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'''Laurence John Fishburne III'''<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia | editor = | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica | title = Laurence Fishburne | url = http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9399809/Larry-Fishburne | year = 2008 | publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica Online | access-date=April 8, 2008}}</ref> (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, producer, screenwriter, and film director. He has been critically hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative characters in his films.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Laurence Fishburne|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000401/bio|access-date=2020-09-28|website=IMDb|language=en}}</ref> He is known for playing ] in ] (1999, 2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the drama film '']'' (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in the war film '']'' (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the ] (2017–). '''Laurence John Fishburne III'''<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica | title = Laurence Fishburne | url = https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9399809/Larry-Fishburne | year = 2008 | publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica Online | access-date=April 8, 2008}}</ref> (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor.{{efn|Credited onscreen as '''Larry Fishburne''' until 1993.}} Throughout his career, he has gained recognition for his roles on stage and screen, and militant and authoritative characters. He gained popularity after appearing in the films '']'' (1979) and '']'' (1991) and later on became known for his roles in ] (1999–2003) and the ] (2017–present).


For his portrayal of ] in '']'' (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an ]. He won a ] for his performance in '']'' (1992), and an ] for his performance in '']'' (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray ] in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in ]'s ] of the ] ]. For his portrayal of ] in '']'' (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an ]. He has won five ] and a ] for his performance in '']'' (1992). He has also received nominations for a ] and five ].


Other film credits of Fishburne include '']'' (1985), '']'' (1988), '']'' (1990), '']'' (1992), '']'' (1993), '']'' (1997), '']'' (2003), '']'' (2006), '']'' (2011), '']'' (2013), '']'' (2016) and '']'' (2018). On television, he starred as ] on the ] crime drama '']'' (2008–2011), as Special Agent ] in the ] thriller series '']'' (2013–2015) and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ] sitcom '']'' (2014–present). Other notable film credits include '']'' (1985), '']'' (1988), '']'' (1990), '']'' (2003), '']'' (2011), and '']'' (2017). He also gained a wider audience with superhero franchises playing ] in the ] (DCEU) and ] in the ] (MCU). On television, he starred in the ] crime drama '']'' (2008–2011), as ] in the ] thriller series '']'' (2013–2015), and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ] sitcom '']'' (2014–2022).


== Early life == == Early life ==
Fishburne was born in ], the son of Hattie Bell (née Crawford), a junior high school mathematics and science teacher, and Laurence John Fishburne, Jr., a juvenile corrections officer.<ref name="Bio"/> After his parents divorced during his childhood, he moved with his mother to ], where he was raised. His father saw him once a month.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800015265/bio | title = Laurence Fishbourne: Biography | work = Yahoo! Movies | access-date=January 31, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,171,00.html | title = Laurence Fishbourne: Flying Fish | work = Cigar Aficionado | author = Paul Chutkow | access-date=May 24, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607211020/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,171,00.html | archive-date=June 7, 2007}}</ref> Fishburne is a graduate of Lincoln Square Academy in New York, which closed in the 1980s.<ref name="other"/> Fishburne was born in ], the son of Hattie Bell ({{née|Crawford}}), a junior high school mathematics and science teacher, and Laurence John Fishburne, Jr., a juvenile corrections officer.<ref name="Bio"/> After his parents divorced during his childhood, he moved with his mother to ], where he was raised. His father saw him once a month.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800015265/bio | title = Laurence Fishbourne: Biography | work = Yahoo! Movies | access-date=January 31, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,171,00.html | title = Laurence Fishbourne: Flying Fish | work = Cigar Aficionado | author = Paul Chutkow | access-date=May 24, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607211020/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,171,00.html | archive-date=June 7, 2007}}</ref> Fishburne is a graduate of Lincoln Square Academy in New York, which closed in the 1980s.<ref name="other"/>


== Career == == Career ==
=== 1972–1989: Early career and stage work ===
=== 1973–1989 ===
For most of his early career, he was credited as Larry Fishburne. In 1973, Fishburne had his first acting role portraying ] on the ] soap opera '']''.<ref name="roles">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne | url = https://www.metacritic.com/person/laurence-fishburne | publisher = metacritic.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> His most memorable childhood role was in '']'',<ref>{{Cite news | title = Cornbread, Earl & Me (1975) | url = https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/11009/Cornbread-Earl-Me/overview | newspaper = ]|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> in which he played a young boy who witnessed the police shooting of a popular high school basketball star. He later earned a supporting role in '']'', in which he played Tyrone Miller, a cocky 17-year-old Gunner's Mate 3rd Class from the Bronx, nicknamed Mr. Clean. When production began in March 1976, he was just 14 years old, having lied about his age to get the part. Filming took so long that he actually was 17 years old upon its completion.<ref name="roles"/><ref>{{Cite web | title = The Little Lie That Launched Laurence Fishburne's Career | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA6Lr70kxlk | publisher = youtube|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> For most of his early career, he was credited as Larry Fishburne. In 1972, at the age of 11, Fishburne received positive reviews for his first acting role<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/features/laurence-fishburne1201375637-1201375637/ |work=Variety |quote=Straight out of the gate, when he was 11, ''Variety'' was singing his praises in the TV pic “If You Give a Dance You Gotta Pay the Band,” on Dec. 19, 1972. |author=Steven Gaydos |title=Laurence Fishburne Looks Back on Childhood Acting Days |date=2014-12-10 |accessdate=2021-12-27}}</ref> in the initial ] teleplay '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19721219&id=vLJPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=clIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=930,5890819&hl=en |location=Bryan, Ohio |newspaper=The Bryan Times |title= Tuesday |quote=90-minute dramatic special |accessdate=2021-12-27 |date=1972-12-19 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/celebrities/2008/08/19/DeGeneres-de-Rossi-wed-Barr-goes-ballistic-the-story-of-Stanley-Gray/stories/200808190155 |author=Monica Haynes |title=DeGeneres, de Rossi wed; Barr goes ballistic; the story of Stanley Gray |date=2008-08-19 |quote=Quick, what was Laurence Fishburne's first movie gig? If you said it was a 1972 television film called "If Give a Dance You Gotta Pay the Band," you're right. |accessdate=2021-12-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o68DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA66 |magazine=Jet |title=Larry Fishburne, 11, Expands To ABC Teleplay |page=66 |date=1973-06-07 |volume=XLIV |issue=11}}</ref> Soon after, Fishburne portrayed ] on the ] soap opera '']''.<ref name="roles">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne | date = November 7, 2005 | url = https://www.metacritic.com/person/laurence-fishburne | publisher = metacritic.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> His most memorable childhood role was in '']'',<ref>{{Cite news | title = Cornbread, Earl & Me (1975) | url = https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/11009/Cornbread-Earl-Me/overview | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041055/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/11009/Cornbread-Earl-Me/overview | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 24, 2014 | department = Movies & TV Dept. | work = ] | author = Hal Erickson | author-link = Hal Erickson (author) | date = 2014 |access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> in which he played a young boy who witnessed the police shooting of a popular high school basketball star. He later earned a supporting role in '']'', in which he played Tyrone Miller, a cocky 17-year-old Gunner's Mate 3rd Class from the Bronx, nicknamed Mr. Clean. When production began in March 1976, he was just 14 years old, having lied about his age to get the part. Filming took so long that he actually was 17 years old upon its completion.<ref name="roles"/><ref>{{Cite web | title = The Little Lie That Launched Laurence Fishburne's Career | date=April 22, 2013 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA6Lr70kxlk | publisher = youtube|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref>


