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Biography

Actor, writer, producer, director. Laurence Fishburne was born to be an entertainer and has been acclaimed for his work on stage, screen, and television.…more

Born

7/30/1961, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Birth Name

Lawrence Fishburne III

Gender

Male

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Star (6)

Role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Dr. Raymond Langston
  - S 11: Ep 22 In A Dark, Dark House (3)
    5/12/11
  - S 11: Ep 21 Cello And Goodbye (2)
    5/5/11
  - S 11: Ep 20 Father Of The Bride (1)
    4/28/11
  - S 11: Ep 19 Unleashed
    4/7/11
  - S 11: Ep 18 Hitting for the Cycle
    3/31/11
  - + 54 More Credits
- The Tony Awards
  Himself (Presenter)
  - S 1: Ep 62 62nd Annual Tony Awards
    6/15/08
- One Life To Live
  Dr. Josh Hall (1973-1976)
  - S 37: Ep 228 Ep. #9436
    6/3/05
  - S 37: Ep 227 Ep. #9435
    6/2/05
  - S 37: Ep 226 Ep. #9434
    6/1/05
  - S 37: Ep 225 Ep. #9433
    5/31/05
  - S 37: Ep 224 Ep. #9432
    5/30/05
  - + 763 More Credits
- Pee-Wee's Playhouse
  Cowboy Curtis
  - S 5: Ep 10 Playhouse for Sale
    11/10/90
  - S 5: Ep 8 Camping Out
    10/27/90
  - S 5: Ep 6 Accidental Playhouse
    10/13/90
  - S 5: Ep 4 Tango Time
    9/29/90
  - S 4: Ep 10 I Remember Curtis
    11/11/89
  - + 12 More Credits
- The Six O' Clock Follies
  Robby Robinson
  - S 1: Ep 1 Welcome, Robby
    4/24/80
  - S 1: Ep 3 Rumors of Peace
  - S 1: Ep 2 Ol' Yeller
- Tribeca
  Star
  - — Honor
  - — The Rainmaker
  - — The Hopeless Romantic
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 40 Show #1498
    10/20/00
  - S 6: Ep 125 Show #1190
    3/30/99
  - S 4: Ep 211 Show #0860
    8/27/97
  - S 3: Ep 192 Show #0631
    7/16/96
  - S 3: Ep 56 Show #0495
    11/27/95
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (44)

Role
- Attack of the Show!
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 159 9/1/2011
    9/1/11
- The Talk
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 73 Episode 73
    2/11/11
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 16 December 3, 2009
    12/3/09
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 12 Jeremy Clarkson, Peter Kay, Laurence Fishburne, Muse.
    11/27/09
- CSI: Miami
  Dr. Raymond Langston
  - S 8: Ep 7 Bone Voyage
    11/9/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 145 145
    11/9/09
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 13 September 24, 2009
    9/24/09
  - S 20: Ep 143 April 14, 2008
    4/14/08
  - S 18: Ep 156 April 27, 2006
    4/27/06
  - S 5: Ep 219 July 13, 1993
    7/13/93
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 151 Laurence Fishburne/Paula Poundstone
    5/13/09
  - S 4: Ep 97 Laurence Fishburne/Rashida Jones/Joe DeVito
    3/24/08
  - S 2: Ep 173 Laurence Fishburne/Illeana Douglas/Jack's Mannequin
    7/5/06
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  Dr. Raymond Langston
  - S 9: Ep 10 One To Go (2)
    1/15/09
  - S 9: Ep 9 19 Down (1)
    12/11/08
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 60: Ep 1 The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/08
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/14/97
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/8/96
- Icons
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 1 J.J. Abrams
    6/3/06
- The Matt Davidson Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 10 Show 62 - Laucerce Fishburne & The Legend Of The Bee!
    4/29/06
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 111 Little Geniuses
    4/25/06
- 20/20
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 34 Mission: Impossible III
    4/21/06
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 8 Laurence Fishburne, Jo Frost, & Trick Daddy
    1/21/05
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Laurence Fishburne
    1/18/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 113 November 13, 2003
    11/13/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 27 Lawrence Fishburne, Polyphonic Spree
    11/5/03
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 5 Episode #905
    11/1/03
- The View
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 169 May 16, 2003
    5/16/03
  - S 6: Ep 99 January 30, 2003
    1/30/03
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 208 Show #2482
    5/5/03
  - S 10: Ep 34 Show #2100
    8/1/01
- I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    2/23/03
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 91 Laurence Fishburne
    1/30/03
- Ozzy & Drix
  Thrax
  - S 1: Ep 1 Osmosis Jones
    8/10/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 35 Show #847
    10/23/00
  - S 3: Ep 130 Show #561
    3/30/99
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 1 2000 MTV Movie Awards
    6/3/00
- Intimate Portrait
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 26 Agnes Nixon
    5/16/99
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 Laurence Fishburne
    2/7/99
- The Magic Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 June 8, 1998
    6/8/98
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 68: Ep 1 The 68th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/96
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 66: Ep 1 The 66th Annual Academy Awards
    3/21/94
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 111 March 7, 1994
    3/7/94
  - S 5: Ep 118 March 19, 1993
    3/19/93
  - S 4: Ep 131 April 27, 1992
    4/27/92
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 20: Ep 1 The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/94
- Tribeca
  Martin McHenry
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Box
    3/23/93
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Michael Waring
  - S 40: Ep 1 Decoration Day
    12/2/90
- The Equalizer
  Casey Taylor
  - S 4: Ep 20 Race Traitors
    6/11/89
- Freddy's Nightmares
  Max
- Spenser: For Hire
  David Mukende
  - S 2: Ep 14 Personal Demons
    2/7/87
- Miami Vice
  Prison Guard
  - S 3: Ep 4 Walk Alone
    10/17/86
- Hill Street Blues
  Maurice Haynes
  - S 6: Ep 20 Look Homeward, Ninja
    3/20/86
- American Playhouse
  Jimbo Collins
  - S 2: Ep 8 For Us the Living
    3/22/83
- Strike Force (1981)
  F.T.
  - S 1: Ep 16 Humiliation
    3/19/82
- M*A*S*H
  Corporal Dorsey
  - S 10: Ep 14 The Tooth Shall Set You Free
    2/8/82
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Hobie
  - S 2: Ep 12 Finders Keepers
    3/8/81
Cameo (1)

