Martin Lawrence
About This Event
Martin Lawrence appears at Kings Theatre in a live event listed under Plays. He began in stand-up at The Improv, had early TV work on What's Happening Now!! (1987–88), co-created and starred in the Fox sitcom Martin (1992–97), and moved into film with his first major lead as Detective Sergeant Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys (1995), a role he has reprised in three sequels. The engagement is informed by a career that spans stand-up, sitcom writing and mainstream film comedy.
About the Artist
Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence is an American comedian and actor whose early craft was shaped in stand-up rooms such as The Improv. He moved from television work in the late 1980s to co-creating and starring in the Fox sitcom *Martin*, then broadened his screen persona with film roles including Detective Sergeant Marcus Burnett in *Bad Boys* and its sequels.