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6. Martin Lawrence

The 50-year-old Big Mamma’s House star was born Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence in Frankfurt, Germany. He was named after Martin Luther King Jr. and US President John F. Kennedy. Lawrence’s father was serving in the US Army at the time of his birth. The family moved to Queens, New York when the actor was eight. Lawrence excelled at boxing during his teenage years and considered a professional career until he faced a broken eye which caused him to reconsider. He then pursued comedy and later acting.

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