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Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide ... MorganFreeman FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Americanactor,director,andnarrator(born1937) Forthedirector,seeMorganJ.Freeman. MorganFreemanFreemanatthe2018DeauvilleAmericanFilmFestivalBorn(1937-06-01)June1,1937(age 85)Memphis,Tennessee,U.S.EducationBroadStreetHighSchoolOccupationActordirectorproducernarratorYears active1964–presentOrganizationRevelationsEntertainmentWorksFulllistSpouse(s)JeanetteAdairBradshaw ​​(m. 1967;div. 1979)​MyrnaColley-Lee ​​(m. 1984;div. 2010)​Children4AwardsFulllistMorganFreeman'svoicefromBBCRadio4'sTheFilmProgramme,September12,2008.[1] MorganFreeman[2](bornJune1,1937)isanAmericanactor,director,andnarrator.Heisknownforhisdistinctivedeepvoiceandvariousrolesinawidevarietyoffilmgenres.Throughouthiscareerspanningoverfivedecades,hehasreceivedmultipleaccolades,includinganAcademyAward,aScreenActorsGuildAward,andaGoldenGlobeAward. BorninMemphis,Tennessee,FreemanwasraisedinMississippiwherehebeganactinginschoolplays.HestudiedtheatreartsinLosAngelesandappearedinstageproductionsinhisearlycareer.Herosetofameinthe1970sforhisroleinthechildren'stelevisionseriesTheElectricCompany.FreemanthenappearedintheShakespeareanplaysCoriolanusandJuliusCaesar,theformerofwhichearnedhimanObieAward.HisbreakoutrolewasinStreetSmart(1987),playingahustler,whichearnedhimanAcademyAwardnominationforBestSupportingActor.HeachievedfurtherstardominGlory(1989),thebiographicaldramaLeanonMe(1989),andcomedy-dramaDrivingMissDaisy(1989),thelatterofwhichgarneredhimhisfirstAcademyAwardnominationforBestActor. In1992,FreemanstarredalongsideClintEastwoodinthewesternrevengefilmUnforgiven;thiswouldbethefirstofseveralcollaborationswithEastwood.In1994,hestarredintheprisondramaTheShawshankRedemptionforwhichhereceivedanotherAcademyAwardnomination.FreemanalsostarredinDavidFincher'scrimethrillerSe7en(1995),andStevenSpielberg'shistoricaldramaAmistad(1997).FreemanwontheAcademyAwardforBestSupportingActorforhisperformanceinClintEastwood's2004sportsdramaMillionDollarBaby.In2009,hereceivedhisfifthOscarnominationforplayingformerSouthAfricanPresidentNelsonMandelainEastwood'sInvictus.FreemanisalsoknownforhisperformanceasLuciusFoxinChristopherNolan'sTheDarkKnightTrilogy(2005–2012). Inadditiontoacting,FreemanhasdirectedthedramaBopha!(1993).HealsofoundedfilmproductioncompanyRevelationsEntertainmentwithbusinesspartnerLoriMcCreary.HeistherecipientoftheKennedyCenterHonor,theAFILifeAchievementAward,theCecilB.DeMilleAward,andtheScreenActorsGuildLifeAchievementAward.Forhisperformancesintheatricalproductions,hehaswonthreeObieAwards,oneofthemostprestigioushonorsforrecognizingexcellenceintheatre. Contents 1Earlylife 2Career 2.11964–1988:Earlyworkandrisetoprominence 2.21989–1996:Hollywoodbreakthrough 2.31997–2004:Criticalsuccessandestablishedactor 2.42005–2013:Documentariesandthrillerfilms 2.52014–present:Continuedsuccess 3Otherventures 3.1Environmentalactivism 3.2Politicalactivism 3.3Businessventures 4Personallife 5Artistryandlegacy 6Filmographyandtheatrecredits 7Awardsandnominations 8Seealso 9References 10Externallinks Earlylife MorganFreemanwasbornonJune1,1937inMemphis,Tennessee.[3]HeisthesonofMamieEdna(néeRevere;1912–2000),ateacher,[4]andMorganPorterfieldFreeman(July6,1915–April27,1961),[2]abarber,whodiedofcirrhosisin1961.