Now , the filming of which was to be a life-altering experience for the untrained, underage newcomer. I have a livelihood. Not long after he landed this promising debut gig, Fishburne fibbed his way into an audition for Coppola's star-studded war drama, and succeeded in walking away with the part of a young, naive Navy gunner. Also not surprising were his repeated casting calls for token black thug parts. He scored a Tony the following year for his performance as charming ex-con Sterling Johnson in a Broadway production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running .
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