According to the commentary track on the "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005) DVD, Fishburne provided the voice of the bear in the Genaros Beer commercial.

He is often mistaken for Samuel L. Jackson and vice versa. According to Jackson, they've stood right next to each other, and people still call them by the wrong names.

Auditioned for the role of Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1990).

Children, with Moss; Son: Langston (b. 1987), daughter: Montana (b. 1991).

In the early 1980s he and fellow New York actor Giancarlo Esposito were roommates during L.A.'s pilot season.

Attended the 2006 Dubai International Film Festival in the United Arab Emirates.

Daughter, Delilah, born June 2007.

In Event Horizon (1997) the space suits worn by the actors weighed 65 pounds each. He nicknamed his Doris.

Originally hooked up with Boyz n the Hood (1991) writer John Singleton when Singleton was a production assistant and Fishburne an actor ("Cowboy Curtis") on the popular children's TV program "Pee-wee's Playhouse" (1986).

Appeared with Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979), Cadence (1990), and Bobby (2006). He also worked with Charlie Sheen in Cadence (1990) and Emilio Estevez in Bobby (2006).

An Ambassador for UNICEF, the United Nations Childrens` Emergency Fund, an agency of the U.N. which helps children all over the world with educational, health and humanitarian aid.

Met Paul Reubens at the Groundlings Theatre (he didn`t study there but did perform readings) and Reubens cast him as Cowboy Curtis in the children`s series "Pee-wee`s Playhouse" (1986).

A founding member of the Guggenheim Motorcycle Club, a group that arranges rides to art museums around the world.

His deal for The Matrix (1999) sequels was for a reported $15 million + 3.75% of the gross.

Went to New York`s High School of the Performing Arts

Won Broadway`s 1992 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for August Wilson`s "Two Trains Running."

Studied acting at the Lincoln Square Academy in New York.

Engaged to Gina Torres. [2001]

He changed his name from Larry to Laurence in his films in 1991.