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Would it be appropriate to change the category to German-American, since he was born in Germany? - Kasreyn 23:54, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
He's definitely not a German citizen, and he was likely born on an American military base in Germany. In this case, the proper designation would be German born: Not German-American. German American implies that he's ethnically German. He is not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SpiritMachine ( talk • contribs) 05:35, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
Would someone kindly (re-)move this clause and pretty it up? I'm not yet versed on protocol on how to do this, but it's pretty clear to me it doesn't belong at the close of the "Early Life" section, if it belongs in the article at all. I would maintain that calling attention to anyone's race detracts from their talent. Isn't Martin just a "successful entertainer"?
no thats not all he is — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.109.59.35 ( talk • contribs)
Where's the thing about snl? -- Kingforaday1620 21:56, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
HI i'm -- Sillabario Italiano 20:21, 16 December 2006 (UTC) i have created the italian article for Martin Lawrence add you please, sorry for my bad english! salve sono Sillabario Italiano ho creato l'articolo di Martin Lawrence, scusate per il mio inglese schifoso. ecco la voce it:Martin Lawrence grazie! -- Sillabario Italiano 20:21, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
i dont know if its relevant/verifiable/already mentioned (i dont see it) but on the show 'inside the actors studio' dave chappelle claims that martin lawerence had a stroke and almost died during the filming of blue streak. does anybody know anymore about this? L8n187 22:41, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
martin lawrence spent 7 years in germany so he might have been eligible for a german passport; there are people who are born in britain who despite being born there are not british unless their father is.
I am from NYC, and many of my friends and relatives in their 40's from Flushing, NY tell me that he grew up in the Bland Projects in Flushing, and that they all lived in the same community. And that his character "Roscoe" from the Martin show was loosely-based on him as a youngster. I was told that the Roscoe-like young Martin was nicknamed "Porker" because of the shape of his nose, that was usually full with mucous. If this is true, why does he rarely claim that he is from NY. 76.118.226.39 01:45, 2 December 2007 (UTC)mke
Are there really no articles? It's weird that his personal life ends around 2000. 71.112.56.63 ( talk) 22:26, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
I followed the ref for "Campbell-Martin agreed to complete the season on the condition that she not appear in any scenes in the last two episodes with Lawrence." and didn't see anything about it. I added citation-needed but didn't remove the ref. dfrankow ( talk) 14:29, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
This page is broken. Someone needs to fix it (that someone NOT being me, because I have no idea what I'm doing). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.180.224.100 ( talk) 18:15, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
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Um, someone can’t be small for their size. They’re just the size they are. “Small for his age,” I think… 69.84.48.85 ( talk) 00:19, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
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Would it be appropriate to change the category to German-American, since he was born in Germany? - Kasreyn 23:54, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
He's definitely not a German citizen, and he was likely born on an American military base in Germany. In this case, the proper designation would be German born: Not German-American. German American implies that he's ethnically German. He is not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SpiritMachine ( talk • contribs) 05:35, 10 March 2017 (UTC)
Would someone kindly (re-)move this clause and pretty it up? I'm not yet versed on protocol on how to do this, but it's pretty clear to me it doesn't belong at the close of the "Early Life" section, if it belongs in the article at all. I would maintain that calling attention to anyone's race detracts from their talent. Isn't Martin just a "successful entertainer"?
no thats not all he is — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.109.59.35 ( talk • contribs)
Where's the thing about snl? -- Kingforaday1620 21:56, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
HI i'm -- Sillabario Italiano 20:21, 16 December 2006 (UTC) i have created the italian article for Martin Lawrence add you please, sorry for my bad english! salve sono Sillabario Italiano ho creato l'articolo di Martin Lawrence, scusate per il mio inglese schifoso. ecco la voce it:Martin Lawrence grazie! -- Sillabario Italiano 20:21, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
i dont know if its relevant/verifiable/already mentioned (i dont see it) but on the show 'inside the actors studio' dave chappelle claims that martin lawerence had a stroke and almost died during the filming of blue streak. does anybody know anymore about this? L8n187 22:41, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
martin lawrence spent 7 years in germany so he might have been eligible for a german passport; there are people who are born in britain who despite being born there are not british unless their father is.
I am from NYC, and many of my friends and relatives in their 40's from Flushing, NY tell me that he grew up in the Bland Projects in Flushing, and that they all lived in the same community. And that his character "Roscoe" from the Martin show was loosely-based on him as a youngster. I was told that the Roscoe-like young Martin was nicknamed "Porker" because of the shape of his nose, that was usually full with mucous. If this is true, why does he rarely claim that he is from NY. 76.118.226.39 01:45, 2 December 2007 (UTC)mke
Are there really no articles? It's weird that his personal life ends around 2000. 71.112.56.63 ( talk) 22:26, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
I followed the ref for "Campbell-Martin agreed to complete the season on the condition that she not appear in any scenes in the last two episodes with Lawrence." and didn't see anything about it. I added citation-needed but didn't remove the ref. dfrankow ( talk) 14:29, 29 July 2011 (UTC)
This page is broken. Someone needs to fix it (that someone NOT being me, because I have no idea what I'm doing). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.180.224.100 ( talk) 18:15, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
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Um, someone can’t be small for their size. They’re just the size they are. “Small for his age,” I think… 69.84.48.85 ( talk) 00:19, 15 June 2024 (UTC)