Martin Lawrence Filmography

Born:: April 16, 1965 in Frankfurt, Germany
Occupation:: Actor, Executive Producer
Biography:: Actor/comedian Martin Lawrence started the 21st century off with a bang, starring and executive producing Big Momma's House, the story of an FBI agent posing as a corpulent Southern matriarch, which went on to gross more than 100 million dollars, despite universally negative reviews. The success...Read More

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College Road Trip

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Raven Symone, Donny Osmond, Brenda Song, Will Sasso

Synopsis: A high-school student (Raven Symone) with noble dreams of becoming a public defender sets out to visit potential universities in the unwanted company of her father (Martin Lawrence) -- an overprotective cop -- in this road trip comedy produced by Andrew Gunn and directed by Roger Kumble. Melanie (Symone Read More

3/7/08
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Margaret Avery, Joy Bryant, Louis C.K., Michael Clarke Duncan

Synopsis: A single father who has just found success as the host of an outrageous television talk show begins to question his path in life when he returns home to attend his parents' 50th wedding anniversary party in the company of his famous fiancée -- a reality television star -- in this Read More

2/8/08
Wild Hogs

Actors: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy, Ray Liotta

Synopsis: A mismatched group of bored suburbanites longing to escape the stress of their daily lives and embrace the freedom of the open road finds that it takes more than polished chrome and leather jackets to truly experience the biker lifestyle in this revved-up road comedy starring John Travolta, Tim Allen Read More

3/2/07
Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Standup [TV Series]

Crew: Executive Producer

2007
Open Season

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Gary Sinise, Debra Messing, Billy Connolly

Synopsis: A domesticated grizzly bear finds that there's more to life than being the star attraction of a mountain town nature show when a fast-talking mule deer offers him a crash course in woodland living in Sony Pictures Animation's first full-length animated feature. Raised by kindly park ranger Beth Read More

9/29/06
Big Momma's House 2

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Emily Procter, Zachary Levi, Mark Moses

Synopsis: An FBI agent finds himself crossing the gender line again in the name of national security in this sequel to the comedy hit Big Momma's House. Tom Fuller (Mark Moses) is a computer whiz who is under investigation by the FBI, who suspect he may be the man behind a dangerous piece of underground Read More

1/27/06
The Robin Harris Story: We Don't Die, We Multiply

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, Robert Townsend, Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley, Robin Harris

Synopsis: Robin Harris was one of the best-respected African-American comedians of his day; after making his way up the ladder the hard way by playing club gigs around the country while working day jobs, he gained his first major break when he became the master of ceremonies at the Comedy Act venue in Los Read More

8/19/05
Rebound

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Breckin Meyer, Horatio Sanz, Oren Williams

Synopsis: A man hoping to make his way back to the big time starts by heading back to middle school in this comedy. Roy McCormick (Martin Lawrence) is one of the most successful coaches in college basketball, but he's just as famous for his hair-trigger temper as he is for molding winning teams. When an Read More

7/1/05
Bad Boys II

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano

Synopsis: Stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith return along with director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer for this sequel to the 1995 sleeper hit Bad Boys, the film that sparked the careers of both actors, as well as Bay. Once again, Lawrence and Smith play hotshot, wisecracking Miami narcotics Read More

7/18/03
National Security

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore, Bill Duke, Eric Roberts, Timothy Busfield, Robinne Lee, Joe Flaherty

Synopsis: Adversaries become wary allies in this free-wheeling action comedy. Hank Rafferty (Steve Zahn) is a Los Angeles Police Department officer who finds himself out of a job after he becomes involved in a violent altercation with police academy flunk-out Earl Montgomery (Martin Lawrence), escalating Read More

1/17/03
Def Comedy Jam: More All Stars, Vol. 3

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer

2003
Def Comedy Jam: More All Stars, Vol. 5

2003
Def Comedy Jam: More All Stars, Vol. 4

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle

2003
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Martin Lawrence

Synopsis: After a string of box-office failures, actor-comedian Martin Lawrence bares his soul -- and tells the stories behind some of his more troubling run-ins with the police, the media, and the movie industry -- in this feature-length stand-up performance film. Interspersing some behind-the-scenes Read More

8/2/02
Def Comedy Jam: More All Stars, Vol. 2

Synopsis: Russell Simmons' HBO series Def Comedy Jam was one of the first nationwide showcases for African-American comedians, who could perform raw, streetwise material without censorship or interference; many of the show's guests have gone on to become some of the best known comic talents in America Read More

