Laurence Fishburne (Lawrence Fishburne)

Laurence Fishburne was born July 30, 1961 in Augusta (Georgia, USA). Acting education in the academy `Lincoln Square`. Laurence Fishburne his career began ten years in television shows and two years later starred in the film `Cornbread, Earl and Me` (1975). At fourteen years old, lied about his age, he starred in the film by Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now' Day (1979), with the same producer and actor has played in other films - 'Rumble Fish' (1983), 'Cotton Club' `( 1984), `Gardens of Stone '(1987). In the history of cinema Lawrence Fishburne became the first black actor who has performed the title role in the adaptation of Shakespeare's play 'Othello' (1995), set by Oliver Parker.