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One of his early roles was Cowboy Curtis on ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'', as well as having a role in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', where he started at age 14 playing an 18 year old soldier. The film was in [[Development Hell]] for so long that he actually became 18 during filming.
One of his early roles was Cowboy Curtis on ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'', as well as having a role in ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', where he started at age 14 playing an 18 year old soldier. The film was in [[Development Hell]] for so long that he actually became 18 during filming.


He was the first black man to play the title character in a film adaptation of ''[[Othello]]''. He also portrayed singer-musician [[Jerkass|Ike Turner]] in the Tina Turner biopic [[What's Love Got to Do with It?]]''. [[Never Live It Down|Pity that women gave him the evil eye for years because of the last one.]]
He was the first black man to play the title character in a film adaptation of ''[[Othello]]''. He also portrayed singer-musician [[Jerkass|Ike Turner]] in the Tina Turner biopic ''[[What's Love Got to Do with It?]]''. [[Never Live It Down|Pity that women gave him the evil eye for years because of the last one.]]


Currently married to Gina Torres, famed for her roles in ''[[Firefly]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''.
Currently married to Gina Torres, famed for her roles in ''[[Firefly]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''.


=== Filmography<ref>[http://www.laurence-fishburne.com/bio From his official website]</ref> ===
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* [[Assault on Precinct 13]]
* [[Assault on Precinct 13]]
* [[Bobby]]
* [[Bobby]]
* [[Mission Impossible]] III
* [[Mission: Impossible]] III
* Five Fingers
* Five Fingers
* [[Akeelah and the Bee]]
* [[Akeelah and the Bee]]
* [[TMNT]]
* [[TMNT]]
* The Death and Life of Bobby Z
* The Death and Life of Bobby Z
* [[21]]
* [[21 (2008 film)|21]]
* Days of Wrath
* Days of Wrath
* Armored
* Armored

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"What is real? How do you define real? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then real is simply, electrical signals interpreted by your brain."
—Morpheus, The Matrix

Pee-wee: What do you sleep in, Cowboy Curtis?

Cowboy Curtis: [shrugs] Nothing! I sleep in the nude!
—Pee-wee's Playhouse

Laurence John Fishburne III is an American actor, playwright, director and producer. He is best known for his role as Morpheus in the Matrix trilogy.

One of his early roles was Cowboy Curtis on Pee-wee's Playhouse, as well as having a role in Apocalypse Now, where he started at age 14 playing an 18 year old soldier. The film was in Development Hell for so long that he actually became 18 during filming.

He was the first black man to play the title character in a film adaptation of Othello. He also portrayed singer-musician Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do with It?. Pity that women gave him the evil eye for years because of the last one.

Currently married to Gina Torres, famed for her roles in Firefly and Justice League Unlimited.

Filmography[1]


  1. ↑ From his official website
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