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Trivia
Birth
name: Martin Lawrence Date of birth: 16 April 1965
Place of birth: Frankfurt-am-Main,
Hessen, Germany
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Spouse: Patricia
Southall, (7 January 1995 - 17 September 1996) (divorced) 1 daughter
Lapses into a coma after collapsing from
heat exhaustion while jogging. Recovered in hospital. [25 August 1999]
Ordered to perform community service after
incident in March. [17 September 1997]
Arrested outside a Hollywood nightclub after
police called by a man claiming Lawrence had punched him. [28 March
1997]
Arrested at Burbank Airport for carrying a
loaded gun in his suitcase. [August 1996]
His ex-wife, Patricia, was Miss Virginia.
Graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School
in Maryland.
Was a Mid-Atlantic Golden Gloves boxing
contender in his teens.
Brother of Robert Lawrence
Claims he got his start as a comedian by
cheering up his mother, who was forced to support her six children by
cashiering in various department stores.
His teachers used to give him the last few
minutes of class to make his classmates laugh
Brother of Rae Proctor
Was once engaged to "Saved by the
Bell" (1989) actress Lark Voorhies.
Is from the same Metro Area as Sandra
Bullock, Dave Chappelle, Mya, Alan Heitz, Regina Hall and Dwayne
Winstead.
His mother was in her mid-40s when she gave
birth to him.
Agents discovered him on 'Star Search.'
Lived in Maryland.
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