Role
- Lopez Tonight
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 114 July 27, 2010
    7/27/10
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- CSI: NY
  Dr. Raymond Langston
  - S 6: Ep 7 Hammer Down
    11/11/09

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What to Watch Tonight: The X Factor, Modern Family, and Revenge

By Price Peterson, Sep 21, 2011

Plus: Criminal Minds, CSI, and Law & Order: SVU all return with some slight changes. read more
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Emmys 2011: And the Winners Are...

By Tim Surette, Sep 19, 2011

Here's who took home some new hardware on Sunday. read more

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- On May 10 2009, Lawrence Fishburne recieved an an honorary doctorate from Howard University's in Washington, D.C. in recognition of his acting achievements.
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- Awards and Nominations: 2009 - Image Award: "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (nominated) 2007 - Image Award: "Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture" for Akeelah and the Bee (nominated) 2007 - Black Reel Award: "Best Film" for Akeelah and the Bee (nominated) 2007 - Black Reel Award: "Best Supporting Actor" for Akeelah and the Bee (nominated) 2006 - Hollywood Film Award: "Ensemble of the Year" for Bobby (won) 2005 - Image Award: "Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture" for Assault on Precinct 13 (nominated) 2003 - BSFC Award: "Best Ensemble Cast" for Mystic River, shared with Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Sean Penn and Tim Robbins (won) 1999 - Blockbuster Entertainment Award: "Favorite Supporting Actor - Action/Science-Fiction" for The Matrix (nominated) 1999 - Black Reel award: "Best Actor" for The Matrix (nominated) 1998 - Golden Satellite Award: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television" for Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (nominated) 1997 - Black Film Award: "Best Actor" for Hoodlum (nominated) 1997 - Cable ACE Award: "Best Movie" for Miss Evers' Boys, shared with Robert Benedetti (executive producer), Derek Kavanagh (producer), Kip Konwiser (producer), Kern Konwiser (co-producer), Peter Stelzer (won) 1995 - Emmy Award: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" for The Tuskegee Airmen (won) 1995 - Screen Actors Guild Award: "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" for The Tuskegee Airmen (nominated) 1993 - Oscar: "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for What's Love Got to Do With It (nominated) 1993 - Emmy Award: "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series" for Tribeca (won) 1991 - MTV Movie Award: "Best Fight" for The Matrix, shared with Keanu Reeves (nominated)
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- The Catawba Science Center's Millholland Planetarium in Hickory, North Carolina opened a new laser show in January 2009 called "Infinity Express". The show is narrated by Laurence Fishburne.
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- Laurence Fishburne: (during an interview in which he was asked his opinion of Justice Thurgood Marshal, whom he had been playing in a one-man show on stage) Growing up, I suppose he was someone who my parents, my elders, could have pointed to and said, you know, "Here's an example of the kind of man that you could be."
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- Laurence Fishburne: (when asked why he continues to return to the stage between films) It's church for actors. It's where I learned how to do what I do. There is no feeling like the feeling one gets from performing live.
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- Laurence Fishburne: 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.
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