Fishburne spent much of the 1980s in and out of television and periodically on stage. In the early 1980s, he worked as a bouncer at punk rock clubs.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://alibi.com/film/39701/Talking-at-Ground-Zero.html | title = Documentarian Chris Metzler on Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone | date = December 8, 2011 | work = Weekly Alibi}}</ref> He appeared in the early 1980s movies '']'', '']'' and '']'', and had a minor role in the critically acclaimed Steven Spielberg film '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = The Color Purple (1985) | url = https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/10301/The-Color-Purple/cast | newspaper = ]|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045412/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/10301/The-Color-Purple/cast|archive-date=September 24, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fishburne had a recurring role as ] on ]' ] children's television series '']''.<ref name="roles"/> He also appeared in the '']'' episode, ]. In '']'', he was a guest star for the second-season episode "Personal Demons". He also appeared alongside ] in '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Bad Movies We Love, Bike Messenger Edition: Kevin Bacon in Quicksilver | url = http://movieline.com/2012/08/23/bad-movies-we-love-bike-messenger-kevin-bacon-quicksilver-premium-rush/ | publisher = movieline.com|access-date=September 19, 2014 | date = August 23, 2012 | author = Brad Slager}}</ref> His stage work during the 1980s included '']'' (1984), and ''Loose Ends'' (1987), both produced at ] in New York City. Also in 1987 he played a part in ] as a hospital orderly.<ref name="roles"/> Fishburne featured in '']'' (1988) beside ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Red Heat | url = http://www.laurence-fishburne.com/work/red-heat | publisher = laurence-fishburne.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022190613/http://www.laurence-fishburne.com/work/red-heat|archive-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> Fishburne also starred as "Dap" in ]'s '']'' (1988). Fishburne's character was a depiction of an African American, culturally inclined college student at a ].<ref>{{Cite web | title = School Daze (1988) Trailer (Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell-Martin) | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kTOohbg4eE | publisher = youtube|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> Fishburne spent much of the 1980s in and out of television and periodically on stage. In the early 1980s, he worked as a bouncer at punk rock clubs, such as ].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://alibi.com/film/39701/Talking-at-Ground-Zero.html | title = Documentarian Chris Metzler on Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone | date = December 8, 2011 | work = Weekly Alibi}}</ref> He appeared in the early 1980s movies '']'', '']'' and '']'', and had a minor role in the critically acclaimed Steven Spielberg film '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = The Color Purple (1985) | url = https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/10301/The-Color-Purple/cast |access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045412/https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/10301/The-Color-Purple/cast|archive-date=September 24, 2014| department = Movies & TV Dept. | work = ] | date = 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Fishburne had a recurring role as ] on ]' ] children's television series '']''.<ref name="roles"/> He also appeared in the '']'' episode ]. In '']'', he was a guest star for the second-season episode "Personal Demons". He also appeared alongside ] in '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Bad Movies We Love, Bike Messenger Edition: Kevin Bacon in Quicksilver | url = http://movieline.com/2012/08/23/bad-movies-we-love-bike-messenger-kevin-bacon-quicksilver-premium-rush/ | publisher = movieline.com|access-date=September 19, 2014 | date = August 23, 2012 | author = Brad Slager}}</ref> His stage work during the 1980s included '']'' (1984), and ''Loose Ends'' (1987), both produced at ] in New York City. Also in 1987 he played a part in ] as a hospital orderly.<ref name="roles"/> Fishburne featured in '']'' (1988) beside ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web | title = Red Heat | url = http://www.laurence-fishburne.com/work/red-heat | publisher = laurence-fishburne.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022190613/http://www.laurence-fishburne.com/work/red-heat|archive-date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> Fishburne also starred as "Dap" in ]'s '']'' (1988). Fishburne's character was a depiction of an African American, culturally inclined college student at a ].<ref>{{Cite web | title = School Daze (1988) Trailer (Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell-Martin) | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kTOohbg4eE | publisher = youtube|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref>


