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Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House. Lawrence has acted in numerous film roles and starred in his own television series, Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997.
Lawrence was born in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse in Germany on April 16, 1965, to American parents. He was given his first name after civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and his middle name after US President John F. Kennedy. His father, John Lawrence, served in the US Military. After his parents divorced when he was eight, Lawrence rarely saw his father, who worked as a police officer at the time. His mother, Chlora (née Bailey), began working several jobs to support her family. During his teen years, Lawrence excelled at boxing. He lived in Maryland, and attended Thomas G. Pullen School of Creative and Performing Arts (Landover, Maryland), Fairmont Heights High School (Fairmount Heights, Maryland), Eleanor Roosevelt High School, and also Friendly High School in Fort Washington, Maryland, becoming a Mid-Atlantic Golden Gloves boxing contender.
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA.
Born in the South Jamaica of Queens, New York City, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
Actors: Kevin Hart (actor), Sid Burston (actor), Big Boy (actor), Big Boy (producer), Jameel Saleem (writer), Jameel Saleem (actor), Jameel Saleem (writer), Liz Edwards (miscellaneous crew), Juhahn Jones (actor), Jenna Willis (actress), Carlos Javier Castillo (actor), Mustafa Harris (writer), Matt Kawczynski (actor), Michael Whitton (editor), Michael Whitton (director),
Plot: Evicted from his apartment, James has to move in with his girlfriend of 3 months. He quickly discovers that she's everything he never wanted in a woman. His only option is to get her to break up with him -- but still let him sleep on the couch.
Keywords: african-american, break-up, breaking-up, crazy-girlfriend, dating, honesty, roommate, urban-settingActors: Haji Abdullah (actor), Leandre Fiori (actor), Leandre Fiori (producer), Cedric Fulton (actor), Michael Overstreet (actor), Donovin Freeman (director), Marilea Butler (actress), Donovin Freeman (producer), Donovin Freeman (writer), Archie Hughes (actor), Charlie Jenkins (actress), John Artis Jr. (actor), Brian Lassiter (producer), Nate Chase (actor), Askia Jefferson (actor),
Plot: James Johnson lives in any ghetto USA. He's a honest, hard working, god fearing parent who loves his mother, son and girlfriend. Even though James works more than fifty hours a week he still has trouble making ends meet. That is until one fateful night when he saves the life of his drug dealing boss Ra-him. In a show of appreciation Ra-him offers James a deal he can't refuse. Surprisingly James accepts the offer and takes to crime like a fish to water. His mother and girlfriend however are not enamored with James' new lifestyle making him choose between a life of fast money and even faster women or a life Stuck On Broke.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Beau Nelson (actor), Theresa June-Tao (actress), Dallas King (director), Dallas King (producer), Dallas King (writer), Corné Henri Bibo (actor), Lyndsey Doolen (actress), Peipei Yuan (miscellaneous crew), Junes Zahdi (actor), Erick Vega (editor), Brett Edwards (actor), T Lopez (actress), Christopher Ray Allison (actor), Christine Chiem (actress), Ali Seraj (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: The status quo has been redefined. Women have started behaving like men, and men have started behaving like women. This all takes place in the highly probable near-future of Evolution (EvaLuShaun). An edgy comedy TV series that takes you into the lives of three unique, sexy, and single women. Eva, Lu, and Shaun are three best friends who try to navigate through the over sexed and complex Los Angeles dating scene where men hold the edge now.
Keywords: best-friend, status-quoActors: Carl Washington (miscellaneous crew), Joey Napoli (actor), Candice Myers (actress), Jamel Scott (actor), Kerrilee Kaski (actress), Guy A. Fortt (actor), Sorika Horng (actress), Chris Bonomo (actor), Travis Johnson (actor), Travis Johnson (producer), Travis Johnson (director), Hemmer Pascal (actor), Hishime Beckles (actor), Carol Carhuayano (actress), Jaime Morris (editor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jesse Lucas (composer), Lucita Soriano (actress), Mario O'Hara (writer), Metring David (actress), Lou Veloso (actor), Odette Khan (actress), Boy Gomez (actor), Amy Austria (actress), Nonong de Andres (actor), Daniel Fernando (actor), Dick Israel (actor), Rez Cortez (actor), Gardo Versoza (actor), Glenn Marcelo (miscellaneous crew), Mario O'Hara (director),
Plot: In a poor village by the Manila Bay breakwater, two brothers, Buboy and Basilio, come to the city to escape from the violence at home. They meet a prostitute named Pakita and become close with her when Basilio treats her wounds. All they want is to lead normal lives, but the town's leader Dave has knavish interruptions that await them.
