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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
3. Kostel, Mike
4. Servidio, John
5. Wurtz, Jeff
6. Badalamenti, Angelo
7. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
8. Bravo Cable Network.
9. Betelgeuse Productions.
10. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
11. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (53 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor Laurence Fishburne. Fishburne speaks about his upbringing in Brooklyn, N.Y.; his career as a child actor on television at age eleven, then in the daytime drama One life to live, and at fourteen in the 1979 film Apocalypse now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Fishburne examines his roles in such motion pictures as The color purple (1985), Spike Lee's School daze (1988), King of New York (1990), Boyz n the hood (1991), What's love got to to with it (1993), in which he played musician Ike Turner, and his 1995 Othello, in which he played opposite Kenneth Branagh. Fishburne also speaks about his role as Cowboy Curtis in the television series Pee-wee's playhouse; his Broadway debut in 1992 in August Wilson's play Two trains running, in which he was mentored by director Lloyd Richards and star Roscoe Lee Brown; and his 1995 Off-Broadway play Riff raff, which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in. Fishburne speaks about how his acting has helped him work through his personal problems; his search for the "love" within his characters; and his views on being a black artist in America. A brief question and answer session with Fishburne and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Actors > Interviews
2. Color purple (Motion picture)
3. Othello (Motion picture : 1995)
4. Boyz n the hood (Motion picture)
5. Wilson, August > Two trains running
6. King of New York (Motion picture)
7. Pee-Wee's playhouse (Television program)
8. Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- > Riff raff
9. Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- > Interviews
10. What's love got to do with it (Motion picture)
11. Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- > Friends and associates
12. School daze (Motion picture)
13. Television
14. Interviews
15. Motion pictures > Production and direction
16. Talk shows
17. Apocalypse now (Motion picture)

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1675

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. Episode no. 501.
4. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
5. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Sept. 22 1998. First broadcast on Feb. 7, 1999.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Laurence Fishburne [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1998.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Sept. 22 1998. First broadcast on Feb. 7, 1999.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- interviewee.
4. Kostel, Mike, producer.
5. Servidio, John, producer.
6. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
7. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
8. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
9. Bravo Cable Network.
10. Betelgeuse Productions.
11. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
12. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1675