Morgan Freeman Wiki, Biography, Age, Net Worth, Contact & Informations

Morgan Freeman
Wiki, Biography, Age, Net Worth, Contact & Informations

Here you can learn about Morgan Freeman’s career and private life facts, read the latest news, find all the awards he has won and watch photos and videos.

PERSONAL DATA OF MORGAN FREEMAN

Age: 84 years old
Height: 188 cm
Born in: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Born on: 01/06/1937

MORGAN FREEMAN BIOGRAPHY

Son of a teacher and a barber (in his veins, he will discover, flows the blood of Nigerian ancestors), he grows up in various cities in the southern United States. At 9 she first hits the stage in a school play, at 12 she wins a national acting competition and performs on a radio show in Nashville. After graduation, he enlisted in the American Air Force. 4 years later, discharged, he moves to Los Angeles where he takes acting and dance lessons. The debut is in New York in a musical theater company with which he also goes on tour. The first of his more than 100 cinema appearances – uncredited – takes place in the film by Sidney Lumet The pawn shop man (1964). After another series of anonymous holdings, from 1971 to 1977 he starred in the children’s program The Electric Company. As he continues to act in the theater and earn awards (a Tony and three Obies), his film career kicks off in the mid-eighties, usually with roles of wise father figure. In 1987 gets his first Oscar nomination as a supporting character of Street Smart, in 1989 it is noted in Johnny the handsome of Walter Hill and in the same year he brought to the screen a role created for him in the theater, which gave him the fourth Obie: for the chauffeur of Jessica Tandy in the award-winning Walking with Daisy is again nominated for an Oscar as best leading actor e wins the Golden Globe. He is also an interpreter of Glory, drama about the first battalion of African-American soldiers in the Civil War, featuring Denzel Washington.

In the nineties we find it in films like Bonfire of the vanities, Robin Hood – prince of thieves and in the western The ruthless of Clint Eastwood. In 1994 gets another iconic role in The wings of Freedom. By flanking Tim Robbins in the film that Frank Darabont draws from the story of Stephen King “The Shawshank Redemption”, gets another Oscar nomination. The following year he appears in one of his best roles, the wise and veteran policeman, partner of the inexperienced and vulnerable Brad Pitt in Seven of David Fincher. In 1993 he directed Bopha !, his only film as a director.

In 1997 he embodies Dr. Alex Ross in the thriller The collector, from James Patterson’s bestseller and the following year is directed by Steven Spielberg in Amistad. Among the other notable titles of the decade: Moll Flanders, Infernal rain is Deep Impact.

The new century opens with the sequel to the adventures of Alex Ross, In the grip of the spider. In 2002 and with Ben Affleck in At the top of the tension, by Tom Clancy, then plays The dream catcher, again from Stephen King, and is promoted to Eternal Father in A week from God with Jim Carrey.

In 2004 back to work with Clint Eastwood and thanks to him finally wins the Oscar (as a supporting character) in Million Dollar Baby. Five years later, still directed by him in Invictus in the role of Nelson Mandela, gets her fifth Oscar nomination. Among the many films he interpreted in the decade that goes up to 2015 we remember the acclaimed Christopher Nolan’s trilogy (Batman Begins, The dark Knight is The Dark Knight – The Return), the sequel A feat from God (2007), Slevin – Criminal Pact, Gone Baby Gone, It’s never too late, The incredible story of Winter the dolphin (and its sequel), Power attack.

Near the age of eighty, Freeman has multiplied his appearances in small but significant roles in which he can exercise his charisma without undue effort, limiting the challenging parts. In the last two years alone, he has featured in 9 films, including Transcendence, Lucy, Ruth and Alex alongside Diane Keaton, the comedy Ted 2, Attack on power 2- London Has Fallen, Last Knights and the reboot of Ben Hur.

Freeman got his pilot’s license at 65 and owns three small planes. He has been married twice and has two children in his youth, out of wedlock.