Laurence Fishburne - Famous Playwright

Laurence Fishburne Net Worth

$30,000,000

Laurence Fishburne, the famous actor, screenwriter, and producer, has a net worth of $30 million. Among his most notable performances are Morpheus in the ‘Matrix’ trilogy, Jason Styles in ‘Boyz n the Hood,’ and Ike Turner in ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It.’

Key facts:

Here are 3 key facts about Laurence Fishburne:
  • Laurence Fishburne played strong and authoritative characters, and is best known for his role as Morpheus in 'The Matrix' trilogy, Jason Styles in 'Boyz n the Hood,' and Ike Turner in 'What's Love Got to Do With It.'
  • Laurence Fishburne earned $15 million for the second and third Matrix movies, as well as 3.75% of the backend, bringing his total earnings for those two films to roughly $40 million.
  • One of Laurence Fishburne's most famous roles was in 'Boyz n the Hood.' The movie was a huge success, grossing nearly $60 million and earning two Academy Award nominations.
Overall, Fishburne has had a long and varied career in both television and film, earning critical acclaim and commercial success along the way.

Basic Information About Laurence Fishburne

Full NameLaurence Fishburne
CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Playwright, Film Producer, Film director, Voice Actor, Screenwriter
Net worth$30,000,000
Date of birth1961-07-30 (63 years old)
Place of birthAugusta
NationalityUnited States of America
EducationLincoln Square Academy
Curiosities and TrademarksDeep authoritative voice in many of his roles, most often delivering psychological Shakespearian speech
Gap between his front teeth
Known for playing very wise and intelligent characters who mentor the protagonist
FatherLaurence John Fishburne, Jr.
MotherHattie Bell (nΓ©e Crawford)
SpouseGina Torres - (22 SeptemberΒ 2002 - 11 MayΒ 2018)Β (divorced)Β (1 child)
Hajna O. Moss - (1985 - 199?)Β (divorced)Β (2 children)
KidsThree (Langston, Montana, Delilah)
GenderMale
Height6 ft (1.84 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ Imdb

What Movie Awards did Laurence Fishburne win?


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Laurence Fishburne awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
BET Award - Best ActorNomineeThe Matrix Reloaded2004
Black Reel - Theatrical - Best ActorNomineeThe Matrix2000
BET Award - Best ActorNomineeMystic River2004
BET Award - Best ActorNomineeThe Matrix Revolutions2004
Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNomineeThe Matrix Revolutions2004
Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting ActorNomineeContagion2012
Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNomineeContagion2012
PFCS Award - Best Ensemble ActingNomineeContagion2011
Black Reel - Best Supporting ActorNomineePredators2011
Special Award - Best EnsembleWinner212008
BloodGuts UK Horror Award - Best ActorNomineeThe Signal2014
Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading RoleNomineeWhat's Love Got to Do with It1994
CFCA Award - Best ActorNomineeWhat's Love Got to Do with It1994
Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureWinnerHigher Learning1996
Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNomineeAssault on Precinct 132006
Movies for Grownups Award - Best Supporting ActorNomineeLast Flag Flying2018
AAFCA Award - Best Supporting ActorWinnerLast Flag Flying2017
Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion PictureNomineeLast Flag Flying2018
Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureNomineeLast Flag Flying2018
Independent Spirit Award - Best Male LeadNomineeDeep Cover1993
Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion PictureNomineeHoodlum1998
Black Movie Award - Outstanding Motion PictureWinnerAkeelah and the Bee2006
Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNomineeBobby2007
Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion PictureNomineeOthello1996
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy SeriesNomineeBlack-ish2018
Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNomineeBlack-ish2017
PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, ComedyNomineeBlack-ish2017
Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Drama SeriesNomineeCSI: Crime Scene Investigation2011
Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Drama SeriesNomineeCSI: Crime Scene Investigation2010
Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesNomineeCSI: Crime Scene Investigation2009
Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama SeriesWinner#FreeRayshawn2020
Image Award - Outstanding Performance in a Short-Form SeriesWinner#FreeRayshawn2021

