Marc Lawrence (born October 22, 1959) 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 (1999), Miss Congeniality (2000), and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005). He wrote and directed the comedy films Two Weeks Notice (2002), Music and Lyrics (2007), Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), The Rewrite (2014), and Noelle (2019).

Marc Lawrence (filmmaker)

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.

Marc Lawrence (filmmaker)

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.

Marc Lawrence (filmmaker)

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 (2002), Music and Lyrics (2007), Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), The Rewrite (2014), and Noelle (2019).

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Television

The numbers in credits refer to the number of episodes.

Music

References

External links

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

American television writers

Binghamton University alumni

Film directors from New York City

New York University School of Law alumni

Writers from Brooklyn

Screenwriters from New York City