The Morgan Freeman Handbook - Everything you need to know about Morgan Freeman

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Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, film director, and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice.

Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus and won in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits.

This book is your ultimate resource for Morgan Freeman. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career, Personal life and Filmography right away: Dolphin Tale, Red (2010 film), Invictus (film), The Maiden Heist, Thick as Thieves (2009 film), Prom Night in Mississippi, The Dark Knight (film), The Love Guru, Wanted (2008 film), The Bucket List, Gone, Baby, Gone, Feast of Love, Evan Almighty, 10 Items or Less (film), Lucky Number Slevin, The Contract (2006 film), Edison Force, Unleashed (film), Batman Begins, March of the Penguins, War of the Worlds (2005 film), An Unfinished Life, The Big Bounce (2004 film), The Hunting of the President, Million Dollar Baby, Levity (film), Dreamcatcher (film), Bruce Almighty, High Crimes, The Sum of All Fears (film), Along Came a Spider (film), Under Suspicion (2000 film), Nurse Betty, Hard Rain (film), Deep Impact (film), The Long Way Home (1997 film), Kiss the Girls (film), Amistad (1997 film), Cosmic Voyage, Moll Flanders (1996 film), Chain Reaction (film), Seven (film), Outbreak (film), The Shawshank Redemption, Bopha!, The Power of One (film), Unforgiven, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Civil War (documentary), The Bonfire of the Vanities (film), Johnny Handsome, Lean on Me (film), Driving Miss Daisy, Glory (film), Clean and Sober, Street Smart (film), That Was Then... This Is Now, Marie (film), Harry & Son, Teachers (film), Eyewitness (1981 film), Brubaker

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• Performing Arts
• Biography
• Entertainment
• Autobiography

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781486434725
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Morgan Freeman

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Contents Articles Morgan Freeman Dolphin Tale Red (2010 film) Invictus (film) The Maiden Heist Thick as Thieves (2009 film) Prom Night in Mississippi The Dark Knight (film) The Love Guru Wanted (2008 film) The Bucket List Gone, Baby, Gone Feast of Love Evan Almighty 10 Items or Less (film) Lucky Number Slevin The Contract (2006 film) Edison Force Unleashed (film) Batman Begins March of the Penguins War of the Worlds (2005 film) An Unfinished Life The Big Bounce (2004 film) The Hunting of the President Million Dollar Baby Levity (film) Dreamcatcher (film) Bruce Almighty High Crimes The Sum of All Fears (film) Along Came a Spider (film) Under Suspicion (2000 film) Nurse Betty

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Hard Rain (film) Deep Impact (film) The Long Way Home (1997 film) Kiss the Girls (film) Amistad (1997 film) Cosmic Voyage Moll Flanders (1996 film) Chain Reaction (film) Seven (film) Outbreak (film) The Shawshank Redemption Bopha! The Power of One (film) Unforgiven Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves The Civil War (documentary) The Bonfire of the Vanities (film) Johnny Handsome Lean on Me (film) Driving Miss Daisy Glory (film) Clean and Sober Street Smart (film) That Was Then... This Is Now Marie (film) Harry & Son Teachers (film) Eyewitness (1981 film) Brubaker References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors Article Licenses License

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Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman Freeman at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival Born Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. June 1, 1937 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Occupation Actor, director, narrator Years active 1971 present – Spouse Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (1967 1979) – (divorced) Myrna Colley-Lee (1984 2010) (divorced)–

Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, film director, and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances inStreet Smart,Driving Miss Daisy,The Shawshank RedemptionandInvictusand won in 2005 forMillion Dollar Baby. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, includingUnforgiven,Glory,Seven,Deep Impact,The Sum of All Fears,Bruce Almighty,Batman Begins,The Bucket List,Evan Almighty,Wanted, andThe Dark Knight.

Early life Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Mayme Edna (née Revere) and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Sr., a barber who died in 1961 from cirrhosis. He has three older siblings. Freeman was sent as an infant to [1] [2] [3] his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. His family moved frequently during his childhood, [3] living in Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally Chicago, Illinois. Freeman made his acting debut at age 9, playing the lead role in a school play. He then attended Broad Street High School, currently Threadgill Elementary School, in Mississippi. At age 12, he won a statewide drama competition, and while still at Broad Street High School, he performed in a radio show based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, he graduated from Broad Street High School, but turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to work as a mechanic in the United States Air Force.

