Marc Lawrence (born October 22, 1959) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Lawrence is best known for his numerous collaborations with

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and

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. He wrote the comedy films '' Forces of Nature'' (1999), ''

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'' (2000), and '' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005). He wrote and directed the comedy films ''

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'' (2002), ''

Music and Lyrics ''Music and Lyrics'' is a 2007 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol (of the fictional band PoP!) and an aspiring writer as ...

'' (2007), '' Did You Hear About the Morgans?'' (2009), '' The Rewrite'' (2014), and ''

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'' (2019).

Early life

Lawrence was born on October 22, 1959, in

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. In 1981, he graduated from

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with a degree in English and attended

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for one year.

Career

Lawrence moved to

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after college and served as a staff writer and then supervising producer on

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's ''

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'' from 1984 to 1989. Lawrence has written films such as '' Life with Mikey'' (1993), '' Forces of Nature'' (1999), the remake of ''The Out-of-Towners'' (1999), ''

'' (2000), and its sequel '' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005). He has both written and directed ''

'' (2002), ''

'' (2007), '' Did You Hear About the Morgans?'' (2009), '' The Rewrite'' (2014), and ''

'' (2019).

Personal life

Lawrence met his wife, Linda, when he was in college. The couple lives in

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and have three children: Clyde, Gracie, and Linus. Clyde and Gracie are the frontman and frontwoman of an 8-piece soul-pop band, Lawrence, and are signed to

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's record label, Beautiful Mind Records.

Filmography

Film

Television

The numbers in credits refer to the number of episodes.

Music

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Marc 1959 births Living people 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters American male television writers Binghamton University alumni Film directors from New York City New York University School of Law alumni Screenwriters from New York (state) Writers from Brooklyn