=== 1990–2007 === === 1990–2007: Established actor and worldwide recognition ===
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In 1990, Fishburne played Jimmy Jump in the controversial '']'',<ref>{{Cite news | title = Diddy to Remake '90s Cult Classic 'King of New York' | url = http://www.essence.com/2013/10/30/diddy-remake-90s-cult-classic-king-new-york/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = essence.com}}</ref> and in 1991, starred in '']''.<ref>{{Cite magazine | title = Best Men: The Top 10 Movie Dads We'd Use To Build the Perfect Father | url = http://entertainment.time.com/2012/06/15/best-men-the-top-10-movie-dads-wed-use-to-build-the-perfect-father/slide/jason-furious-styles-boyz-n-the-hood/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | magazine = Time | date = June 14, 2012}}</ref> The following year, in 1992, he won a ] for his stage performance in the ] play '']''<ref name="oscar">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne Biography | url = http://www.biography.com/people/laurence-fishburne-9295760#career-highlights | publisher = biography.com|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201162741/http://www.biography.com/people/laurence-fishburne-9295760#career-highlights|archive-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and an ]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/laurence-fishburne | title = Laurence Fishburne | work = Television Academy|access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> for his performance in the opening episode, "The Box," of the short-lived ] television drama '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne | url = http://www.movieactors.com/actors/laurencefishburne.htm | publisher = .movieactors.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> He also starred in '']'' alongside Jeff Goldblum.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Deep Cover (1992) trailer | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3vSlRf-T8k | publisher = youtube|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> In 1993, he received his first ] nomination for his portrayal of ] in '']''.<ref name="oscar"/><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.broadway.com/buzz/95457/laurence-fishburne-will-headline-alfred-uhrys-without-walls-in-ca/ | title = Laurence Fishburne Will Headline Alfred Uhry's Without Walls in CA | work = Broadway.com|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> Fishburne won an Image Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" for his performance as West Indian Professor Maurice Phipps in the 1995 American drama ensemble film, '']''. He played the title role in '']'', the second African-American actor, after ],<ref>{{Cite magazine | last1 = Tucker | first1 = Ken | title = Othello (1995) | url = https://ew.com/article/1995/12/22/othello-5/ | magazine = ]|access-date=September 19, 2014 | date = December 22, 1995}}</ref> to perform the role.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Othello (1995) FILM REVIEW;Fishburne and Branagh Meet Their Fate in Venice | url = https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE3DE1739F937A25751C1A963958260 | newspaper = nytimes.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last1 = Ebert | first1 = Roger | title = Othello | url = https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/othello-1995|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = rogerebert.com | date = December 29, 1995}}</ref> In 1997, Fishburne starred in the science fiction horror '']'' alongside ]. Fishburne is perhaps best known for his role as ], the ]-mentor of ], played by ], in the 1999 blockbuster science fiction film '']''.<ref name="oscar"/> In 1990, Fishburne played Jimmy Jump in the controversial '']'',<ref>{{Cite news | title = Diddy to Remake '90s Cult Classic 'King of New York' | url = http://www.essence.com/2013/10/30/diddy-remake-90s-cult-classic-king-new-york/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = essence.com}}</ref> and in 1991, starred in '']''.<ref>{{Cite magazine | title = Best Men: The Top 10 Movie Dads We'd Use To Build the Perfect Father | url = https://entertainment.time.com/2012/06/15/best-men-the-top-10-movie-dads-wed-use-to-build-the-perfect-father/slide/jason-furious-styles-boyz-n-the-hood/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | magazine = Time | date = June 14, 2012}}</ref> The following year, in 1992, he won a ] for his stage performance in the ] play '']''<ref name="oscar">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne Biography | url = http://www.biography.com/people/laurence-fishburne-9295760#career-highlights | publisher = biography.com|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201162741/http://www.biography.com/people/laurence-fishburne-9295760#career-highlights|archive-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and an ]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/laurence-fishburne | title = Laurence Fishburne | work = Television Academy|access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> for his performance in the opening episode, "The Box", of the short-lived ] television drama '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne | url = http://www.movieactors.com/actors/laurencefishburne.htm | publisher = .movieactors.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> He also starred in '']'' alongside Jeff Goldblum.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Deep Cover (1992) trailer | date=June 30, 2011 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3vSlRf-T8k | publisher = youtube|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> In 1993, he received his first ] nomination for his portrayal of ] in '']''.<ref name="oscar"/><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.broadway.com/buzz/95457/laurence-fishburne-will-headline-alfred-uhrys-without-walls-in-ca/ | title = Laurence Fishburne Will Headline Alfred Uhry's Without Walls in CA | work = Broadway.com|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> Fishburne won an Image Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" for his performance as West Indian Professor Maurice Phipps in the 1995 American drama ensemble film, '']''. He played the title role in '']'', the second African-American actor, after ],<ref>{{Cite magazine | last1 = Tucker | first1 = Ken | title = Othello (1995) | url = https://ew.com/article/1995/12/22/othello-5/ | magazine = ]|access-date=September 19, 2014 | date = December 22, 1995}}</ref> to perform the role.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Othello (1995) FILM REVIEW;Fishburne and Branagh Meet Their Fate in Venice | url = https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE3DE1739F937A25751C1A963958260 | newspaper = nytimes.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last1 = Ebert | first1 = Roger | title = Othello | url = https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/othello-1995|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = rogerebert.com | date = December 29, 1995}}</ref> In 1995, Fishburne wrote, directed, and starred in the play ''Riff-Raff'' at the now defunct ]. The cast included ] and ], who performed a nine-minute live-rap on stage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marks |first=Peter |date=1995-10-29 |title=THEATER;Laurence Fishburne's Does-It-All Performance |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/29/theater/theater-laurence-fishburne-s-does-it-all-performance.html |access-date=2023-05-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1997, Fishburne starred in the science fiction horror '']'' alongside ]. Fishburne is perhaps best known for his role as ], the ]-mentor of ], played by ], in the 1999 blockbuster science fiction film '']''.<ref name="oscar"/>


