Morgan Freeman
Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr. (born June 1, 1937) is an Afro-American actor, director, producer and narrator.
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| Born | Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr. 1 June 1937 (aged 88) |
| Education | Broad Street High School |
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| Years active | 1964–present |
| Organization | Revelations Entertainment |
Works | Full list |
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| Children | 4 |
| Awards | Full list |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | 22x20px United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1955–1959 |
| Rank | 25px Airman First Class |
| Morgan Freeman's voice from BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme, September 12, 2008.[1] | |
Early life
Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee on June 1, 1937.[3] He started acting when he was nine years old in a school play and at age 12 won a drama competition in his home State. Morgan worked many acting jobs until 1968 when he got his first role on Broadway in a Musical called Hello, Dolly!. He is known for his soft-spoken voice. He has donated several amounts of money to the Democratic Party. Once he stated that "Republicans scare me."[4]
Some movies
Some movies that Freeman has been in include:
- Brubaker as Walter (1980)
- Unforgiven as Ned Logan (1992)
- The Shawshank Redemption as Red (1994)
- Outbreak as Gen. Billy Ford (1995)
- Se7en as Detective Lt. William Somerset (1995)
- Deep Impact (1998)
- Bruce Almighty as God (2002)
- Batman Begins as Lucius Fox (2005)
- Evan Almighty as God (2007)
- The Dark Knight as Lucius Fox (2008)
- Invictus as Nelson Mandela (2009)
- RED as Joe (2010)
- The Dark Knight Rises as Lucius Fox (2012)
- Olympus Has Fallen as Speaker of the House Allan Trumbull (2013)
- The Lego Movie as Vitruvius (2014)
- Transcendence as Joseph Tagger (2014)
- Ted 2 as Patrick Meighan (2015)
- London Has Fallen as Vice President Allan Trumbull (2016)
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms as Drosselmeyer (2018)
Morgan Freeman Media
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Freeman at the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990
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Freeman at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Morgan Freeman and Paz Vega at the presentation of the film 10 Items or Less in Madrid (Spain). Cropped from
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Freeman was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nelson Mandela (pictured) in the film Invictus (2009).
A few pics of the Morgan Freeman shoot in the B8 Auditorium. The shoot was conducted by/for Discovery as part of an advance/promo for an upcoming science series. Photos by Ed Campion.
Freeman at the Deauville Film Festival in 2018
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosts Morgan Freeman for a private screening and conversation about Freeman’s documentary film on the 761st Tank Battalion at The Pentagon on Aug. 2, 2023 - 230802-D-PM193-3355.jpg
Freeman at a private screening in The Pentagon in 2023
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Freeman with daughter Morgana at the 62nd Academy Awards in 1990
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References
- ↑ "12/09/2008". The Film Programme.
- ↑ Nace, Trevor. "Morgan Freeman Converted His 124-Acre Ranch Into A Giant Honeybee Sanctuary To Save The Bees". Forbes. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ↑ Morgan Freeman Biography (1937-)
- ↑ Caitlin McDevitt (June 20, 2012). Morgan Freeman: Republicans 'scare me'. http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/06/morgan-freeman-republicans-scare-me-126766.