Laurence Fishburne roles

Movie / Series Role
John Wick: Chapter 2Bowery King
John Wick: Chapter 3 - ParabellumBowery King
Mission: Impossible IIITheodore Brassel
Boyz n the HoodFurious Styles (as Larry Fishburne)
Ant-Man and the WaspDr. Bill Foster
The Matrix ReloadedMorpheus
The MatrixMorpheus
The Matrix RevolutionsMorpheus
Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticePerry White
Man of SteelPerry White
Apocalypse NowTyrone 'Clean' Miller (as Larry Fishburne)
Searching for Bobby FischerVinnie
PassengersGus Mancuso
Kiss Kiss Bang BangBear in Genaros Beer Commercial (voice) (uncredited)
Mystic RiverWhitey Powers
The Color PurpleSwain (as Larry Fishburne)
The MuleSpecial Agent in Charge
ContagionDr. Ellis Cheever
Event HorizonCaptain Miller
PredatorsRonald Noland
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsMax (as Larry Fishburne)
Where'd You Go, BernadettePaul Jellinek
21Cole Williams
Red HeatLt. Stobbs (as Larry Fishburne)
4: Rise of the Silver SurferThe Silver Surfer (voice)
Ride AlongOmar
The SignalDamon
Under the Stadium LightsHarold Christian
Rumble FishMidget (as Larry Fishburne)
The Ice RoadGoldenrod
What's Love Got to Do with ItIke Turner
King of New YorkJimmy Jump (as Larry Fishburne)
Osmosis JonesThrax (voice)
Higher LearningProfessor Maurice Phipps
The Cotton ClubBumpy Rhodes (as Larry Fishburne)
Assault on Precinct 13Marion Bishop
School DazeDap Dunlap (as Larry Fishburne)
Biker BoyzSmoke
Just CauseSheriff Tanny Brown
Running with the DevilThe Man
Cherry 2000Glu Glu Lawyer (as Larry Fishburne)
Last Flag FlyingReverend Richard Mueller
RudderlessDel
Deep CoverRussell Stevens Jr. / John Hull (as Larry Fishburne)
TMNTNarrator (voice)
HoodlumBumpy Johnson
The ColonyBriggs
Akeelah and the BeeDr. Larabee
Death Wish IICutter (as Laurence Fishburne III)
BobbyEdward

Laurence Fishburne's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series Salary
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationΒ (2000)$350,000 /episode (2010-11)
HannibalΒ (2013)$175,000 per episode (2013-2014)

Laurence Fishburne's Quotes

  • For the last six months, people have been coming up to me and saying, "I loved you in Pulp Fiction (1994), Mr. Jackson". [1996]
  • I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'.
  • [on why he didn't read the complete play of "Othello" before acting in the film version in which more than half of the dialogue was cut] Why should I read all those words that I'm not going to get to say?
  • 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.
  • It's funny, a lot of people think I take myself seriously because I come off so serious sometimes. But it's not that I take myself seriously, I take what I do seriously. I came up around people who took acting seriously, who cared about acting, cared about the theater and, in the '70s, made movies that said something that mattered. I came up with those people, and I was a kid. Their ethos and credo became mine.

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Interesting Facts about Laurence Fishburne

  1. Has two children with Hajna O. Moss: Langston Fishburne (born 1987) and Montana Fishburne (born 1991).
  2. He changed his name from Larry to Laurence in his films (1991).
  3. Engaged to Gina Torres (2001).
  4. Parents are Laurence John Fishburne Jr. and Hattie Bell Crawford.
  5. Studied acting at the Lincoln Square Academy in Manhattan, New York City.
  6. In Event Horizon (1997), the space suits worn by the actors weighed 65 pounds each. He nicknamed his space suit "Doris".
  7. Is often mistaken for Samuel L. Jackson and vice versa. According to Jackson, they have stood right next to each other, and people still call them by the wrong names.
  8. Attended and graduated from New York's High School of the Performing Arts.
  9. Auditioned for the role of Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1990), which went to Tony Todd.
  10. His deal for The Matrix (1999) sequels was for a reported $15 million + 3.75% of the gross.
  11. In the early 1980s, he and fellow New York actor Giancarlo Esposito were roommates during the Los Angeles pilot season.
  12. A founding member of the Guggenheim Motorcycle Club, a group that arranges rides to art museums around the world.
  13. Met Paul Reubens at the Groundlings Theatre (he didn't study there but did perform readings) and Reubens cast him as Cowboy Curtis in the children's series Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986).
  14. An Ambassador for the United Nations Childrens' Emergency Fund (UNICEF), an agency of the United Nations which helps children all over the world with educational, health and humanitarian assistance.
  15. Originally hooked up with Boyz n the Hood (1991) writer John Singleton when Singleton was a production assistant and Fishburne an actor ("Cowboy Curtis") on the popular children's TV program Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986).
  16. According to the DVD audio commentary on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Fishburne provided the voice of the bear in the Genaros Beer commercial.
  17. Has appeared with Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979), Cadence (1990) and Bobby (2006). He also worked with Charlie Sheen in Cadence (1990) and Emilio Estevez in Bobby (2006).
  18. Attended the 2006 Dubai International Film Festival in the United Arab Emirates.
  19. Has one daughter with Gina Torres: Delilah Fishburne (born June 2007).
  20. His character on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Raymond Langston, is taken from the name of his oldest son, Langston Fishburne.

Additional information of Laurence Fishburne

ZodiacLeo
Lucky Number9
Lucky StoneRuby
Lucky ColorGold
Best Match for MarriageSagittarius, Gemini, Aries
DivorceHajna O. Moss
Gina Torres
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorDark Brown
EthnicityAfrican-American

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