Trivia

Was 14 years old when he was cast in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979); he had celebrated his 15th and 16th birthdays during the making of the film. Saved Emilio Estevez from being sucked under by quicksand, while they were relaxing off the set.

A founding member of the Guggenheim Motorcycle Club, a group that arranges rides to art museums around the world.

His deal for The Matrix (1999) sequels was for a reported $15 million + 3.75% of the gross.

In the early 1980s, he and fellow New York actor Giancarlo Esposito were roommates during the Los Angeles pilot season.

He claimed that following his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), it took years for black women to stop giving him "the evil eye".

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.

Studied acting at the Lincoln Square Academy in Manhattan, New York City.

Has one daughter with Gina Torres: Delilah Fishburne (born June 2007).

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.

In Event Horizon (1997), the space suits worn by the actors weighed 65 pounds each. He nicknamed his space suit "Doris".

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).

He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Apocalypse Now (1979), Boyz n the Hood (1991) and The Matrix (1999).

Is the first African-American actor to play the role of Perry White, newspaper editor and employer of Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent.

He saved Emilio Estevez from dying in quicksand during some downtime, while making Apocalypse Now (1979) in the Philippines.

Named after English actor Laurence Olivier.

Has appeared with Diane Lane in four films: Rumble Fish (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

Attended and graduated from New York's High School of the Performing Arts.

His character on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Raymond Langston, is taken from the name of his oldest son, Langston Fishburne.

Has two children with Hajna O. Moss: Langston Fishburne (born 1987) and Montana Fishburne (born 1991).

Has portrayed Cuba Gooding Jr.'s father in Boyz n the Hood (1991) even though he's only six years older than him, and Anthony Anderson's father in Black-ish (2014) even though he's only nine years older than him.

Engaged to Gina Torres (2001).

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).

He turned down the role of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993) five times. When he learned that Angela Bassett had won the role of Tina Turner, he changed his mind.

Auditioned for the role of Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1990), which went to Tony Todd.

He changed his name from Larry to Laurence in his films (1991).

Has appeared with Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979), Stockade (1990) and Bobby (2006). He also worked with Charlie Sheen in Stockade (1990) and Emilio Estevez in Bobby (2006).

He was awarded the 1992 Antoniette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for August Wilson's "Two Trains Running" on Broadway in New York City.

Laurence Fishburne's daughter, Montana Fishburne, is an adult film actress. Her stage name is "Chippy D".

According to the DVD audio commentary on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Fishburne provided the voice of the bear in the Genaros Beer commercial.

He was nominated for the 2007 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Thurgood".

Parents are Laurence John Fishburne Jr. and Hattie Bell Crawford.

He has appeared in three films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Apocalypse Now (1979), The Color Purple (1985) and Mystic River (2003).

He was offered the role of Lou Smith in Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse (1994) but the producers felt his demeanour was too laid back for the part. It was later offered to Ben Vereen.

Has played the same character (Dr. Raymond Langston) on three different series: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), CSI: Miami (2002) and CSI: NY (2004).

He and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje have appeared in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe.

Has appeared in two movies where he has the line "Welcome to the real world": Higher Learning (1995) and The Matrix (1999).

Currently resides in Los Angeles, California and also maintains a residence in Manhattan, New York City.

He was awarded the 1992 Drama-Logue Award for Perfornance for "Two Trains Running" in the 25th Anniversary Season presented by Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California.

His son, Langston Fishburne, graduated from Thorton-Donovan private school in New Rochelle, New York and attended Boston University in the fall. (June 2005)

Has appeared with Harry Lennix in four films: The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

For awhile in New York City, he was a roommate of Giancarlo Esposito.

Attended the 2006 Dubai International Film Festival in the United Arab Emirates.