Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman | |
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.jpg) Morgan Freeman in August 2023 | |
| Born | Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr. June 1, 1937 |
| 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 |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1955–1959 |
| Rank |  Airman First Class |
Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr. (born June 1, 1937) is an Afro-American actor, director, producer and narrator.
Early life
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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)
- 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)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "12/09/2008". The Film Programme. September 12, 2008. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on February 4, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ↑ 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'". Politico.
Other websites
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