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Born
Morgan Freeman was born in 1937. He was born in Memphis Tennessee. His parents were Mayme Edna and Morgan Freeman. -
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Morgan Freeman
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First Acting Role
Morgan Freeman got his first taste of acting. He was only nine years old. He played the leading role of his school play. -
Radio Life
Freeman took his talents to the radio. He performed skits over the air. He did this in Nashville Tennesse. -
Early Life
Morgan turns 12. He won a state wide drama competiton. He did it all while still attending school. -
Education
In 1955, he graduated from Broad Street. He turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, Instead to work as a mechanic in the United States Air Force. -
LosAngeles
Morgan turned 24. He moved to Los Angeles. He worked as a transcript clerk at Los Angeles Community College. -
First Big Film
Freeman has his first big role in a movie. His first big film was "Who Say's I Can't Ride A Rainbow". This opened a lot of doors for him. -
Freeman´s Career Takes Off
Freeman's career takes off with his first big film. He plays a big role in the movie "Street Smart". He plays "Fast Black", a pimp. -
Glory
Glory
Freeman began playing prominent supporting roles in many feature films. Earning him a reputation for depicting wise, fatherly characters. "Glory", was one of his biggest roles. -
Unforgiven
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Seven
Freeman teams up with Brad Pitt and David Fincher. They are part of one of the best thrillers of the year. Freeman showed more of his awesomeness in this movie. -
Into Robin Hood
Morgan plays in a blockbuster movie "Robin Hood". He teams up with Kevin Costner to breing in the big dollars in this movie. This is another movie that got him noticed in the acting world. -
Along Came A Spider
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Batman Begins
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Lucy
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London Has Fallen