Morgan W Freeman

Morgan Freeman

• Birth Name Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr.
• Biography With an authoritative voice and calm demeanour, this ever popular African American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Born in June 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, ...
  
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• Spouse 'Myrna Colley-Lee' (16 June 1984 - present) (filed for divorce)
  'Jeanette Adair Bradshaw' (22 October 1967 - 18 November 1979) (divorced); 2 children
  
• Trade Mark Frequently plays characters with calm demeanor.
  [Narration] Often provides narration for his films, as either himself orthe character he is playing.
  Rich, yet mellow voice.
  
• Trivia (October 1997) Ranked #31 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 MovieStars of All Time" list.
  (1980) Village Voice Obie for Coriolanus (1979) (V) and "MotherCourage".
  (1986) Village Voice Obie for"Great Performances" (1972) {The Gospel at Colonus (#13.2)}.
  (1990) Village Voice Obie for Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
  Father of Alfonso Freeman from his relationship with LolethaAdkins and Saifoulaye Freeman (born 1960) from another previousrelationship.
  Father of Morgana Freeman with Jeanette Adair Bradshaw. He alsoadopted his first wife's daughter, Deena.
  
• Other Work TV commercial for Save the Children's "Be a Mentor" program (1999)
  Played Petruchio in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of"The Taming of the Shrew" in 1990.
  TV commercial for USA CORPS (2002)
  Appeared in music video "Waitin' on Joe" by Steve Azar.
  Appears in the video for country singer Steve Azar's song "Waitin' onJoe" (2002).
  TV commercial for McDonald's (1974)
  
• Personal quotes I gravitate towards gravitas.
  "I had a philosophic aversion to it. I didn't want to do the same thingtwice. Then, I realized that my philosophical aversion was bullshit. Irealized I liked Alex Cross. And the fact that he's black i...
  It was a wonderful experience. Steve Bing was the producer andwas very generous. But the movie didn't turn out very well. Thedirector ['George Armitage'] fell ill and we shut down production for afew ...
  "I've been living with myself all of my life, so I know all of me. Sowhen I watch me, all I see is me. It's boring." - on why he dislikeswatching his own films
  I'm not intimidated by lead roles. I'm better in them. I don't feelpressure - I feel released at times like that. That's what I'm born todo.
  I was in Africa when I got the call for Unforgiven (1992). Clintcalled my agency and made an offer for a western. I was like, 'Hecalled for me?' It was jaw-dropping.
  
• Portrayed in "Saia Justa" (2002)
  "This Morning with Richard Not Judy" (1998)
  
• Salary Kiss the Girls (1997): $5,000,000.00
  
• Pictorial "Veronica" (Netherlands), 22 March 2008, Iss. 12, "The Bucket List"
  
• Cover Photo "Parade" (USA), 6 December 2009
  "AARP: The Magazine" (USA), November 2007, Vol. 50, Iss. 6
  "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 10 March 2005, Vol. 1, Iss. 810
  "Venice" (USA), May 2002, Vol. 14, Iss. 8
  "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 7 August 1998, Iss. 444
  "Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 12 December 1997, Vol. 1, Iss. 409
  
• Filmography

  Dirty Old Men (2012) Comedy

  Untitled Batman Project (2012) Crime

  The Jazz Ambassadors (2011) Drama

  The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (2011) {{SUSPENDED}} Adventure

  15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2010) (TV)

  16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010) (TV)

  41st NAACP Image Awards (2010) (TV) Family

  Almost Famous III (2010) (TV) Documentary

  An American Salute: The Pops at 125 (2010) (TV) Music

  For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010) (TV) Documentary