[5]Hehasthreeoldersiblings.[6]AccordingtoDNAanalysis,someofhisancestorswerefromtheSonghaiandTuaregpeopleofNiger.[7]SomeofFreeman'sgreat-great-grandparentswereslaveswhomigratedfromNorthCarolinatoMississippi.FreemanlaterdiscoveredthathisCaucasianmaternalgreat-great-grandfatherhadlivedwith,andwasburiedbesideFreeman'sAfrican-Americangreat-great-grandmotherinthesegregatedSouth,asthetwocouldnotlegallymarryatthetime.[4]TheDNAtestsuggestedthatamongallofhisAfricanancestors,alittleoverone-quartercamefromtheareathatstretchesfrompresent-daySenegaltoLiberiaandthree-quarterscamefromtheCongo-Angolaregion.[8] Asaninfant,FreemanwassenttohispaternalgrandmotherinCharleston,Mississippi.[9][10]Hemovedfrequentlyduringhischildhood,livinginGreenwood,Mississippi;Gary,Indiana;andfinallyChicago,Illinois.[10]WhenFreemanwas16yearsold,hecontractedpneumonia.[11]Hemadehisactingdebutatagenine,playingtheleadroleinaschoolplay.HethenattendedBroadStreetHighSchool,abuildingwhichservestodayasThreadgillElementarySchool,inGreenwood,Mississippi.[12]Atage12,hewonastatewidedramacompetition,andwhilesettlingintoschool,discoveredmusicandtheatre.[5] Freemangraduatedhighschoolin1955,butturneddownapartialdramascholarshipfromJacksonStateUniversity,optinginsteadtoenlistintheUnitedStatesAirForce.[5]HeservedasanAutomaticTrackingRadarrepairman,risingtotherankofairmanfirstclass.[13]Afterservingfrom1955to1959,hemovedtoLosAngeles,California,andtookactingclassesatthePasadenaPlayhouse.[5]HealsostudiedtheatreartsatLosAngelesCityCollege,whereateacherencouragedhimtoembarkonadancecareer.[14] Career 1964–1988:Earlyworkandrisetoprominence Freemanworkedasadanceratthe1964World'sFairandwasamemberoftheOperaRingmusicaltheatregroupinSanFrancisco.[15]HeactedinatouringcompanyversionofTheRoyalHuntoftheSun,andalsoappearedasanextrainSidneyLumet's1965dramafilmThePawnbrokerstarringRodSteiger.[15]Betweenactinganddancingjobs,Freemanrealizedthatactingwaswherehisheartlay."After[TheRoyalHuntoftheSun],myactingcareerjusttookoff",helaterrecalled.[15]FreemanmadehisOff-Broadwaydebutin1967,oppositeVivecaLindforsinTheNiggerLovers,ashowabouttheFreedomRidersduringtheAmericanCivilRightsMovement,[16]beforedebutingonBroadwayin1968'sall-blackversionofHello,Dolly!whichalsostarredPearlBaileyandCabCalloway.[17]In1969,healsoperformedonstageinTheDozens.[18] Beginningin1971,FreemanstarredinthePBSchildren'stelevisionshowTheElectricCompany,whichgavehimfinancialstabilityandrecognitionamongAmericanaudiences.[10]Hisworkontheshowwastiring,sohequitin1975.[14]TelevisionproducerJoanGanzCooneysaidthatFreemanloathedappearinginTheElectricCompany,saying"itwasaveryunhappyperiodinhislife."[19]Freemanlateracknowledgedthathedoesnotthinkabouttheshow,buthewasgratefultohavebeenapartofit.[20]Hisfirstcreditedappearanceinafeaturefilmshowin1971'sWhoSaysICan'tRideaRainbow!,afamilydramastarringJackKlugman.[18]Alsothatyear,heperformedinatheatreproductionofPurlie.[21]Afterashortcareerbreak,hereturnedtoworkin1978,appearingintwostageproductions:1978'sTheMightyGents,winningaDramaDeskAwardandaClarenceDerwentAwardforhisroleasawino,[22]andWhitePelicans.[23]Freemancontinuedtoworkintheatre,andayearlater,appearedintheShakespeareantragediesCoriolanus,receivingtheObieAwardin1980forthetitlerole,[15]andJuliusCaesar.