Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Laurence Fishburne, in full Laurence John Fishburne III, (born July 30, 1961, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.), American actor noted for the intensity of his performances. [19] He also starred in Deep Cover alongside Jeff Goldblum. At 14, he was cast in a show for the Negro Ensemble Company and accepted into the High School of Performing Arts in New York City.Within that same year, he headed off to the Philippines for work with some of the greatest actors of our time under the most extreme circumstances for the epic motion picture, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now. on Usage Data in aggregated, anonymous form may be used by us for administrative, analytical, research, optimization, and security purposes. 26 wins & 69 nominations. Critically hailed for his forceful, militant, authoritative figures and one of Hollywood's most talented and versatile performers, Laurence (John) Fishburne III has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a number of NAACP Image honors. [48] Fishburne is currently set to serve as co-creator and executive producer in the Marvel Animation/Walt Disney Television Animation series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Other film credits of Fishburne include The Color Purple (1985), School Daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Deep Cover (1992), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Event Horizon (1997), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), Contagion (2011), Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). In general, we do not require nor request any Personal Information from you when you use our Website. Fishburne is a UNICEF ambassador. 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You can decline to permit cookies in your browser, but in that case we cannot promise you that all features will function properly as a result. 2002: Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker vs. Hong Kong gang – Rush Hour 2 In Searching For Bobby Fischer, Laurence played a New York street-wise speed chess player who aids in the progress of a young chess protege. A special note about cookies and other identifiers: In connection with the foregoing collection of Usage Data, we may also use cookies or similar technologies (tiny files that are stored on your computer's hard drive or mobile device when you visit certain web pages that identify your computer and may store Usage Data about you). Fishburne starred in Paramount Pictures' Event Horizon, the science-fiction thriller directed by Paul Anderson and co-starring Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, and Joely Richardson, and Hoodlum, in which he starred and produced. 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[13] Fishburne also starred as "Dap" in Spike Lee's School Daze (1988). You may not copy, download, or make any other unauthorized uses of such works. Laurence Fishburne has a signature cadence that speaks volumes on-screen, but when it comes to Montana Fishburne, he is often at a loss for words. If we share your Personal Information or Usage Data with third parties as described above, they will be authorized to use such information only for the purposes for which they were engaged. [17], Fishburne provided the voice of Thrax in Osmosis Jones in 2001. [33] He received this honor for his achievements as an actor and entertainer and for his humanitarian pursuits. [37], On August 18, 2008, it was reported that Laurence Fishburne would join the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation after William Petersen, who played Gil Grissom, left the series. He later earned a supporting role in Apocalypse Now, in which he played Tyrone Miller, a cocky 17-year-old Gunner's Mate 3rd Class from the Bronx, nicknamed Mr. Clean. [7] His most memorable childhood role was in Cornbread, Earl and Me,[8] in which he played a young boy who witnessed the police shooting of a popular high school basketball star. [34], In April 2008, Fishburne returned to the stage in the Broadway production of Thurgood, a new play by George Stevens, Jr. Thurgood opened at the Booth Theatre on April 30, 2008. 2000: Keanu Reeves vs. Laurence Fishburne – The Matrix Looking for something to watch? 2013: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston – The Avengers 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. [35] He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show for his performance. [7] He also appeared in the M*A*S*H episode, "The Tooth Shall Set You Free". In May 2009, Fishburne performed on-stage in the National Memorial Day Concert on the Mall in Washington, D.C.[40], Fishburne starred in Predators in 2010[41] and Contagion in 2011.