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Morgan Freeman Freeman moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s and worked as a transcript clerk at Los Angeles Community College. During this period, he also lived in New York City, working as a dancer at the 1964 World's Fair, and in San Francisco, where he was a member of the Opera Ring music group. Freeman acted in a touring company version ofThe Royal Hunt of the Sun,and also appeared as an extra in the 1965 filmThe Pawnbroker.He made his [4] [5] off-Broadway debut in 1967, opposite Viveca Lindfors inThe Nigger Lovers(about the civil rights era "Freedom Riders"), before debuting on Broadway in 1968's all-black version ofHello, Dolly!,which also starred Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. Career Although his first credited film appearance was in 1971'sWho Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?, Freeman first became known in the American media through roles on the soap operaAnother Worldand the PBS [3] kids' showThe Electric Company, (notably as Easy Reader and Vincent the Vegetable Vampire) which he later said he should have left earlier than he did. Beginning in the mid-1980s, Freeman began playing prominent supporting roles in many feature films, earning him a reputation for [3] depicting wise, fatherly characters. As he gained fame, he went on to Freeman at the10 Items or Lesspremiere in bigger roles in films such as the chauffeur Hoke inDriving Miss Daisy, Madrid with co-star Paz Vega. [3] and Sergeant Major Rawlins inGlory(both in 1989). In 1994 he portrayed Red, the redeemed convict in the acclaimedThe Shawshank Redemption. He also starred in films such as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,Unforgiven,Seven, andDeep Impact. In 1997, Freeman, together with Lori McCreary, founded the movie production company Revelations Entertainment, and the two co-head its sister online movie distribution company ClickStar. Freeman also hosts the channelOur Spaceon ClickStar, with specially crafted film clips in which he shares his love for the sciences, especially space exploration and aeronautics.

After three previous nominations a supporting actor nomination forStreet Smart, and leading actor nominations for — Driving Miss Daisy, andThe Shawshank Redemptionhe won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for — [3] his performance inMillion Dollar Babyat the 77th Academy Awards. Freeman is recognized for his distinctive voice, making him a frequent choice for narration. In 2005 alone, he provided narration for two films,War of the Worldsand the Academy Award-winning documentary filmMarch of the Penguins. Freeman appeared as God in the hit movieBruce Almightyand its sequel,Evan Almighty, as well as Lucius Fox in the critical and commercial successBatman Beginsand its 2008 sequel,The Dark Knight. He starred in Rob Reiner's 2007 filmThe Bucket List, opposite Jack Nicholson. He teamed with Christopher Walken and William H. Macy for the comedyThe Maiden Heist, which was released direct to video due to financial problems of the distribution company. In 2008, Freeman returned to Broadway to co-star with Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher for a limited engagement of Clifford Odets's play,The Country Girl, directed by Mike Nichols. He had wanted to do a film based on Nelson Mandela for some time. At first he tried to get Mandela's [6] autobiography,Long Walk to Freedom, adapted into a finished script, but it could never be finalized. In 2007 he purchased the film rights to a pre-published 2008 book by John Carlin,Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the [7] Game that Made a Nation. Clint Eastwood directed the Nelson Mandela bio-pic titledInvictus, starring Freeman as [8] Mandela and Matt Damon as rugby team captain Francois Pienaar. It was reported in July 2009 that Freeman is in [9] talks to co-star alongside Bruce Willis inRed.

Effective January 4, 2010, Freeman replaced Walter Cronkite as the voiceover introduction to theCBS Evening News [10] featuring Katie Couric as news anchor. CBS cited the need for consistency in introductions for regular news [10] broadcasts and special reports as the basis for the change.

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Morgan Freeman [11] As of 2010, Freeman is the host and narrator of the Discovery Channel television showThrough the Wormhole. Personal life Family Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967, until 1979. He married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984. The couple separated in December 2007. Freeman's attorney and business partner, Bill Luckett, announced in August 2008 that Freeman and his [12] wife are in the process of divorce. On 15 September 2010, their [13] divorce was finalized in Mississippi. Freeman and his wife, Myrna Colley-Lee, at the He has two sons from previous relationships before he married 1990 Academy Awards Bradshaw. He adopted his first wife's daughter and the couple also had his fourth child. Properties Freeman lives in Charleston, Mississippi, and New York City. He co-owns and operates Madidi, a fine dining restaurant, and Ground Zero, a blues club, both located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He officially opened his second Ground Zero in Memphis, Tennessee on April 24, 2008. Criticism Freeman has publicly criticized the celebration of Black History Month and does not participate in any related [14] events, saying, "I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history." He says the only way to [15] end racism is to stop talking about it, and he notes that there is no "white history month". Freeman once said on an interview with60 Minutes' Mike Wallace: "I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you [14] to stop calling me a black man." Freeman supported the defeated proposal to change the Mississippi state flag, [16] [17] which contains the Confederate battle flag. Honors On October 28, 2006, Freeman was honored at the first Mississippi's Best Awards in Jackson, Mississippi, with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his works on and off the big screen. He received an honorary degree of Doctor of [18] Arts and Letters from Delta State University during the school's commencement exercises on May 13, 2006. In 2008 Freeman's family history was profiled on the PBS seriesAfrican American Lives 2. A DNA test showed that he is descended from the Songhai and Tuareg peoples of Niger. Charitable Work In 2004 Freeman and others formed the Grenada Relief Fund to aid people affected by Hurricane Ivan on the island of Grenada. The Grenada Relief Fund has since become PLANIT NOW, an organization that seeks to provide [19] preparedness resources for people living in hurricane and severe-storm afflicted areas. [20] Freeman has worked on narrating small clips for global organizations, such as One Earth, whose goals include raising awareness of environmental issues. He has narrated the clip "Why Are We Here", which can be viewed on One Earth's website. Freeman has donated money to the Mississippi Horse Park in Starkville, Mississippi. The Horse park is part of [21] Mississippi State University. Freeman has several horses that he takes there.

