Before he was John Brassel in Mission Impossible III. Before he was Dr. Larabee in Akeelah and the Bee. Before he was Morpheus in The Matrix. Before he was Othello. Before he was Jason 'Furious' Styles in Boyz N the Hood.
Laurence Fishburne was…
COWBOY CURTIS on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse!
During his stint on Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Fishburne was credited as “Larry Fishburne.”
Through Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Fishburne met production assistant John Singleton, who would later direct him in his breakthrough part as Cuba Gooding Jr's father in "Boyz N the Hood."
Watch a video clip of Cowboy Curtis where Pee-wee convinces him that vacuuming is fun.
Note: Stay tuned for more Pee-wee Herman-related postings on Infomaniac in future. Fellow Canadian blogger D. Prince and I are both passionate Pee-wee fans and I plan to amuse her from time to time with Pee-wee postings. And if any of you like Pee-wee too, please jump in and leave a comment.
