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Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus in Warner Bros.' "The Matrix: Revolutions"
Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus in Warner Bros.' "The Matrix: Revolutions" - © Warner Bros.
Laurence Fishburne stars as Dr. Raymond Langston in CBS's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Laurence Fishburne will play a former pathologist who is now working as an itinerant college lecturer, teaching a course in criminalistics. His focus is on understanding criminal behavior, how and why people commit acts of violence - tendencies he disturbingly sees within himself. In the course of a murder investigation, he comes into contact with the CSI team and ultimately joins the Las Vegas Crime Lab as a Level-1 CSI.

Laurence Fishburne came out of the black theater in New York. At age 12, Laurence Fishburne won a recurring role on the daytime drama, "One Life to Live" and made his film debut in "Cornbread, Earl and Me." Francis Ford Coppola cast Laurence Fishburne, at age 14, in "Apocalypse Now," and later in "Rumble Fish," "The Cotton Club" and "Gardens of Stone."

Laurence Fishburne was catapulted into the front of the film ranks with his acclaimed lead role in John Singleton's "Boyz n the Hood." Laurence Fishburne was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the film "What's Love Got to Do with It" and originated the role of Morpheus in "The Matrix," which he also played in its sequels. Laurence Fishburne's film roles also include "Searching for Bobby Fischer," "Higher Learning," "Bad Company," "Mystic River" and "Akeelah and the Bee," among many others.

Laurence Fishburne's television credits include the telefilms "Miss Evers' Boys," for which he won an Emmy Award, and "The Tuskegee Airmen." Laurence Fishburne also won an Emmy for his guest appearance in the pilot episode of the series "Tribeca."Laurence Fishburne's screenwriting and directorial debut was for the film "Once in the Life," in which he also starred. Laurence Fishburne is also the recipient of multiple NAACP Image Awards.

Laurence Fishburne was nominated for a 2008 TONY Award and won a Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for his starring role in "Thurgood." Laurence Fishburne's other theater credits include "Two Trains Running," for which he won a TONY Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Theatre World Award, and "The Lion in Winter."






LAURENCE FISHBURNE: FACTS

How tall is Laurence Fishburne? How old is Laurence Fishburne? Where was Laurence Fishburne born? Find out here.

Age: 48 years old
Birthday: July 30, 1961
Height: 6' 0 ½"
Nickname: Fish
Larry
Full Name / Real Name: Laurence J. Fishburne III
Birthplace: Augusta, GA
Wife: Gina Torres
Hajna O. Moss



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