[24] In1980,hehadasmallroleasWalterinthedramaBrubaker,whichstarredRobertRedfordasaprisonwarden.[25]Freemannextappearedinthetelevisionfilm,Attica(1980),whichisaboutthe1971AtticaPrisonriotanditsaftermath.[26]Ayearlater,hestarredinPeterYates'Eyewitnesswithco-starsWilliamHurtandSigourneyWeaver.[27]From1982to1984,FreemanwasacastmemberofthesoapoperaAnotherWorld,playingarchitectRoyBingham.[28]Afterseveralsmallrolesindramas,hestarredinMarie(1985),afilmadaptationofMarie:ATrueStorybyPeterMaas,inwhichheportrayedCharlesTraughber,[29]andalsoappearedintheminiseriesTheAtlantaChildMurders.[30]FreemanalsohadasmallroleinthedramaThatWasThen...ThisIsNow,basedonthenovelofthesamenamebyS.E.Hinton.[31]Inthemid-1980s,hebeganacceptingprominentsupportingrolesinfeaturefilms,earninghimareputationfordepictingwise,fatherlycharacters.[10] Inadditiontotelevisionfilms,in1987,Freemanplayedaviolentstreethustler,arolethatdivergedfromhispreviousroles,inStreetSmartco-starringChristopherReeveandKathyBaker.Freeman'sperformancewaspraisedbyfilmcritics,includingRogerEbertwhowrote,"Freemanhastheflashierrole,asasmart,verytoughmanwhocanbecharmingorintimidating-whatever'sneeded...Freemancreatessuchanunforgettablevillain."[32]Freeman'sperformanceearnedhimanAcademyAwardnominationforBestSupportingActor.[33]FreemanlatersaidheconsideredStreetSmarttobehisbreakthroughrole.[20]Inhisnextfilm,heplayedCraiginthedramaCleanandSoberwithco-starsMichaelKeatonandKathyBaker.Althoughthefilmwasnotaboxofficehit,itgainedfairreviews;RogerEbertgavethefilm41⁄2outof5starsandcalledtheperformances"superb".[34]FreemanalsoreceivedObieAwardsforhisrolesasapreacherinthemusicalTheGospelatColonus,andasHokeColburnintheplayDrivingMissDaisy,respectively.[15] 1989–1996:Hollywoodbreakthrough Freemanhadfourfilmreleasesin1989.Inthefirst,hestarredasSergeantMajorJohnRawlinsinGlory,directedbyEdwardZwick,aboutthe54thMassachusettsInfantryRegiment,theUnionArmy'ssecondAfrican-AmericanregimentintheAmericanCivilWar.WritingforTheWashingtonPost,DessonThomsonpraisedFreemanandco-starDenzelWashingtonfortheir"warmingsenseoffraternity".[35]GlorywasnominatedforfiveAcademyAwardsandwonthree:BestSupportingActorforWashington,BestCinematography,andBestSound.[36]Next,Freemanstarredinthecomedy-dramaDrivingMissDaisy,alongsideJessicaTandyandDanAykroyd.BasedonAlfredUhry'splay,inwhichFreemanappearedpreviously,herepriseshisroleofHokeColburn,achauffeurforaJewishwidow.ThefilmwasacommercialsuccessandgrossedUS$145millionworldwide.[37]Filmcriticsweremainlypositive;HenrySheehanfromTheHollywoodReporteropinedthatFreemanandTandy'sperformancescomplementedeachotherwhileretainingtheir"individualstar-quality".[38]ThefilmwasnominatedfornineAcademyAwards,includingBestActorforFreeman.[36] HisthirdreleasewasthebiographicaldramaLeanonMe,inwhichFreemanportraystheprincipalofanunder-performinganddrug-andcrime-riddenNewJerseyhighschool.JaneGalbraithofVarietymagazinethoughtFreeman'scastingwas"wonderful".[39]Lastlyin1989,hestarredinWalterHill'sJohnnyHandsome,acrimedramainwhichheplaysaNewOrleanspoliceofficer.[40]Ina1990interview,FreemansaidGlorywasoneofhisfavoritereleases—"TheBlacklegacyisasnoble,isasheroic,isasfilledwithadventureandconquestanddiscoveryasanybodyelse's.It'sjustthatnobodyknowsit."[14] Freemanatthe62ndAcademyAwardsin1990 In1990,FreemanprovidedthevoiceofFrederickDouglassinTheCivilWar,atelevisionminiseriesabouttheAmericanCivilWar.