Martin LawrenceMartin Lawrence (b. April 16, 1965) is an actor, comedian, and producer. He was born in Frankfurt. His father was in the U.S. military. When Lawrence was six, his family moved to the New York City borough of Queens. His family then moved to Landover, Maryland. When his father left the family, Lawrence claims he began performing comedy to cheer-up his mother, Chlora, who was forced to cashier at various department stores to support Martin and his five siblings. He attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School while living there. Several years later, Lawrence got a chance to perform on Star Search. That appearance led to a role in the 1985 television series What's Happening Now!. Lawrence made his movie debut in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing and played minor roles in House Party and House Party 2. He had a more prominent role in Eddie Murphy's Boomerang, and emceed Def Comedy Jam. In 1991, Lawrence worked in his first starring role in Talking Dirty After Dark. By 1992, he had his own sitcom, Martin on Fox. Martin ran to 1997, and remains in syndication. The show won a NAACP Image Award for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. In 1994, Lawrence released the controversial concert film, You So Crazy!. The film received the NC-17 rating and was later released unrated. Its crudeness, however, did not prevent You So Crazy! from becoming one of the highest-grossing concert films of all time. He married Patricia Southall, a former Miss Virginia, on January 7, 1995. They had a daughter and divorced in 1996. Southall is now married to Emmitt Smith. The divorce led to many personal problems in Lawrence's life. In August 1996, he was arrested at Burbank Airport for carrying a loaded gun in his suitcase. On March 28, 1997, he was arrested outside a Hollywood nightclub after a man claimed Lawrence punched him; he was ordered to perform community service. While directing A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), which he wrote, produced, and starred in, he reportedly had violent outbursts and took drugs on the set. Martin! co-star Tisha Campbell sued him for sexual harassment, and left the show during its last season. He went into a coma after collapsing from heat exhaustion while jogging in August 1999. Despite his personal problems, Lawrence appeared in many popular movies such as Bad Boys with Will Smith, Nothing to Lose with Tim Robbins, Life with Eddie Murphy, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House. The success of these movies made Lawrence quite wealthy. After the success of Big Momma's House, he was paid $13 million for What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen? with Danny DeVito. He then earned $16.5 million for Black Knight (2001). His next film was Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat in which he performed his standup comedy act. His filmography includes:
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His filmography includes:. Sal Mineo is interred in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York. His next film was Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat in which he performed his standup comedy act. Williams was paroled in 1990 after serving 12 years but has been jailed numerous times since for parole violations. He then earned $16.5 million for Black Knight (2001). Although a man named Lionel Ray Williams was later sentenced to life in prison for killing Mineo, considerable doubts about Williams' involvement in the crime remained, since there apparently was no immediate motive for the murder. After the success of Big Momma's House, he was paid $13 million for What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen? with Danny DeVito. He was 37. The success of these movies made Lawrence quite wealthy. Your Cat Is Dead (later to be adapted into a movie by Steve Guttenberg), where he was to play a gay burglar, Mineo was stabbed to death in front of his West Hollywood home. Despite his personal problems, Lawrence appeared in many popular movies such as Bad Boys with Will Smith, Nothing to Lose with Tim Robbins, Life with Eddie Murphy, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House. Coming home from an audition for the play, P.S. He went into a coma after collapsing from heat exhaustion while jogging in August 1999. In 1957, Mineo made a brief foray into music by recording a handful of songs and an album, and two of the songs reached the Top 40 pop charts. While directing A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), which he wrote, produced, and starred in, he reportedly had violent outbursts and took drugs on the set. Martin! co-star Tisha Campbell sued him for sexual harassment, and left the show during its last season. Thus, he turned to the stage again, producing the gay-themed Fortune and Men's Eyes, starring Don Johnson of later Miami Vice fame. On March 28, 1997, he was arrested outside a Hollywood nightclub after a man claimed Lawrence punched him; he was ordered to perform community service. In the 1960s, rumors about his sexual orientation began to spread, prompting Hollywood's increasing reluctance to cast him in A-list movies. In August 1996, he was arrested at Burbank Airport for carrying a loaded gun in his suitcase. Mineo's slightly exotic good looks also earned him roles such as those of an Indian boy in Tonka or of a Jewish emigrant in Otto Preminger's Exodus, for which he received another Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. The divorce led to many personal problems in Lawrence's life. Mineo was later reunited with Dean in Giant, albeit only in a few scenes. Southall is now married to Emmitt Smith. While explicit mention of homosexuality was not permissible in Hollywood movies at the time, the reportedly bisexual James Dean dared Mineo to let his real-life desires for Dean shine through considerably in the scenes between them. They had a daughter and divorced in 1996. After a few lesser films, his breakthrough was Rebel Without A Cause (1955), in which he gave an impressive performance as "John 'Plato' Crawford", the unstated but apparently gay teenager smitten with James Dean's "Jim Stark". He married Patricia Southall, a former Miss Virginia, on January 7, 1995. He also played the young prince opposite Yul Brynner in the stage musical The King And I. Its crudeness, however, did not prevent You So Crazy! from becoming one of the highest-grossing concert films of all time. In 1950, he had his first stage appearance in The Rose Tattoo, a play by Tennessee Williams. The film received the NC-17 rating and was later released unrated. Mineo, born in The Bronx, New York City as the son of Sicilian emigrants, was enrolled by his mother in dancing and acting school at an early age. In 1994, Lawrence released the controversial concert film, You So Crazy!. Salvatore Mineo, Jr. (January 10, 1939 - February 12, 1976) was an American actor and theater director, famous for his Academy Award-nominated performance opposite James Dean in the film Rebel Without A Cause. The show won a NAACP Image Award for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Martin ran to 1997, and remains in syndication. In 1991, Lawrence worked in his first starring role in Talking Dirty After Dark. By 1992, he had his own sitcom, Martin on Fox. He had a more prominent role in Eddie Murphy's Boomerang, and emceed Def Comedy Jam. Lawrence made his movie debut in Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing and played minor roles in House Party and House Party 2. That appearance led to a role in the 1985 television series What's Happening Now!. Several years later, Lawrence got a chance to perform on Star Search. He attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School while living there. When his father left the family, Lawrence claims he began performing comedy to cheer-up his mother, Chlora, who was forced to cashier at various department stores to support Martin and his five siblings. His family then moved to Landover, Maryland. When Lawrence was six, his family moved to the New York City borough of Queens. military. His father was in the U.S. He was born in Frankfurt. April 16, 1965) is an actor, comedian, and producer. Martin Lawrence (b. Rage Control (2004) (pre production). Bad Boys II (2003). National Security (2003). Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002). Black Knight (2001) (2001). What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001). Big Momma's House (2000). Blue Streak (1999). Life (1999). Nothing to Lose (1997). A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996). Bad Boys (1995). You So Crazy! (1994). Martin (1992-1997). Boomerang (1992). Talkin Dirty After Dark (1991). House Party 2 (1991). Hammer, Slammer, & Slade (1990). House Party (1990). Do the Right Thing (1989). A Little Bit Strange (1989). What's Happening Now!! (1985). |