Marc Lawrence (born October 22, 1959) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
Lawrence is best known for his numerous collaborations with
Sandra Bullock
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and
Hugh Grant
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. He wrote the comedy films ''
Forces of Nature'' (1999), ''
Miss Congeniality'' (2000), and ''
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005). He wrote and directed the comedy films ''
Two Weeks Notice
''Two Weeks Notice'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence and starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. Although critical response was mixed, the film was successful at the box office.
Plot
Lucy Kels ...
'' (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?
''Did You Hear About the Morgans?'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy thriller film directed and written by Marc Lawrence. Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker portray the film's protagonists, Paul and Meryl Morgan, a recently separated New York Ci ...
'' (2009), ''
The Rewrite
''The Rewrite'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It stars Hugh Grant as a washed-up screenwriter who begins teaching at Binghamton University, and Marisa Tomei as a single mother with whom the screenw ...
'' (2014), and ''
Noelle'' (2019).
Early life
Lawrence was born on October 22, 1959, in
Brooklyn
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. In 1981, he graduated from
Binghamton University
The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public university, public research university with campuses in Binghamton, New York, Binghamton, Vestal, New York, Vestal, and Johnson City, New Yor ...
with a degree in English and attended
New York University School of Law
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for one year.
Career
Lawrence moved to
Los Angeles
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after college and served as a staff writer and then supervising producer on
NBC
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's ''
Family Ties
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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), ''
Miss Congeniality'' (2000), and its sequel ''
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'' (2005). He has both written and directed ''
Two Weeks Notice
''Two Weeks Notice'' is a 2002 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence and starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock. Although critical response was mixed, the film was successful at the box office.
Plot
Lucy Kels ...
'' (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?
''Did You Hear About the Morgans?'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy thriller film directed and written by Marc Lawrence. Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker portray the film's protagonists, Paul and Meryl Morgan, a recently separated New York Ci ...
'' (2009), ''
The Rewrite
''The Rewrite'' is a 2014 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It stars Hugh Grant as a washed-up screenwriter who begins teaching at Binghamton University, and Marisa Tomei as a single mother with whom the screenw ...
'' (2014), and ''
Noelle'' (2019).
Personal life
Lawrence met his wife, Linda, when he was in college.
The couple lives in
New York City
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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
Lawrence may refer to:
Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
, and are signed to
Jon Bellion
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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
*
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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