He even excelled at the sport and became a contender for the Mid-Atlantic Golden Gloves. His plans changed when he suffered a broken eye. Lawrence then took a flight to New York and tried his luck in comedy by performing at The Improv. After that, he went all the way to the final round of the show, ‘Star Search’ but failed to win the competition. However, that did not stop him and he got his first acting role of Maurice Warfield in the sitcom, ‘What’s Happening Now.’