Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John "Larry" Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961 in Augusta , Georgia ) is an American actor .
Life
Laurence Fishburne was already on a stage in New York City at the age of ten . At twelve, he made his camera debut portraying Joshua Hall in the 1973 TV soap opera One Life to Live. He made his cinema debut in 1975 in the film Cornbread, Earl and Me . Fishburne, with a white lie about his age, got himself the role of a young soldier in Francis Ford Coppola's anti-war film Apocalypse Now . Later he could be seen in three other films by Coppola. During the 1980s, Fishburne was featured in many supporting roles in both cinema and television. His work as an actor includes more than 100 film and television productions.
Fishburne studied acting at Lincoln Square Academy in New York and changed his name from Larry to Laurence in 1991 .
His role in Boyz N 'the Hood from 1991 gave Fishburne its breakthrough. The next year he won a Tony Award for his theatrical performance in August Wilson's Two Trains Running . In 1993 he received an Emmy for his guest appearance on an episode of the short-lived television series Tribeca . The following year he received an Oscar nomination for the impersonation of Ike Turner in the film Tina - What's Love Got to Do with It? .
Today Fishburne is best known for his role Morpheus , the mentor of Neo ( Keanu Reeves ) in the successful science fiction trilogy Matrix . Fishburne's directorial debut took place in 2000 with his production With all Harshness based on his own script, in which he also took on the lead role. This was his only directorial work so far.
Between 2008 and 2011, Fishburne was one of the main characters in the series CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators . In the series he played the role of Dr. Raymond Langston . Previously, William Petersen, one of the main characters, had left the series. In this role, Fishburne also made guest appearances in the two spin-off series CSI: Miami and CSI: NY . From April 2013 to 2015 he starred in the supporting role of special agent Jack Crawford on the NBC series Hannibal .
Fishburne married actress Hajna O. Moss in 1985. The marriage resulted in two children (* 1987, * 1991). The couple separated in the 1990s. On September 20, 2002, Fishburne married actress Gina Torres . In June 2007, their daughter Delilah was born. In September 2017, the couple announced the split. In addition to acting, Fishburne is also a UNICEF ambassador.
Filmography (selection)
- 1973–1976: Love, Lie, Passion ( One Life to Live , TV series)
- 1975: Cornbread, Earl and Me
- 1979: Apocalypse Now
- 1979: The Chance of a Lifetime (Fast Break)
- 1981: Trapper John, MD (TV series, episode 2x12, "Finders Keepers" / "The Lively Mascot")
- 1982: M * A * S * H (TV series, episode 10x14, "The Tooth Shall Set You Free" / "Der Zahn muss raus!")
- 1982: The Man Without Mercy (Death Wish II)
- 1983: Rumble Fish
- 1984: Cotton Club
- 1985: The Color Purple (The Color Purple)
- 1986: Miami Vice (TV series, episode 3x04)
- 1986: Quicksilver
- 1986–1991: Pee-wee's Playhouse (TV series, 17 episodes)
- 1987: Gardens of Stone (Gardens of Stone)
- 1987: Cherry 2000
- 1987: Nightmare III - Freddy Krueger Lives (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors)
- 1988: Red Heat
- 1988: School Daze
- 1990: A Strange Sound (Cadence)
- 1990: King of New York - King between day and night (King of New York)
- 1991: The Law of Power (Class Action)
- 1991: Boyz n 'the Hood (Boyz N' the Hood)
- 1992: Beyond the White Line (Deep Cover)
- 1993: Tina - What's Love Got to Do with It? (What's Love Got to Do with It?)
- 1993: The King's Game - A Master Is Born (Searching for Bobby Fischer)
- 1995: Othello
- 1995: In the Swamp of Crime (Just Cause)
- 1995: Higher Learning - Die Rebellen (Higher Learning)
- 1995: The Honor to Fly (The Tuskegee Airmen)
- 1995: Bad Company
- 1996: Fled - Escape according to plan (Fled)
- 1997: Event Horizon - On the Edge of the Universe (Event Horizon)
- 1997: Harlem, NYC - The Price of Power (Hoodlum)
- 1998: Always Outnumbered - with your back to the wall (Always Outnumbered)
- 1999: Matrix (The Matrix)
- 2000: With all hardness (Once in the Life)
- 2003: Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded)
- 2003: Matrix Revolutions (The Matrix Revolutions)
- 2003: Mystic River
- 2003: Biker Boyz
- 2005: The End - Assault on Precinct 13 (Assault on Precinct 13)
- 2006: Akeelah is the greatest (Akeelah and the Bee)
- 2006: Five Fingers
- 2006: Bobby
- 2006: Mission: Impossible III
- 2007: Kill Bobby Z (Death and Life of Bobby Z)
- 2007: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (voice of the Silver Surfer )
- 2008: 21
- 2008: Tortured
- 2008–2011: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, 61 episodes)
- 2009: Armored
- 2009: CSI: Miami (TV series)
- 2009: CSI: NY (TV series)
- 2010: Predators
- 2011: Contagion
- 2011: So you don't forget me (Have a Little Faith)
- 2013–2015: Hannibal (TV series)
- 2013: Man of Steel
- 2013: The Colony - Hell Freezes Over (The Colony)
- 2014: Ride Along
- 2014: The Signal
- since 2014: Black-ish (TV series)
- 2016: Standoff - The Only Witness (Standoff)
- 2016: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- 2016: Roots (TV series)
- 2016: Passengers
- 2017: John Wick: Chapter 2 (John Wick: Chapter 2)
- 2018: Ant-Man and the Wasp
- 2018: The Mule
- 2019: John Wick: Chapter 3 (John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum)
- 2019: Bernadette (Where'd You Go, Bernadette)
- 2019: Running with the Devil
- 2020: #FreeRayshawn (TV series)
Web links
- Laurence Fishburne in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Literature by and about Laurence Fishburne in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article in the Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: CSI: A star says goodbye - Laurence Fishburne turns her back on CSI . Serienjunkies.de . June 8, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ↑ Celebrity Baby Blog: Update: Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres welcome first child; spotted out in Hollywood . Retrieved January 20, 2008
- ↑ Laurence Fishburne The final marriage is sealed ( Memento from November 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fishburne, Laurence |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fishburne, Lawrence; Fishburne, Larry |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Augusta , Georgia, United States |