Martin Lawrence American Actor Born 1965 in Frankfurt

Martin Lawrence (16 April 1965, Frankfurt) is an American actor and comedian. Audiences know him from Bad Boys (1995) and Bad Boys for Life (2020).

Early life

He studied at Friendly High School and Eleanor Roosevelt High School.

Career

Records list What's Happening Now!! (1985) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1980s, he appeared in Do the Right Thing (1989). The 2000s brought Bad Boys II (2003, as Marcus Burnett) and Tropic Thunder (2008). His 2010s credits include Death at a Funeral (2010) and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011). During the 2020s, he worked on Mindcage (2022) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024, as Marcus Burnett).

In all, 30 films and one TV series appear in his credits from 1985 to 2024. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (10), followed by action (5) and buddy cop (4). Of his three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Bad Boys II (2003) has the highest, at $273 million. He is also credited as director on A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and writer on You So Crazy.

Will Smith appears in four of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Alexander Ludwig (two titles) and DJ Khaled (two titles). Adil El Arbi directed two of his titles on record. Bilall Fallah is credited as director on two of them. His discography lists 2 albums, including Funk It.