Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actress, producer and voice actor. Freeman won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 2005 for her Million Baby movie. Street Smart received an Academy nomination for her films, The Driver of Miss Daisy, The Cost of Bondage and The Invincible.
Freeman is known for his unique smooth, deep voice and skill in expression.
Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee. Barber was born to the son of Morgan Porterfield Freeman and teacher Mayme Edna. Freeman has three older siblings. According to DNA tests, some of their ancestors are from Niger.
When Freeman was nine years old, he began his acting career by starring in a game at school. At the age of 12, he won a state-wide drama competition. He graduated from Broad Street High School in 1955 but opted to join the United States Air Force by refusing a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University.
He moved to Los Angeles, California four years after the army. In the early 1960s, he took acting classes at Pasadena Playhouse and dance classes in San Francisco, where he also lived in New York and worked as a dancer at the 1964 World's Fair. In the same year, he started his cinema life by playing as an extra in the movie The Pawnbroker.
Acting
Although his first credited film was 1971's Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?, he became known to the American media through his roles in the soap opera Another World and the PBS children's film The Electric Company, which he later said he should have left much earlier. In the early 1980s, Freeman began to appear in major motion pictures that gave him a fatherly character. In 1994, he received acclaim for his role in The Shawshank Redemption. That same year, he served as a jury member at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival. He also played leading roles in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Unforgiven, Seven, and Deep Impact. In 1997, he founded the production company Revelations Entertainment with Lori McCreary and the online film distribution company ClickStar, of which he and his sister are co-chairmen. After three nominations (Best Supporting Actor for Street Smart and Best Actor for Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption), he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 77th Academy Awards for his role in Million Dollar Baby. Freeman became a sought-after voice actor with his distinctive voice. In 2005, he provided the voice-over for two films alone, War of the Worlds and the Academy Award-winning documentary March of the Penguins. Freeman appeared as God in the critically acclaimed and box office hit Batman Begins and as Lucius Fox in the 2008 film The Dark Knight. In 2007, he starred opposite Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List, directed by Rob Reiner. In 2008, Freeman returned to Broadway in Country Girl, directed by Mike Nichols and co-starring Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher. ZamHe had always wanted to make a film about Nelson Mandela. His first attempt was to adapt Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, into a screenplay, but he was unsuccessful. In 2008, he bought the rights to John Carlin's book, Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation. He starred alongside Matt Damon under the direction of Clint Eastwood. In the film, Freeman played Nelson Mandela, while Matt Damon played the rugby team captain Francois Pienaar, played by Keller.
Other Studies
He was one of the presenters of the concert in July 2009 in Radia City Mucis Hall in New York in memory of Nelson Mandela. At the age of 65, Freeman obtained a private pilot license. There are three private aircraft, including the Cessna Citation 501 and dual-engine Cessna 414 aircraft. In 2007, the long-distance Emivest SJ30 bought it and received its order in December 2009. It has license to fly all the planes it has. Starting on January 4, 2004, Freeman has promoted CBS Evening News instead of Walter Cronkiye. In 2010, Freeman became the host of the Discovery Channel's television show Through the Wormhole.
Family
Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967 to 1979. He married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984. Bill Luckett, Freeman's business partner and lawyer, announced in August 2008 that the two were about a divorce. On September 15, 2010, the couple divorced in Mississippi. He adopted the daughter of his first wife, and the couple also had 4 children. In 2008, the African American Live 2 TV series revealed that Fremman's great great ancestors were slaves and migrated from North Carolina to Mississippi. Freeman also learned that his grandfather of Caucasian descent was burned by his mother, and that he also lived with his great-grandmother of African-American origin.
Custom jobs
Freeman Charleston lives in Mississippi and New York. He has an elegant restaurant, Madidi, which he partner and manage, and a blues club called Ground Zero, both in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Car crash
On the evening of August 3, 2008, Ruleville was injured in a traffic accident near Mississippi. The car he traveled on, the 1997 model Nissan Maxima, got off the highway and rolled over. He and his female friend, Demaris Meyer, were taken out of the vehicle with the help of a hydraulic rescue device called Jaws of Life, and the helicopter was taken to The Regional Medical Center (The Med) hospital in Memphis by ambulance. Police ruled that alcohol had no effect in the accident. He broke his shoulder, arm and elbow in the accident and was taken into surgery on August 5. Doctors repaired damage to the nerve cells in his shoulder and arm as a result of a 4-hour operation. On the CNN channel, Piers stated that she is left-handed on the Morgan Tonight show, but has not yet been able to move the fingers on her left hand. He was wearing a special glove to prevent the blood flow from stopping due to his inability to move the muscles in his left hand. Press spokesman announced that Freeman is fully waiting for recovery. Meyer, the female passenger next to her, sued Freeman for her negligence in the accident. Meyer claimed that Morgan Freeman had a drink on the night of the incident.
beliefs
In an interview with CNN, he allegedly denied his allegations that he was the "man of God" and made a scientific position assumption above faith. "The question of faith is actually what you really believe, we put forward a theory in science and believe it is true until it is proven otherwise."
Philanthropy studies
In 2004, together with the members of the Grenada Relief Fund, he helped people affected by Hurricane Hurricane on the island of Grenada. One earth He made voices in the clips of national organizations such as. (The purpose of the group is to raise awareness on issues such as environmental awareness) He made a soundtrack for the clip "Why Are We Here", which can be viewed on One Earth's website. Freeman Starville donated to Mississippi Horse Park in Mississipide. The Horse Park is part of the Mississippi State University and Freeman has multiple horses located there.
