Laurence Fishburne - Milestones

• 2005: Starred with Ethan Hawke and Maria Bello in "Assault on Precinct 13"
• 2003: Again portrayed Morpheus in "The Matrix: Revolutions"
• 2003: Starred in the motorcycle drama "Biker Boyz"
• 2003: Reprised Morpheus in "The Matrix: Reloaded"
• 2003: Played a cop opposite Kevin Bacon in "Mystic River"
• 2000: Made his feature directorial debut with "Once in the Life", the film version of his play "Riff Raff"
• 1999: Portrayed the mysterious Morpheus in the blockbusting "The Matrix"
• 1999: Starred as Henry II in a Broadway revival of James Goldman's "The Lion in Winter" at NYC's Roundabout Theatre
• 1998: Executive produced and starred as Socrates Fortlow in HBO's "Always Outnumbered"
• 1997: Reteamed with Bill Duke as star of "Hoodlum", playing Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson, a 1930s Harlem racketeer who locked horns with Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth) and Lucky Luciano (Andy Garcia); also executive produced
• 1997: Executive produced and starred in the acclaimed HBO movie "Miss Evers' Boys"; shared an Emmy (Outstanding Made for Television Movie); also nominated as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special
• 1995: Reteamed with Singleton for "Higher Learning"
• 1995: Starred opposite Ellen Barkin in "Bad Company"
• 1995: Wrote, directed and starred Off-Broadway in long (one hour-forty minute) one-act play, "Riff Raff"
• 1995: Became first black actor to portray Shakespeare's "Othello" in major studio feature
• 1995: Played Hannibal 'Iowa' Lee, Jr in acclaimed HBO movie, "The Tuskegee Airmen"; earned an Emmy nomination
• 1994: Formed Loa Productions, an independent production company
• 1993: Played Ike Turner to Angela Bassett's Tina Turner in "What's Love Got to Do with It"; received Best Actor Oscar nomination
• 1993: Portrayed Washington Square Park mentor of young chess prodigy in "Searching for Bobby Fischer"
• 1993: Earned an Emmy Award as Best Guest Actor for his turn in the pilot episode of Fox's "Tribeca"
• 1992: Co-starred as an ex-con romancing a waitress in August Wilson's stage drama "Two Trains Running"; play first produced at Yale Rep before moving to Broadway; received Tony Award
• 1992: Starred as a tough cop recruited to infiltrate a drug dealer's cartel in Bill Duke's "Deep Cover"
• 1991: Won acclaim for his lead performance as the father in "Boyz N the Hood"
• 1990: Provided some of the muscle for Christopher Walken's drug operation in Abel Ferrara's "King of New York"
• 1988: Acted in Spike Lee's "School Daze"
• 1987: Fourth film with Coppola, "Gardens of Stone"
• 1985: Cast as Swain in Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple"
• 1984: Third film with Coppola for "The Cotton Club"; for his role as the fictional Bumpy Rhodes, he researched the real Harlem gangster Bumpy Johnson, whom he would portray in 1997's "Hoodlum"
• 1983: Reteamed with Coppola for "Rumble Fish"
• 1980: TV series debut, "The Six O'Clock Follies" (NBC)
• 1979: Credited as Laurence Fishburne III for "Fast Break"
• 1977: Went to Philippines for 18 months to shoot "Apocalypse Now" (1979) under Francis Ford Coppola's direction (date approximate); credited in the film as Larry Fishburne
• 1976: Co-starred Off-Broadway in the Negro Ensemble Company production of "Eden"
• 1975: Film debut in starring role in "Cornbread, Earl and Me"
• 1975: Played Tony Pridgeon in "Section D" at the New Federal Theatre
• From 1973 to 1976: Appeared regularly on soap opera, "One Life to Live" (ABC), as Joshua West Hall, the adopted son of a police captain
• 1971: Professional stage debut as a young baseball fan in Charles Fuller's "My Many Names and Faces" at NYC's New Federal Theatre (date approximate)
• Raised by mother in Park Slope section of Brooklyn, New York
• First part was in second grade playing Peter Pan
• Had continuing role as Cowboy Curtis on "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (CBS); appeared as Curtis on "A Special Evening of Pee-wee's Playhouse" (CBS, 1987) and "Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special" (CBS, 1988); met a young production assistant named John Singleton, who would later direct him in his breakthrough part as Cuba Gooding Jr's father in "Boyz N the Hood" (1991)