Born name

Morgan Freeman

nickname

Morgan

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Residence

• Charleston, Mississippi, USA
• New York City, New York, USA

nationality

training

Morgan attended Broad Street High School in Greenwood, Mississippi, graduating in 1955. The school building is now called Threadgill Elementary School .

The actor took part in vocal training at the LACC Theater Academy in Los Angeles. Mark Hamil, Donna Reed, Cindy Williams and Rene Michelle Aranda are other famous alumni of the Academy.

In the early 1960s he took acting classes at the Pasadena Playhouse in California and dance classes in San Francisco.

On May 13, 2006, Delta State University in Cleveland honored Morgan Freeman with an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts and Letters .

In 2013, the actor was honored with the Doctor of Human Letters honorary degree from Boston University .

occupation

Actor, producer, director and narrator

family

• Father – Morgan Porterfield Freeman (Barber) (Died of cirrhosis of the liver 27 April 1961)
• Mother – Mayme Edna (Teacher)
• Siblings – He has 3 older siblings.
• Other – Morgan Herbert Freeman (paternal grandfather)

Manager

It is managed by Stan Rosenfield & Associates, Inc.

To build

Average

Height

188 cm (6 ft 2 in)

weight

97 kg or 214 pounds

girlfriend/spouse

Morgan Freeman Dated –

• Debbie Allen – The actor met film/TV producer Debbie Allen.

• Marcia Gay Harden – Morgan has been in a relationship with actress Marcia Gay Harden in the past.

• Rita Moreno – He dated Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno for a short time.

• Loletha Adkins – Morgan was romantically involved with Loletha Adkins and the couple had a son together named Alfonso Rene Freeman (b. 1959) (also became an actor).

• Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (1967-1979) – The actor married Jeanette Adair Bradshaw on October 22, 1967. The couple divorced on November 18, 1979. They had two children together, daughters Morgana Freeman and Deena Freeman.

• Myrna Colley-Lee (1984-2010) – Morgan tied the knot with costume designer Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984 after meeting Off-Broadway. They ended their marriage in December 2007 and divorce proceedings were finalized on September 15, 2010 in Mississippi. The couple adopted and raised E’dena Hines (Morgan’s stepdaughter from his first marriage). E’dena Hines was murdered in New York City on August 16, 2015 at the age of 33.

• Demaris Meyer (2008) – Morgan had a conflict with Demaris Meyer in 2008 after breaking up with Myrna.

Morgan also had a son named Saifoulaye Freeman (born 1960) from one of his early relationships.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

Morgan had a DNA test performed, which established his ancestry from the Nigerian Songhai and Tuareg tribes.

hair colour

Grau

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Unmistakably soft, deep voice
• Calm demeanor
• Some marks on the face

measurements

His body specifications can be –

• Chest – 46 inches or 117 cm
• Arms/biceps – 15 inches or 38 cm
• Waist – 39 inches or 99 cm

shoe size

unknown

brand promotion

Morgan Freeman has been involved in many print advertisements and TV commercials.

He did print advertising for the Give Health a Hand PA campaign in 2010 for AARP and the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

Morgan has been seen in TV commercials for –

• Listerine Mouthwash (1973)
• McDonalds (1974)
• Be a Mentor Campaign by Save the Children (1999)
• Public Notice for USA CORPS (2002)
• The University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi
• St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital (2005)
• RebuildingTogether.org (2012)

The actor has sung for TV commercials for voice overs

• Visa cards for the 2008 Summer Olympics
• More people go with Visa Visa card campaign (2009)
• 2010 Visa Credit Card Sponsor for Winter Olympics Campaign in Canada (2009)

Religion

Athiest

Speaking about his religious beliefs in an interview in 2012, he said that the question of whether he was an atheist or an agnostic was difficult because he believed that God was invented by humans. He said if he believed in God it was because he believed himself to be God.

Known for

Morgan has been involved in many blockbusters including Street Smart (1987), Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Million Dollar Baby (2004), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2005, and Invictus (2009 ).

He is also famous for TV series Another World and PBS children’s show The Electric Company.

first movie

He made his acting debut in films for his role as a man in the street in the 1964 drama The Pawnbroker . It was an uncredited role.

First TV show

His first television show was The Electric Company, in which he played various characters from 1971 to 1977, including Mel Mounds and Easy Reader.

First direction

He made his directorial debut with Paramount Pictures Bopha! in 1993.

Personal trainer

He doesn’t have a personal trainer.

Morgan Freeman favorite things

• Actor – Gary Cooper
• Filme – King Kong (1933), High Noon (1952), Moulin Rouge (1952), Der Gesetzlose Josey Wales (1976), Moby Dick (1956)
• Musician – Al Green
• TV Show – All in the Family (1971-1979)
• Book – The Shawshank Redemption ( By Stephen King)
• Charakter – Bass Reeves
• Southern dish – cabbage or turnip greens, cornbread and fried chicken

Morgan Freeman Facts

1. He spent his childhood with his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi, to whom he was sent as a child.
2. Morgan turned down a part-time drama grant from Jackson State University .
3. Part of his childhood was spent in the areas of Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and Chicago, Illinois.
4. At age 9, Freeman made his foray into acting when he starred in a school play.
5. At the age of 12 he became the winner of a national theater competition.
6. While attending Broad Street High School, he appeared on a radio show in Nashville, Tennessee.
7. He was enlisted in the United States Air Force, served as an automatic tracking radar repairman, and continued to achieve the rank of Airman 1st Class.
8. Morgan moved his base to Los Angeles, California after serving 4 years in the military.
9. Before becoming an actor, he worked at Los Angeles City College as a transcript clerk.
10. In October 1997, Morgan was ranked number 31 on Empire Magazine’s list of the ‘Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time’ in the UK.
11. On August 7, 2000, the actor was married to the. Honored Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Acting Award .
12. In 2004 he founded the Grenada Relief Fund to help victims of Hurricane Ivan on the island of Grenada.
13. On September 19, 2006, the US Patent and Trademark Office granted him a trademark to his name.
14. In July 2009, Freeman attended Nelson Mandela’s birthday party at Radio City Music Hall as one of the hosts of the 46664 concert.
15. On June 9, 2011, Morgan was honored with the 39th Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.
16. He has the honor of being the first American to record a par on the 19th hole at Legend Golf & Safari Resort at the Entabeni Safari Conservatory in South Africa.
17. He is the owner of the called Ground Zero blues club in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
18. He also used to be the owner of a gourmet restaurant called Madidi.
19. Morgan earned his private pilot’s license from the He is the proud owner of three private aircraft including Cessna Citation 501, Cessna 414 twin engine and Emivest SJ30. He’s certified to fly all of these planes.
20. Freeman donated money to the Mississippi Horse Park in Starkville.
21. On November 12, 2014, the City of London awarded him the honor of Liberty of the City .
22. He is the owner of Revelation Entertainment, a production company.
23. Morgan is good friends with country singer Kenny Chesney.
24. Connect with Morgan on Facebook and Google+.