Fishburne provided the voice of Thrax in '']'' in 2001. He reprised his role as Morpheus in the ''Matrix'' sequels '']'',<ref>{{Cite web | title = The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Trailer (Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves) | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgbBR6dbybw | publisher = youtube.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> and '']'' in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news | title = The Matrix Revolution : An Interview with Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves | url = http://www.blackfilm.com/20031031/features/laurence_keanu.shtml|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = blackfilm.com | date = October 2003}}</ref> He briefly featured as a stretcher-bearer in one version of the video for ]' song "Things I've Seen" (2000) and appeared with ] as Theodore Brassell, ] superior of Cruise's character in '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Alec Baldwin in Talks for 'Mission: Impossible 5′ | url = https://www.slashfilm.com/alec-baldwin-mission-impossible-5/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = slashfilm.com | date = July 9, 2014 | author = Angie Han}}</ref> Fishburne has worked with actress ] on four projects. He said that "An electrifying thing happens when the two of us work together. I haven't experienced it with anyone else. A freedom happens when we work together."<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://angiebnews.blogspot.com/2006/11/angela-bassett-and-laurence-fishburne_22.html | title = Angie B News | author = SimzBrazil | work = angiebnews.blogspot.com|access-date=October 2, 2015 | date = November 22, 2006}}</ref> In 2006, they appeared onstage in a ] production of ]'s '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne to Reunite for Pasadena Playhouse's Fences | url = http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/07-2006/angela-bassett-and-laurence-fishburne-to-reunite-f_8589.html|access-date=September 20, 2014 | publisher = TheaterMania.com | date = July 7, 2006}}</ref> He played terrorist leader, Ahmat who was revealed to be CIA in the 2006 film '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8955 | title = Fences | work = TheaterMania | author = Terri Roberts | date = September 2006|access-date=February 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104094937/http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8955|archive-date=January 4, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fishburne provided the voice of Thrax in '']'' in 2001. He reprised his role as Morpheus in the ''Matrix'' sequels '']'',<ref>{{Cite web | title = The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Trailer (Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves) | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgbBR6dbybw | publisher = youtube.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> and '']'' in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news | title = The Matrix Revolution : An Interview with Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves | url = http://www.blackfilm.com/20031031/features/laurence_keanu.shtml|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = blackfilm.com | date = October 2003}}</ref> He briefly featured as a stretcher-bearer in one version of the video for ]' song "]" (2000) and appeared with ] as Theodore Brassell, ] superior of Cruise's character in '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Alec Baldwin in Talks for 'Mission: Impossible 5′ | url = https://www.slashfilm.com/alec-baldwin-mission-impossible-5/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = slashfilm.com | date = July 9, 2014 | author = Angie Han}}</ref> Fishburne has worked with actress ] on four projects. He said that "An electrifying thing happens when the two of us work together. I haven't experienced it with anyone else. A freedom happens when we work together."<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://angiebnews.blogspot.com/2006/11/angela-bassett-and-laurence-fishburne_22.html | title = Angie B News | author = SimzBrazil | work = angiebnews.blogspot.com|access-date=October 2, 2015 | date = November 22, 2006}}</ref> In 2006, they appeared onstage in a ] production of ]'s '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne to Reunite for Pasadena Playhouse's Fences | url = http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/07-2006/angela-bassett-and-laurence-fishburne-to-reunite-f_8589.html|access-date=September 20, 2014 | publisher = TheaterMania.com | date = July 7, 2006}}</ref> Fishburne also played a gay high school teacher in a Los Angeles production of ] ''Without Walls'' in the same year.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Without Walls | url = https://www.theatermania.com/news/without-walls_8436/ |access-date=November 6, 2024 | publisher = TheaterMania.com | date = June 13, 2006}}</ref> He played terrorist leader, Ahmat who was revealed to be CIA in the 2006 film '']''.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8955 | title = Fences | work = TheaterMania | author = Terri Roberts | date = September 2006|access-date=February 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104094937/http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8955|archive-date=January 4, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He provided the voice of the narrator in the 2007 ] film, '']'', which was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Heather Newgen | title = TMNT Studio Visit | url = https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18433 | work = ComingSoon | date = January 25, 2007|access-date=February 1, 2007}}</ref> The same year, he provided the voice of the ] in 2007 film '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Laurence Fishburne voicing the Silver Surfer | url = http://www.totalfilm.com/news/laurence-fishburne-voicing-the-silver-surfer|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = totalfilm.com | date = April 19, 2007}}</ref> On February 24, 2007, Fishburne was honored with the ]'s Artist of the Year award at the annual show ''Cultural Rhythms''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Harvard Foundation names Laurence Fishburne the 2007 Artist of the Year | url = http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/02/harvard-foundation-names-laurence-fishburne-the-2007-artist-of-the-year/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = harvard.edu | date = February 22, 2007}}</ref> He received this honor for his achievements as an actor and entertainer and for his humanitarian pursuits. Fishburne is a ] ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.unicefusa.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=46279&ct=3574749 | title = Harvard Foundation names UNICEF Ambassador Laurence Fishburne 2007 Artist of the Year | publisher = UNICEF USA | date = February 20, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022829/http://www.unicefusa.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=46279&ct=3574749 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref> He provided the voice of the narrator in the 2007 ] film, '']'', which was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Heather Newgen | title = TMNT Studio Visit | url = https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18433 | work = ComingSoon | date = January 25, 2007|access-date=February 1, 2007}}</ref> The same year, he provided the voice of the ] in 2007 film '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Laurence Fishburne voicing the Silver Surfer | url = http://www.totalfilm.com/news/laurence-fishburne-voicing-the-silver-surfer|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = totalfilm.com | date = April 19, 2007}}</ref> On February 24, 2007, Fishburne was honored with the Harvard Foundation's Artist of the Year award at the annual show ''Cultural Rhythms''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Harvard Foundation names Laurence Fishburne the 2007 Artist of the Year | url = http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/02/harvard-foundation-names-laurence-fishburne-the-2007-artist-of-the-year/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = harvard.edu | date = February 22, 2007}}</ref> He received this honor for his achievements as an actor and entertainer and for his humanitarian pursuits. Fishburne is a ] ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.unicefusa.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=46279&ct=3574749 | title = Harvard Foundation names UNICEF Ambassador Laurence Fishburne 2007 Artist of the Year | publisher = UNICEF USA | date = February 20, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022829/http://www.unicefusa.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=46279&ct=3574749 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref>


=== 2008–present === === 2008–present: Continued acclaim and return to stage work ===
In April 2008, Fishburne returned to the stage in the Broadway production of '']'', a new play by George Stevens, Jr. ''Thurgood'' opened at the Booth Theatre on April 30, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Staff writers | url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=22426 | title = Laurence Fishburne is 'Thurgood' on Broadway Spring 2008 | date = October 24, 2007 | work = Broadway World|access-date=April 8, 2008}}</ref> He won the ] for his performance. On February 24, 2011, ] screened a filmed version of the play performed at the ].<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2011-02-18/entertainment/bs-ae-zontv-thurgood-20110218_1_thurgood-marshall-rare-tv-film-american-television | title = HBO's 'Thurgood' is an exceptional look at race and the law | first = David | last = Zurawik | date = February 18, 2011 | newspaper = The Baltimore Sun|access-date=January 2, 2012}}</ref> On February 16, 2011, the ] hosted a screening of the film as part of its celebrations of ].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/02/24/white-house-screening-thurgood?category=93 | title = White House Screening of "Thurgood" | author = White House | date = February 24, 2011 | publisher = US Federal Government|access-date=January 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108135402/http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/02/24/white-house-screening-thurgood?category=93|archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref> In April 2008, Fishburne returned to the stage in the Broadway production of '']'', a new play by George Stevens, Jr. ''Thurgood'' opened at the Booth Theatre on April 30, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web | author=<!--Not stated--> | url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=22426 | title = Laurence Fishburne is 'Thurgood' on Broadway Spring 2008 | date = October 24, 2007 | work = Broadway World|access-date=April 8, 2008}}</ref> He won the ] for his performance. On February 24, 2011, ] screened a filmed version of the play performed at the ].<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.baltimoresun.com/2011/02/18/hbos-thurgood-is-an-exceptional-look-at-race-and-the-law/ | title = HBO's 'Thurgood' is an exceptional look at race and the law | first = David | last = Zurawik | date = February 18, 2011 | newspaper = The Baltimore Sun|access-date=January 2, 2012}}</ref> On February 16, 2011, the ] hosted a screening of the film as part of its celebrations of ].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/02/24/white-house-screening-thurgood?category=93 | title = White House Screening of "Thurgood" | author = White House | date = February 24, 2011 | via=] | work=] |access-date=January 2, 2012}}</ref>


