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Biography
Morgan Freeman
Remarkable:
Morgan has a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
It’s located between Orange Drive and La Brea Avenue.
Born:
May 13, 1939Morgan was raised in Chicago and Mississippi and made his Broadway debut in the 1968 all-black revival of Hello Dolly. On screen from the seventies, he reached a peak of success in the late 80s as the suavely vicious pimp in Street Smart (1987). Since attaining stardom, Freeman has played a number of soft speaking characters in Glory (1989), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). He costarred with Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven (1992) before making his directing debut on apartheid story Bopha! (1993). More stardom came with his portrayal of a prison lifer in The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and a policeman in Seven (1995). In 2005 he's getting very busy with 5 movies in (pre) production.
Academy awards
2005 Won Supporting actor for: Million dollar baby (2004)1995 Nominated Leading Role for: The Shawshank redemption (1994)
1990 Nominated Leading Role for: Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
1988 Nominated Supporting Role for: Street Smart (1987)
Selected movies:
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Se7en (1995)
- Glory (1989)
- Unforgiven (1992)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
