Morgan Freeman

Birthday: 1937-06-01

Place of birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Also known as: Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr., Morgan J. Freeman, Μόργκαν Πόρτερφιλντ Φρίμαν Τζούνιορ, Морган Фрімен

imdb_id: nm0000151

Biography:

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) 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 (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morgan Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

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The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

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AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

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Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation

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The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

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Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

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Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United

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Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

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761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers

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The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office

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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

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History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman

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