Editing Laurence Fishburne (section)

=== 1990–2007: Established actor and worldwide recognition ===
[[File:National Memorial Day Concert 2017 (34573574790).jpg|thumb|right|Fishburne at the National Memorial Day Concert in 2017]]
In 1990, Fishburne played Jimmy Jump in the controversial ''[[King of New York]]'',<ref>{{Cite news | title = Diddy to Remake '90s Cult Classic 'King of New York' | url = http://www.essence.com/2013/10/30/diddy-remake-90s-cult-classic-king-new-york/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = essence.com}}</ref> and in 1991, starred in ''[[Boyz n the Hood]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine | title = Best Men: The Top 10 Movie Dads We'd Use To Build the Perfect Father | url = https://entertainment.time.com/2012/06/15/best-men-the-top-10-movie-dads-wed-use-to-build-the-perfect-father/slide/jason-furious-styles-boyz-n-the-hood/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | magazine = Time | date = June 14, 2012}}</ref> The following year, in 1992, he won a [[Tony Award]] for his stage performance in the [[August Wilson]] play ''[[Two Trains Running]]''<ref name="oscar">{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne Biography | url = http://www.biography.com/people/laurence-fishburne-9295760#career-highlights | publisher = biography.com|access-date=September 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201162741/http://www.biography.com/people/laurence-fishburne-9295760#career-highlights|archive-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and an [[Emmy Award]]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/laurence-fishburne | title = Laurence Fishburne | work = Television Academy|access-date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> for his performance in the opening episode, "The Box", of the short-lived [[anthology series]] television drama ''[[TriBeCa (TV series)|TriBeCa]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Laurence Fishburne | url = http://www.movieactors.com/actors/laurencefishburne.htm | publisher = .movieactors.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> He also starred in ''[[Deep Cover]]'' alongside Jeff Goldblum.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Deep Cover (1992) trailer | date=June 30, 2011 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3vSlRf-T8k | publisher = youtube|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> In 1993, he received his first [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for his portrayal of [[Ike Turner]] in ''[[What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film)|What's Love Got to Do With It]]''.<ref name="oscar"/><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.broadway.com/buzz/95457/laurence-fishburne-will-headline-alfred-uhrys-without-walls-in-ca/ | title = Laurence Fishburne Will Headline Alfred Uhry's Without Walls in CA | work = Broadway.com|access-date=January 19, 2018}}</ref> Fishburne won an Image Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture" for his performance as West Indian Professor Maurice Phipps in the 1995 American drama ensemble film, ''[[Higher Learning]]''. He played the title role in ''[[Othello (1995 film)|Othello]]'', the second African-American actor, after [[Paul Robeson]],<ref>{{Cite magazine | last1 = Tucker | first1 = Ken | title = Othello (1995) | url = https://ew.com/article/1995/12/22/othello-5/ | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 19, 2014 | date = December 22, 1995}}</ref> to perform the role.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Othello (1995) FILM REVIEW;Fishburne and Branagh Meet Their Fate in Venice | url = https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE3DE1739F937A25751C1A963958260 | newspaper = nytimes.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | last1 = Ebert | first1 = Roger | title = Othello | url = https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/othello-1995|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = rogerebert.com | date = December 29, 1995}}</ref> In 1995, Fishburne wrote, directed, and starred in the play ''Riff-Raff'' at the now defunct [[Circle Repertory Company|Off-Broadway Circle Rep Theater]]. The cast included [[Titus Welliver]] and [[Heavy D]], who performed a nine-minute live-rap on stage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marks |first=Peter |date=1995-10-29 |title=THEATER;Laurence Fishburne's Does-It-All Performance |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/29/theater/theater-laurence-fishburne-s-does-it-all-performance.html |access-date=2023-05-26 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1997, Fishburne starred in the science fiction horror ''[[Event Horizon (film)|Event Horizon]]'' alongside [[Sam Neill]]. Fishburne is perhaps best known for his role as [[Morpheus (The Matrix)|Morpheus]], the [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]]-mentor of [[Neo (The Matrix)|Neo]], played by [[Keanu Reeves]], in the 1999 blockbuster science fiction film ''[[The Matrix]]''.<ref name="oscar"/>

