 
    Laurence Fishburne
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            Biography
                
            Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present).
For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), 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 on film when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in Deep Cover (1992).
Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (2011), and Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011) and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).
            
        
        
        
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                        Hallmark Hall of Fame
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Daily Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Tony Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        CSI: Miami
                    
                
                    
                         
                        LIVE with Kelly and Mark
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Jimmy Kimmel Live!
                    
                
                    
                         
                        MADtv
                    
                
                    
                         
                        House
                    
                
                    
                         
                        What If...?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        M*A*S*H
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Equalizer
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hill Street Blues
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Trapper John, M.D.
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Miami Vice
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
                    
                
                    
                         
                        grown-ish
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Top Gear
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Number One on the Call Sheet
                    
                
                    
                         
                        America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Muppets
                    
                
                    
                         
                        mixed-ish
                    
                
                    
                         
                        black-ish
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Matrix Resurrections
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Civil War
                    
                
                    
                         
                        A Rumor of War
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Wick Is Pain
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Color Purple
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Death Wish II
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Oscars
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Thunderbolts*
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Mission: Impossible III
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Gardens of Stone
                    
                
                    
                         
                        TMNT
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Higher Learning
                    
                
                    
                         
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                        Megalopolis
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ant-Man and the Wasp
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Cherry 2000
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ride Along
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Transformers One
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Amateur
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Man of Steel
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Where'd You Go, Bernadette
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Predators
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Red Heat
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Searching for Bobby Fischer
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Ice Road
                    
                
                    
                         
                        John Wick: Chapter 4
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Apocalypse Now
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The School for Good and Evil
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Signal
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Passengers
                    
                
                    
                         
                        John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Matrix Revisited
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Mystic River
                    
                
                    
                         
                        MacGruber
                    
                
                    
                         
                        All the Old Knives
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Mule
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Matrix Recalibrated
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hannibal
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Contagion
                    
                
                    
                         
                        John Wick: Chapter 2
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Last Flag Flying
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Cellar Door
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Black List: Volume Two
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Slingshot
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Astronaut
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Matrix Reloaded
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Akeelah and the Bee
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Matrix
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Six O'Clock Follies
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Osmosis Jones
                    
                
                    
                         
                        What's Love Got to Do with It
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Matrix Revolutions
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Assault on Precinct 13
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Pee-wee's Playhouse
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Clipped
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Boyz n the Hood
                    
                
                    
                         
                        CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Tuskegee Airmen
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Event Horizon
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Late Night with Conan O'Brien
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Always Outnumbered
                    
                
                    
                         
                        History's Greatest Mysteries
                    
                
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