Guide Note

Morgan Freeman is an Academy Award-winning American actor. He starred in such films as Million Dollar Baby, for which he won the Academy Award, The Shawshank Redemption and Driving Miss Daisy.

On August 4, 2008, TMZ reported that Freeman was injured in a serious car accident in Mississippi. He underwent surgery to repair damaged nerves in his left arm and hand. After a three-day hospital stay, Freeman was released from Memphis' Regional Medical Center on August 7, 2008.

Fast Facts

Born: June 1, 1937
Played Dracula on The Electric Company
2005: Won an Academy Award for Million Dollar Baby

Life and Career

Morgan Freeman did not start out acting professionally from an early age. Though he was involved with theater as a child, he only began acting as a career much later on. This resulted in him getting his big break in Driving Miss Daisy at the age of 52.

The 90s proved to be a break out decade for Freeman who then starred in a number of widely acclaimed and commercially successful films. In 1994, he took on the role of Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding in The Shawshank Redemption opposite Tim Robbins. The movie was a huge success, and it also established Freeman as a talented narrator.

His most recent blockbuster appearance is in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and The Dark Knight as Lucius Fox.

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Morgan Freeman Timeline

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June 1, 1937 Born
(1987) Street Smart: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
(1989) Lean on Me: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(1989) Driving Miss Daisy: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(1989) Glory: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(1991) Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(1992) Unforgiven: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(1994) The Shawshank Redemption: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(1995) Se7en: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2003) Bruce Almighty: Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2004) Million Dollar Baby: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2005) Batman Begins: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2005) March of the Penguins: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2006) Lucky Number Slevin: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2007) Evan Almighty: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
(2007) The Bucket List: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes

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