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A conversation with Martin Lawrence
with Martin Lawrence on Jun 8, 2000
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with Martin Lawrence on Jun 8, 2000
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. Lawrence began his career in entertainment at the Kings Wood comedy club. After a few bit parts in films and television, Russell Simmons personally selected him to host the groundbreaking series ?Def Comedy Jam? on HBO.
Around the same time he was cast in the ?Def Comedy Jam? role, Lawrence appeared in his own sitcom, the hit series ?Martin?, which aired on Fox from 1992 to 1997. After ?Martin? ended its run, Lawrence worked on many film projects. Many of his films were blockbusters (including Bad Boys (1995) and ?Big Momma’s House? (2000) and his salary increased dramatically to over $10 million per role. Lawrence continues to work in film.
