He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary in 1996. Known for his distinctive voice he has narrated numerous documentary projects including The Long Way Home (1997), March of the Penguins (2005), Through the Wormhole (2010-2017), The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016-2019), and Our Universe (2022). He also starred in the action films Wanted (2008), Red (2010), Oblivion (2013), Now You See Me (2013), and Lucy (2014). He also portrayed Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). Notable roles include in Glory (1989), Lean on Me (1989), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Unforgiven (1992), Se7en (1995), Amistad (1997), Gone Baby Gone (2007), and The Bucket List (2007). His other Oscar-nominated roles were in Street Smart (1987), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), and Invictus (2009). In 1978 he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Zeke in the Richard Wesley play The Mighty Gents.įreeman went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's sports drama Million Dollar Baby (2004). Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. He studied theater arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career.
DeMille Award in 2012, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018.īorn in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Morgan Freeman's voice from BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme, September 12, 2008.
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