Lionel C. Martin

{{short description|American film director}}

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| name = Lionel C. Martin

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| birth_place = Queens, New York, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://soulculture.com/features/lionel-c-martin-a-pioneer-in-visual-production-inthevisuals/|title=Lionel C. Martin: A Pioneer In Visual Production {{!}} InTheVisuals {{!}} SoulCulture|work=Soul Culture|last=Williams|first=Chris|date=April 3, 2011|access-date=February 25, 2015}}

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| nationality = American

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| occupation = Film director, music video director, VJ

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• Def Jam's How to Be a Player
• Longshot
• Video Music Box}}

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Lionel C. Martin is an American music video director, film director and VJ from Queens, New York. While he is known primarily as a music video director, he has also directed the films Def Jam's How to Be a Player (1997) and Longshot (2001).{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/lionel-c-martin-p101469|title=Lionel C. Martin movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie|publisher=All Media Network|access-date=February 25, 2015}}

Martin also co-created and co-hosts the music video program Video Music Box with Ralph McDaniels.