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Trivia
Birth Name: Morgan Freeman
Date of birth: 1 June 1937
Place of Birth: Memphis,
Tennessee, USA
Height: 6' 2½" (1.89 m)
Spouse: Myrna Colley-Lee
(16 June 1984 - present) 2 children, Jeanette Adair (22 October
1967 - 1979) (divorced) 2 children.
Played "Easy Reader" in the
children's TV show "The Electric Company" (1971), which was
produced by The Children's Television Workshop.
Ranked #31 in Empire (UK) magazine's
"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Obie for "Coriolanus" and
"Mother Courage." [1980]
Obie for "The Gospel at Colonus."
[1986]
Obie for "Driving Miss Daisy."
[1988]
Sons: Alphonse and Saifoulaye.
Daughters: Deena (was adopted) and Morgana.
Received "Hollywood Outstanding
Achievement in Acting" Award on 7 August 2000.
Has said in a televised interview that in
all the years he has acted he has never been cast in a romantic lead or
has been cast opposite a female love interest in any movie he starred
in.
He was (along with director/actress Billie
Allen, director/ playwright Garland Thompson, and journalist Clayton
Riley') a founding member of The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, named
after noted Black actor Frank Silvera.
Has only reprised the same character once.
He played Dr. Alex Cross in Kiss the Girls (1997) and then reprised the
role in Along Came a Spider (2001).
Considered joining the Air Force to become a
fighter pilot but opted to stay with acting instead.
Worked as a mechanic in the US Air Force.
Has recorded a new radio public service
announcement about the national parks.
Recently earned a Private Pilot license.
May 2001 - Opened the Ground Zero Blues Club
in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Broadway debut in the musical "Hello,
Dolly!" with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.
Has his own production company, Revelation
Entertainment.
Has starred in two movies based on Stephen
King books: Dreamcatcher (2003) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
Has appeared in two films opposite a main
character named Jack Ryan: The Sum of All Fears (2002) and The Big
Bounce (2004).
Owns a boat which is berthed in the
Caribbean. His busy schedule, however, only allows him to go sailing on
it once a year.
During an interview with Charlie Rose
regarding the 10th year anniversary of The Shawshank Redemption (1994),
Freeman said he regarded that film, Glory (1989), Driving Miss Daisy
(1989), and Unforgiven (1992) as the highlights of his career.
He is often called the greatest living actor
in film, a title he humbly waves off and says he is just
"lucky."
Was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award
as Best Actor (Feature Role - Play) for 'The Mighty Gents.'
Said in an issue of Life Magazine (February
2005) that he can be seen as an extra in The Pawnbroker (1964)
Arrived in Los Angeles in 1959 and his first
job was as a clerk typist.
Speaks fluent French. He gave an
introductory speech in French to the crowd of extras gathered in
Montreal's Olympic Stadium to portray the Baltimore Super Bowl audience
in the Sum of all Fears.
In May 2005, he won the right to the
Internet domain name www.morganfreeman.com from the company Mighty LLC,
of Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis in a UN panel.
Applied in 2004 to the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office to trademark his name. The trademark application is
still pending as of May 2005.
Most of the characters he has played aren't
written specifically for an African-American actor.
In 1980 he won an Villiage Voice Obie award
for his performances in Mother Courage and Coriolanus
Won a second Villiage Voice Obie Award in
1984 for his performance in Gospel at Colonus
Won a third Village Voice Obie for his
performance in Driving Miss Daisy in 1987
Keeps his Oscar statuette inside a cabinet
which resides in his office. The cabinet was built by a good friend of
his in 1998 especially for the Oscar that his good friend predicted he
would win. It even came with a plaque that read: "No Parking.
Reserved for Oscar."
Member of the jury at the Berlin
International Film Festival 1994
He has played two men who teach someone to
box in two separate films. First he played Geel Piet in The Power Of One
(1992) and then he played Eddie 'Scrap Iron' Dupree in Million Dollar
Baby (2004).
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