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Trevor Noah Recalls Embarrassing Scene When He Saw Laurence ‘Morpheus’ Fishburne in SA

Trevor Noah had the privilege this week of telling Hollywood actor Laurence Fishburne about the very first time he saw him in real life – in Soweto, South Africa… and “nearly drove his car off a cliff”. To be exact, it was an embankment. But it was steep enough to cause the crowd that had gathered around […]

By SAPeople
04-07-18 14:21
in Fab South African Stuff

Trevor Noah had the privilege this week of telling Hollywood actor Laurence Fishburne about the very first time he saw him in real life – in Soweto, South Africa… and “nearly drove his car off a cliff”.

To be exact, it was an embankment. But it was steep enough to cause the crowd that had gathered around Fishburne – who was in SA as UNICEF ambassador – to scream… and have to help push the car back up again.

At the time Noah was a massive fan of The Matrix, particularly Fishburne’s character Morpheus… and so became very distracted when he saw his hero in real life.

Trevor tweeted: “I waited 10 years to tell Laurence Fishburne this story. I can’t lie, I’ve lived an amazing blessed life.”

The revelation occurred during a break in filming The Daily Show scenes.

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Trevor Noah explains the South African saying to his audience during a break in filming…