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Martin Lawrence

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. Lawrence began his career doing comedy shows, including in ''The Improv''. After his first acting role in the sitcom ''What's Happening Now!!'' (1987–1988), Lawrence co-created and played the titular character of the Fox television sitcom ''Martin'' (1992-1997), which helped catapult him into larger film roles. His first major lead role on the big screen was playing Detective Sergeant Marcus Burnett in the buddy cop action comedy ''Bad Boys'' (1995), a role he reprised in three sequels.

Lawrence went on to star in the commercially successful films ''A Thin Line Between Love and Hate '' (1996), which marked his directorial debut, ''Nothing to Lose '' (1997), ''Blue Streak'' (1999), ''Big Momma's House'' (2000), ''Big Momma's House 2 '' (2006), ''Wild Hogs'' (2007), ''College Road Trip'' (2008), ''Death at a Funeral'' (2010), and ''Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son'' (2013), among others. His voice acting work includes the animated films ''Open Season'' (2006) and ''Sneaks'' (2025), and the animated television series ''Kid 'n Play'' (1990). Provided by Wikipedia