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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).
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The Hike of Everest is a 2024 action adventure film written and directed by Denis Villeneuve. It stars Kyle Chandler, Anne Hathaway, Daniel Kaluuya, Emma Roberts, Peter Stormare, Alfre Woodard, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Paul Giamatti, Melissa McBride, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Caine. The film follows a young girl whose uncle volunteers to take her with him on his journey to Mt. Everest despite her father’s reluctance. They recruit several other hikers on their journey and begin their adventure in the Himalayas. The Hike of Everest was released on January 25th, 2024; the film became a critical and commercial success, receiving praise for its direction, visual style, musical score, performances, action sequences, screenplay, ambition, modernization, themes, and emotional weight. It grossed $2.21 billion worldwide, becoming the highest grossing film of 2024. Hathaway’s performance was widely acclaimed and lauded, and she was awarded a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Leading Role. A sequel is in development with Hathaway set to reprise her role and Villeneuve returning as the director.
