Martin Lawrence



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.

Roles Of Note:

 * Bad Boys (1995): Marcus Burnett
 * Blue Streak (1999): Miles Logan
 * Life (1999): Claude Banks
 * Big Mommas House (2000): Malcolm Turner

Associated 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 Mommas 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 Mommas 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 Mommas 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.