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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor of screen and stage, as well as a playwright, director, and producer.
Early years Fishburne was born in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Hattie Bell (ne Crawford), a junior high school mathematics and science teacher, and Laurence John Fishburne, Jr., a juvenile corrections officer. Fishburne's most memorable childhood role was in Cornbread, Earl and Me in which he played a young boy who witnessed the police shooting of a popular high school basketball star. Fishburne had a recurring role as Cowboy Curtis with Paul Reubens' character, Pee Wee Herman in the CBS children's television show, Pee-wee's Playhouse. 1990s In 1990 he played Jimmy Jump in the controversial King of New York, and in 1991, Fishburne starred in Boyz n the Hood. Fishburne is perhaps best known for his role as Morpheus, the hacker-mentor of Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, in the 1999 blockbuster science fiction film, The Matrix. 2000s Fishburne reprised his role as Morpheus in the Matrix sequels, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions in 2003. On August 18, 2008, it was reported that Laurence Fishburne would join the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation after William Petersen (aka Gil Grissom) left the series. In May 2009, Fishburne performed on-stage in the National Memorial Day Concert on the Mall in Washington, D.C., 2010s Fishburne starred in 2010's Predators. Stage and screen credits Stage
Laurence John Fishburne III July 30, 1961 (1961-07-30) (age49) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Laurence Fishburne at Yahoo! Wong (1988) Peter Frechette (1989) Charles Durning (1990) Kevin Spacey (1991) Laurence Fishburne (1992) Joe Mantello / Stephen Spinella (1993) Jeffrey Wright (1994) Nathan Lane (1995) Martin Shaw (1996) Brian Murray (1997) Alfred Molina (1998) Kevin Anderson (1999) Roy Dotrice (2000)
Patrick McGoohan (1975) Gordon Jackson (1976) Louis Gossett, Jr. (1977) Barnard Hughes (1978) John Lithgow (1986) Joe Spano (1989) Patrick McGoohan (1990) David Opatoshu (1991) Laurence Fishburne (1993) Richard Kiley (1994) Paul Winfield (1995) Peter Boyle (1996) Pruitt Taylor Vince (1997) John Larroquette (1998) Edward Herrmann (1999) James Whitmore (2000)
Edward Herrmann (1976) Jonathan Pryce (1977) Lester Rawlins (1978) Michael Gough (1979) David Rounds (1980) Brian Backer (1981) Zakes Mokae (1982) Matthew Broderick (1983) Joe Mantegna (1984) Barry Miller (1985) John Mahoney (1986) John Randolph (1987) B. Wong (1988) Boyd Gaines (1989) Charles Durning (1990) Kevin Spacey (1991) Laurence Fishburne (1992) Stephen Spinella (1993) Jeffrey Wright (1994) John Glover (1995) Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1996) Owen Teale (1997) Tom Murphy (1998) Frank Wood (1999) Roy Dotrice (2000)
Award-winning American film, theatre, and television actor, film director, film producer, and playwright.
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Laurence Tureaud, American actor, motivational speaker, wrestler, humanitarian, and bodyguard