Laurence Fishburne
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Born | Laurence John Fishburne III July 30, 1961 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Years active | 1972–present |
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Children | 3, including Langston Fishburne |
Laurence John Fishburne III
For his portrayal of
Other film credits of Fishburne include
.Early life
Fishburne was born in
Career
1972–1989
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
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
1990–2007
In 1990, Fishburne played Jimmy Jump in the controversial
Fishburne provided the voice of Thrax in
He provided the voice of the narrator in the 2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, TMNT, which was a commercial success.[36] The same year, he provided the voice of the Silver Surfer in 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.[37] On February 24, 2007, Fishburne was honored with the Harvard Foundation's Artist of the Year award at the annual show Cultural Rhythms.[38] He received this honor for his achievements as an actor and entertainer and for his humanitarian pursuits. Fishburne is a UNICEF ambassador.[39]
2008–present
In April 2008, Fishburne returned to the stage in the Broadway production of
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.[43] 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.[44] 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.[45]
Fishburne starred in
In 2016, Fishburne reprised his role as White in the sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice[52] 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
In 2017, he appeared in the
In January 2023, it was announced that Fishburne had been cast as Regis in the fourth season of The Witcher.[58]
Personal life
Fishburne married actress Hajna O. Moss in 1985,[3] in New York. They have two children, son Langston (born 1987)[3] and daughter Montana Fishburne (born 1991).[3][59][60] Hajna and Laurence divorced in the 1990s.[6]
Fishburne dated actress Victoria Dillard from 1992 to 1995.[61]
Fishburne met actress Gina Torres and they were engaged in February 2001 and married on September 22, 2002,[62] at The Cloisters museum in New York City. On January 8, 2007, Fishburne's spokesman Alan Nierob announced the couple were expecting their first child together.[63][64] A daughter, Delilah, was born to the couple in June 2007.[65]
On September 20, 2017, it was confirmed that Torres and Fishburne were separated and had been keeping the separation private for the last year.[66] Fishburne filed for divorce on November 2, 2017,[67] and the divorce was finalized effective May 11, 2018, after Torres and Fishburne reached a final settlement on April 16, 2018.[68]
Fishburne lives in Hollywood, and also maintains a residence in New York City, in the
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
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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.
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90-minute dramatic special
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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.
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- National Archives.
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Lois Lane and Clark Kent just got their boss: Laurence Fishburne will play Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White in Man of Steel, EW has learned exclusively. White has traditionally been a hard-charging, old fashioned newspaperman, who relies on his ace reporters, Clark and Lois, to get the big scoop.
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