Film, TV, and Squeaky-Clean Comedy with Mark Christopher Lawrence

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Episode 78 - Film, TV, and Squeaky-Clean Comedy with Mark Christopher Lawrence

In this episode of the Faith and Family Filmmakers podcast, Geoffrey and Jaclyn Whitt host Mark Christopher Lawrence. Mark shares his journey to becoming an acclaimed actor and comedian. He discusses his early start in high school speech and debate, transitioning to stand-up comedy, and significant career milestones like acting in 'Chuck' and 'Terminator 2'. Mark highlights divine interventions that guided his path and his commitment to clean comedy. Lawrence also reflects on God's influence in his life and career and provides listeners with words of encouragement and ways to connect with his work.

Highlights Include:

• Early Acting Journey
• Stand-Up Comedy Beginnings
• Breaking into Mainstream
• God's Hand in Mark Christopher's Career
• Clean Comedy and Church Shows

Bio:

MARK CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE is a IProducer / Actor / Comedian / Emcee / Inspirational Speaker / Auctioneer

He has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on the short film The Flourish and on his co-produced short $TACK$. MCL is a recipient of the San Diego Critics Circle’s Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Actor Of The Year. He’s a national headliner that has worked with the likes of Sinbad, Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield, and Jeff Foxworthy as well as, having headlined clubs and colleges and churches all over the USA and Canada. This year MCL has garnered many accolades for his Lead role in a film for the holiday season “Bringing Back Christmas” streaming now on Amazon, aswell as the Lead role in the PureFlix.com miniseries “Fragment:Oblivion”. MCL is best known for his series regular role as Big Mike on the NBC TV series CHUCK. He can be seen on the Tyler Perry tv drama “All The Queens Men” streaming now in it’s fourth season on BET+. Also he can be seen as a guest star on the sitcom “Sprung” on Freevee TV. MCL is co-executive producer on the comedy series Pure Laughter on KPBS. He is in pre-production on several projects as a writer and/or producer. Don’t miss MCL’s DryBar Comedy special “Mark Christopher Lawrence: Clean Outta Compton”.

Website: www.markchristopherlawrence.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MCLactorcomedian

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markchristopherlawrence

X: @MarkChrLawrence

Tic Toc: https://www.tiktok.com/@markchrlawrence/video/7273301450405563691?_r=1&_t=8nfmBWUVGHa

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/markclawrence

Cameo profile: https://v.cameo.com/80GPDRuqw6

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492924/

The Faith & Family Filmmakers podcast helps filmmakers who share a Christian worldview stay in touch, informed, and inspired. Releasing new episodes every week, we interview experts from varying fields of filmmaking; from screenwriters, actors, directors, and producers, to film scorers, talent agents, and distributors.

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