Famous People with Name Lawrence

Lawrence Jack Imel            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Jack Imel: is an American singer, dancer, musician, and television producer who is best known for his work on The Lawrence Welk Show.A tap dancer since the age of four, Imel later took up playing the marimba. He appeared in clubs and concerts in and around his hometown right through elementary and high school. Later, with the advent of the Korean War, Imel joined the U.S. Navy and considered a career as a sailor, but towards the end of his tour of duty he was stationed in San Diego. He made the trip up to Los Angeles to audition for the television show of bandleader Lawrence Welk, and wowed the maestro with his dancing and marimba-playing abilities. He was invited to join the cast of the show, and cemented his status on it in his debut performance in 1957.

Lawrence Lessig            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Lessig: He is a professor of law at Stanford Law School and founder of its Center for Internet and Society. Lessig is founding board member of Creative Commons and is a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and of the Software Freedom Law Center. He

Lawrence Lavonne "Larry" Linville            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Lavonne "Larry" Linville: was an American actor.Larry Linville was born in Ojai, California, and is best-known for his portrayal of obnoxious, self-important Major Frank Burns in the television series M*A*S*H.

Lawrence Richard Csonka            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Richard Csonka: is an American former collegiate and professional running back in American football who played in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Lawrence Gene David            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lawrence Gene David: is an American Emmy-winning actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director. Formerly a stand up comedian, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, as well as writing briefly for Saturday Night Live.

Florence Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Florence Lawrence: was a Canadian inventor and silent film actress, who is often referred to as "The First Movie Star". She was also known as "The Biograph Girl", "The Imp Girl" and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces". During her lifetime, Lawrence appeared in more than 270 films for various motion picture companies.

Jack Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jack Lawrence: is an American Academy Award-nominated songwriter who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Joey Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joey Lawrence: is an American actor. He became successful through the TV show Gimme A Break and followed that up with the TV series Blossom in the 1990s, in which he played the character Joey Russo, a dim-witted young man who frequently uttered the phrase "WHOA!" At tha

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence: Lawrence was given his first name after Martin Luther King Jr. and his middle name after that of John F. Kennedy.[1] He was born in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, where his father, John Lawrence, served in the US military.[1] He has three siblings, Robert, R

Joseph "Joey" Lawrence            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph "Joey" Lawrence: an American actor. He became successful through the TV show Gimme A Break and followed that up with the TV series Blossom in the 1990s, in which he played the character Joey Russo, a dim-witted young man who frequently uttered the phrase "WHOA!" At that time he used his nickname Joey. In the wake of his acting success, he started a recording career, releasing two albums during the 1990s. In later years he went back to using his given name Joseph. Most recently he competed in the 2006 season of Dancing With the Stars competition, but was eliminated from the competition on November 9, 2006.