Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and comedian who was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House and Bad Boys II. Lawrence has acted in numerous movie roles and starred in his own television series, Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997.
Ty, a misguided, one-of-a-kind designer sneaker, doesn’t know life outside the comforts of his velvet-lined shoebox. After his sister is stolen by a shady collector, Ty must venture into New York City to find and rescue her. In his adventure, Ty meets a ragtag group of footwear friends from all walks of life who help him find the courage to step outside of his shoebox and find his sole-mate.
Release Date: 2025-04-18
Character: J.B. (voice)
After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.
Release Date: 2024-06-05
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Marcus Burnett
Vote Count: 2761
Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.
Release Date: 2022-12-16
Character: Jake Doyle
Vote Count: 340
This special takes a look at the show’s origin and evolution, through interviews with the cast and original directors, featuring special musical performances, as well as behind the scenes commentary on Martin’s impact.
Release Date: 2022-06-16
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Self
Vote Count: 9
Comedy legend Martin Lawrence returns to the stand-up stage for a night of impressions and insight on everything from sex, relationships and President Obama, to Bill Cosby, Hollywood and more. Filmed live at LA's Orpheum Theatre.
Release Date: 2016-09-09
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Himself
Vote Count: 14
FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his 17-year-old son Trent go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.
Release Date: 2011-02-16
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Malcolm / Big Momma
Vote Count: 1234
Aaron's father's funeral is today at the family home, and everything goes wrong: the funeral home delivers the wrong body, his cousin accidentally drugs her fiancé, and Aaron's successful younger brother, Ryan, flies in from New York, broke but arrogant. To top it all off, a mysterious stranger wants a word with Aaron.
Release Date: 2010-04-15
Character: Ryan
Vote Count: 984
When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.
Release Date: 2008-03-07
Character: Chief James Porter
Vote Count: 390
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
Release Date: 2008-02-08
Character: Roscoe Jenkins
Vote Count: 288
Restless and ready for an adventure, four suburban bikers leave the safety of their subdivision and head out on the open road. But complications ensue when they cross paths with an intimidating band of New Mexico bikers known as the Del Fuegos.
Release Date: 2007-03-02
Character: Bobby Davis
Vote Count: 2300
Bob and Bobbie left their trailer to go skinny-dipping, and putting Mr. Weenie in charge to guard the cinnamon buns they left on the counter. When Boog and Elliot sneak into the camp, they are excited to discover that there are buns in the trailer. Unfortunately for them, Mr. Weenie is guarding the door.
Release Date: 2006-12-15
Character: Boog (voice)
Vote Count: 50
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
Release Date: 2006-09-27
Character: Boog (voice)
Vote Count: 2776
FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes back undercover as Big Momma, a slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny with attitude to spare! Now this granny must play nanny to three dysfunctional upper-class kids in order to spy on their computer hacker father.
Release Date: 2006-01-26
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Malcolm Turner / Big Momma
Vote Count: 1603
An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.
Release Date: 2005-07-01
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Roy McCormick
Vote Count: 332
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.
Release Date: 2003-07-18
Character: Detective Marcus Burnett
Vote Count: 5545
Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
Release Date: 2003-01-17
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Earl Montgomery
Vote Count: 990
The controversial bad-boy of comedy delivers a piercing look at his life, lifting the metaphorical smokescreen that he feels has clouded the public view, commenting on everything from the dangers of smoking to the trials of relationships, and unleashing a nonstop litany of raucous anecdotes, stinging social commentary and very personal reflections about life.
Release Date: 2002-08-02
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: himself
Vote Count: 18
Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After nearly drowning in the moat, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.
Release Date: 2001-11-21
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Jamal Walker / Skywalker
Vote Count: 1113
Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his girlfriend gave him. Caffery is then bent on revenge and getting his ring back with the help of his partners.
Release Date: 2001-05-31
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Kevin Caffery
Vote Count: 301
Bad Boys featurette.
Release Date: 2000-06-27
Character: Self
Vote Count: 1
When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
Release Date: 2000-05-31
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Malcolm Turner
Vote Count: 2323
Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor, remarkable martial arts techniques, and willingness to perform incredible stunts without the use of doubles -- or a net. This video takes a personal look at Chan as he works on screen projects in Hollywood and Beijing and candidly discusses his life and work.