On August 18, 2008, it was reported that Laurence Fishburne would join the cast of '']'' after ], who played ], left the series. ] was also considered for the role prior to the announcement.<ref name="CSI">{{Cite web | url = http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/16/laurence_fishburne_aamp_john_malkovich_i | title = Laurence Fishburne & John Malkovich Investigated For 'CSI' Role | work = World Entertainment News Network | via = Starpulse Entertainment News Blog | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120307073315/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/16/laurence_fishburne_aamp_john_malkovich_i | archive-date = March 7, 2012 | date = July 16, 2008 | access-date = November 21, 2011}}</ref> Fishburne joined the show on the ninth episode of the 9th season as a college professor and former pathologist whose area of expertise involves some criminals' predisposition to commit acts of violence.<ref name=CNN>{{Cite web | url = http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/18/csi.fishburne.ap/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080831164723/http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/18/csi.fishburne.ap/index.html | title = Fishburne joining 'CSI' | work = ] | date = August 18, 2008 | archive-date = August 31, 2008 | url-status = dead}}</ref> The character was introduced as a consultant on a case ("19 Down"), who winds up joining the CSI team ("One to Go"). In May 2009, Fishburne performed on-stage in the ] on the Mall in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/concert/performers.html | title = PBS Memorial Day Concert | work = ] | access-date = November 21, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090714072652/https://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/concert/performers.html | archive-date = July 14, 2009 | url-status = dead}}</ref> On August 18, 2008, it was reported that Laurence Fishburne would join the cast of '']'' after ], who played ], left the series. ] was also considered for the role prior to the announcement.<ref name="CSI">{{Cite web | url = http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/16/laurence_fishburne_aamp_john_malkovich_i | title = Laurence Fishburne & John Malkovich Investigated For 'CSI' Role | work = World Entertainment News Network | via = Starpulse Entertainment News Blog | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120307073315/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/16/laurence_fishburne_aamp_john_malkovich_i | archive-date = March 7, 2012 | date = July 16, 2008 | access-date = November 21, 2011}}</ref> Fishburne joined the show on the ninth episode of the 9th season as a college professor and former pathologist whose area of expertise involves some criminals' predisposition to commit acts of violence.<ref name=CNN>{{Cite web | url = http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/18/csi.fishburne.ap/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080831164723/http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/18/csi.fishburne.ap/index.html | title = Fishburne joining 'CSI' | work = ] | date = August 18, 2008 | archive-date = August 31, 2008 | url-status = dead}}</ref> The character was introduced as a consultant on a case ("19 Down"), who winds up joining the CSI team ("One to Go"). In May 2009, Fishburne performed on-stage in the ] on the Mall in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/concert/performers.html | title = PBS Memorial Day Concert | work = ] | access-date = November 21, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090714072652/https://www.pbs.org/memorialdayconcert/concert/performers.html | archive-date = July 14, 2009 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
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In 2016, Fishburne reprised his role as White in the sequel '']''<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.accesshollywood.com/galleries/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-pics-5260/#6 | title = 'Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice' Pics | publisher = ]|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref> and appeared in the science fiction/romance movie ]. In 2016, Fishburne reprised his role as White in the sequel '']''<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.accesshollywood.com/galleries/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-pics-5260/#6 | title = 'Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice' Pics | publisher = ]|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref> and appeared in the science fiction/romance movie ].


In June 2017, Fishburne's production company, Cinema Gypsy Productions, signed a two-year overall deal at ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Laurence Fishburne's Cinema Gypsy Prods. Re-Ups ABC Studios Overall Deal, Taps Melissa Gelineau As Head Of TV |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/laurence-fishburne-cinema-gypsy-prods-abc-studios-overall-deal-melissa-gelineau-head-of-tv-1202118509 |website=] |access-date=April 3, 2021 |date=June 22, 2017}}</ref>
In 2017, he appeared in the ] ] ] '']'' as The Bowery King, in his first collaboration with ] since ]. Also in 2017, Fishburne starred in the ]-] '']'', as the character Rev. Richard Mueller. In 2018, Fishburne played ] in ]'s '']'', directed by ]. The film was released July 6.<ref>{{Cite magazine | title = Michelle Pfeiffer will play Janet Van Dyne in ''Ant-Man'' and ''The Wasp'' | url = https://ew.com/movies/2017/07/22/michelle-pfeiffer-ant-man-the-wasp/ | last1 = Breznican | first1 = Anthony | magazine = ] | date = July 22, 2017}}</ref> Fishburne is currently set to serve as co-creator and executive producer in the ]/] series ''Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/marvels-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-cartoon-headed-disney-channel-1234225|title=Marvel's 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cartoon Headed To Disney Channel|website=The Hollywood Report|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}</ref><ref></ref>

In 2017, he appeared in the ] ] ] '']'' as The Bowery King, in his first collaboration with ] since ]. Also in 2017, Fishburne starred in the ]-] '']'', as the character Rev. Richard Mueller. In 2018, Fishburne played ] in ]'s '']'', directed by ]. The film was released July 6.<ref>{{Cite magazine | title = Michelle Pfeiffer will play Janet Van Dyne in ''Ant-Man'' and ''The Wasp'' | url = https://ew.com/movies/2017/07/22/michelle-pfeiffer-ant-man-the-wasp/ | last1 = Breznican | first1 = Anthony | magazine = ] | date = July 22, 2017}}</ref> Fishburne served as co-creator and executive producer in the ]/] series '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/marvels-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-cartoon-headed-disney-channel-1234225|title=Marvel's 'Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cartoon Headed To Disney Channel|website=The Hollywood Report|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2019}}</ref><ref></ref> He also appeared in the series as the ]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disney Channel Announces 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Cast |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/disney-channel-moon-girl-devil-dinosaur-cast |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Marvel Entertainment}}</ref> and reprised his role as Bill Foster from ''Ant-Man and the Wasp''.

In January 2023, it was announced that Fishburne had been cast as Regis in the fourth season of '']''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Otterson |first1=Joe|title='Witcher' Season 4 Casts Laurence Fishburne |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/witcher-season-4-laurence-fishburne-regis-1235870071/|work=Variety |date=January 12, 2024}}</ref> He will also be starring in the American espionage thriller, ], set for debut in 2025.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0899043/ |title=The Amateur (2025) {{!}} Action, Thriller |language=en-US |access-date=2024-11-16 |via=m.imdb.com}}</ref>


