Laurence Fishburne is the father of three children: a son, Langston, and two daughters, Montana and Delilah.
Matrix the star shares his two older children with his first wife Hajna O. Moss, while he had the youngest child with his ex-wife, Suits actress Gina Torres.
Following their split in 2017, Torres told PEOPLE, “Thankfully … our family remains intact and we will continue to raise our daughter together with love, joy and awe.”
Although the actor rarely talks about his children in interviews, he opened up View about them in 2023. Explaining that his younger daughter, Delilah, was interested in art, he said, “Maybe I’ll have one of my kids who might be really into that business.”
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Laurence’s two older children both had public profiles — Langston had several film roles, incl The ant man and the waspand Montana shares about her yoga practice on her Instagram.
Here’s everything you need to know about Laurence Fishburne’s children: Langston, Montana and Delilah.
Langston Fishburne, 37
Lawrence Fishburne and Langston Fishburne at a meet and greet with the ‘Passing Strange’ cast backstage at The Belasco Theater on May 25, 2008.
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Laurence and Moss welcomed their first child together, son Langston, in July 1987.
Langston followed in his father’s acting footsteps with roles in Abolished, 86 Melrose Avenue, The ant man and the wasp and Have some faitha 2011 drama in which his father played the lead role.
In February 2023, Langston spoke with WGN News about his short film Stoppedwhich premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. When the host asked Langston what it’s like to have an Oscar-nominated actor as a father, he touched on a topic often discussed in Hollywood.
“There’s a level of difficulty that nobody really prepares you for,” he explained. “There’s so much nepotism in business that there’s an assumption that, ‘Oh, hey, you’ve got it all,’ but often the opposite is true.”
Laurence Fishburne, son Langston, daughter Montana and Gina Torres.
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As for whether his father encouraged him to take the same career path he did, Langston said, “He told me to follow my heart … when I got out of college — that was his big thing, to get an education and beyond. , do whatever you want.”
After graduating, Langston took on a variety of roles, including a younger version of Laurence’s character in The ant man and the wasp. “Working with my father is always a pleasure,” he said of his time on the set of the action film.
In addition to his screen work, Langston is a trained ballet dancer. “I danced professionally for about 12 years,” he explained. On his Instagram account, he shared a handful of photos from his time dancing, including a tribute to International Dance Day.
Montana Fishburne, 33
Laurence Fishburne posed with his daughter Montana Fishburne.
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Laurence and Moss celebrated the arrival of their second child together, daughter Montana, in September 1991.
When she was in her 20s, Montana told Reuters about her childhood, explaining that it was “as conventional as it could be.”
“It was traditionally unconventional,” she said in 2010. “I had my parents separated since I was two, and my dad was a really famous actor… We had the best of the best: private schools, traveling all over the world. I had a happy life.”
At the age of 18, Montana entered the adult film industry. In 2010, she spoke to PEOPLE about her chosen career path. “Being in an adult film is not a big deal to me,” she explained. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do. I’ve always felt comfortable in my body and my sexuality.”
Montana Fishburne and her mom Hajna O. Moss.
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She also revealed that she didn’t get her parents’ approval before filming, saying: “I’m hearing from relatives that yes [my dad is] upset, but I didn’t talk to him directly to tell me his feelings.”
Montana added: “I hope he’s not in pain. It was not done to hurt him. But I think it will take time and discussion about the problems. In the end, I hope he will be proud of me.”
In 2018, she shared a cute photo of her and Laurence on Instagram. “My father gave me the greatest gift that anyone could give to another person… HE BELIEVED IN ME ❤️,” she captioned a photo of the couple posing in each other’s arms.
Montana also uses Instagram to share information about her journey to becoming a certified yoga teacher. According to one of her posts, she was inspired to get into fitness after her mom introduced her to Pilates, and it’s been a passion ever since.
Delilah Fishburne, 16
Laurence Fishburne poses with his daughter Delilah Fishburne on the red carpet for ‘THE CAVE OF ADULLAM’ at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on June 13, 2022.
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Laurence and Torres had their first and only child together, Delilah, in June 2007.
During the interview in 2023 View to promote his animated Marvel TV series The moon girl and the devil dinosaurLaurence explained that he ran aspects of his daughter’s project for her approval.
“Well, we started this process five years ago, animation takes a long time,” he said. “And throughout the process, I’d bring home little things like a 30-second clip of something that would show off her character design or a little music clip… and she’d be like, ‘Yes!’ ”
Speaking further about Delilah’s hobbies, John Wick the star explained that she is interested in theater.
“She was [in New York] with me while I was working [the 2022 Broadway revival of] american buffalo, and I took her to Tony’s, and after that experience, she’s doing theater at her school and singing in a gospel choir,” he said.
Delilah often attends premieres and events with her father. On June 12, 2022, she and Laurence held hands while wearing matching yellow outfits on the red carpet at the Tony Awards, and the next day she attended Cave of Addulam premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival with his father. The father-daughter duo donned gray suits to celebrate the evening.
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