2002
Def Comedy Jam: More All Stars, Vol. 1

Synopsis: Some of the best known comedians on the entertainment scene today got their first big break on Russell Simmons' groundbreaking HBO series Def Comedy Jam, and this home video collects raw and uninhibited performances from top-shelf funnymen who've gone on to become headlines on TV and in the Read More

2002
Black Knight

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Tom Wilkinson, Marsha Thomason, Vincent Regan, Kevin Conway

Synopsis: Screenwriter Darryl Quarles follows up his smash hit Big Momma's House (2000) with another raucous Martin Lawrence collaboration. Lawrence stars as Jamal Walker, an employee at a medieval-themed mini-golf course who wakes up in 14th century England after a blow to the head. Jamal has soon allied Read More

11/21/01
What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito, John Leguizamo, Glenne Headly, Carmen Ejogo

Synopsis: The novel of the same name by crime author Donald E. Westlake becomes this MGM comedy starring Martin Lawrence as Kevin Caffery, a thief who breaks into the supposedly unoccupied beachfront mansion of billionaire Max Fairbanks (Danny De Vito). Max unexpectedly catches the burglar red-handed and Read More

6/1/01
Big Momma's House

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Paul Giamatti, Terrence Howard, Anthony Anderson

Synopsis: In this comedy, a cop assumes a new identity in his valiant battle against crime: an elderly grandmother! Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) is an FBI agent who is a master of disguise and will stop at nothing to get his man. When a bank robber escapes from prison and goes on a violent crime spree Read More

6/2/00
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars, Vol. 6

Synopsis: Martin Lawrence is your host for this collection of highlights from HBO's high-rated urban comedy showcase Def Comedy Jam. Former Saturday Night Live regular Ellen Cleghorne highlights this program of outrageous, uncensored standup comedy. Other guests include William Stevenson, Aries Spears, and Arnez J Read More

2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 3

Synopsis: The original stand-up comedy series Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of many of today's top comedic stars. This video collects some of the finest moments of the show, featuring cutting-edge humor, outrageous jokes, and sometimes scathing remarks on hot societal issues. Featured Read More

2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 5

Synopsis: This video acts as a highlights reel for some of today's hottest young comedians, many of whom went from stand-up performances on the HBO series Def Comedy Jam to their own television shows and big-screen comedies. Raw, uncensored, cutting-edge humor is the standard for these classic acts from Read More

2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 2

Synopsis: This video contains two episodes of HBO's stand-up comedy show Def Comedy Jam, one hosted by Martin Lawrence and the other by Chris Rock. Outrageous jokes, physical humor, and generally wild behavior are the norm for Def Comedy Jam, and these two episodes follow suit. Featuring such comedians as Read More

2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 1

Synopsis: This video features stand-up comedy performances from HBO's long-running series Def Comedy Jam. Martin Lawrence hosts the program with his usual style of raucous humor while introducing featured artists like J. Anthony Brown, Adele Givens, and D.L. Hughley. While sex is a pervasive topic in most Read More

2000
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars, Vol. 9

Synopsis: Some of the hottest young comics got their first big break on the stage of Def Comedy Jam. Freed from the shackles of prime time TV, these comedians used the late night forum to strut their stuff and make the jump from comedy clubs to television and movies. Two of the names featured here are Joe Read More

2000
Blue Streak

Actors: Crystal Chappell, Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene, Dave Chappelle, William Forsythe, Graham Beckel

Synopsis: Can a crook go straight without really trying? Jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) was being chased by the police after a robbery when he was forced to hide a cache of diamonds, worth $20 million, at a construction site. Despite his caution, Miles ended up behind bars anyway; after serving Read More

9/17/99
Life

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatunde, Ned Beatty, Bernie Mac

Synopsis: Comedians Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence team up for a story that wouldn't appear to have many immediate humorous possibilities -- two men serving life sentences in prison for a crime they did not commit. Life opens in Harlem in 1932, where Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) is a small-time con man in Read More

4/16/99
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 11

Actors: Joe Torry, Guy Torry

Synopsis: HBO's showcase for the finest young talent in urban comedy, Def Comedy Jam, comes to home video with this release, which features Joe Torry, Guy Torry, and host Martin Lawrence serving up standup too fresh and too raw for network television. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide Read More

