History's Greatest Mysteries: Unlocking the Secrets of the Nazca Lines
10:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Monday, May 25 on Blaze (Freeview) (64)
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Nazca Lines
Season 4, Episode 19
Laurence Fishburne explores the Nazca Lines. Dubbed 'the world's greatest archaeological enigma' these 2,000-year-old geoglyphs span over 50 miles of the Peruvian desert. The drawings are so massive they can only be seen from the air. Fishburne contemplates whether new research might finally unravel their secrets
Education/Science/Factual Topics
History
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Did You Know..
Laurence Fishburne
(Presenter)
Born:
July 30, 1961
in
Augusta, Georgia
Best Known For:
His role in The Matrix
Early-life:
Laurence John Fishburne III was born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1961. His mother, Hattie, was a teacher, and his father was a correctional officer. They divorced when he was a youngster and Laurence was raised in Brooklyn by his mother. He began acting at the tender age of 12, landing a role in the soap opera One Life to Live.
Career:
Laurence lied about his age to ensure he got a part in the epic Apocalypse Now, and enjoyed a minor role in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed The Color Purple. Since then, Fishburne has established himself as a character actor of some note - with roles in School Daze, Boys N the Hood, What's Love Got to Do With It? (for which he received an Oscar nomination) and The Matrix films. In 2008, he returned to TV work, accepting a lead role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, but is also due to appear in the upcoming movies Predators and 4Chosen.
Quote:
'It's not that I take myself seriously, I take what I do seriously.
Trivia:
Away from acting, Fishburne is a Unicef ambassador.
