Laurence Fishburne biography
Laurence John Fishburne ( born July 30, 1961) is a one of the top black actors
known for his roles as Morpheus in the Matrix science fiction movies trilogy. Has
won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two
Trains Running (1992). He also appeared in the controversial King of New York
(1990), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
(2007), Predators (2010). Known for playing very wise and intelligent characters.
Won Broadway's 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for August
Wilson's "Two Trains Running." Lives in Los Angeles, California.
Personal Quotes
"I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People
saw my face and went 'oooh'."
"I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the
same guy every time. I show up, you don't know what I'm gonna do. I like it that
way. I've intentionally tried to do it that way. I think that's what's interesting."I certainly believe that being in contact with one's spirit and nurturing one's
spirit is as important as nurturing one's body and mind. We are three dimensional
beings: body, mind, spirit.Hair color: Black; Eye color: Black; Height: 6' 0" / 1.84cm;
Weight: kg / lbs; Shoe size: ; Zodiac Sign: Leo;
Filmography
2013 - Man of Steel
2011 - Contagion
2011 - Thurgood
2010 - Predators
2010 - Black Water Transit
2009 - Armored
2008 - 21
2008 - Tortured
2008 - Days of Wrath
2007 - Fantastic Four: Rise of
the Silver Surfer
2007 - TMNT
2006 - Bobby
2006 - Mission: Impossible III
2006 - Akeelah and the Bee
2006 - Five Fingers
2006 - Bobby Z
2006 - Assault on Precinct 13
2003 - The Matrix Revolutions
2003 - Mystic River
2003 - The Matrix Reloaded
2003 - Biker Boyz
2003 - The Blues: The Soul of a Man
2001 - Osmosis Jones
2001 - Apocalypse Now Redux
2000 - Once in the Life
1999 - The Matrix
1998 - Welcome to Hollywood
1998 - Always Outnumbered
1997 - Hoodlum
1997 - Miss Evers' Boys
1997 - Event Horizon
1996 - Fled
1995 - Bad Company
1995 - Higher Learning
1995 - Just Cause
1995 - Waterworld
1995 - The Tuskegee Airmen
1995 - Othello
1993 - What's Love Got to Do with It?
1993 - Searching for Bobby Fischer
1992 - Deep Cover
1991 - Boyz 'N the Hood
1991 - Class Action
1991 - Cadence
1990 - King of New York
1990 - Decoration Day
1988 - Red Heat
1988 - School Daze
1988 - Cherry 2000
1987 - Gardens of Stone
1987 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3:
Dream Warriors
1986 - Band of the Hand
1986 - Quicksilver
1985 - The Color Purple
1984 - The Cotton Club
1983 - For Us, The Living: The Story
of Medgar Evers
1983 - Rumble Fish
1982 - Death Wish 2
1980 - A Rumor of War
1980 - Willie and Phil
1979 - Apocalypse Now
1979 - Fast Break
1975 - Cornbread, Earl and Me
Forest Whitaker biography
Forest Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is a one of the top black actors, won an
Academy Award for performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 movie
The Last King of Scotland. Played lead role as musician Charlie Parker in the Clint
Eastwood-directed movie, Bird (1988) and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, a
1999 movie written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. He was inducted into the Texas
Film Hall of Fame in March 2004 in Austin, Texas. Lives in Los Angeles, California.
Personal Quotes
(on his role in The Last King of Scotland ) I did a massive amount to prepare
for this. First of all I started learning Swahili, learning the accent, then I had
to do study all the recording as well as all the books, tapes, documentaries.
When I went to Uganda I met with his [Idi Amin's] brother, sister, his ministers
his generals and even to the Ugandan king. I did more research for this role
than any other character I've probably ever played.I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point
of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to me.I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high
visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.
Hair color: Black; Eye color: Brown; Height: 6' 2" / 1.88cm;
Weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs; Shoe size: ; Zodiac Sign: Cancer;
Filmography
2013 - The Last Stand
2012 - What a Wonderful World
2011 - Monte Carlo
2011 - Lullaby for Pi
2010 - Repo Men
2010 - Our Family Wedding
2010 - Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must
Be More to Life
2010 - My Own Love Song
2010 - The Experiment
2009 - Where the Wild Things Are
2009 - Fragments
2009 - Powder Blue
2009 - Hurricane Season
2008 - Mary
2008 - Street Kings
2008 - Vantage Point
2008 - The Air I Breathe
2008 - King
2007 - The Great Debaters
2007 - Even Money
2007 - Ripple Effect
2006 - The Last King of Scotland
2006 - American Gun
2006 - The Marsh
2005 - Jiminy Glick in La La Wood
2005 - A Little Trip to Heaven
2004 - First Daughter
2003 - Chasing Papi
2003 - Phone Booth
2003 - Deacons for Defense
2002 - Green Dragon
2002 - Panic Room
2002 - Door to Door
2001 - The Follow
2001 - The Fourth Angel
2001 - The Feast of All Saints
2000 - Battlefield Earth
2000 - Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
2000 - American Storytellers
2000 - Four Dogs Playing Poker
2000 - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
1999 - Light It Up
1999 - Witness Protection
1998 - Hope Floats
1998 - Body Count
1996 - Phenomenon
1995 - Species
1995 - Smoke
1995 - Waiting to Exhale
1994 - Blown Away
1994 - Jason's Lyric
1994 - Prêt-à-Porter
1994 - Lush Life
1994 - The Enemy Within
1993 - Last Light
1993 - Strapped
1993 - Body Snatchers
1993 - Bank Robber
1002 - The Crying Game
1992 - Consenting Adults
1992 - Article 99
1991 - A Rage in Harlem
1991 - Diary of a Hit Man
1990 - Downtown
1990 - Criminal Justice
1989 - Johnny Handsome
1988 - Bird
1988 - Bloodsport
1987 - Good Morning, Vietnam
1987 - Stakeout
1987 - Hands of a Stranger
1986 - Platoon
1986 - The Color of Money
1985 - Vision Quest
1982 - T.A.G.: The Assassination Game
1982 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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