Comments on race
Freeman openly criticized the Black History Month celebrations and did not participate in any similar activities. "I don't want Black History Month because it is American history," Freeman said. He pointed out that the only way to end racism, according to him, is not to talk about him and that he is not a "white history month." "I'm going to stop calling you a white guy, and I want you to stop calling me a black guy," Freeman said in an interview with Mike Wallace on his 60-minute show.Freeman also supported the replacement of the Mississippi State flag on the grounds that it contained the Confederate war flag.
Political View
Although Freeman stated that he would not participate in Obama's campaign for the 2008 presidential election, he supported Barack Obama's nomination. Freeman joined the President Clinton for the final presentation of the 1 FIFA WORLD CUP organization in Zurich on December 2010, 2022, USA Bid Committee Chairman Sunil Gulati and USMNT footballer Landon Donovan.
Receives awards
On October 28, 2006, Freeman won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Best of Mississippi Awards Ceremony. He was awarded a Doctorate in Art and Literature from Delata State University. In 2008, the family history was aired on African American Lives 2, the PBS show, and as a result of DNA tests, it learned that it came from Songhai and Tuareg people in Niger. In 1978, he was nominated for Tony Awards for his role in The Mighty Cents. In 1997, he was awarded an honorary degree at Rhodes College. In 2003, he was nominated for the Crystal Globe Award for his contributions to the world cinema at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. In 2006, he attended Cairo International Film Festival as guest of honor. In 2007, he and his wife won a lifetime achievement award from the Mississippi Literature and Art Institute. In 2007, he was honored for his contributions to the film and television at the Screen Nation Film and TV award ceremony. 2008 Kennedy Center Honnors received an honorary doctorate from Brown University in 2010.In 2011, he was awarded the Lifetime Award by the American Film Institute. In 2012, she was awarded the Most Popular Movie Icon by the People's Choice Awards. 2012 Cecil Bç Demille Award.
Movies
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brubaker | Walter | |
| 1984 | Teachers | Al Lewis | |
| 1985 | Marie | Charles traughber | |
| 1985 | That Was Then… This Is Now | Charlie Woods | Adaptation in SE Hinton book with the script by Emilio Estevezin |
| 1987 | Street Smart | Fast black | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Nominated - Golden Globe |
| 1989 | Glory | Sergeant John Rawlins | |
| Driving Miss Daisy | Hoke Colburn | Golden globe; nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor | |
| Lean on Me | Joe louis clark | ||
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Judge Leonard White | With Tom Hanks and Bruce Willis |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | azeem | |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | Ned logan | |
| The Power of One | Geel piet | ||
| 1993 | Bopha! | just director | |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, Narrator | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor; nominee - Golden Globe |
| 1995 | Se7en | Detective Lieutenant William Somerset | |
| Outbreak | Gene. Billy Ford | ||
| 1996 | Chain Reaction | Paul Shannon | |
| Moll Flanders | Hibble | ||
| 1997 | Friendship | Theodore Joadson | |
| Kiss The Girls | Dr. Alex cross | ||
| 1998 | Deep Impact | President Tom Beck | |
| Hard Rain | Jim | ||
| 2000 | Nurse Betty | Charlie | |
| Under Suspicion | Victor Simulate | ||
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Dr. Alex cross | |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears | DCI William Cabot | |
| High Crimes | Charlie grimes | ||
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | God | |
| Dreamcatcher | Abraham Kurtz | ||
| Levity | Miles Evans | ||
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Won - Golden Globe |
| The Hunting of the President | the narrator | limited number | |
| The Big Bounce | Walter crewes | ||
| 2005 | An Unfinished Life | Mitch Bradley | |
| War of the Worlds | (Narrator) | ||
| March of the Penguins | (Narrator) | ||
| Batman Begins | Lucius fox | ||
| Danny the Dog | Sat | ||
| 2006 | Edison force | Ashford | |
| The Contract | Frank Carden | ||
| Lucky Number Slevin | T | ||
| Express Case | Him | ||
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | God | |
| Feast of Love | Harry Scott | ||
| Gone, Baby, Gone | Jack Doyle | ||
| The Bucket List | Carter chambers | ||
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Lucius fox | |
| Wanted | Sloan | ||
| 2009 | Prom Night in Mississippi | Itself | |
| 2009 | Thick as Thieves | Keith Ripley | |
| 2009 | The Maiden Heist | Charlie | |
| 2009 | Invictus | Nelson Mandela | |
| 2010 | NET | Joe | |
| 2011 | Born to Be Wild | Narrator | |
| 2011 | Conan the Barbarian | Narrator[40] | |
| 2011 | Breaking the Taboo | Narrator[41] | |
| 2011 | Dolphin Tale | Dr. Cameron mccarthy | |
| 2012 | The Magic of Belle Isle | Monte wildhorn | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Lucius fox | |
| 2013 | Code Name: Olympus | Allan Trumbull | |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Malcolm beech | |
| 2013 | Now You See Me | Thaddeus Bradley | |
| 2013 | Last Vegas | Archie | |
| 2013 | The Last Knights | bartok | |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Vitruvius (voice) | |
| 2014 | Evolution | Joseph Tagger | |
| 2014 | Lucy | Professor Norman | |
| 2016 | Sihirbazlar Çetesi 2 | Thaddeus Bradley |
Television movies
| Year | Name | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Electric Company | Series (1971-77) | |
| 1978 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Hammer uncle | TV Movie |
| 1981 | The Marva Collins Story | Clarence collins | TV Movie |
| 1986 | R | Luther Johnson | TV Movie |
| 1987 | Fight For Life | Dr. sherard | TV Movie |
Oscar awards
- Oscar nomination for the 1987 Street Smart movie-Best supporting actor
- Oscar nomination for the 1989 Driving Miss Daisy movie - Best actor
- 1994 Oscar Nomination-Best actor for the price of captivity
- Oscar won in 2004 Million Dollar Baby movie - Best supporting actor
