*Laz Alonso’s career is on fire. The 37-year-old Washington DC native, whose recent credits include “Avatar,” “Jumping the Broom” and A&E’s “Breakout Kings,” says his ability to make critically-acclaimed footprints in Hollywood has just as much to do with the films he turns down as the ones he takes. http://www.eurweb.com/2011/09/audio-laz-alonso-of-%e2%80%98straw-dogs%e2%80%99-on-dodging-stereotypical-roles/