Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director and
narrator. He is particularly known for his distinctive deep voice, and
has appeared in a range of film genres portraying character roles.
Freeman is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy
Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild 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 the comedy-drama
Driving Miss Daisy (1989), which garnered Freeman a second Academy
Award nomination, for Best Actor. His other critical successes of 1989
were the war film Glory, and the biographical drama Lean on Me.
narrator. He is particularly known for his distinctive deep voice, and
has appeared in a range of film genres portraying character roles.
Freeman is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy
Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild 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 the comedy-drama
Driving Miss Daisy (1989), which garnered Freeman a second Academy
Award nomination, for Best Actor. His other critical successes of 1989
were the war film Glory, and the biographical drama Lean on Me.
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