Release Date: 1998-07-17
Department: Crew
Job: Thanks
Character: Self - Bad Boy
Vote Count: 39
Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets his sights on the ultra-classy Brandi Web, he launches an all-out assault to win her heart. Ultimately, charm, lust and passion prevail, but Darnell learns the hard way that when you play, you pay. Brandi is much harder to get rid of than she was to get--especially when she realizes that she has a rival vying for Darnell's affection. When he finally decides to call it quits, Brandi becomes an obsessed femme fatale stalking the new love of her life.
Release Date: 1996-04-04
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Darnell
Vote Count: 84
Stand up comedy by Martin Lawrence, filmed in the Majestic Theater in New York City. Martin Lawrence talks about everything from racism, to relationships, to his childhood.
Release Date: 1994-04-27
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Self
Vote Count: 18
Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence's 'new take' of the 1963 comedy classic 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World', currently in development.
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Thinking the world has turn its back on him Luke decided to take on the world at any and all dangerous cost
Department: Production
Job: Executive Co-Producer
Plot TBA. A sequel to the 1999 movie Blue Streak.
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Character: Miles
Take an epic lookback at 30 years of making the Bad Boys franchise with a 22-minute retrospective. Go behind the scenes of the all-new movie with an exclusive conversation featuring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Explore the making of the first three films with commentary from filmmakers Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay, and stars Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Joe Pantoliano, and more. From the initial table read to the final "that's a wrap," fans will experience an intimate look at this action-packed 30-year journey.
Release Date: 2024-07-24
Character: Self
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews.
Release Date: 2022-09-12
Character: Self - Guest
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 7
Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.
Release Date: 2022-09-12
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 20
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.
Release Date: 2020-01-15
Character: Marcus
Vote Count: 8349
An irreverent comedy about the misadventures of Moondog, a rebellious stoner and lovable rogue who lives large.
Release Date: 2019-03-21
Character: Captain Wack
Vote Count: 513
With nothing more than a punch line and a dream, these (then) struggling young artists transformed themselves into comedy legends.
Release Date: 2019-01-01
Vote Count: 1
A one-of-a-kind barbershop experience with unfiltered conversation and debate from the biggest names in sports and entertainment.
Release Date: 2018-08-28
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 11
In this special live event, giants of stand-up come together to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Russell Simmons's groundbreaking "Def Comedy Jam."
Release Date: 2017-09-26
Character: Self
Vote Count: 41
Quotidien is a French television program presented by Yann Barthès and broadcast from September 12, 2016 on TMC.
Release Date: 2016-09-12
Character: Self
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 11
Allen Braddock and Marcus Jackson are two attorneys with very different views on the law. After getting fired from his father's prestigious firm for employing questionable tactics, Allen is forced to team up with Marcus, a self-made man always willing to fight for the people of his neighborhood, even if it doesn't mean collecting a check. When the two partner up, they take on cases that challenge their moral, personal, and ethical boundaries, but always manage to find common ground.
Release Date: 2014-08-04
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Character: Marcus Jackson
Episode Count: 10
Vote Count: 14
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
Release Date: 2014-02-17
Character: Self
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 320
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only will pay homage to Murphy's journey from a 15-year-old aspiring comedian, to the record-breaking Raw, which remains the highest grossing stand-up film of all time, to his indelible characters and impressions from Saturday Night Live including Buckwheat, Gumby, Mr. Robinson and James Brown. Written by Spike TV
Release Date: 2012-11-14
Character: Self
Vote Count: 9
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
Release Date: 2010-11-08
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 228
Love That Girl! is an American sitcom created by Bentley Kyle Evans and starring Tatyana Ali.
Release Date: 2010-01-19
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 30
Vote Count: 2
Release Date: 2007-04-18
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Character:
Episode Count: 60
Vote Count: 1
Featuring hysterical performance footage and insightful interviews, this affectionate documentary profiles Robin Harris, one of the most respected black comedians of his time whose life was cut short at age 37 by a respiratory problem. Friends and fans such as Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Lawrence and Robert Townsend share their memories of the funnyman, who continues to influence young comics.
Release Date: 2006-10-17
Character: Himself
Vote Count: 1
El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
Release Date: 2006-09-24
Character: Self - Guest
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 33
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
Release Date: 2003-09-08
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 157
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
Release Date: 2003-01-26
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 162
Def Comedy Jam played host to some of the greatest comedians of the 1990s, many of whom went on to greater fame, due in part to the exposure they received on the program. Here, Mark Curry and Steve Harvey both show off some comic chops that that could never air on their respective network TV shows, though Harvey has shown this side of himself in Spike Lee's excellent THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY. Rounding out the performers are Don "D.C." Curry (NEXT FRIDAY) and Arnez J. Contains two episodes.
