Who is Laurence Fishburne?
Laurence Fishburne is an American actor who has won Emmy, Tony, and Emmy awards for his performances in various films and plays. He has done a lot of work creating and leading different projects. These include a play about Thurgood Marshall and a film based on his own play, Riff Raff.
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He is also known for playing Morpheus in The Matrix series, Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It, and Othello on film. Here are some facts about his life and career:
He was born on July 30, 1961, in Augusta, Georgia, to a teacher mother and a juvenile corrections officer father. His parents divorced when he was young, and he moved with his mother to Brooklyn, New York.
Acting Career
Laurence Fishburne started acting at the age of 11, appearing in a play called “In My Many Names and Days” in Manhattan. He made his film debut in 1975 in Cornbread, Earl, and Me. He was credited as Larry Fishburne until 1993.
Francis Ford Coppola chose him for a role in Apocalypse Now when he was 14, but the movie took two years to finish. After that, he didn’t work for another year and a half.
He worked with Coppola again in Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, and Gardens of Stone. Laurence worked with Coppola in more movies like Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, and Gardens of Stone.
He was well-liked in the 1990s for his role as a dad in the movie Boyz n the Hood. People really enjoyed watching him. He was chosen for an Oscar for his part as Ike Turner in the movie What’s Love Got to Do with It, where he acted with Angela Bassett.
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In 1995, he was the first black person to act as Othello in a movie directed by Oliver Parker. He was also in the popular science fiction movie The Matrix and its follow-up movies as Morpheus, who helps and teaches Neo, played by Keanu Reeves.
Fishburne has been in lots of other movies, like The Color Purple, School Daze, Mystic River, Contagion, and Last Flag Flying. He also acted in comic book movies like Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Ant-Man and the Wasp.
He has been on TV as a doctor. Raymond Langston was on CSI as a forensic scientist, Special Agent Jack Crawford on Hannibal, and Earl “Pops” Johnson on Black-ish. He is currently acting in the Broadway show American Buffalo, which was written by David Mamet.
Laurence Fishburne Marriage |Wife
He has been married twice, first to Hajna O. Moss, with whom he has two children, and then to Gina Torres, with whom he has one daughter. He divorced Torres in 2018. His son, Langston Fishburne, is also an actor.
Laurence Fishburne’s Age and Birthday
He was born on July 30, 1961, in Augusta, Georgia, U.S. His full name is Laurence John Fishburne III.
Laurence Fishburne Nationality |Ethnicity
He is of African-American ethnicity and holds American nationality.
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Filmography |Movies
He is best known for playing Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason “Furious” Styles in Boyz n the Hood (1991), Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do with It (1993), and “The Bowery King” in the John Wick film series (2017–present).
Laurence has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Ike Turner. He has also won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993).
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He has appeared in two Marvel Cinematic Universe films, as Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) and as the voice of the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007).
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Laurence Fishburne’s worth
He has a net worth of $20 million as of 2024.
Laurence Fishburne Height and Weight
He is 1.84 m tall and weighs 87 kg.
How old is Laurence Fishburne?
He was born on July 30, 1961. He is currently 63 years old, as of 2024.