark's arrival to Long Beach.

In February 2020, the cast of Bloody Teenagers were on *The Ellen Degeneres Show* during the primetime drama's 20th anniversary. Lawrence shared a tribute of Allen Smith in the past. He shared a statement to Ellen Degeneres about Allen's evil actions toward his family and the Moore family. Lawrence also shared a story of when Allen Smith was evil towards his niece, Paisley Moore-Smith. Lawrence said that when Allen mistreated Paisley, Allen was caught and busted by Paisley's paternal uncle, Duke Moore (portrayed by Julian Trenton), who is friends with him. Lawrence also said that Allen mistreated Paisley to take revenge on King Moore (portrayed by Jonathan Mansi).

Other Bloody Teenagers actors, such as Anton Podobnik, Tricia Castillo, Doris Dundas, Jackson Schmidt, Logan Torres, and Anastasia Combs, also took part of the Bloody Teenagers' 20th anniversary special interview on *The Ellen Degeneres Show*. Prior to the 2020 *Primetime Emmy Awards*, the cast of Bloody Teenagers received a special Emmy award for each one. Bloody Teenagers received its first award for Outstanding Drama Series since the first episode of the first season aired on February 21, 2000.

In February 3, 2023, Lawrence announced the death of his father Louis Tatum after he died unexpectedly due to prostate cancer at the age of 53. Lawrence shared the emotional news via Twitter mentioning the death announcement. Louis Tatum was born in March 24, 1969. Louis Tatum was the writer and creator of Ducks in the Pond from 1990 until his death.

### Personal Life

In March 2018, Lawrence started dating actress Doris Dundas, who portrays Sabrina Flores since season 12. In January 2022, they got engaged after nearly 4 years of dating.

## Season appearances

### On Bloody Teenagers

Lawrence Tatum appears as vile and villainous Allen Smith in contract status since season 19. The following list of seasons below are the seasons that Lawrence appears in.

* Season 19
* Season 20
* Season 21
* Season 22
* Season 23

### On Ducks in the Pond

Lawrence Tatum takes over the role of Mark Kepler in contract status since his debut in March 2004 after the character recasted child actor Devin Manos. Lawrence's character was set in recurring status until 2009. The following list of seasons below are the seasons that Mark appears onscreen on Ducks in the Pond. The seasons that Lawrence is cast as Mark are highlighted in bold.

Please note that the years and statuses for each DITP season are when the role of Mark appears on the canvas

* Season 26 (1996; recurring)
* Season 27 (1996-97; recurring)
* Season 28 (1997-98; recurring)
* Season 29 (1998-99; recurring)
* Season 30 (1999-2000; recurring)
* Season 31 (2000-01; recurring)
* Season 32 (2001-02; recurring)
* Season 33 (2002-03; recurring)
* **Season 34 (2003-04; recurring)**
* **Season 35 (2004-05; recurring)**
* **Season 36 (2005-06; recurring)**
* **Season 37 (2006-07; recurring)**
* **Season 38 (2007-08; recurring)**
* **Season 39 (2008-09; recurring)**
* **Season 40 (2009-10; contract)**
* **Season 41 (2010-11; contract)**
* **Season 42 (2011-12; contract)**
* **Season 43 (2012-13; contract)**
* **Season 44 (2013-14; contract)**
* **Season 45 (2014-15; contract)**
* **Season 46 (2015-16; contract)**
* **Season 47 (2016-17; contract and recurring)**

### On Flowers & The Perfumes

Lawrence Tatum appears as Mark Kepler in recurring status on Flowers & The Perfumes during its crossover episode airings. The list of seasons consist of Mark Kepler's appearances in Long Beach as part of the DITP and F&P crossovers.

Lawrence took over the role of Mark from 2014 until 2020. Please note that the years represent the episodes that Mark Kepler appears on the F&P canvas.

• Season 37 (2014)

• Season 38 (2014-15)

• Season 39 (2015-16)

• Season 40 (2016-17)

• Season 41 (2017-18)

• Season 42 (2018-19)

• Season 43 (2019-20)

• Season 44 (2020)

### On Shomorgan Gets Grounded Series

• Season 1 Episode 11: Shomorgan ruins Lawrence's 24th Birthday and Gets Grounded (guest appearance; premiered August 8, 2021 on YouTube)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCWfCFfkUJ8

## Episode appearances

### On Shomorgan Gets Grounded Series

* Season 1 Episode 11 (guest appearance)

Link to full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCWfCFfkUJ8

## Trivia

* He is of English, Irish, and Finnish descent.
* Lawrence was awarded for the Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series on both the *Primetime Emmy Awards* and *Daytime Emmy Awards* many times throughout the years.
* Lawrence states that he and his girlfriend Doris Dundas are in an intimate relationship; as a couple, they appear on Bloody Teenagers since season 20 and Flowers & The Perfumes (when Lawrence's role of Mark Kepler arrived in Long Beach in 2014 and left Long Beach to travel back to Culver City in 2020)
* Lawrence and Doris both shared their hot scenes of Bloody Teenagers and Flowers & The Perfumes on their social medias Instagram and Twitter; their couple role on Bloody Teenagers are Allen Smith & Sabrina Flores, while their couple role on Flowers & The Perfumes were Mark Kepler & Leanne White.

## External Links

* Lawrence Tatum on Wikipedia

* Lawrence Tatum on Bloody Teenagers

1. Bloody Teenagers on Wikipedia
2. Bloody Teenagers Official Wiki
3. Allen Smith on Bloody Teenagers

* Lawrence Tatum on Ducks in the Pond

1. Ducks in the Pond on Wikipedia
2. Ducks in the Pond Official Wiki
3. Mark Kepler on Ducks in the Pond
4. Mark Kepler on Soap Central

* Lawrence Tatum on Famous Birthdays