Morgan Freeman

  • Actor
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

    June 1, 1937

    BIRTHPLACE

    United States

    AGE

    86 Years Old

    GENDER

    Male

    Other Information

    Occupation Actor, Producer, and Narrator
    Years Active 1964–present
    Nationality American
    Known For distinctive deep voice and various roles in films
    Organization
    Founded
    Revelations Entertainment
    Education Broad Street High School
    Height 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 meter)
    Weight 79 kg
    Net Worth $250 Million (approximately)

    About

    Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres.

    Before Fame

    He made his acting debut at age nine, playing the lead role in a school play. At age 12, he won a statewide drama competition, and while settling into school, discovered music and theater. When Freeman was 16 years old, he contracted pneumonia.

    Trivia

    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. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018.

    Family Life

    Morgan Freeman was born June 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee. He grew up with his parents Mamie Edna, a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber, who died of cirrhosis in 1961. Freeman has four children: Alfonso, Deena, Morgana, and Saifoulaye.

    Filmography

    • Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
    • Glory (1989)
    • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
    • Unforgiven (1992)
    • The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
    • Seven (1995)
    • Nurse Betty (2000)
    • Bruce Almighty (2003)

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