== Personal life == == Personal life ==
Fishburne married actress Hajna O. Moss in 1985,<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne- Biography | url = https://movies.yahoo.com/person/laurence-fishburne/biography.html | publisher = ]|access-date=September 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214103013/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/laurence-fishburne/biography.html|archive-date=December 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> in New York. They have two children, son ] born 1987<ref name="Bio"/> and daughter Montana Fishburne born 1991.<ref name="Bio"/><ref>{{Cite web | title = ID10T with Chris Hardwick: Laurence Fishburne | url = https://www.acast.com/thenerdist/laurence-fishburne | website = acast |access-date=August 20, 2018 | date = November 3, 2017}} Fishburne states he has 4 children, the oldest having just turned 40 (at the 50:52 mark).</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-laurence-fishburne/ | title = Episode 915: Interview with Laurence Fishburne | last = | first = | date = November 3, 2017 | website = The Nerdist Podcast | publisher = |access-date=January 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113203006/https://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-laurence-fishburne/|archive-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hajna and Laurence divorced in the 1990s.<ref name="other">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne | url = http://www.buddytv.com/info/laurence-fishburne-info.aspx | publisher = ]|access-date=August 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115033/http://www.buddytv.com/info/laurence-fishburne-info.aspx|archive-date=August 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fishburne married actress Hajna O. Moss in 1985,<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne- Biography | url = https://movies.yahoo.com/person/laurence-fishburne/biography.html | publisher = ]|access-date=September 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214103013/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/laurence-fishburne/biography.html|archive-date=December 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> in New York. They have two children, son ] (born 1987)<ref name="Bio"/> and daughter Montana Fishburne (born 1991).<ref name="Bio"/><ref>{{Cite web | title = ID10T with Chris Hardwick: Laurence Fishburne | url = https://www.acast.com/thenerdist/laurence-fishburne | website = acast |access-date=August 20, 2018 | date = November 3, 2017}} Fishburne states he has 4 children, the oldest having just turned 40 (at the 50:52 mark).</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = https://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-laurence-fishburne/ | title = Episode 915: Interview with Laurence Fishburne | date = November 3, 2017 | website = The Nerdist Podcast |access-date=January 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113203006/https://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-laurence-fishburne/|archive-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hajna and Laurence divorced in the 1990s.<ref name="other">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne | url = http://www.buddytv.com/info/laurence-fishburne-info.aspx | publisher = ]|access-date=August 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115033/http://www.buddytv.com/info/laurence-fishburne-info.aspx|archive-date=August 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Fishburne dated actress ] from 1992 to 1995.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://articles.mcall.com/1995-02-17/features/3020438_1_laurence-fishburne-boots-ellen-barkin | title = 'Cause' & Effect With Three Films Showing, Actor Laurence Fishburne A Hot Hollywood Property | website = tribunedigital-mcall}}</ref> Fishburne dated actress ] from 1992 to 1995.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.mcall.com/1995/02/17/cause-effect-with-three-films-showing-actor-laurence-fishburne-a-hot-hollywood-property/ | title = 'Cause' & Effect With Three Films Showing, Actor Laurence Fishburne A Hot Hollywood Property | website = tribunedigital-mcall}}</ref>


Fishburne met actress ] and they were engaged in February 2001 and married on September 22, 2002,<ref>Barron, James (September 24, 2002). . ], Section B; Column 3; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 2.</ref> at ] museum in ]. On January 8, 2007, Fishburne's spokesman Alan Nierob announced the couple were expecting their first child together.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.dailynews.com/gossip/ci_4972641 | title = LA Daily News&nbsp;– Laurence Fishburne and wife Gina Torres are expecting their first child, his publicist says | publisher = Dailynews.com | date = |access-date=April 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803143540/http://www.dailynews.com/gossip/ci_4972641 |archive-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=entertainment&id=4915904 | title = abc7.com: Southern California news leader -Laurence Fishburne And Wife Gina Torres Are Expecting Their First Child 1/08/07 | publisher = Abclocal.go.com | date = January 8, 2007 |access-date=April 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017182014/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=entertainment&id=4915904 |archive-date=October 17, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A daughter, Delilah, was born to the couple in June 2007.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url = https://people.com/parents/update-laurence/ | title = Update: Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres welcome first child; spotted out in Hollywood | magazine = ] | date = November 14, 2007|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref> On September 20, 2017, it was confirmed that Torres and Fishburne were separated and had been keeping the separation private for the last year.<ref>{{Cite news | last1 = Deerwester | first1 = Jayme | title = Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres split last year and nobody noticed | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/09/20/laurence-fishburne-and-gina-torres-split-last-year-and-nobody-noticed/686880001/#|access-date=September 20, 2017 | newspaper = USA Today}}</ref> Fishburne filed for divorce on November 2, 2017,<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/laurence-fishburne-files-divorce-wife-gina-torres-article-1.3608903 | title = Laurence Fishburne files for divorce from wife Gina Torres | work = NY Daily News|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> and the divorce was finalized effective May 11, 2018, after Torres and Fishburne reached a final settlement on April 16, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | title = It's Over! Laurence Fishburne & Gina Torres Finally Sign Off On Divorce Settlement | url = https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2018/04/laurence-fishburne-divorce-documents-finalized/ | website = Radar Online | publisher = Radar Online, LLC |access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref> Fishburne and actress ] got engaged in February 2001 and got married on September 22, 2002,<ref>Barron, James (September 24, 2002). . ], Section B; Column 3; Metropolitan Desk; Pg. 2.</ref> at ], a museum in ]. On January 8, 2007, Fishburne's spokesman Alan Nierob announced that the couple were expecting a child together.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.dailynews.com/gossip/ci_4972641 | title = LA Daily News&nbsp;– Laurence Fishburne and wife Gina Torres are expecting their first child, his publicist says | publisher = Dailynews.com |access-date=April 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803143540/http://www.dailynews.com/gossip/ci_4972641 |archive-date=August 3, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=entertainment&id=4915904 | title = abc7.com: Southern California news leader -Laurence Fishburne And Wife Gina Torres Are Expecting Their First Child 1/08/07 | publisher = Abclocal.go.com | date = January 8, 2007 |access-date=April 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017182014/http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=entertainment&id=4915904 |archive-date=October 17, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Their daughter, Delilah, was born in June 2007.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url = https://people.com/parents/update-laurence/ | title = Update: Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres welcome first child; spotted out in Hollywood | magazine = ] | date = November 14, 2007|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref>


On September 20, 2017, it was confirmed that Torres and Fishburne were separated and had been keeping the separation private for the last year.<ref>{{Cite news | last1 = Deerwester | first1 = Jayme | title = Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres split last year and nobody noticed | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/09/20/laurence-fishburne-and-gina-torres-split-last-year-and-nobody-noticed/686880001/#|access-date=September 20, 2017 | newspaper = USA Today}}</ref> Fishburne filed for divorce on November 2, 2017;<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/laurence-fishburne-files-divorce-wife-gina-torres-article-1.3608903 | title = Laurence Fishburne files for divorce from wife Gina Torres | work = NY Daily News|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> he and Torres reached a final settlement on April 16, 2018; and the divorce became effective May 11, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | title = It's Over! Laurence Fishburne & Gina Torres Finally Sign Off On Divorce Settlement | url = https://radaronline.com/exclusives/2018/04/laurence-fishburne-divorce-documents-finalized/ | website = Radar Online | date = April 17, 2018 | publisher = Radar Online, LLC |access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref>
Fishburne lives in Hollywood, and also maintains a residence in New York City, in the ] ] in the ] section of ].<ref>{{Cite news | author = Staff writers | title = Hudson Heights delivers | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/services/realestate/2008/03/07/2008-03-07_hudson_heights_delivers.html | work = New York Daily News | date = March 7, 2008| access-date=April 8, 2008}}</ref> He is a big fan of Brazilian author ] and plans to produce a movie based on his novel '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Cannes Film Festival: Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist to be filmed by Laurence Fishburne – Telegraph | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/1980755/Cannes-Film-Festival-Paulo-Coelhos-The-Alchemist-to-be-filmed-by-Laurence-Fishburne.html | location = London | work = The Daily Telegraph | first = Anita | last = Singh | date = May 18, 2008}}</ref>

