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John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American Academy
Award-nominated, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor of screen and
stage, as well as playwright, director, and producer. In 1993, he
received his first Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ike
Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It?. Today, 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. He briefly appears as a stretcher-bearer
in one version of the video for The Spooks' song "Things I've
Seen" (2000). Fishburne reprised his role as Morpheus in the
Matrix sequels, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions in
2003. He has appeared with Tom Cruise as Theodore Brassell, IMF
superior of Cruise's character in Mission: Impossible III. In 2006
he appeared on stage with Angela Bassett in a Pasadena production
of the August Wilson masterpiece, Fences. Most recently, he
provided the voice of the narrator in the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) movie, released March 23rd,
2007.The same year, he provided the voice of the Silver Surfer in
2007 film Fantastic
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