62 years old (Born on July 30, 1961)
Award-winning American film, theatre, and television actor, film director, film producer, and playwright.; He is famous from The Matrix.
Won Broadway`s 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for August Wilson`s "Two Trains Running." (unknown) His deal for The Matrix (1999) sequels was for a reported $15 million + 3.75% of the gross. (unknown) He is often mistaken for Samuel L. Jackson and vice versa. According to Jackson, they've stood right next to each other, and people still call them by the wrong names. Engaged to Gina Torres. [2001] (unknown) According to the commentary track on the "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005) DVD, Fishburne provided the voice of the bear in the Genaros Beer commercial.Laurence Fishburne's Best Moments
Fun Facts About Laurence Fishburne
In the early 1980s he and fellow New York actor Giancarlo Esposito were roommates during L.A.'s pilot season.
Appeared with Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979), Cadence (1990), and Bobby (2006). He also worked with Charlie Sheen in Cadence (1990) and Emilio Estevez in Bobby (2006). (unknown)
He changed his name from Larry to Laurence in his films in 1991. (unknown)
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). (unknown)
Went to New York`s High School of the Performing Arts (unknown)
In Event Horizon (1997) the space suits worn by the actors weighed 65 pounds each. He nicknamed his Doris.
Attended the 2006 Dubai International Film Festival in the United Arab Emirates.
Studied acting at the Lincoln Square Academy in New York. (unknown)
Daughter, Delilah, born June 2007.
An Ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations Childrens` Emergency Fund, an agency of the U.N. which helps children all over the world with educational, health and humanitarian aid. (unknown)
Children, with Moss; Son: Langston (b. 1987), daughter: Montana (b. 1991).
Originally hooked up with Boyz n the Hood (1991) writer John Singleton when Singleton was a production assistant and Fishburne an actor ("Cowboy Curtis") on the popular children's TV program "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986).
Auditioned for the role of Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1990).
A founding member of the Guggenheim Motorcycle Club, a group that arranges rides to art museums around the world. (unknown)