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About Laurence
Born
July 30, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, USA
Height
1.84m (6')
Biography
Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritarian roles, Laurence Fishburne, who is sometimes mistaken for another tall, gap-toothed, mercurial, immensely talented African-American actor, Samuel L. Jackson, came out of the black theater in New York. Born in Augusta, Georgia,... More
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Cole Williams
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4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
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Akeelah and the Bee
Dr. Larabee
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Assault on Precinct 13
Napoleon Wilson
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Biker Boyz
Smoke
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Five Fingers
Ahmat
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Bear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
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Man of Steel
Perry White
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Mystic River
Sgt. Whitey Powers
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Mystic River: Beneath the Surface
Himself - 'Whitey Powers'
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Mystic River: From Page to Screen
Himself - 'Whitey'
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Open House
Cowboy Curtis (as Larry Fishburne)
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TMNT
Narrator (voice)
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The 49th Annual Tony Awards
Himself - Presenter
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The 57th Annual Tony Awards
Himself - Presenter
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The 59th Annual Tony Awards
Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play
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The Black Movie Awards
Himself-Presenter
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The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Tad Gruzsa
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The Soul of a Man
Narrator
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The Tooth Shall Set You Free
Corporal Dorsey (as Larry Fishburne)
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True Crime: New York City
Isaiah Reed (voice)
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The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards
2009
Himself - Presenter: Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical
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The 62nd Annual Tony Awards
2008
Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play & Presenter: Featured Actress in a Play
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The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
1996
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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The Second Millennium
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Cowboys
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Om Filmen 'The Matrix' 15 July 1999
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Episode dated 20 April 1999 20 April 1999
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One Life to Live
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Die Young, Stay Pretty
episode 10290 of season 1
Episode #1.6648
episode 6648 of season 1
Episode #1.7382
episode 7382 of season 1
Episode #1.757
episode 757 of season 1
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Full biography
Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritarian roles, Laurence Fishburne, who is sometimes mistaken for another tall, gap-toothed, mercurial, immensely talented African-American actor, Samuel L. Jackson, came out of the black theater in New York. Born in Augusta, Georgia, on July 30, 1961, Laurence's mother, who taught high school math, transplanted her family to Brooklyn after his parents divorced. At the age of 10, he appeared in his first play, "In My Many Names and Days," at a cramped little theater space in Manhattan. He continued on but managed to avoid the trappings of a child star per se, considering himself more a working child actor at the time. Billing himself as Larry Fishburne during this early phase, he never studied or was trained in the technique of acting. In 1973, at the age of 12, Laurence won a recurring role on the daytime soap "One Life to Live" (1968) that lasted three seasons and subsequently made his film debut in the ghetto-themed Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975). At 14 Francis Ford Coppola cast him in Apocalypse Now (1979), which filmed for two years in the Phillippines. Laurence didn't work for another year and a half after that long episode. A graduate of Lincoln Square Academy, Coppola was impressed enough with Laurence to hire him again down the line with featured roles in Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), and Gardens of Stone (1987). Throughout the 1980s, he continued to build up his film and TV credit list with featured roles despite little fanfare. A recurring role as Cowboy Curtis on the kiddie show "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986) helped him through whatever lean patches there were at the time. With the new decade (1990s) came out-and-out stardom for Laurence. A choice lead in John Singleton's urban tale Boyz n the Hood (1991) catapulted him immediately into the front of the film ranks. Set in LA's turbulent South Central area, his potent role as a morally minded divorced father who strives to rise above the ignorance and violence of his surroundings, Laurence showed true command and the ability to hold up any film. On stage, he would become invariably linked to playwright August Wilson and his 20th Century epic African-American experience after starring for two years as the eruptive ex-con in "Two Training Running." For this powerful, mesmerizing performance, Laurence won nearly every prestigious theater award in the books (Tony, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk and Theatre World). It was around the time of this career hallmark that he began billing himself as "Laurence" instead of "Larry." More award s and accolades came his way. In addition to an Emmy for the pilot episode of the series "Tribeca," he was nominated for his fine work in the quality mini-movies The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) (TV) and Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV). On the larger screen, both Laurence and Angela Bassett were given Oscar nominations for their raw, seething portrayals of rock stars Ike and Tina Turner in the film What's Love Got to Do with It (1993). To his credit, he managed to take an extremely repellent character and make it a sobering and captivating experience. A pulp box-office favorite as well, he originated the role of Morpheus, Keanu Reeves' mentor, in the exceedingly popular futuristic sci-fi The Matrix (1999), best known for its ground-breaking special effects. He wisely returned for its back-to-back sequels. Into the millennium, Laurence extended his talents by making his screenwriting and directorial debut in Once in the Life (2000), in which he also starred. The film is based on his own critically acclaimed play "Riff Raff," which he staged five years earlier. In 1999, he scored a major theater triumph with a multi-racial version of "The Lion in Winter" as Henry II opposite Stockard Channing's Eleanor of Acquitaine. On film, Fishburne has appeared in a variety of interesting roles in not-always-successful films. Never less than compelling, a few of his more notable parts include an urban speed chess player in Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993); a military prison er in Cadence (1990); a college professor in Singleton's Higher Learning (1995); a CIA operative in Bad Company (1995/I); the title role in Othello (1995) (he was the first black actor to play the part on film); a spaceship rescue team leader in the sci-fi horror Event Horizon (1997); a Depression-era gangster in Hoodlum (1997); a dogged police sergeant in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003); and a spelling bee coach in Akeelah and the Bee (2006). Lately, he has contributed his own special brand of star power to the already-established TV hit series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000). Earning multiple NAACP Image award s for his contribution to the entertainment business, he has two children, Langston and Montana, from his first marriage to actress Hajna O. Moss, who appeared with him in the films Gardens of Stone (1987) and A Rage in Harlem (1991). In September, 2002, Fishburne married Cuban-American actress Gina Torres.
PNOP Rankings
- 1Sexiest Actresses
- 2Best Movies
- 3Prettiest Celebrities
- 4Best Actors
- 5Scariest Movie Characters
- 6Top 37 Sexy Actresses
PNOP TOP
- 1The Godfather 1972
- 2The Shawshank Redemption 1994
- 3Fight Club 1999
- 4Inception 2010
- 5Pulp Fiction 1994
- 1Batman 1992
- 2Planet Earth 2006
- 3I'm Alan Partridge 1997
- 4Dragon Ball Z: Doragon bôru zetto 1989
- 5The Office 2005
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