The Resume

(July 30, 1961- )
Starred in 'Boyz N the Hood,' 'The Cotton Club,' 'Fast Break,' 'Apocalypse Now,' 'The Color Purple,' 'Quicksilver,' 'Red Heat,' 'King of New York,' 'Matrix,' 'Fled,' 'Higher Learning,' 'Boyz n the Hood,' 'Event Horizon,' 'Othello' and 'Bad Company'
'Cowboy Curtis' on Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Won NAACP Image Award for Best Actor
Won Tony Award for 'Two Trains Running' (1992)

Why he might be annoying:

He changed the spelling of his name from Lawrence to Laurence for no apparent reason.
He is divorced.
He said: 'I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get.'
At 14 years old, he lied about his age to act in 'Apocalypse Now.'
He starred in the critically ill-received movie, 'Fled.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He is the U.S. ambassador to UNICEF.
He is critically acclaimed as one of the greatest actors.
On 'One Life to Live,' he played the son of the first African-American family to be featured in a daytime drama series.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI’s 100 Years … 100 Movies Commentators
• Artists United to Win Without War [2003]
• Black Men Loved by Whites
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7301961)
• Child Stars [1970s]
• CSI
• Direct TV Advertisers
• E!'s 101 Best Kept Secrets [2004] (Ranked: 72)
• Ebony Magazine's 10 Hottest Couples [February 1995] (Ranked: 21)
• Ebony Magazine's 10 Hottest Couples [February 2002] (Ranked: 23)
• Ebony Magazine's 10 Most Intriguing Men in Hollywood [1995]
• Empire Magazine's Top 100 Actors [2004] (Ranked: 82)
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Greatest Performances that Should Have Won an Oscar but Didn't [November 25, 2002] (Ranked: 90)
• Entertainment Weekly's 25 Greatest Actors of the 1990's
• Fish Names
• Gapped Tooth
• I Attended Hollywood High School
• I Drive a Tesla
• I Have Acne
• I Lied About My Age - I Made Myself Older
• I Married in 2002
• I Portrayed a Gangster
• I Portrayed a Junkie
• I Portrayed Othello
• I Was a Child Star
• Inside the Actor's Studio
• Marvel Cinematic Universe Films
• Matrix [Series]
• MTV Movie Awards: Best Fight (Ranked: 2000)
• NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Ranked: 1996)
• Nightmare on Elm Street [Series]
• One World: Together at Home [April 18, 2020]
• Outstanding Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series Emmy (Ranked: 1993)
• Pee-Wee's Playhouse
• Profiles 2501-2750 (Ranked: 2585)
• Spike Lee Joints
• Stars that Began on Daytime Soaps
• Steven Spielberg Films
• Tony Award: Best Featured Actor in a Play (Ranked: 1992)
• TV.coms Top 10 Characters That Need to be Killed Off [2009] (Ranked: 1)
• UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 25 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 78 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 75 Votes: 74.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 82 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 87 Votes: 45.98% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 180 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 367 Votes: 47.96% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 169 Votes: 59.17% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 203 Votes: 38.42% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 145 Votes: 35.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 400 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 423 Votes: 41.61% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 763 Votes: 42.73% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 837 Votes: 41.58% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1073 Votes: 43.52% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 4842 Votes: 37.15% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 1808 Votes: 32.47% Annoying