Fishburne lives in Hollywood, and also maintains a residence in New York City, in the ] ] in the ] section of ].<ref>{{Cite news | author=<!--Not stated--> | title = Hudson Heights delivers | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/services/realestate/2008/03/07/2008-03-07_hudson_heights_delivers.html | work = New York Daily News | date = March 7, 2008| access-date=April 8, 2008}}</ref> He is a fan of Brazilian author ]; in 2009 he said he was planning to produce a movie based on Coelho’s novel '']''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Cannes Film Festival: Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist to be filmed by Laurence Fishburne – Telegraph | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/1980755/Cannes-Film-Festival-Paulo-Coelhos-The-Alchemist-to-be-filmed-by-Laurence-Fishburne.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601094106/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/1980755/Cannes-Film-Festival-Paulo-Coelhos-The-Alchemist-to-be-filmed-by-Laurence-Fishburne.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = June 1, 2009 | location = London | work = The Daily Telegraph | first = Anita | last = Singh | date = May 18, 2008}}</ref>


== Filmography == == Filmography ==
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== Awards and nominations == == Awards and nominations ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Laurence Fishburne}}
=== Film ===
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! Category
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| 1994
| ]
| ]
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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! scope="row" colspan="5"| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
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! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
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| 2000
| ]
| ]
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| 2015
| Saturn Award
| ]
| '']''
| {{win}}
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! scope="row" colspan="5"| Acapulco Black Film Festival
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
|-
| 1997
| Black Film Award
| Best Actor
| '']''
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" colspan="5"| ]
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
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| 2004
| BET Award
| Best Actor
| '']''<br />'']''<br />'']''
| {{nom}}
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|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
|-
| 2006
| Black Movie Award
| Outstanding Motion Picture (Producer)
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| 2006
| Black Movie Award
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
| ''Akeelah and the Bee''
| {{won}}
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|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
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| 2000
| Black Reel Award
| ]
| ''The Matrix''
| {{nom}}
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| 2007
| Black Reel Award
| ]
| ''Akeelah and the Bee''
| {{nom}}
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| 2007
| Black Reel Award
| Best Motion Picture (Producer)
| ''Akeelah and the Bee''
| {{nom}}
|-
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|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
|-
| 2000
| ]
| ] {{small|(shared with ])}}
| ''The Matrix''
| {{won}}
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| 2000
| MTV Movie Award
| ] {{small|(shared with ])}}
| ''The Matrix''
| {{nom}}
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|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Title
! Result
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| 1994
| ]
| ]
|'']''
| {{nom}}
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| 1995
| NAACP Image Award
| ]
| '']''
| {{won}}
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| 1996
| NAACP Image Award
| rowspan="7"| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| 1998
| NAACP Image Award
| '']''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2000
| NAACP Image Award
| '']''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2004
| NAACP Image Award
| '']''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2006
| NAACP Image Award
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| 2007
| NAACP Image Award
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| 2012
| NAACP Image Award
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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|2019
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| colspan="2" |Lifetime Achievement
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| ]
| '']''
| {{won}}
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|{{nom}}
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|{{nom}}
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| ]
| ''Year Million''
| {{nom}}
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| ]
| '']''
|{{nom}}
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| ]
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| ]
| ]
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| '']''
| {{won}}
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| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| ]
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| ]
| '']''
| {{won}}
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! Category
! Title
! Result
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| 2011
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| 2010
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
| ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2009
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''
| {{nom}}
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| 1999
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| 1998
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series
| '']''
| {{won}}
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| 1996
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series
| '']''
| {{won}}
|-
|}


=== Theatre === == Notes ==
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| 2007
| ]
| ''Without Walls''
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| 2005
| ]
| N/A
| {{won}}
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! Category
! Play
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| 2008
| ]
| '']''
| {{nom}}
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| 1992
| ]
| '']''
| {{won}}
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! Category
! Play
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| 1992
| N/A
| ''Two Trains Running''
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American actor (born 1961)

Laurence Fishburne
Fishburne in 2017
BornLaurence John Fishburne III
(1961-07-30) July 30, 1961 (age 63)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1972–present
Spouses
Hajna O. Moss ​ ​(m. 1985, divorced)​
Gina Torres ​ ​(m. 2002; div. 2018)​
Children3, including Langston Fishburne

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has gained recognition for his roles on stage and screen, and militant and authoritative characters. He gained popularity after appearing in the films Apocalypse Now (1979) and Boyz n the Hood (1991) and later on became known for his roles in The Matrix franchise (1999–2003) and the John Wick film series (2017–present).

For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992). He has also received nominations for a Golden Globe Award and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Other notable film credits include The Color Purple (1985), School Daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Mystic River (2003), Contagion (2011), and Last Flag Flying (2017). He also gained a wider audience with superhero franchises playing Perry White in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and Bill Foster / Goliath in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). On television, he starred in the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011), as Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).

Early life

Fishburne was born in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Hattie Bell (née Crawford), a junior high school mathematics and science teacher, and Laurence John Fishburne, Jr., a juvenile corrections officer. After his parents divorced during his childhood, he moved with his mother to Brooklyn, New York, where he was raised. His father saw him once a month. Fishburne is a graduate of Lincoln Square Academy in New York, which closed in the 1980s.

Career

1972–1989: Early career and stage work

For most of his early career, he was credited as Larry Fishburne. In 1972, at the age of 11, Fishburne received positive reviews for his first acting role in the initial ABC Theater teleplay If You Give a Dance You Gotta Pay the Band. Soon after, Fishburne portrayed Joshua Hall on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. His 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. 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. When production began in March 1976, he was just 14 years old, having lied about his age to get the part. Filming took so long that he actually was 17 years old upon its completion.

Fishburne spent much of the 1980s in and out of television and periodically on stage. In the early 1980s, he worked as a bouncer at punk rock clubs, such as Cathay de Grande. He appeared in the early 1980s movies Band of the Hand, Death Wish 2 and The Cotton Club, and had a minor role in the critically acclaimed Steven Spielberg film The Color Purple. Fishburne had a recurring role as Cowboy Curtis on Paul Reubens' CBS children's television series Pee-wee's Playhouse. He also appeared in the M*A*S*H episode "The Tooth Shall Set You Free". In Spenser: For Hire, he was a guest star for the second-season episode "Personal Demons". He also appeared alongside Kevin Bacon in Quicksilver. His stage work during the 1980s included Short Eyes (1984), and Loose Ends (1987), both produced at Second Stage Theatre in New York City. Also in 1987 he played a part in the third A Nightmare on Elm Street film as a hospital orderly. Fishburne featured in Red Heat (1988) beside Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi. Fishburne also starred as "Dap" in Spike Lee's School Daze (1988). Fishburne's character was a depiction of an African American, culturally inclined college student at a historically black college.