Keywords: povertyActors: Jamie Kennedy (actor), Jeffrey Tambor (actor), Ryan O'Neal (actor), Greg Grunberg (actor), J.P. Manoux (actor), Nick Swardson (actor), Kal Penn (actor), Terry Crews (actor), Taye Diggs (actor), Snoop Dogg (actor), Noel Gugliemi (actor), Mike Epps (actor), Anthony Anderson (actor), Christa Campbell (actress), Blair Underwood (actor),
Plot: Brad Gluckman (Kennedy) is a wannabe rap star from Malibu who acts and talks like he's from the "'hood." Concerned that his son is going to embarrass him during his campaign to become the governor of California, Brad's wealthy father and his campaign manager (Underwood), hire two trained actors (Diggs and Anderson) to disguise themselves as "real life gangstaz", and kidnap his son, dropping him off in the "real hood" in Compton, in an effort to scare the ghettofied attitude and behavior out of him.
Keywords: absent-father, bloopers-during-credits, coffee-shop, drive-by-shooting, fake-kidnapping, father-son-relationship, gubernatorial-candidate, los-angeles-california, nightclub, person-in-car-trunkActors: Daniel Wheatcroft (miscellaneous crew), John Travolta (actor), Lloyd Nelson (miscellaneous crew), Gwyneth Paltrow (actress), Burton Sharp (miscellaneous crew), Robert Peters (miscellaneous crew), James Avery (actor), Randy Edelman (composer), Bob Bergen (actor), Heather Graham (actress), Bridget Hoffman (actress), Tom Fahn (actor), Redmond Gleeson (actor), Scott Coffey (actor), Michelle Johnston (actress),
Genres: Drama, Musical,Actors: John Ashley (actor), James H. Nicholson (producer), Vincent Price (actor), Dorothy Malone (actress), Les Baxter (composer), Samuel Z. Arkoff (producer), Annette Funicello (actress), Andy Romano (actor), Robert Cummings (actor), Frankie Avalon (actor), Morey Amsterdam (actor), William Asher (director), Harvey Lembeck (actor), Lou Rusoff (producer), Lou Rusoff (writer),
Plot: The first of the five official American-International "Beach Party" movies. Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones. Look for Big Daddy's surprise cameo.
Keywords: 1960s, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, anthropologist, army-pilot, b-movie, beach, beach-blanket, beach-bunny, beach-party, beatnikActors: Charles Arnt (actor), Joel Friedkin (actor), Robert Bice (actor), Henry Brandon (actor), Eduard Franz (actor), Ray Bennett (actor), George Chandler (actor), Cliff Clark (actor), Sayre Dearing (actor), Eddie Dunn (actor), Paul E. Burns (actor), Morgan Farley (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Sam Finn (actor), Alvin Hammer (actor),
Plot: John Muller, medical school dropout and brilliant crook, plans a holdup which goes a little bit wrong, and finds vindictive gambler Rocky Stansyck after him. At the end of his tether, he stumbles onto a lucky chance to assume an impenetrable new identity as psychiatrist Victor Bartok. But irony piles on as Muller finds it's out of the frying pan, into the fire.
Keywords: based-on-novel, brother-brother-relationship, cashier, chase, cheque, cigarette-butt, concert, contract-killer, cruise-ship, dentistActors: Armand Kaliz (actor), Noel Madison (actor), Ernie Adams (actor), Sidney Blackmer (actor), William Collier Jr. (actor), Kernan Cripps (actor), Maurice Black (actor), Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (actor), Adolph Faylauer (actor), Stanley Fields (actor), Ben Hendricks Jr. (actor), Al Hill (actor), Ralph Ince (actor), Thomas E. Jackson (actor), Tom McGuire (actor),
Plot: The ambitious criminal Rico moves from the country to the big city in the east and joins Sam Vettori's gang with his friend Joe Massara. Sooner he becomes the leader of the gangsters and known as Little Caesar, and gets closer to the great mobster Pete Montana. In a robbery of a night-club, he kills the Crime Commissioner Alvin McClure and his pal Joe witnesses the murder. When Rico orders Joe to leave his mistress Olga Strassoff, she takes a serious decision.
Keywords: afi, assassination-attempt, based-on-book, based-on-novel, beretta, character-name-in-title, chase, criminal-syndicate, death, death-of-title-character