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Eventually, both Martin and Gina get new jobs in
Los Angeles. Before leaving for the West coast,
they get together with their friends, Tommy,
Cole and Pam and reminisce about the good old
days like the time the gang rigged Martin's
apartment on Halloween to scare the living
daylights out of him when their séance conjures
the spirit of old man Ackerman; or the time
Martin saves the life of an African prince at an
exclusive dinner party; or when Martin
mistakenly thinks Gina is plotting to kill him
for his insurance money; or the time Gina hires
a plumber and he drops dead in their bathroom or
the time Brother Man borrows Martin's CD player
without his permission and Martin blames his
friends for the theft.
Oh well, all good things must come to an end.
Bye Bye, Martin and Gina. Good Luck. Detroit
will miss you. And, when you get to Los Angeles,
don't forget to ask...Whazz-Uuup!?
(L-R) Tommy, Gina, Martin, Pam and Cole
TRIVIA NOTE: Born
April 16, 1965 in Frankfurt am Mein in Hessen,
Germany, the 5' 7" Martin Lawrence, an Air Force
brat, moved to the USA when he was six years old
after his Dad got out of the service. Martin
later graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High
School in Landover, Maryland. During his teens
he was classed as a Mid-Atlantic Golden Gloves
boxing contender. Always a cutup in class, (his
school teacher gave his the last few minutes of
every the class to entertain his fellow
students)
Martin debuted on TV in the role of
Marcus Warfield, a smart-mouthed busboy on the
sitcom WHAT'S HAPPENING, NOW!! (1987-88). By
1986 Martin had his own cable show called ONE
NIGHT STAND, and then moved onto become a
successful the host of HBO's DEF COMEDY ALL STAR
cable specials in 1999. He married (then
divorced) Patricia Southall, a former Miss
Virginia.
During and after his series MARTIN,
Lawrence starred in a string of theatrical films
including Bad Boys (1995), A Thin Line Between
Love and Hate (1996), Nothing to Lose (1997),
Life (1999), Blue Streak (1999),
Big Momma's
House (2000); What's the Worst That Could Happen
(2001); Black Knight (2001); and National
Security (2003). Martin made his movie debut
playing a minor role in Spike Lee's Do The Right
Thing ( In the summer of 2003, Lawrence
reprised his role as undercover police officer
Marcus Burnett in the action film Bad Boy II
costarring Will Smith (of FRESH PRINCE OF BEL
AIR fame). Martin also produced a highly
successful concert film You So Crazy in
1994 filled with a volley of crude, vulgar
humor.
Throughout Martin's career, his private life has
been fodder for the magazine writers because of
his off-camera antics that included possession
of loaded hand gun at an airport, his collapse
from heat exhaustion while jogging; being
arrested for fighting in Hollywood nightclubs,
allegedly hitting a disc jockey in the head with
a champagne bottle after proposing a toast at
Martin's 1995 bachelor party; carrying a gun and
yelling and screaming in the middle of a busy
intersection, and sexual harassment allegations.
Reportedly, Martin Lawrence has since cleaned up
his act and is drug, weapons, and alcohol free.
Tisha Campbell was born October 12, 1968 in
Oklahoma City, OK. She graduated from Newark
Arts High School in Newark, NJ. Tisha pursued a
singing career and appeared as Chiffon, a
background singer in the sci-fi film The Little
Shop of Horror (1986) and later produced an
album in the mid 1990s. Tisha is also a member
of Diva Simply Singing, a group that raises
funds for AIDS. Campbell's acting career has
included both movies and TV.
In 1974 Tisha
appeared as herself on the PBS educational
series THE BIG BLUE MARBLE (1974-1983) with
stories from children around the world. She
later appeared as orphan Marva Foley on the
sitcom RAGS TO RICHES (1987). In 1991, she
played Kathleen, the girlfriend of Will Smith on
the sitcom FRESH PRINCE OF BELL AIR; and
appeared as Rosalee Lincoln, the daughter of a
Washington, DC tavern owner on the sitcom LINC'S
(1998-2000).
Tisha later costarred in the
hilarious family sitcom MY WIFE & KIDS (2001) as
Janet "Jay" Kyle, the loving working mother of
three kids and wife of hardworking husband,
Michael Kyle (played by Damon Wayons).
Tisha's
movie credits included roles in House Party
(1990), and its 1991 and 1994 sequels; Moe's
World (1990); Another 48 Hours (1990);
Boomerang
(1992); Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
(1996) as the voice of Sledge; Snitch (1997);
Sprung (1997); and The Last Place on Earth
(2002). After her marriage to David Martin in
1996, Tisha's acting name credit changed to
Tisha Campbell-Martin.
During the final season of the MARTIN series,
actress Tisha Campbell filed sexual harassment
charges against her costar Martin Lawrence for
allegedly hitting her. She departed the series
from episodes 120 through 128 and then returned
to finish out the series when her case was
settled out of court. But to make their working
environment less volatile, Tisha and Martin's
scenes were filmed at different times to prevent
them from meeting each other.
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