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Morgan Freeman Politics Freeman endorsed Barack Obama's candidacy for the United States presidential election, 2008, although he stated [22] that he would not join Obama's campaign. He narrates for The Hall of Presidents with Barack Obama, who has [23] [24] been added to the exhibit. The Hall of Presidents re-opened on July 4, 2009 at Walt Disney World Resort in [24] Orlando, Florida. Car Accident Freeman was injured in an automobile accident near Ruleville, Mississippi, on the night of August 3, 2008. The vehicle in which he was traveling, a 1997 Nissan Maxima, left the highway and flipped over several times. He and a female passenger, Demaris Meyer, were rescued from the vehicle using the "Jaws of Life". Freeman was taken via [25] [26] medical helicopter to The Regional Medical Center (The Med) hospital in Memphis. Police ruled out alcohol [27] as a factor in the crash. Freeman was coherent following the crash, as he joked to a photographer about taking his [28] picture at the scene. He broke his shoulder, arm and elbow in the crash and had surgery on August 5, 2008. [29] Doctors operated for four hours to repair nerve damage in his shoulder and arm. His publicist announced he was [30] [31] expected to make a full recovery. Meyer, his passenger, has sued him for negligence, claiming that he was [32] [33] drinking the night of the accident. She has denied reports that they were romantically involved. Miscellaneous In July 2009 Freeman was one of the presenters at the 46664 concert (celebrating Nelson Mandela's birthday) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. [34] Freeman was the first American to record a par on Legend Golf & Safari Resort's Extreme 19th hole. [35] Freeman has a private pilot's license, which he earned at age 65. Filmography Films Film RoleN otes Year

1980Brubaker

1981Eyewitness

1984Teachers Harry & Son 1985Marie That Was Then... This Is Now 1987Street Smart

1988Clean and Sober

Walter

Lieutenant Black

Al Lewis Siemanowski Charles Traughber Charlie Woods

Fast Black

Craig

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated —— Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture

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Morgan Freeman 1989Glory Driving Miss Daisy

Lean on Me Johnny Handsome 1990The Bonfire of the Vanities The Civil War

1991Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1992Unforgiven The Power of One 1993Bopha!

1994The Shawshank Redemption

1995

Outbreak Se7en

1996Chain Reaction Moll Flanders Cosmic Voyage 1997Amistad Kiss The Girls The Long Way Home 1998Deep Impact Hard Rain 2000Nurse Betty Under Suspicion 2001Along Came a Spider

2002The Sum of All Fears High Crimes 2003Bruce Almighty Dreamcatcher Levity Drug War

Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins Hoke ColburnGolden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor— Principal Joe Clark Lt. A.Z. Drones Judge Leonard White

Voice of Frederick Douglass Azeem

Ned Logan Geel Piet

Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, Narrator

Brig. Gen. Billy Ford

Detective Lt. William Somerset

Paul Shannon Hibble Narrator Theodore Joadson Dr. Alex Cross Narrator President Tom Beck Jim Charlie Quinn Victor Benezet Dr. Alex Cross

DCI William Cabot Charlie Grimes God Col. Abraham Curtis Pastor Miles Evans Lt. Redding

Nominated MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo shared — with Kevin Costner director only

Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor — Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion — Picture Drama Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding — Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture

Nominated MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo shared — with Brad Pitt Nominated Saturn Award for Best Actor—

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Morgan Freeman 2004Million Dollar Baby

The Hunting of the President The Big Bounce 2005An Unfinished Life War of the Worlds

March of the Penguins Batman Begins Unleashed 2006Edison Force The Contract Lucky Number Slevin 10 Items or Less 2007Evan Almighty Feast of Love Gone, Baby, Gone The Bucket List 2008Wanted The Love Guru The Dark Knight 2009Prom Night in Mississippi Thick as Thieves The Maiden Heist Invictus

2010Red

Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris

Narrator

Walter Crewes Mitch Bradley Narrator Narrator

Lucius Fox Sam Ashford Frank Carden The Boss Himself God Harry Stephenson Jack Doyle Carter Chambers Sloan Narrator Lucius Fox Himself

Keith Ripley Charlie Nelson Mandela

Joe

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -— Motion Picture Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding — Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture limited release

Also Narrator Voice limited release

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Actor tied with George Clooney forUp in the Air Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor — Nominated Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best — Actor Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion —– Picture Drama Nominated Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor — Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding — Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for — Best Actor filming

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