Actor Sean Lampkin, Who Played Nipsey on the Sitcom, ‘Martin’ Passes Away At 54

An actor who appeared on the television sitcom Martin recently passed away.

According to Deadline, Sean Lampkin, best known as Nipsey, the bar owner in the Martin Lawrence sitcom, reportedly died less than two weeks ago. He was 54. One of his relatives posted that the actor died in his sleep on March 8, 2023.

The news came from Lampkin’s friend, Marsel Watts, who posted the tragic news on her Facebook page. She stated he was her roommate for 10 years and had roles in several of Lawrence’s movies. She mentioned he was the pest control man in the Bad Boys movie, had the part of a cab driver in Big Momma’s House, and was the shooter in the prison film Life.

“My friend, my last roommate for 10 years, a father and family man, my brother, skate buddy, business partner, and trainer passed away this morning. RIP Sean Lampkin. BKA as Nipsey the bartender on Martin, The pest control man in Bad Boys, the cab driver in Big Mamas House and the shooter in Life,” she shared. “He was a black belt in karate too. He worked for Martin Lawrence for decades as his right hand man. No Martin without Sean. When Sean would come by my house to get clothing that I sold him he’d have Martin in the car waiting. He’d be like Martin say hi to Marsel.”

The post has since been deleted.

Lampkin’s cousin, Memnar Grayton, also took to Facebook to confirm and acknowledge that he had recently passed away.