Morgan Freeman

About Morgan Freeman

In 2005, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby. He's also known for his roles in The Shawshank Redemption, Glory, Unforgiven, Bruce Almighty, The Dark Knight, The Sum of All Fears, and Dolphin Tale, among others.

Morgan Freeman is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart, playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Organization	Revelations Entertainment
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, narrator
Years active	1964–present
Education	Broad Street High School
Children	4
Born	June 1, 1937, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

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Trivia

He has spoken in opposition to Black History Month, saying that black history is American history.

Morgan Freeman before fame

He played the lead in a school play when he was nine years old. He turned down a theatre scholarship at Jason State University in order to work in the United States as a radar mechanic. In 1955, the Air Force was formed.

Achievement of Morgan Freeman

He has spoken out against Black History Month, claiming that African-American history is also American history.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$250 Million

Morgan Freeman family life

From 1967 to 1979, he was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw. In 1984, he married Myrna Colley-Lee, his second wife. In 2010, the couple divorced. Deena, Morgana, and Saifoulaye are his three daughters, while Alfonso is his son.

Associations of Morgan Freeman

In the 1994 picture The Shawshank Redemption, he co-starred with Tim Robbins.

Morgan Freeman Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	79 kg
Height	188 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Grey