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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 Momma\'s 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 .
Casa Nova: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 .
Cow Boy 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.