Laurence Fishburne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Laurence Fishburne
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Jul 30, 1961(1961-07-30)
Age	63
Birthplace	Augusta
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Cancer

Laurence Fishburne Biography

Laurence Fishburne is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on July 30, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Actor who played Morpheus as Morpheus in The Matrix and portrayed Dr. Langston on CSI. Other roles include Apocalypse Now, Mission: Impossible III, Ride Along and Othello.

He played a significant role as a major character in The Matrix, starring He played a major role in The Matrix, starring Keanu Reeves..

For most of his early career, he was credited as Larry Fishburne. In 1973, Fishburne had his first acting role portraying Joshua Hall on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. His most memorable childhood role was in Cornbread, Earl and Me, in which he played a young boy who witnessed the police shooting of a popular high school basketball star. He later earned a supporting role in Apocalypse Now, in which he played Tyrone Miller, a cocky 17-year-old Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class from the Bronx, nicknamed Mr. Clean. When production began in March 1976, he was just 14 years old, having lied about his age to get the part. Filming took so long that he actually was 17 years old upon its completion.

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. He appeared in the early 1980s movies Band of the Hand, Death Wish 2 and The Cotton Club, and had a minor role in the critically acclaimed Steven Spielberg film The Color Purple. Fishburne had a recurring role as Cowboy Curtis on Paul Reubens’ CBS children’s television series Pee-wee’s Playhouse. He also appeared in the MAS*H episode, “The Tooth Shall Set You Free”. In Spenser: For Hire, he was a guest star for the second-season episode “Personal Demons”. He also appeared alongside Kevin Bacon in Quicksilver. His stage work during the 1980s included Short Eyes (1984), and Loose Ends (1987), both produced at Second Stage Theatre in New York City. Also in 1987 he played a part in the third A Nightmare on Elm Street film as a hospital orderly. Fishburne featured in Red Heat (1988) beside Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi. Fishburne also starred as “Dap” in Spike Lee’s School Daze (1988). Fishburne’s character was a depiction of an African American, culturally inclined college student at a historically black college.

The mother of his son, Hattie Bell was a science teacher at junior high as was his dad Laurence John Jr. worked as an officer in juvenile corrections. He got married to his second wife actor His mother Hattie Bell was a junior high science teacher and his father Laurence John Jr. worked as a juvenile corrections officer. He married his second wife, actress Gina Torres in September 2002; they split in 2016 after 14 years of marriage. He has two daughters named Delilah and Montana and a son named Langston. in September

2002. They divorced in the year 2016 after the span of 14 years. The couple has 2 daughters, Delilah as well as Montana and one son who is named Langston.

Laurence Fishburne Net Worth

Laurence Fishburne is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Laurence Fishburne 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Following the divorce of his parents after which he attended Lincoln Square Academy. He started his career by playing the role of a soap opera One Life to Live.

The actor was first African American actor to portray Shakespeare’s character Othello after being part of Oliver Parker’s adaptation of the play in 2005.

Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, producer, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for playing Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy, Jason “Furious” Styles in the 1991 drama film Boyz n the Hood, Tyrone “Mr. Clean” Miller in the 1979 war film Apocalypse Now, and “The Bowery King” in the John Wick film series.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Laurence Fishburne height 6 ft 0 in Laurence weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Laurence Fishburne Dating?

According to our records, Laurence Fishburne married to Gina Torres , Hajna O. Moss. As of December 1, 2023, Laurence Fishburne’s is not dating anyone.

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For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It, Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992), and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in Oliver Parker’s 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play.

Facts & Trivia

Laurence Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Laurence Fishburne celebrates birthday on July 30 of every year.

Fishburne met actress Gina Torres and they were engaged in February 2001 and married on September 22, 2002, 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. A daughter, Delilah, was born to the couple in June 2007. On September 20, 2017, it was confirmed that Torres and Fishburne were separated and had been keeping the separation private for the last year. Fishburne filed for divorce on November 2, 2017, and the divorce was finalized effective May 11, 2018, after Torres and Fishburne reached a final settlement on April 16, 2018.

Why Laurence Fishburne is not in the new Matrix?

Sadly, Laurence Fishburne revealed in an interview back in 2020 that he was not even asked to be in the movie. This means that the creators probably didn’t have a role for him. The second trailer suggests that Neo is going to be forced to be The One again, though under quite different circumstances in Matrix 4.

Does Laurence Fishburne have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Carter, Laurence Fishburne, and Chris Hemsworth Are Getting Their Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Why was Morpheus not played by Laurence Fishburne?

There is speculation Fishburne doesn’t appear in the movie because Morpheus dies in The Matrix Online , even though some people believe he’s still alive. But if the character in the present time is dead, it would make sense to only include a younger version in this newest iteration of the story.

How old is Laurence Fishburne net worth?

Net Worth: $30 Million
Date of Birth:| 1961-07-30
Gender:| Male
Height:| 6 ft (1.84 m)
Profession:| Actor, Playwright, Film Producer, Film director, Voice Actor, Screenwriter

Is Jada Pinkett Smith in the new Matrix?

However, they’re not the only actors from the franchise to return. Jada Pinkett Smith played Niobe in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions and she’s back again for Resurrections, but her look in the fourth film is quite different.