1999
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 12

Synopsis: HBO's series Def Comedy Jam provided a showcase for some of the best and brightest new performers on the urban comedy scene, and this home video presents highlights from the show, with Tracy Morgan, Bill Bellamy, and host Martin Lawrence presenting cutting edge comedy that's definitely too rough Read More

1999
Nothing to Lose

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Giancarlo Esposito, Kelly Preston

Synopsis: Two men with nothing in common become unlikely companions in this comedy. Advertising executive Nick Beame (Tim Robbins) is not having a good day when he comes home from work to discover that his wife Ann (Kelly Preston) is having an affair with another man -- who, adding insult to injury, happens Read More

1997
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Crew: Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Lynn Whitfield, Regina King, Bobby Brown, Della Reese

Synopsis: Writer-director Martin Lawrence billed this comic drama as his own version of the film Fatal Attraction (1987). Lawrence stars as Darnell, a hopeless male chauvinist. Darnell is a crude-but-smooth talker and lady's man who doesn't take no for an answer. He works for a nightclub called Chocolate Read More

1996
Martin: Season 05

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne, Tichina Arnold

1996
Bad Boys

Actors: Michael Imperioli, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Téa Leoni, Tchéky Karyo, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano

Synopsis: Former video director Michael Bay had his first big hit with this action comedy, which also returned producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson to the big-budget, high-violence movies that they successfully churned out in the '80s. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are Read More

1995
Martin: Season 04

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne, Tichina Arnold

1995
Martin: Season 03

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne, Tichina Arnold

1994
Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy

Synopsis: Martin Lawrence speaks out on racism, drugs, politics, and (most frequently) sex in this concert film that captures the comic on stage at a 1993 show in New York. Originally rated NC-17 for language by the MPAA, the harsh rating caused the film's original distributor, Miramax, to sell it to Read More

1994
Saturday Night Live: Martin Lawrence

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Crash Test Dummies

Synopsis: This 1994 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Martin Lawrence and features musical guest Crash Test Dummies. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1994
Martin: Season 02

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne, Tichina Arnold

1993
Boomerang

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Robin Givens, David Alan Grier, Grace Jones, Martin Lawrence

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy plays Marcus Graham, a hotshot ad exec who's also an insatiable womanizer. He is thus hardly prepared for his new boss, Jacqueline, played by Robin Givens. In terms of things romantic, Jacqueline is nothing more or less than a female version of Marcus -- and now, for the first time Read More

7/1/92
Martin: Season 01

Actors: Martin Lawrence, Thomas Mikal Ford, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne, Tichina Arnold

1992
House Party 2

Actors: Christopher "Kid" Reid, Christopher "Play" Martin, Tisha Campbell, Iman, Martin Lawrence

Synopsis: Robin Harris, Christopher Reid's foul-mouthed and irascible father from the original House Party film, died in the interim, but he has a university named after him in this follow-the-dots sequel. Kid (Christopher Reid) has finally made it to college in House Party 2, but not without problems. Sent Read More

10/23/91
Talkin' Dirty After Dark

Actors: Martin Lawrence, John Witherspoon, Jedda Jones, Phyllis Stickney

Synopsis: Starring Martin Lawrence and including Mark Curry, Tone Loc, Inez Edwards, John Witherspoon and Rene Jones among many others, Talkin' Dirty After Dark is a behind-the-scenes look at a Los Angeles black comedy club. Lawrence's character, Terry, will seemingly do about whatever it takes to get a gig Read More

5/17/91
House Party

Actors: Christopher "Kid" Reid, Christopher "Play" Martin, Robin Harris, Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell

Synopsis: House Party is an infectious, engaging comedy starring the rap duo Kid 'N Play. Kid (Christopher Reid) decides to throw a party where he plans to blow the roof off the joint with his rhyming skills, so he and his friend Play (Christopher Martin) throw a huge party while Play's parents are away. Read More

3/9/90
Do the Right Thing

Actors: Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Richard Edson, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Bill Nunn, Ossie Davis

Synopsis: Director Spike Lee dives head-first into a maelstrom of racial and social ills, using as his springboard the hottest day of the year on one block in Brooklyn, NY. Three businesses dominate the block: a storefront radio station, where a smooth-talkin' deejay (Samuel L. Jackson) spins the platters Read More

6/30/89

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