Born name

Laurence John Fishburne III

nickname

Fish, Larry

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Augusta, Georgia, USA

nationality

training

Fishburne has taught at the New York School of Performing Arts .

He graduated in acting from Lincoln Square Academy , New York.

occupation

Actor, director, film producer, playwright

family

• Father – Laurence John Fishburne Jr. (Juvenile Correctional Officer)
• Mother – Hattie Bell (née Crawford) (math and science teacher)
• Siblings – unknown
• Others – Montana Fishburne (Daughter), Delilah Fishburne (Daughter), Langston Fishburne (Son)

Manager

His career is managed by Paradigm Talent Agency .

To build

Average

Height

6 ft 0½ in oder 184 cm

weight

89 kg or 196 pounds

girlfriend/spouse

Laurence Fishburne vom –

1. Hajna O. Moss (1985-1992) – In 1985 Laurence Fishburne and actress Hajna O. Moss tied the knot in New York. The two separated and divorced in 1992. They had two children from the marriage. Their son Langston Fishburne was born in 1987 and daughter Montana Fishburne was born in 1991.
2. Gina Torres (2001-2016) – Laurence Fishburne and actress GinaTorres met and got engaged in February 2001. They were married on September 22, 2002 at the Cloisters Museum in New York City. Actor’s rep Alan Nierob explained that they were expecting a baby and a daughter. Delilah Fishburne was born in June. They separated in September 2016 and filed for divorce in November 2017.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• His dominant voice in his roles
• Intelligent roles in films
• Shakespeare Speech
• Gapped Frontzahn

measurements

His body specifications can be –

• Chest – 42 inches or 107 cm
• Arms/biceps – 37 cm or 14.5 inches
• Waist – 91.5 cm or 36 inches

shoe size

10 (USA) or 43 (EU)

brand promotion

He was seen in the Tanqueray Gin Print ad with the slogan “Distinctive Since 1971”.

In 2003, he appeared in the DirecTV TV commercial. That same year in June, he starred in The DISH Network television commercial.

He did a voiceover for the FedEx commercial.

In January and February 2014 he worked in KiaK900 automotive TV commercial. In March 2014, he appeared in Armchair’s Kia K 900 TV commercial, starring in his trilogy role The Matrix of Morpheus.

Religion

Christianity

Known for

1979 war film Apocalypse now 1991 drama film Boys in the Area and as Morpheus in The Matrix Trilogy (1999, 2003, 2003).

He was the first African American to play Othello in the 1995 film adaptation of Oliver Parker’s Shakespeare play.

He is also credited for portraying Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2008 to 2011 and Special Agent Jack Crawford on the NBC TV series Hannibal from 2013 to 2015.

first movie

His first film was the drama Cornbread, Earl and I (1975) in which he played the role of Wilford Robinson. Laurence was only 13 at the time.

First TV show

In 1973 he appeared in his first television show. He portrayed the character of Dr. Joshua “Josh” Hall #1 on the ABC soap opera A Life To Live .

First Stage Performance

He had his first stage performance when he was only 10 years old. It was In My Many Names and Days in a Manhattan theater.

He had his first professional stage performance in 1976 playing the role of Solomon Barton in Eden .

Personal trainer

Laurence may not be working on it.

Laurence Fishburne favorite things

• Author – Paulo Coelho
• Book – The Alchemist
• Place – Cliff Bell is in Detroit

Laurence Fishburne Facts

1. He started his career as a bouncer in punk rock clubs in the early 1980s.
2. The space suit he wore in Event Horizon (1997) weighed 65 pounds and he named it Doris.
3. Fishburne lives in Hollywood and also has a home in New York City.
4. His fans often confuse him with Samuel L. Jackson, while Jackson is often confused with Fishburne.
5. He earned $15 million and 3.75 gross percent from his The Matrix (1999-2003) film series.
6. He is one of the founding members of the Guggenheim Motorcycle Club. This group offers trips to various art museums around the world.
7. His character Ray Langston in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) was named after his older son.
8. His daughter Montana Fishburne is a well-known adult actress and uses the stage name Chippy D.
9. He was the first African American actor to portray the character of a newspaper editor and Clark Kent’s boss, Perry White, in a film called Superman .
10. For his acting and humanitarian work, he received the Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year award at the Annual Cultural Rhythms Exhibition on February 24, 2007.
11. He’s a very private person, just like his co-star Paul Reubens.
12. He is an ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a humanitarian organization for children.
13. Cambridge, Massachusetts Mayor Kenneth Reeves presented the actor with a “key to the city,” and February 24 was declared Laurence Fishburne Day for Cambridge.
14. You can visit his official website at www.laurence-fishburne.com.
15. Laurence is not on social media.