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Born July 30, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, USA Birth Name Laurence John Fishburne III Nicknames Fish

Larry Height 6' 0½" (1.84 m)

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Deep authoritative voice in many of his roles, most often delivering psychological Shakespearian speech



Gap between his front teeth



Known for playing very wise and intelligent characters who mentor the protagonist



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He changed his name from Larry to Laurence in his films (1991).



Parents are Laurence John Fishburne Jr. and Hattie Bell Crawford.



Studied acting at the Lincoln Square Academy in Manhattan, New York City.





In Event Horizon - Am Rande des Universums (1997), the space suits worn by the actors weighed 65 pounds each. He nicknamed his space suit "Doris".



Is often mistaken for Samuel L. Jackson and vice versa. According to Jackson, they have stood right next to each other, and people still call them by the wrong names.

Attended and graduated from New York's High School of the Performing Arts.





His deal for Matrix (1999) sequels was for a reported $15 million + 3.75% of the gross.



In the early 1980s, he and fellow New York actor Giancarlo Esposito were roommates during the Los Angeles pilot season.

A founding member of the Guggenheim Motorcycle Club, a group that arranges rides to art museums around the world.





Met Paul Reubens at the Groundlings Theatre (he didn't study there but did perform readings) and Reubens cast him as Cowboy Curtis in the children's series Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986).

An Ambassador for the United Nations Childrens' Emergency Fund (UNICEF), an agency of the United Nations which helps children all over the world with educational, health and humanitarian assistance.





According to the DVD audio commentary on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Fishburne provided the voice of the bear in the Genaros Beer commercial.

Attended the 2006 Dubai International Film Festival in the United Arab Emirates.





Has one daughter with Gina Torres : Delilah Fishburne (born June 2007).



His character on CSI: Vegas (2000), Raymond Langston, is taken from the name of his oldest son, Langston Fishburne

He was nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Thurgood".





Was 14 years old when he was cast in Francis Ford Coppola 's Apocalypse Now (1979); he had celebrated his 15th and 16th birthdays during the making of the film. Saved Emilio Estevez from being sucked under by quicksand, while they were relaxing off the set.

Currently resides in Los Angeles, California and also maintains a residence in Manhattan, New York City.





Laurence Fishburne's daughter, Montana Fishburne , is an adult film actress. Her stage name is "Chippy D".

Is the first African-American actor to play the role of Perry White, newspaper editor and employer of Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent.





Has appeared in two movies where he has the line "Welcome to the real world": Die Rebellen (1995) and Matrix (1999).



His son, Langston Fishburne , graduated from Thorton-Donovan private school in New Rochelle, New York and attended Boston University in the fall. [June 2005]



Like fellow actor Paul Reubens , Fishburne is also a very private person.



He was awarded the 1992 Antoniette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for August Wilson 's "Two Trains Running" on Broadway in New York City.

He was awarded the 1992 Drama-Logue Award for Perfornance for "Two Trains Running" in the 25th Anniversary Season presented by Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California.





He and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje have appeared in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe.



For awhile in New York City, he was a roommate of Giancarlo Esposito



He saved Emilio Estevez from dying in quicksand during some downtime, while making Apocalypse Now (1979) in the Philippines.

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For the last six months, people have been coming up to me and saying, "I loved you in Pulp Fiction (1994), Mr. Jackson". [1996]

I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'.



[on why he didn't read the complete play of "Othello" before acting in the film version in which more than half of the dialogue was cut] Why should I read all those words that I'm not going to get to say?



I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I show up, you don't know what I'm gonna do. I like it that way. I've intentionally tried to do it that way. I think that's what's interesting.



It's funny, a lot of people think I take myself seriously because I come off so serious sometimes. But it's not that I take myself seriously, I take what I do seriously. I came up around people who took acting seriously, who cared about acting, cared about the theater and, in the '70s, made movies that said something that mattered. I came up with those people, and I was a kid. Their ethos and credo became mine.



I don't believe in acting teachers for me.



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