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11 unusual facts about Martin Lawrence


Atle Bakken

Atle Bakken (born 7 March 1970), is a composer, performer and producer from Norway, known on both sides of the Atlantic, through his work with Stevie Wonder, Sting, Diana Ross, Andy Summers, Snoop Dogg, Andraé Crouch and scoring credits such as the Fox/HBO award winning TV comedy series Martin, starring Martin Lawrence.

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown, also known as Bad Boys II in Europe, is a video game released in 2004 based on the action-comedy movie Bad Boys II starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Brad Copeland

The film was released on March 2, 2007; and stars Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and John Travolta.

Driving While Black

Earl (Martin Lawrence) was stating in a police interview that it wasn't the first time he was pulled over for DWB.

Funk It

--Saying "final album" refers to someone who recorded this album before death.!-->album by German-American comedian Martin Lawrence, released in 1995.

Girl's Best Friend

Martin Lawrence, the star of Blue Streak, appears in the music video as his character's "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera.

Martin Lawrence Live Talkin' Shit

Martin Lawrence Live Talkin' Shit is the debut album by comedian Martin Lawrence.

Pedro Telemaco

That same year, Telemaco got his second opportunity in Hollywood, when he played a Cuban man in Bad Boys II, which starred Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Rockland Records

The soundtrack to the 1999 Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy movie Life was released on the Rockland label, and Sparkle was the first artist to release an album on the label.

Roger Allers

Allers was then tapped by Sony Pictures to direct their first ever animated release, Open Season, featuring the voice talents of Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher, released in theaters summer of 2006.

William Boyer

Sony and Tasty Pixels Production "Phreakers" The BBC's "No Smoking" 20th Century Fox - Black Knight (2001) starring Martin Lawrence And most recently Miramax's Cold Mountain (2003).


Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

FBI agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) is elated to learn that his stepson, Trent Pierce (Brandon T. Jackson), has been accepted to attend Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Frankie Smith

His single "Double Dutch Bus" is also featured in the 2008 Disney movie College Road Trip starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné.

L.A. Story

There are uncredited cameo appearances by Chevy Chase, Woody Harrelson, Paula Abdul, Martin Lawrence, Rick Moranis (This would be the fourth and final film Moranis starred with Martin) and Terry Jones.

Michael Taliferro

His first film appearance was in the film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit in 1993 playing the role of a 'security guard', he had also made appearances in films like Armageddon, Life which starred Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, and Half Past Dead; in 2006, he had completed his appearance Crime/Drama film A Day in the Life, later he had died of a stroke in May.

Nuttin' But Love

The first track on the album, "Friend & Respect", featured spoken intros by the likes of LL Cool J, Buju Banton, KRS-One, Kool G Rap, Little Shawn, MC Lyte, Martin Lawrence, Pete Rock, Positive K, Q-Tip, Queen Latifah, Spike Lee and Treach.

Paul Lapinski

Since 2008, MPS studios has worked with several major label acts: J Dash featuring Flo Rida, Ludacris, Alicia Keys, Song Music, The Collective (Slash, Linkin Park, The All-American Rejects, Martin Lawrence).