Monday, August 18, 2008
Laurence Fishburne is joining the cast of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation & is scheduled to be introduced on the show during the 9th episode this season. The Emmy & Tony award winner will play a forensics scientist with a secret on this tenth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. "I am elated and delighted to be joining the cast of 'CSI,'" Fishburne said in a statement, adding that he looked forward to a "wonderful collaboration" with those involved in the series. Fishburne plays a college lecturer and former pathologist who is focused on why people commit acts of violence.
His character meets members of the "CSI" team during a murder investigation and ends up joining them. Fishburne, 47, received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Ike Turner in 1993's "What's Love Got to Do With It" and a Tony in 1992 for "Two Trains Running." He was a Tony nominee this year for the one-man show, "Thurgood," about Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. CSI begins it's new season on October 9th.
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