History Creator / LaurenceFishburne

* ''Flim/{{The Colony}}'' (2013) as Briggs

* ''Series/{{BlackIsh}}'' (2014-) Pops Johnson

One of his early roles was Cowboy Curtis on ''PeeWeesPlayhouse'', as well as having a role in ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', where he started at age 14 playing an 18 year old soldier and ended filming as an 18 year old with a nasty [[DennisHopper heroin addiction]].

One of his early roles was Cowboy Curtis on ''PeeWeesPlayhouse'', as well as having a role in ''Film/ApocalypseNow'', where he started at age 14 playing an 18 year old soldier and ended filming as an 18 year old.

* ''DeathWishII'' (1982) as Cutter

He is perhaps best known for his role as Morpheus in ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' trilogy, (which makes his previous role on Pee Wee HilariousInHindsight) and for his portrayal of singer-musician Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic ''WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt?''. [[NeverLiveItDown Pity that women gave him the evil eye for years because of the last one]].

Not to be confused with Creator/SamuelLJackson, Laurence Fishburne is a quiet man. [[ItsQuietTooQuiet Maybe too quiet]]. Sometimes to the point of being almost inaudible.

Has been cast as criminologist Dr. Raymond Langston on ''Series/{{CSI}}'' and has landed the role of [[DaEditor Perry White]] in the 2013 ''Superman'' movie ''Film/ManOfSteel''. As of April 2014, is a regular on both ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', playing Jack Crawford, and a main cast member on ''Series/BlackISh'', where he plays Pops.

Currently married to GinaTorres. His elder daughter Montana is a porn star; he does not approve. He and Gina welcomed their first child, a daughter named Delilah, in 2007.

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He is perhaps best known for his role as Morpheus in [[Film/TheMatrix the Matrix trilogy]], (which makes his previous role on Pee Wee HilariousInHindsight) and for his portrayal of singer-musician Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic ''WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt?''. [[NeverLiveItDown Pity that women gave him the evil eye for years because of the last one]].

* ''Series/{{BlackIsh}}'' (2014) Pops Johnson

Has been cast as criminologist Dr. Raymond Langston on ''Series/{{CSI}}'' and has landed the role of [[DaEditor Perry White]] in the 2013 ''Superman'' movie ''Film/ManOfSteel''. As of April 2013, is a regular on ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', playing Jack Crawford.

* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' as Jack Crawford

->-- '''Morpheus''', ''Film/TheMatrix''

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* ''Film/{{Contagion}}'' (2011) as Dr. Ellis Cheever

* ''ApocalypseNow'' (1979) as Tyrone "Clean" Miller
* ''TheCottonClub'' (1984) as Bumpy Rhodes
* ''TheColorPurple'' (1985) as Swain
* ''{{Quicksilver}}'' (1986) as Voodoo
* ''KingOfNewYork'' (1990) as Jimmy Jump
* ''BoyzNTheHood'' (1991) as Furious Styles
* ''WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt'' (1993) as IkeTurner

* ''{{Contagion}}'' (2011) as Dr. Ellis Cheever

* ''Contagion''(2011) as Dr. Ellis Cheever

* ''WhatsLoveGotToDoWithIt (1993) as IkeTurner

->"''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''', ''Film/TheMatrix''

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Not to be confused with SamuelLJackson, Laurence Fishburne is a quiet man. [[ItsQuietTooQuiet Maybe too quiet]]. Sometimes to the point of being almost inaudible.