Laurence Fishburne Biography

Laurence Fishburne Profile Biography – Biographyzone.com. Laurence John Fishburne III and Larry, Lawrence Fishburne (born July 30, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American actor. Even with ten years Laurence Fishburne was on stage in New York City. At twelve he made his debut before the cameras with the representation of the “Joshua Hall” in the TV soap opera One Life to Live 1973rd His film debut was in 1975 in the film Cornbread, Earl and Me Fishburne ermogelte in 1979 with a white lie about his age, the role of a young soldier in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now. Later, he was still in three other films by Coppola to see. In the 1980s, Fishburne was in many supporting roles in both the cinema and on TV to see.

Laurence Fishburne Career History

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Born	Laurence John Fishburne III July 30, 1961 (1961-07-30) (age 49) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	Larry Fishburne
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, playwright
Years active	1972–present
Spouse	Gina Torres (2002–present; 1 child) Hajna O. Moss (divorced; 2 children)

Fishburne studied drama at the Lincoln Square Academy in New York in 1991 and changed its name from Larry to Laurence.

It was his role in “Boyz N ‘the Hood – Boys in the quarter from the year 1991, which gave him the breakthrough. Next year, Fishburne won a Tony Award for his theater performance in August Wilson’s Two Trains Running. In 1993 he won an Emmy Award for his guest appearance on an episode of the short-lived television series Tribeca. The following year he received an Oscar nomination for the embodiment of Ike Turner in the movie “Tina – What’s Love Got to Do with It”.

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Today, Fishburne most for his role “Morpheus”, the teacher of “Neo” (Keanu Reeves) in the successful sci-fi trilogy “The Matrix” are known which, however, was originally offered to Sean Connery. In 2000 he made his directorial debut with his own production “in the Life” in its script, in which he took over the lead role.

Between 2008 and 2011 he was one of the stars of the show CSI. The Scene Investigation , where he starred in the role of Dr. Raymond Langston. Prior to co-star William Petersen got out of the series. In this role, he also guest starred on CSI: Miami and CSI: New York.

Fishburne married in 1985, the actress Hajna O. Moss and has two children with her (* 1987, * 1991). However, the couple separated in the 1990s, and on 20 September 2002 Fishburne remarried an actress Gina Torres. In June 2007, their daughter was born . In addition to the actors themselves Fishburne is also involved as a UNICEF ambassador. His daughter Montana Fishburne (born 1991) started a career as a porn actress.

Laurence Fishburne Filmography

* 1973–1976: One Life to Live (Fernsehserie)
* 1975: Cornbread, Earl and Me
* 1979: Apocalypse Now
* 1982: M*A*S*H (Fernsehserie, Staffel 10 Folge 14)
* 1982: Death Wish II
* 1983: Rumble Fish
* 1984: Cotton Club
* 1985: Die Farbe Lila (The Color Purple)
* 1986: Miami Vice (Fernsehserie, Staffel 3 Folge 4)
* 1987: Der steinerne Garten (Gardens of Stone)
* 1987: Cherry 2000
* 1987: Nightmare 3: Freddy Krueger lebt (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors)
* 1988: Red Heat
* 1988: School Daze
* 1990: Cadence – Ein fremder Klang (Cadence)
* 1990: King of New York – König zwischen Tag und Nacht (King of New York)
* 1991: Das Gesetz der Macht (Class Action)
* 1991: Boyz N’ the Hood – Jungs im Viertel (Boyz N’ the Hood)
* 1992: Jenseits der weißen Linie (Deep Cover)
* 1993: Tina – What’s Love Got to Do with It? (What’s Love Got to Do with It?)
* 1995: Othello
* 1995: Im Sumpf des Verbrechens (Just Cause)
* 1995: Higher Learning – Die Rebellen (Higher Learning)
* 1995: Die Ehre zu fliegen (The Tuskegee Airmen)
* 1995: Bad Company
* 1996: Fled – Flucht nach Plan (Fled)
* 1997: Event Horizon – Am Rande des Universums (Event Horizon)
* 1997: Harlem, N.Y.C. – Der Preis der Macht (Hoodlum)
* 1998: Always Outnumbered – mit dem Rücken an der Wand (Always Outnumbered)
* 1999: Matrix (The Matrix)
* 2000: Mit aller Härte (Once in the Life)
* 2003: Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded)
* 2003: Matrix Revolutions (The Matrix Revolutions)
* 2003: Mystic River
* 2003: Biker Boyz
* 2005: Das Ende (Assault on Precinct 13)
* 2006: Akeelah ist die Größte (Akeelah and the Bee)
* 2006: Five Fingers
* 2006: Bobby
* 2006: Mission: Impossible III
* 2007: Death and Life of Bobby Z
* 2007: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Die Stimme des Silver Surfers)
* 2008: 21
* 2008: Tortured
* 2008–2011: CSI: Den Tätern auf der Spur
* 2009: Armored
* 2009: CSI: Miami (Gastauftritt)
* 2009: CSI: New York (Gastauftritt)
* 2010: Predators

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