Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence is known as an American actor and comedian. He is most famous for his roles in movies like Bad Boys and Big Momma's House.

Background and Age

Martin Lawrence was born on April 16, 1965 in Frankfurt, Germany. Lawrence's father served in the U.S. military and left the family when Martin was 8 years of age. As a high schooler, he pursued an affection for boxing, but at the same time was a talented comedian. An instructor urged Lawrence to go to an open mic night at a neighborhood comedy club, and his career as a comic was born.

Married, Wife and Kids

Martin Lawrence has been married twice in his life, and on the two unions, the relationships finished in a separation. His first try into marriage was in 1995 when the amusing comedian got married to Patricia Southall, who was a former Miss Virginia USA. The two had a girl named Jasmine Page who was born on the fifteenth of January 1996. Sadly, they started encountering conjugal problems and got separated in 1997.

That same year, Martins started a relationship with Shamicka Gibbs and on the tenth of July 2010, they tied the pre-marriage ceremony at Martin's home in Beverly Hills. A few top VIPs in Hollywood like Denzel Washington and Eddie Murphy were part of the 120 guests that graced the event, where mainstream R&B star, Shanice performed.

Martin's union with Shamicka was honored with two children. Iyanna Faith who was born on the ninth of November 2000 and a subsequent girl, Amara Trinity who was born on the twentieth day of August 2002. The marriage ended when the couple wound up getting separated. Before his two marriages, the praised actor-comedian was engaged to the actress Lark Voorhies in 1993.

Career and Net Worth

After moving to California, Lawrence got a guest spot on the network show What's Happening Now!!. This appearance prompted his enormous break in TV as the host of HBO's noteworthy Def Comedy Jam. Then, Lawrence propelled his own sitcom for Fox, Martin, which kept running from 1992 to 1997. The actor has likewise parlayed his television accomplishment into a motion picture career. His hit movies include Bad Boys, Big Momma's House and Big Momma's House 2.

In September 2019, the trailer for Bad Boys Forever was released. Martin Lawrence will reprise his role as Detective Marcus Burnett. Even though Martin and the other lead actor Will Smith are both much older than they were when the second film was released, fans are still excited to see the third film in the series.