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Laurence Fishburne

  • Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia
  • Birthday: July 30, 1961

Possessing as much flash, energy and intelligence as anyone currently in the game, Laurence Fishburne has certainly played his share of regulation black hoodlums and threats but also has benefited from color-blind casting as his tour de force Broadway performance as England's King Henry II (opposite Stockard Channing as his Eleanor) in a 1999 revival of "The Lion in Winter" attests. His role as Cowboy Curtis, best buddy to Pee-wee Herman on TV's legendary kid series "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (CBS), is another reminde…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Cast as Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in the Broadway production of "Thurgood" at the Booth Theatre; earned a Tony award nomination for Best Actor in a Play

  • 2008

    Played a casino security agent in "21" a film based on a group of MIT card counters

  • 2008

    Replaced departing series star William Petersen on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS) as a college lecturer and former pathologist

  • 2006

    Cast in Emilio Estevez's directorial debut, "Bobby"

  • 2006

    Played Cruise's mentor in "Mission: Impossible III" directed by J.J. Abrams

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Awards

  • 2006

    ShoWest Award: Distinguished Decade of Achievement in Film

  • 2000

    MTV Movie Award: Best Fight

  • 1998

    NAACP Image Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series

  • 1998

    NAACP Image Award: Outstanding Television Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special

  • 1998

    Producers Guild of America Award: Television Producer of the Year in Longform

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