Marc Lawrence (born October 22, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for making romantic comedies. Having gotten his start as a staff writer and supervising producer on Family Ties, he went on to write and sometimes direct movies. In the 90s, he also created two short-lived sitcoms, Monty (1994) and Pride & Joy.
Not to be confused with the actor of the same name.
Filmography
- Family Ties (1984-1989) — staff writer, supervising producer, story editor
- Give Me a Break (1993) — writer
- Monty (1994) — writer, creator
- Pride & Joy (1995) — writer, creator
- Forces of Nature (1999) — writer
- The Out-of-Towners (1999) — writer; a remake of the 1970 film of the same title
- Miss Congeniality (2000) — writer, executive producer
- Two Weeks Notice (2002) — writer, director
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) — writer, producer
- Music and Lyrics (2007) — writer, director
- Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) — writer, director
- The Rewrite (2014) — writer, director
- Noelle (2019) — writer, director
Trivia
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He Also Did: He directed one single episode of Sweet Valley High, "The Curse of Lawrence Manson". - Production Posse: Movies that he has directed or just written have usually starred Sandra Bullock or Hugh Grant, with Two Weeks Notice having them co-starring.
- Write What You Know: The Rewrite takes place at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York; Lawrence himself attended that university.
