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JD Lawrence is an American singer-songwriter, playwright, actor, comedian, author, director and producer of films, television and stage plays. JD Lawrence, also known as "The King of Dramedy," has mastered the art of improvisation infused with drama, comedy, and music. The multi-hyphenate portrays as many as seven characters in his sitcom JD Lawrence's Community Service and has been dubbed "The Man of Many Faces" by EBONY Magazine and, "Onstage, Lawrence is a prodigious theatrical talent," according to The New York Times. Born with a profound speech impediment, the road to success has not come easy for Lawrence. However, through the grace of God, he turned his handicap into his stepping stool, which has made him the force that he is in the industry today.

Overcoming his obstacles and naysayers, Lawrence has repeatedly performed to sold-out audiences across the country and is the only playwright to write, sing, direct, produce, score and perform over seven different characters in his own production in Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood. Lawrence has written, directed, and starred in over 15 nationally acclaimed touring productions. He has discovered how to turn his passion into a multi-million dollar profit with the triumph of several stage plays, such as JD Lawrence's Your Husband Is Cheating On Us , Cain & Able, Bless Them Anyhow, Family Affair, When A Man Cries, Cut the Devil Loose, Scissors, If You Don't Stand for Something, You'll Fall for Anything, Rumors, The Clean Up Woman, Me & Mrs. Jones, I’ll Always Love My Momma, Community Service and his latest national touring production Martin, Malcolm and ME.

On February 16, 2013 Lawrence made his contribution to American history as the first person to create, write, direct, produce, score and portray over ten characters in two simultaneous productions on television; JD Lawrence's Community Service on GMC television network, that can be seen in more than 58 million homes, and JD Lawrence's The Clean Up Woman now on BET, that can be seen in more than 90 million homes.

Lawrence, the Grammy and Emmy award winners director, has worked with the likes of Telma Hopkins, Ashford & Simpson, Fred Hammond, El DeBarge, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Letoya Luckett, Clifton Powell, Drew Sidora, Buddy Lewis, Dave Hollister, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Jackee' Harry, Red Grant, Edwin Hawkins, Darius McCrary, Terri J. Vaughn, Natalie Wilson, Eva Pigford, Nephew Tommy, George Willborn, Alyson Williams, Latrice Pace, Robin S., Tony Terry, the late Ali Woodson, Ronald Winans and Willie Neal Johnson, just to name a few. The Grammy and Emmy Award winners’ writer and director is the first playwright to make the Network Journal's (in association with Time Warner) Top Forty African American Entrepreneurs List.