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Trivia
Birth name: Laurence Fishburne III
Date of birth: 30 July 1961
Place of birth: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Nickname: Fish, Larry
Height: 6' 0½" (1.84 m)
Spouse: Gina Torres (20 September 2002 - present),
Hajna O. Moss (1985 - 199?) (divorced) 2 children.
Fishburne was born in Augusta, Georgia to African American parents Laurence Fishburne II, who worked in the Bronx, and Hattie, a junior high school math teacher.
His parents divorced during his childhood and Fishburne's father saw him
once a month.
Children, with Moss; Son: Langston (b. 1987), daughter: Montana (b.
1991)
Fishburne started acting at the age of 12, getting his big break portraying Joshua Hall on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live in 1973.
He changed his name from Larry to Laurence in his films in 1991.
Engaged to Gina Torres [2001]
Studied acting at the Lincoln Square Academy in New York.
Laurence was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, on the category
"Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or
Miniseries", for: The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) (TV).
He made his feature directorial debut on Once in the Life, the
independent film version of his play Riff-Raff. He also wrote, produced,
and starred in the movie adaptation, having previously starred in and
directed the original theatrical production. The initial run of the
latter, in Los Angeles, was his first production under his own banner,
LOA Productions, and was followed by a production at New York's Circle
Rep Theater.
In Event Horizon (1997) the space suits worn by the actors weighed 65
pounds each. He nicknamed his Doris.
When he was cast in the title role of Othello (1995), it marked the
first time an African American was cast as Othello in a theatrical film.
All proceeding film adaptations featured white actors in black make-up,
while many black men have played Othello in Fishburne's wake.
Won Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for
August Wilson's "Two Trains Running."
Laurence was nominated for an Golden Satellite Award, on the category
"Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture
Made for Television", for: Always Outnumbered (1998)
Fishburne starred as a loose cannon former convict in the 1990 world premiere of August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" at Yale Repertory Theater and recreated the role on Broadway in 1992, winning several prizes including a Tony Award.
He is often mistaken for Samuel
L. Jackson and vice versa. According to Jackson, they've stood right
next to each other and people still call them by the wrong names.
Guest starred on Nightmare on Elm Street 3 as one of the nurses.
In 1995, Fishburne appeared in four diverse features. In John Singleton's "Higher Learning", he was an articulate political science professor attempting to motivate his apathetic students.
Laurence won a Cable ACE Award in the category "Best Movie"
for Miss Evers' Boys (1997). Shared with Robert Benedetti (executive
producer), Derek Kavanagh (producer), Kip Konwiser (producer), Kern
Konwiser (co-producer), Peter Stelzer
Went to New York's High School of the Performing Arts.
Through his Cinema Gypsy Prods., he is currently producing Laurence
Malkin's dramatic thriller Five Fingers (unrelated to the classic film
of the same name). Mr. Fishburne stars opposite Ryan Phillippe in the
feature film.
The actor was then used to strong effect by director Clint Eastwood in "Mystic River" (2003), playing police detective Whitey Powers, who doubts the ability of his partner (Kevin Bacon) to stay impartial on a homicide case involving two of his childhood friends
(Sean Penn and Tim Robbins).
Auditioned for the role of Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1990).
Fishburne lives in New Rochelle, New York.
His deal for "The Matrix" sequels was for a reported $15
million + 3.75% of the gross.
He has recently appeared alongside Tom Cruise as his IMF superior in Mission: Impossible III. |
