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Martin Lawrence is an American actor and comedian. Born April 16, 1965, he began his career as a stand up comedian and gained notoriety in the 1990s after a successful run on ''[[Star Search]]''. He has branched into acting, directing, producing and writing. |
Martin Lawrence is an American actor and comedian. Born April 16, 1965, he began his career as a stand up comedian and gained notoriety in the 1990s after a successful run on ''[[Star Search]]''. He has branched into acting, directing, producing and writing. |
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=== Roles Of Note: === |
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* ''[[Bad Boys]]'' (1995): Marcus Burnett |
* ''[[Bad Boys]]'' (1995): Marcus Burnett |
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* ''[[Blue Streak]]'' (1999): Miles Logan |
* ''[[Blue Streak]]'' (1999): Miles Logan |
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* ''[[Life (film)|Life]]'' (1999): Claude Banks |
* ''[[Life (film)|Life]]'' (1999): Claude Banks |
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* ''[[Big Momma's House]]'' (2000): Malcolm Turner |
* ''[[Big Momma's House]]'' (2000): Malcolm Turner |
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=== Associated Tropes: === |
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* [[Acting for Two]]:On his sitcom Martin he played him self and serval other characters the most notable one Sheneneh . |
* [[Acting for Two]]:On his sitcom Martin he played him self and serval other characters the most notable one Sheneneh . |
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* [[Actor Allusion]]:in the first [[Bad Boys]] movie, Julie asked Marcus([[Martin Lawrence]]) if he "felt funny" and he answers "Well, I'm not a comedian..." |
* [[Actor Allusion]]:in the first [[Bad Boys]] movie, Julie asked Marcus([[Martin Lawrence]]) if he "felt funny" and he answers "Well, I'm not a comedian..." |
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Latest revision as of 14:27, 14 May 2020
Martin Lawrence is an American actor and comedian. Born April 16, 1965, he began his career as a stand up comedian and gained notoriety in the 1990s after a successful run on Star Search. He has branched into acting, directing, producing and writing.
Martin Lawrence has performed in the following roles:
- Bad Boys (1995): Marcus Burnett
- Blue Streak (1999): Miles Logan
- Life (1999): Claude Banks
- Big Momma's House (2000): Malcolm Turner
Martin Lawrence provides examples of the following tropes:
- Acting for Two:On his sitcom Martin he played him self and serval other characters the most notable one Sheneneh .
- Actor Allusion:in the first Bad Boys movie, Julie asked Marcus(Martin Lawrence) if he "felt funny" and he answers "Well, I'm not a comedian..."
- Abhorrent Admirer: Sheneneh in the tv series Martin .
- Butt Monkey:Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys .
- Casanova:His character on A Thin Line Between Love And Hate .
- Cloudcuckoolander:Jerome on the T.V. series Martin .
- Cluster F-Bomb: When he is doing stand up comedy .
- Cowboy Cop:in Bad Boys and Blue Streak.
- Delivery Guy Infiltration: Miles Logan in Blue Streak .
- Disguised in Drag:His character Malcolm Turner had to do this in every Big Momma's House film.
- Dumbass DJ:His character Bilal in House Party .
- Everything Is Racist: Did a bit on this on his stand up movie You So crazy .
- Fat Suit:Had to be a fat elderly lady in Big Momma's House.
- N-Word Privileges
- Odd Couple: His character Marcus Burnett with Mike Lowry in Bad Boys.
- Prison Rape:Made a joke of this in You So Crazy Stand Up Comedy movie .
- Salt and Pepper:In National Security and Nothing To Lose also Blue Streak .
- Sassy Black Woman: Shenehneh in his tv series Martin and Big Momma in Big Momma's House.
- Stand Up Comedy
- Talking to Himself:In his Tv series Martin he plays multiple characters .
- Token Minority: His character in the film Wild Hogs
- Uncle Tomfoolery: His character Terrance Paul Davidson in Nothing To Lose.