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.

Martin Lawrence has performed in the following roles:

• Bad Boys (1995): Marcus Burnett
• Blue Streak (1999): Miles Logan
• Life (1999): Claude Banks
• Big Momma's House (2000): Malcolm Turner

Martin Lawrence provides examples of the following 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 .
• Casanova: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 .
• Cowboy 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 Momma's 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 Momma's 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 Momma's 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.