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Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. He was honored with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and Screen Actors Guild Li…
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2026· 7 entries
“Sometimes the idea of retirement would float past me but, as soon as my agent says there”
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“s Paul Tatara praised the actors but thought the film was”
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The New York Times: Morgan Freeman Is Pushing 90, With No Plans to Stop
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The Guardian: England’s Freeman seeking to silence Pollock and end season of grind on high | Robert Kitson
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The Guardian: The Dinosaurs review – Morgan Freeman’s narration is so soothing, you could use this as a relaxation aid
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With guest appearances by Keb’ Mo’, Shemekia Copeland, Anthony "Big A" Sherrod, the Chineke
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2025· 7 entries
The Guardian: ‘I enter a room and people say: “God just walked in”’: Morgan Freeman on voicing the divine, meeting Mandela – and his six decades on screen
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Snopes rated the claim “On his 88th birthday, actor Morgan Freeman pledged $11 million to build a sanctuary for thousands of stray and abandoned dogs.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “In May or June 2025, actor Morgan Freeman lectured White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about racism on live television.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Karoline Leavitt was lectured by Morgen Freeman on live TV about racism and inequality” Fiction.
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The Guardian: Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In 2016, actor Morgan Freeman said: "I'm a huge fan of Elon Musk and I think he's got the most incredibly forward thinking ideas about where we can go technologically. What he's done nobody else has ever done."” Correct Attribution.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “Demise of legendary actor Morgan Freeman” False.
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2024· 7 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Actor Morgan Freeman had an affair with his step-granddaughter.” Unfounded (retired).
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph shared online for years authentically shows a young Morgan Freeman holding a sign that says: “I’m Just a Clown Who’s Feelin' Down.”” True.
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Snopes rated the claim “Ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, actor Morgan Freeman said or wrote that he thinks a second Donald Trump presidency would be "good for the country."” Unfounded.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Actor Morgan Freeman once said: "If you've never owned a slave, why should you pay for slavery reparations?"” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Morgan Freeman said, “I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history; there is no white history month. The only way to end racism is to stop talking about it.”” Mostly True.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Actor Morgan Freeman publicly thanked Dr. Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary, for curing his dementia.” Fake Photo.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Morgan Freeman announced his retirement from narrating documentaries, calling them "woke crap."” Labeled Satire.
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2023· 2 entries
The Guardian: Life on Our Planet review – Morgan Freeman repeats the same cliches again and again
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The Guardian: Morgan Freeman says the terms ‘Black History Month’ and ‘African American’ are insults
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2022· 1 entry
Freeman performed with Ghanim Al-Muftah at the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
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2021· 1 entry
Took a guest starring role acting opposite Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin in the Netflix comedy The Kominsky Method for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Serie
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2019· 2 entries
Reported net worth: $120M (as of 2019).
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Freeman starred opposite John Travolta in The Poison Rose, an adaptation of the novel by Richard Salvatore
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2018· 1 entry
Freeman narrated Alpha, a historical drama set in the last ice age
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2017· 2 entries
Freeman appeared in a video by the Committee to Investigate Russia group, in which he declared "we [United States] are at war" and accusing Russia of "launching cyber attacks and spreading false information"
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Freeman appeared in two comedies: Going in Style and Just Getting Started
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2016· 1 entry
Released album “Blessed Virgin Mary’s Face‐to‐Face Encounter with the Divine Bullshit”.
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2015· 1 entry
Won National Medal of Arts (2015).
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2014· 2 entries
Narrated a clip titled What's Possible which had its debut at the United Nations climate summit
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Freeman voiced the character Vitruvius in The Lego Movie, a commercially successful 3D animation
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2012· 2 entries
And Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018
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Freeman reprised his role as Lucius Fox for the third time in The Dark Knight Rises
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2011· 3 entries
Awarded AFI Life Achievement Award (2011).