Release Date: 2001-08-28
Def Comedy Jam is an HBO television series produced by Russell Simmons. The series had its original run from July 1, 1992 to January 1, 1997. Simmons was inspired to make Def Comedy Jam by Jerry Lewis' movie The Nutty Professor. The show returned on HBO's fall lineup in 2006. Def Comedy Jam helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians.
Release Date: 2001-05-29
Character: Himself
Episode Count: 14
Def Comedy Jam played host to some of the greatest comedians of the 1990s, many of whom went on to greater fame, due in part to the exposure they received on the program. Here, Mark Curry and Steve Harvey both show off some comic chops that that could never air on their respective network TV shows, though Harvey has shown this side of himself in Spike Lee's excellent THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY. Rounding out the performers are Don "D.C." Curry (NEXT FRIDAY) and Arnez J. Contains two episodes.
Release Date: 2000-11-28
Vote Count: 3
Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.
Release Date: 1999-09-17
Character: Miles Logan
Vote Count: 1504
Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.
Release Date: 1999-04-16
Character: Claude Banks
Vote Count: 800
Russell Simmons brings you a standout collection from his iconic series, Def Comedy Jam. Hosted by the dynamic Martin Lawrence, these three episodes spotlight an unforgettable lineup of comedy legends, including D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, Adele Givens, and more.
Release Date: 1999-03-01
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
Release Date: 1997-08-11
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 96
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.
Release Date: 1997-07-18
Character: Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson
Vote Count: 622
The Chris Rock Show is a late night comedy talk show featured on HBO. It was created by Chris Rock and featured various guests. The show won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program in 1999. It ran for five seasons from 1997 to 2000.
Release Date: 1997-02-07
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 10
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
Release Date: 1996-08-21
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 76
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
Release Date: 1996-07-22
Character: Self
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 551
Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
Release Date: 1995-04-07
Character: Marcus Burnett
Vote Count: 6467
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.
Release Date: 1993-09-13
Character: Self - Guest
Episode Count: 4
Vote Count: 136
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best friend Pam and escapades with best friends Tommy and Cole.
Release Date: 1992-08-27
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Character: Martin Payne
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 118
Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes badly downhill.
Release Date: 1992-06-30
Character: Tyler
Vote Count: 574
The annual film & TV awards show presented by MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV with winners decided online by the general public.
Release Date: 1992-06-10
Character: Self - Presenter
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 11
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
Release Date: 1992-05-25
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 89
Kid'N'Play leave their neighborhood and enter the world of adulthood and higher education. Play attempts to get rich quick in the music business while Kid faces the challenges of college.
Release Date: 1991-10-23
Character: Bilal
Vote Count: 102
Terry is an up and coming comedian, but believes politics will get him the big breaks and more time at the popular Dukie's Comedy Club. Just so happens that Terry is 'sleeping' with Ruby Lynn Sinclair, the wife of club owner Dukie Sinclair. What follows is a night of comedy, romance, comedy, action, comedy, and Terry achieving his initial goal: getting $67 dollars to pay his phone bil
Release Date: 1991-08-16
Character: Terry
Vote Count: 12
Stand up special
Release Date: 1991-03-23
Character: Himself
After he retires from the police force, a veteran cop is framed for robbery but his friends, a rookie and three ex-cops, come to his rescue.
Release Date: 1990-12-15
Character: Willie
Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behavior.
Release Date: 1990-01-20
Character: Bilal
Vote Count: 234
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Release Date: 1989-06-14
Character: Cee
Vote Count: 1795
A series of stand-up comedy specials.
Release Date: 1989-02-15
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 9
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
Release Date: 1988-09-05
Character: Self - Guest
Episode Count: 5
Vote Count: 41
What's Happening Now!! is an American sequel series of What's Happening!! It ran in syndication from 1985 to 1988. Like the previous series, What's Happening Now!! is loosely based on the motion picture Cooley High.
Release Date: 1985-09-07
Episode Count: 66
Vote Count: 11
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
Release Date: 1975-10-11
Character: Self - Host
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 434
We meet Demascus in a moment of great inner strife. He's just turned 33 ("It's my Jesus Year. My year to be a martyr."), and he's suffering from arrested grief after the death of his mother. Plus the current state of the world has him feeling a bit out of step. Up is down. Black is white. The truth is nebulous. His career, his love life (or lack thereof), his identity is all up for debate. Quarter life crisis? Existential breakdown? Black man dual conscious paradox? Whatever you wanna call it, it has our protagonist with hella questions and very few answers.
Character: Arnez
Episode Count: 6