Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Morgan Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, Morgan Freeman has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

Morgan Freeman born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where Morgan Freeman began acting in school plays. Morgan Freeman studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. Morgan Freeman 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. Morgan Freeman achieved further stardom in Glory (1989), the biographical drama Lean on Me (1989), and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

In 1992, Morgan Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, Morgan Freeman starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which Morgan Freeman received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, Morgan Freeman received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012).

In addition to acting, Morgan Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). Morgan Freeman also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. Morgan Freeman is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, Morgan Freeman has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.