Fishburne provided the voice of Thrax in ''[[Osmosis Jones]]'' in 2001. He reprised his role as Morpheus in the ''Matrix'' sequels ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'',<ref>{{Cite web | title = The Matrix Reloaded (2003) Trailer (Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves) | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgbBR6dbybw | publisher = youtube.com|access-date=September 19, 2014}}</ref> and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'' in 2003.<ref>{{Cite news | title = The Matrix Revolution : An Interview with Laurence Fishburne and Keanu Reeves | url = http://www.blackfilm.com/20031031/features/laurence_keanu.shtml|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = blackfilm.com | date = October 2003}}</ref> He briefly featured as a stretcher-bearer in one version of the video for [[The Spooks]]' song "[[Things I've Seen]]" (2000) and appeared with [[Tom Cruise]] as Theodore Brassell, [[Impossible Missions Force|IMF]] superior of Cruise's character in ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Alec Baldwin in Talks for 'Mission: Impossible 5′ [Updated] | url = https://www.slashfilm.com/alec-baldwin-mission-impossible-5/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = slashfilm.com | date = July 9, 2014 | author = Angie Han}}</ref> Fishburne has worked with actress [[Angela Bassett]] on four projects. He said that "An electrifying thing happens when the two of us work together. I haven't experienced it with anyone else. A freedom happens when we work together."<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://angiebnews.blogspot.com/2006/11/angela-bassett-and-laurence-fishburne_22.html | title = Angie B News | author = SimzBrazil | work = angiebnews.blogspot.com|access-date=October 2, 2015 | date = November 22, 2006}}</ref> In 2006, they appeared onstage in a [[Pasadena Playhouse]] production of [[August Wilson]]'s ''[[Fences (play)|Fences]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne to Reunite for Pasadena Playhouse's Fences | url = http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/07-2006/angela-bassett-and-laurence-fishburne-to-reunite-f_8589.html|access-date=September 20, 2014 | publisher = TheaterMania.com | date = July 7, 2006}}</ref> Fishburne also played a gay high school teacher in a Los Angeles production of [[Alfred Uhry|Alfred Uhry's]] ''Without Walls'' in the same year.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Without Walls | url = https://www.theatermania.com/news/without-walls_8436/ |access-date=November 6, 2024 | publisher = TheaterMania.com | date = June 13, 2006}}</ref> He played terrorist leader, Ahmat who was revealed to be CIA in the 2006 film ''[[Five Fingers (2006 film)|Five Fingers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8955 | title = Fences | work = TheaterMania | author = Terri Roberts | date = September 2006|access-date=February 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104094937/http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/8955|archive-date=January 4, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He provided the voice of the narrator in the 2007 [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] film, ''[[TMNT (film)|TMNT]]'', which was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web | author = Heather Newgen | title = TMNT Studio Visit | url = https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=18433 | work = ComingSoon | date = January 25, 2007|access-date=February 1, 2007}}</ref> The same year, he provided the voice of the [[Silver Surfer]] in 2007 film ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Laurence Fishburne voicing the Silver Surfer | url = http://www.totalfilm.com/news/laurence-fishburne-voicing-the-silver-surfer|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = totalfilm.com | date = April 19, 2007}}</ref> On February 24, 2007, Fishburne was honored with the Harvard Foundation's Artist of the Year award at the annual show ''Cultural Rhythms''.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Harvard Foundation names Laurence Fishburne the 2007 Artist of the Year | url = http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2007/02/harvard-foundation-names-laurence-fishburne-the-2007-artist-of-the-year/|access-date=September 19, 2014 | publisher = harvard.edu | date = February 22, 2007}}</ref> He received this honor for his achievements as an actor and entertainer and for his humanitarian pursuits. Fishburne is a [[UNICEF]] ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.unicefusa.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=46279&ct=3574749 | title = Harvard Foundation names UNICEF Ambassador Laurence Fishburne 2007 Artist of the Year | publisher = UNICEF USA | date = February 20, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022829/http://www.unicefusa.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=duLRI8O0H&b=46279&ct=3574749 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = September 27, 2007}}</ref>