Laurence Fishburne and Larenz Tate have joined forces for a new 10-part podcast called Bronzeville, which is set to begin streaming in January, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Written by Josh Olsen, an original screenplay Oscar nominee for 2005’s “A History of Violence,” the series is set in the African-American Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago and […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laurence Fishburne is joining the “Roots” miniseries remake. A&E Networks said Wednesday that Fishburne will play writer Alex Haley, whose novel about his African-American ancestry was the basis of the original TV miniseries. The new project will draw on the late Haley’s novel, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family,” along […]
The Weinstein Company is in talks with Idris Elba to star in "The Alchemist" movie.
Black-ish stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Laurence Fishburne, and Anthony Anderson visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Naturally, hilarity ensued. From the trio’s entrance waving…
Hattie Crawford Fishburne, the 80-year-old mother of Laurence Fishburne, 53, is reportedly facing eviction from her Los Angeles apartment, reports The New York Daily News. Ms. Hattie claims she has received numerous notices but has been unable to reach her son so that he can help her keep her home. She says her son has become […]
Laurence Fishburne used Justin Bieber as an example to describe his new ABC sitcom, “Black-ish.” He joined the ladies of “The View” to talk about the show’s title and its meaning. “I think of [the term] this way—two words: Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber acts ‘black-ish,’ but he doesn’t get shot by the police. He gets […]
Comedian and actor Anthony Anderson is making TV history by being a black man with a sitcom on primetime television! The star talks with “The D.L. Hughley Show” about how the idea to create the show came about, plus a rousing game of “This Or That!” Click on the audio player to hear the exclusive interview! Get “The D.L. […]
ABC’s new family sitcom “Black-ish,” starring and executive produced by Anthony Anderson and created by Kenya Barris, has a lot going for it even before its premiere on ABC…
02/13/14- Comedian Chris Paul runs through the hottest topics of the day including Derek Jeter’s retirement, Don Lemon and the Samuel L. Jackson/Laurence Fishburne mix-up.
02/11/14- Huggy Lowdown jokes with the crew about Samuel L. Jackson going off on the newscaster who thought he was Laurence Fishburne.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles newscaster apologized to Samuel L. Jackson on Monday for confusing him with fellow actor Laurence Fishburne during a live TV interview. KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was interviewing Jackson on Monday morning about the film “RoboCop” when he asked the actor if he’d gotten a lot of reaction […]