1990–2007: Established actor and worldwide recognition

Fishburne at the National Memorial Day Concert in 2017

In 1990, Fishburne played Jimmy Jump in the controversial King of New York, and in 1991, starred in Boyz n the Hood. The following year, in 1992, he won a Tony Award for his stage performance in the August Wilson play Two Trains Running and an Emmy Award for his performance in the opening episode, "The Box", of the short-lived anthology series television drama TriBeCa. He also starred in Deep Cover alongside Jeff Goldblum. In 1993, he received his first Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It. Fishburne won an Image Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" for his performance as West Indian Professor Maurice Phipps in the 1995 American drama ensemble film, Higher Learning. He played the title role in Othello, the second African-American actor, after Paul Robeson, to perform the role. In 1995, Fishburne wrote, directed, and starred in the play Riff-Raff at the now defunct Off-Broadway Circle Rep Theater. The cast included Titus Welliver and Heavy D, who performed a nine-minute live-rap on stage. In 1997, Fishburne starred in the science fiction horror Event Horizon alongside Sam Neill. 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.

Fishburne provided the voice of Thrax in Osmosis Jones in 2001. He reprised his role as Morpheus in the Matrix sequels The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions in 2003. He briefly featured as a stretcher-bearer in one version of the video for The Spooks' song "Things I've Seen" (2000) and appeared with Tom Cruise as Theodore Brassell, IMF superior of Cruise's character in Mission: Impossible III. Fishburne has worked with actress Angela Bassett on four projects. He said that "An electrifying thing happens when the two of us work together. I haven't experienced it with anyone else. A freedom happens when we work together." In 2006, they appeared onstage in a Pasadena Playhouse production of August Wilson's Fences. Fishburne also played a gay high school teacher in a Los Angeles production of Alfred Uhry's Without Walls in the same year. He played terrorist leader, Ahmat who was revealed to be CIA in the 2006 film Five Fingers.

He provided the voice of the narrator in the 2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, TMNT, which was a commercial success. The same year, he provided the voice of the Silver Surfer in 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. On February 24, 2007, Fishburne was honored with the Harvard Foundation's Artist of the Year award at the annual show Cultural Rhythms. He received this honor for his achievements as an actor and entertainer and for his humanitarian pursuits. Fishburne is a UNICEF ambassador.

2008–present: Continued acclaim and return to stage work

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. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show for his performance. On February 24, 2011, HBO screened a filmed version of the play performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. On February 16, 2011, the White House hosted a screening of the film as part of its celebrations of Black History Month.

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. John Malkovich was also considered for the role prior to the announcement. Fishburne joined the show on the ninth episode of the 9th season as a college professor and former pathologist whose area of expertise involves some criminals' predisposition to commit acts of violence. The character was introduced as a consultant on a case ("19 Down"), who winds up joining the CSI team ("One to Go"). In May 2009, Fishburne performed on-stage in the National Memorial Day Concert on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

Fishburne starred in Predators in 2010 and Contagion in 2011. On June 7, 2011, Fishburne announced that he was leaving CSI to return to movies and theatre, opting not to renew his contract and would not appear in Season 12. Fishburne played Perry White in the Zack Snyder-directed Superman reboot Man of Steel (2013). In 2013, Fishburne joined the cast of Hannibal, as Dr. Jack Crawford, head of Behavioral Sciences at the FBI. In 2014, Fishburne reprised his role as Morpheus in a series of Kia K900 commercials. In 2015, Fishburne joined the ABC sitcom Black-ish in the recurring role of Pops; Fishburne is also an executive producer on the show. Fishburne also serves as an executive producer for the Freeform sitcom Grown-ish, a spin-off series to Black-ish.

In 2016, Fishburne reprised his role as White in the sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and appeared in the science fiction/romance movie Passengers.

In June 2017, Fishburne's production company, Cinema Gypsy Productions, signed a two-year overall deal at ABC Studios.

In 2017, he appeared in the neo-noir action thriller film John Wick: Chapter 2 as The Bowery King, in his first collaboration with Keanu Reeves since The Matrix trilogy. Also in 2017, Fishburne starred in the comedy-drama Last Flag Flying, as the character Rev. Richard Mueller. In 2018, Fishburne played Bill Foster in Marvel's Ant-Man and the Wasp, directed by Peyton Reed. The film was released July 6. Fishburne served as co-creator and executive producer in the Marvel Animation/Disney Television Animation series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. He also appeared in the series as the Beyonder and reprised his role as Bill Foster from Ant-Man and the Wasp.

In January 2023, it was announced that Fishburne had been cast as Regis in the fourth season of The Witcher. He will also be starring in the American espionage thriller, The Amateur, set for debut in 2025.

Personal life

Fishburne married actress Hajna O. Moss in 1985, in New York. They have two children, son Langston (born 1987) and daughter Montana Fishburne (born 1991). Hajna and Laurence divorced in the 1990s.

Fishburne dated actress Victoria Dillard from 1992 to 1995.

Fishburne and actress Gina Torres got engaged in February 2001 and got married on September 22, 2002, at the Cloisters, a museum in New York City. On January 8, 2007, Fishburne's spokesman Alan Nierob announced that the couple were expecting a child together. Their daughter, Delilah, was born in June 2007.

On September 20, 2017, it was confirmed that Torres and Fishburne were separated and had been keeping the separation private for the last year. Fishburne filed for divorce on November 2, 2017; he and Torres reached a final settlement on April 16, 2018; and the divorce became effective May 11, 2018.

Fishburne lives in Hollywood, and also maintains a residence in New York City, in the Castle Village Co-Op in the Hudson Heights section of Washington Heights. He is a fan of Brazilian author Paulo Coelho; in 2009 he said he was planning to produce a movie based on Coelho’s novel The Alchemist.

Filmography

Main article: Laurence Fishburne filmography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Laurence Fishburne

Notes

  1. Credited onscreen as Larry Fishburne until 1993.

References

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Awards for Laurence Fishburne
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
1975–2000
2001–2022
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
1975–1986
1989–2019
2020–present
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Fight
General
(1996–2019,
2023–present)
Scripted
(2021–2022)
Unscripted
(2021–2022)
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television
Merged
(1990s-2010s)
Network/Cable
Streaming
Merged
(2020s)
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
1949–1975
1976–2000
2001–present
Gregory Peck Award
Dingle International Film Festival
San Diego International Film Festival
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