A Comic's Erratic Ride

摘要

Martin lawrence was supposed to be the next Eddie Murphy. Five years ago he'd just costarred in back-to-back hit movies, "House Party" and "Boomerang," and signed a deal with Fox to star in the network's first African-American sitcom, "Martin." Now Lawrence sits in his publicist's office looking fragile, sounding sedate and talking guardedly about getting his life back on track after months of chaos, both personal and professional. "I want more kids," he says quietly. "That's the only thing in my personal life that I'm sure of."