Who is Morgan Freeman ?

Morgan Freeman acted in a touring company version of The Royal Hunt of the Sun, and also appeared as an extra in the 1965 film The Pawnbroker

Morgan Freeman made his off-Broadway debut in 1967, opposite Viveca Lindfors in The Nigger Lovers (about the civil rights era "Freedom Riders"), before debuting on Broadway in 1968's all-black version of Hello, Dolly! which also starred Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.

Morgan Freeman continued to be involved in theater work and received the Obie Award in 1980 for the title role in Coriolanus.

In 1984, he received his second Obie Award for his role as the preacher in The Gospel at Colonus.

Morgan Freeman also won a Drama Desk Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his role as a wino in The Mighty Gents.

Morgan Freeman also won a Drama Desk Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his role as a wino in The Mighty Gents.

Although his first credited film appearance was in 1971's Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?, Freeman first became known in the American media through roles on the soap opera Another World and the PBS kids' show The Electric Company[9] (notably as Easy Reader, Mel Mounds the DJ, and Vincent the Vegetable Vampire).

Beginning in the mid-1980s, Freeman began playing prominent supporting roles in many feature films, earning him a reputation for depicting wise, fatherly characters.

As he gained fame, he went on to bigger roles in films such as the chauffeur Hoke in Driving Miss Daisy, and Sergeant Major Rawlins in Glory (both in 1989).

In 1994, he portrayed Red, the redeemed convict in the acclaimed The Shawshank Redemption

. In the same year he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.

Morgan Freeman starred in such films as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Unforgiven, Seven, and Deep Impact.

In 1997, Freeman, together with Lori McCreary, founded the film production company Revelations Entertainment, and the two co-head its sister online film distribution company ClickStar.

Morgan Freeman also hosts the channel Our Space on ClickStar, with specially crafted film clips in which he shares his love for the sciences, especially space exploration and aeronautics.

After three previous nominations-a supporting actor nomination for Street Smart, and leading actor nominations for Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption-he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Million Dollar Baby at the 77th Academy Awards.

Morgan Freeman was born June 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Morgan Freeman is recognized for his distinctive voice, making him a frequent choice for narration

Although he loved acting, Freeman joined the Air Force after high school to become a fighter pilot.

Morgan Freeman is recognized for his distinctive voice, making him a frequent choice for narration

He later realized it wasn't what he'd wanted and thus, began his acting career.

In 2005 alone, he provided narration for two films, War of the Worlds and the Academy Award-winning documentary film March of the Penguins

After years of small parts and limited success, he began to land big roles and win critical and popular acclaim.

Morgan Freeman appeared as God in the hit film Bruce Almighty and its sequel, Evan Almighty, as well as Lucius Fox in the critical and commercial success Batman Begins and its sequels, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.

He's now one of Hollywood's most respected stars.

Morgan Freeman starred in Rob Reiner's 2007 film The Bucket List, opposite Jack Nicholson