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Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman
Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman narrates for the opening ceremony (26904746425) (cropped).jpg
Freeman narrating for the opening ceremony to the 2016 Invictus Games in Orlando, Florida
Born (1937-06-01) June 1, 1937 (age 79)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Actor
Years active 1964–present
Spouse(s)
  • Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (m. 1967–79)
  • Myrna Colley-Lee (m. 1984–2010)
Children Alfonso Freeman, Saifoulaye Freeman, Deena Freeman, Morgana Freeman

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer and narrator. Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with Million Dollar Baby (2004), and he has received Oscar nominations for his performances in Street Smart (1987), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and Invictus (2009). He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including Glory (1989), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Seven (1995), Deep Impact (1998), The Sum of All Fears (2002), Bruce Almighty (2003), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), The Lego Movie (2014), and Lucy (2014). He is known for his distinctively smooth, deep voice and his skill at narration. He got his break as part of the cast of the 1970s children's program The Electric Company. Morgan Freeman is ranked as the 3rd highest box office star with over $4.316 billion total box office gross, an average of $74.4 million per film.

Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the son of Mayme Edna (née Revere; 1912–2000), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber who died on April 27, 1961, from cirrhosis. He has three older siblings. According to a DNA analysis, some of his ancestors were from Niger. Freeman was sent as an infant to his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. He moved frequently during his childhood, living in Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally Chicago, Illinois.


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