Marc Lawrence (filmmaker)


Marc Lawrence is an American director, screenwriter, and producer.
Lawrence is best known for his numerous collaborations with Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. He wrote the comedy films Forces of Nature, Miss Congeniality, and . He wrote and directed the comedy films Two Weeks Notice, Music and Lyrics, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, The Rewrite, and Noelle.

Early life

Lawrence was born on October 22, 1959, in Brooklyn. In 1981, he graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in English and attended New York University School of Law for one year.

Career

Lawrence moved to Los Angeles after college and served as a staff writer and then supervising producer on NBC's Family Ties from 1984 to 1989.
Lawrence has written films such as Life with Mikey, Forces of Nature, the remake of The Out-of-Towners, Miss Congeniality, and its sequel . He has both written and directed Two Weeks Notice, Music and Lyrics, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, The Rewrite, and Noelle.

Personal life

Lawrence met his wife, Linda, when he was in college. The couple lives in New York City and has 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 Jon Bellion's record label, Beautiful Mind Records.

Filmography

Film

Television

The numbers in credits refer to the number of episodes.
YearTitleWriterDirectorExecutive ProducerNotes
1984–1989Family Ties Also story editor
1994Sweet Valley High Episode: "The Curse of Lawrence Manson"
1994Monty Creator
1995Pride & Joy Creator

Music