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Laurence Fishburne Biography

Birth Name:
Laurence John Fishburne III
Birth Place:
Augusta, Georgia, United States
Profession
Actor, producer

Fast Facts

  • Was cast in Apocalypse Now when he was 14 by telling director Francis Ford Coppola he was 18
  • Turned down the role of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It five times
  • When he heard Angela Bassett would be playing Tina, he reconsidered
  • First African-American to play Shakespeare's Othello on film, in the 1995 movie
  • Wrote his 2000 directorial debut film Once in the Life, which he based on his play, Riff Raff
  • In 2008, began a two-and-a-half season stint as criminal pathologist Dr
  • Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Portrayed Thurgood Marshall on Broadway in 2008's one-man play Thurgood; later reprised his role for a 2010 Kennedy Center production that HBO filmed and then debuted in 2011

Awards

  • 2017Producers Guild Awards-Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2017Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Narrator: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
  • 2007Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2006Black Reel Awards-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 2004Critics' Choice Awards-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
  • 2003Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1997Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special: nominated
  • 1997Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: winner
  • 1996Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor for a Miniseries or a Special: nominated
  • 1996Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 1995Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries: nominated
  • 1993Oscar-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
  • 1993Independent Spirit Awards-Best Male Lead: nominated

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