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Morgan Freeman
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Born:
June 1, 1937 in Memphis, TN
Biography:"Morgan Freeman" has enjoyed an impressive and varied career on stage, television, and screen. It is a career that began in the mid-'60s, when Freeman appeared in an off-Broadway production of The Niggerlovers and with "Pearl Bailey" in an all-African-American Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. He went on to have a successful career both on and off-Broadway, showcasing his talents in everything from musicals to contemporary drama to Shakespeare.

Before studying acting, the Memphis-born Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College and served a five-year stint with the Air Force from 1955 to 1959. After getting his start on the stage, he worked in television, playing Easy Reader on the PBS children's educational series The Electric Company from 1971 through 1976. During that period, Freeman also made his movie debut in the lighthearted children's movie "Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?"... Full Biography

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He's played an assassin, a tech expert, a boxing trainer and president of an asteroid-besieged...
Morgan Freeman, Katie Holmes and Christian Bale attend the photo call for "Batman Begins" in Rome on...
Kennedy Center Honorees, from left, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Barbra Streisand and Morgan...
Morgan Freeman and Robin Williams attend Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards party at the Beverly Hills...
Clint Eastwood, winner of Outstanding Directorial Achievement for "Million Dollar Baby," poses with...
From left: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear and Radha Mitchell in "Feast of Love" (MGM)
Jack Nicholson, left, and Morgan Freeman in "The Bucket List" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Filmography
Invictus (2009) The Dark Knight (2009) The Maiden Heist (2009) Wanted (2008) The Code (2008) The Bucket List (2007) Gone Baby Gone (2007) Feast of Love (2007)
News
Nov. 16, 2009, 4:51 AM EST
Film academy throws itself a party to hand out early Oscars to Lauren Bacall, 2 others
Nov. 5, 2009, 1:49 PM EST
Court records show Morgan Freeman has settled lawsuit from woman injured in 2008 car wreck
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