Laurence Fishburne
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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), as well as having a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom ''Black-ish'' (2014–2022). He is currently starring in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's play ''American Buffalo'' alongside Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss. Provided by Wikipedia
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