Laurence Fishburne

About Laurence Fishburne

Actor who portrayed Dr. Langston on CSI and played Morpheus in The Matrix. Apocalypse Now, Mission: Impossible III, Ride Along, and Othello are among his other film credits.

Laurence John Fishburne III is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, screenwriter and director. He has been critically acclaimed for his powerful, militaristic and powerful characters in his films. He is best known for his role as Morpheus in The Matrix film trilogy, Jason "Furious" Styles in the Boyz n the Hood television series, Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in the war film Apocalypse Now and "The Bowery King. "in the John Wick Series movie. For his role as Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It, Fishburne was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running and the Emmy Award for Best Guest Actor in a Screen TV Series. Fishburne became the first African American to play Othello in a major studio film when he appeared in a film adaptation of Shakespeare's play by Oliver Parker in 1995.

Children	3, including Langston Fishburne
Occupation	Actor, producer, playwright, screenwriter, film director
Years active	1972–present
Born	Laurence John Fishburne III, July 30, 1961, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.

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Trivia

He was the first African American actor to portray Shakespeare's protagonist Othello, after he was cast in Oliver Parker's 2005 adaptation.

Laurence Fishburne before fame

He graduated from Lincoln Square Academy after his parents divorced. He got his start in show business with a role on One Life to Live.

Achievement of Laurence Fishburne

After being cast in Oliver Parker's 2005 production of Shakespeare's Othello, he became the first African American actor to play the title role.

Salary 2020

$200 Thousand Per Episode

Net Worth 2020

$30 Million

Laurence Fishburne family life

Laurence John Jr. worked as a juvenile prisons officer, while his mother Hattie Bell was a junior high science teacher. In September 2002, he married actress Gina Torres; they divorced in 2016 after 14 years of marriage. Delilah and Montana are his two daughters, while Langston is his son.

Associations of Laurence Fishburne

In The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves, he had a pivotal part.

Laurence Fishburne Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	184 cm
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