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Freeman narrated the fantasy Conan the Barbarian and appeared in the family drama Dolphin Tale, as prosthetic specialist Dr
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Freeman was featured with John Lithgow in the Broadway debut of Dustin Lance Black's play, 8, a staged reenactment of Perry v
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2009· 2 entries
At Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida
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Freeman starred opposite Antonio Banderas in the heist movie Thick as Thieves
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2008· 3 entries
Freeman was cast in the action-thriller Wanted, a loose adaptation of the comic book miniseries by Mark Millar and J
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After an eighteen-year absence to co-star with Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher in Clifford Odets' play, The Country Girl, directed by Mike Nichols
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An AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B
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2007· 1 entry
Freeman reprised his role as God in Evan Almighty, a sequel to 2003's Bruce Almighty, with Steve Carell
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2006· 1 entry
A film download company, with investment from Intel Corporation
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Million Dollar Baby (2005).
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Freeman criticized the celebration of Black History Month, saying: "I don't want a black history month
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2004· 1 entry
Freeman helped form the Grenada Relief Fund to aid people affected by Hurricane Ivan on the island of Grenada
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2003· 2 entries
Freeman starred in two other dramas that were not widely seen, Levity and Guilty by Association
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Freeman appeared as God in the hit comedy Bruce Almighty with Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston
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2002· 1 entry
Freeman was cast opposite Ben Affleck in the spy thriller The Sum of All Fears
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2001· 1 entry
Freeman reprised his role of Alex Cross in Along Came a Spider, a sequel to 1997's Kiss the Girls
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2000· 1 entry
With the lead role of Charlie in the comedy Nurse Betty, featuring Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock, and Greg Kinnear
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1997· 2 entries
Freeman and business partner Lori McCreary founded Revelations Entertainment, a film production company
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Freeman narrated the Academy Award-winning documentary The Long Way Home, about Jewish refugees' liberation after World War II and the establishment of Israel
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1996· 1 entry
Under which they produced projects such as the CBS political drama Madam Secretary (2014–2019)
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1995· 1 entry
Freeman starred with Brad Pitt in David Fincher's crime thriller Seven, the story of two detectives who attempt to identify a serial killer who bases his murders on the Christian seven deadly sins
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1994· 2 entries
Freeman served as a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival
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Freeman portrayed Red, the redeemed convict in Frank Darabont's acclaimed drama The Shawshank Redemption, with co-star Tim Robbins
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1993· 1 entry
Freeman made his directorial debut with the drama Bopha
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1992· 2 entries
Freeman starred in the John G
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Appeared in Clint Eastwood's western Unforgiven, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture
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1991· 1 entry
Freeman had a supporting role in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, an action-adventure starring Kevin Costner
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1990· 2 entries
Freeman provided the voice of Frederick Douglass in The Civil War, a television miniseries about the American Civil War
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“The Black legacy is as noble, is as heroic, is as filled with adventure and conquest and discovery as anybody else”
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1989· 1 entry
Starred in Walter Hill's Johnny Handsome, a crime drama in which he plays a New Orleans police officer
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1987· 1 entry
Freeman played a violent street hustler, a role that diverged from his previous roles, in Street Smart co-starring Christopher Reeve and Kathy Baker
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1984· 1 entry
The couple separated in December 2007 and divorced on September 15, 2010
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1980· 2 entries
For the title role as well as Julius Caesar
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Had a small role as Walter in the drama Brubaker, which starred Robert Redford as a prison warden
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1978· 2 entries
Appearing in two stage productions: 1978's The Mighty Gents, winning a Drama Desk Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his role as a wino, and White Pelicans
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Was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Zeke in the Richard Wesley play The Mighty Gents
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1971· 1 entry
Freeman starred in the PBS children's television show The Electric Company, which gave him financial stability and recognition among American audiences
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1969· 1 entry
Freeman also performed on stage in The Dozens
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1967· 1 entry
Opposite Viveca Lindfors in The Niggerlovers, a show about the Freedom Riders during the American Civil Rights Movement, before debuting on Broadway in 1968's all-black version of Hello, Dolly
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1955· 1 entry
But turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to enlist in the United States Air Force
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1937· 1 entry
Born 1937-06-01.
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1839· 1 entry
Aboard the slave ship La Amistad, the film was mostly well-received and earned four nominations at the Academy Awards
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