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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello on film when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in Deep Cover (1992). Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (2011), and Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011) and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).
Laurence Fishburne
Perry White
for Perry White in Man of Steel (2013)
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Krypton dies. Jor-El and Lara send baby Kal-El to Earth with the codex. In Kansas, young Clark accidentally paralyzes Lana Lang during a baseball game. Branded a freak, he grows up isolated. Pa Kent, dying from illness, urges him to always be kind. In Metropolis, Clark joins the digital Daily Planet, befriends Jimmy and Lois, and uncovers a Kryptonian ship in the Arctic. Jor-El’s hologram reveals his origin, gives him the Superman suit, and inspires him to become a hero. Zod arrives demanding Kal-El. Clark surrenders, fights Zod’s soldiers—even on the moon—and returns to find Ma Kent dead and Lana in danger. He saves her, earning her forgiveness. Zod activates a world engine in Metropolis. Clark shuts it down, saves civilians, and defeats Zod by forcing him into a Phantom Zone portal. The city cheers. Clark remembers Pa’s words and finally feels hope. After Ma’s funeral, news breaks of a crashing WayneTech satellite. Lois says, “Time to go to work.” Clark smirks, reveals the suit, and flies off. Post Credits: On Apokolips, a parademon reports Earth’s location. Darkseid turns and says, “Very well.”
