When Freeman was 16 years old, he contracted pneumonia. He moved frequently during his childhood, living in Greenwood, Mississippi Gary, Indiana and finally Chicago, Illinois. Īs an infant, Freeman was sent to his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. The DNA test suggested that among all of his African ancestors, a little over one-quarter came from the area that stretches from present-day Senegal to Liberia and three-quarters came from the Congo- Angola region. Freeman later discovered that his Caucasian maternal great-great-grandfather had lived with, and was buried beside Freeman's African-American great-great-grandmother in the segregated South, as the two could not legally marry at the time. Some of Freeman's great-great-grandparents were slaves who migrated from North Carolina to Mississippi. According to DNA analysis, some of his ancestors were from the Songhai and Tuareg people of Niger.
He is the son of Mamie Edna (née Revere 1912–2000), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman (J– April 27, 1961), a barber, who died of cirrhosis in 1961. Morgan Freeman was born on Jin Memphis, Tennessee. 2.4 2005–2013: Documentaries and thriller films.2.3 1997–2004: Critical success and established actor.2.1 1964–1988: Early work and rise to prominence.For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.
DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. He achieved further stardom in Glory (1989), the biographical drama Lean on Me (1989), and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award.
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He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.īorn in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Norman Freeman is currently 25 years old old Facebook Star.Morgan Freeman's voice from BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme, September 12, 2008. income source is mostly from being a successful Facebook Star.įAQs about Norman Freeman How old is Norman Freeman? He has ranked on the list of those famous people who were born on June 19, 1994. Norman Freeman is one of the successful Celebrity. Primary Income source Facebook Star (profession). Let’s check, How Rich is Norman Freeman in 2022?
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