Born April 16, 1965, in Frankfurt, Germany, while his father was serving in the U.S. military, Martin Lawrence started out in stand-up comedy before an appearance on "Star Search" scored him a recurring role on "What's Happening Now!" (1987-88).His subsequent turn as a guy trying to buy a slice of pizza in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989) led to choice roles in House Party (1990) and Boomerang (1992); a high-profile "One Night Stand" comedy special on HBO; his own television show, "Martin" (1992-97); and a hosting gig on "Def Comedy Jam," making Lawrence one of the busiest comics of the 1990s.
His star continued to burn brightly with the Will Smith buddy film Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel, Bad Boys II (2003), but Lawrence has made his biggest splash to date clad in a fat suit in the hit comedies Big Momma's House (2000) and Big Momma's House 2 (2006).
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like SonAce FBI agent Malcolm Turner is forced to don a dress again and go undercover as livin' large granny Big Momma when his stepson, Trent, witnesses a murder and must hide out at an all-girls school, disguised as a big-boned coed named Charmaine. Read More
Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsWith money, fame and a reality star for a fiancée, R.J. Stevens travels back home to Georgia for his parents' 50th anniversary. But after pompously showing off his Hollywood lifestyle, he's forced to take a deeper look at what he's become. Read More
Bad Boys IITwo Miami narcotics cops, Det. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Det. Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) team up again to investigate Cuban drug kingpin Johnny Tapia (Jordi Mollà) and his ties to Florida's influx of the drug ecstasy. Meanwhile, Marcus's sister -- and Mike's lover -- Syd Burnett... Read More
National SecurityWhite cop Hank Rafferty (Steve Zahn) loses his job when a misunderstanding makes it appear he's beating African-American police wannabe Earl Montgomery (Martin Lawrence). And when Hank is released and gets a security guard gig, he's stunned to see his new partner is Earl. Still stinging from Earl's... Read More
College Road TripCollege-bound Rachel (Raven-Symoné) finds her tour of prospective schools taking a detour when her overprotective father (Martin Lawrence) insists on coming along. Faced with a string of misadventures, will the pair grow closer together -- or end up killing each other? Flat tires, parachuting... Read More
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The Skank Robbers (2011) | NR | |
Death at a Funeral (2010) | R | |
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) | PG-13 | |
College Road Trip (2008) | G | |
Wild Hogs (2007) | PG-13 | |
Open Season (2006) | PG | |
Big Momma's House 2 (2006) | PG-13 | |
TV-MA | ||
Rebound (2005) | PG | |
NR | ||
The Robins Harris Story (2004) | NR | |
R | ||
National Security (2003) | PG-13 | |
Black Knight (2002) | PG-13 | |
R | ||
PG-13 | ||
NR | ||
Big Momma's House (2000) | PG-13 | |
Blue Streak (1999) | PG-13 | |
Life (1999) | R | |
Nothing to Lose (1997) | R | |
R | ||
Bad Boys (1995) | R | |
NR | ||
NR | ||
Boomerang (1992) | R | |
Martin (1992) | NR | |
R | ||
Talkin' Dirty After Dark (1991) | R | |
House Party (1990) | R | |
Do the Right Thing (1989) | R | |
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