[41]Thatyear,healsostarredinthecriticallypannedTheBonfireoftheVanities.AccordingtothereviewaggregatesiteRottenTomatoes,thefilmhasanapprovalratingof16%basedon51reviews.[42]Inthesummerof1990,heplayedPetruchio,arolehehadbeenthinkingaboutforsixyears,inShakespeare'sTheTamingoftheShrew,whichopenedatDelacortetheatreinNewYorkCity."[Petruchio]seemstohavealotoffuninlife.",hesaid.[43]In1991,hehadasupportingroleinRobinHood:PrinceofThieves,anaction-adventurestarringKevinCostner.Thefilmwasacommercialsuccess,[44]butgarneredmixedreviewsfromcritics;TheNewYorkTimes'VincentCanbythoughtFreemanplayedAzeemwith"witandhumor"despitethe"muddled"plot.[45]FreemanalsonarratedTheTrueStoryofGloryContinues,adocumentaryaboutthe54thMassachusettsInfantryRegiment.[46] In1992,heappearedinClintEastwood'swesternUnforgiven,whichwonfourAcademyAwardsincludingBestPicture.[47]ThefilmdepictsWilliamMunny(Eastwood),anagingoutlawandkillerwhotakesononemorejobwitholdfriendNedLogan(Freeman).Unforgivenwaswidelyacclaimed,withonecriticcallingFreeman'sperformance"outstanding".[48]ThePowerofOnewasFreeman'ssecondfilmin1992,alooseadaptationofBryceCourtenay's1989novelofthesamename,inwhichheplaysboxingcoachGeelPiet.[49] In1993,FreemanmadehisdirectorialdebutwiththedramaBopha!,whichtellsthestoryofablackpoliceman(DannyGlover)duringSouthAfrica'sapartheidera.Bopha!waswell-received,inparticularforFreeman'sdirecting.HalHinsonofTheWashingtonPostwrote,"Freemanlaysoutthefather-sondynamicswithgreatskillandverylittlefuss.There'snohysteriainhisapproach;instead,hestickstothefacts,relyingonhiscasttoprovidetheemotion.Theresultisasurprisinglypowerful,insightfulfilm."[50]KennethTuranfromLosAngelesTimesalsocomplimentedFreeman'sdirectionbutthoughtthefilmwas"morepredictablethanpowerful".[51] In1994,FreemanportrayedRed,theredeemedconvictinFrankDarabont'sacclaimeddramaTheShawshankRedemptionwithco-starTimRobbins.Itisbasedonthe1982StephenKingnovellaRitaHayworthandShawshankRedemption.FreemanwascastatthesuggestionofproducerLizGlotzer,despitethenovella'scharacterofawhiteIrishman.[52]Filmingprovedtobechallenging,mainlybecauseofDarabont'sneedformultipletakes.Freemansaid:"Theanswer[I'dgivehim]wasno...havingtodosomethingagainandagainfornodiscerniblereasontendstobeabitdebilitatingtotheenergy."[52]Nevertheless,Freeman'sperformancewasdescribedas"quietlyimpressive"and"moving"byTheNewYorkTimes.[53]Atthe67thAcademyAwards,hereceivedanominationforBestActor.[54]Sinceitsrelease,TheShawshankRedemptionhasremainedpopularamongaudiences.[52]In1994,Freemanalsoservedasamemberofthejuryatthe44thBerlinInternationalFilmFestival.[55] Outbreak(1995),amedicalthrillerdirectedbyWolfgangPetersen,wasFreeman'snextfilm.HeplayedGeneralBillyFord,adoctordealingwithanoutbreakofafictionalvirusinasmalltown.ThefilmalsostarsDustinHoffman,ReneRusso,andDonaldSutherland.Outbreakwasaboxofficesuccess,grossing$189.8millionworldwide,[56]butgainedamixedcritics'response.[57]MickLaSelleoftheSanFranciscoChroniclecreditedFreemanforhisperformancewhichmayhavebeenunappreciatedbyviewers.[58]In1995,FreemanalsostarredwithBradPittinDavidFincher'scrimethrillerSeven,thestoryoftwodetectiveswhoattempttoidentifyaserialkillerwhobaseshismurdersontheChristiansevendeadlysins.Freeman'sperformancegeneratedapositiveresponse;OwenGleibermanofEntertainmentWeeklywrote"Freemanplaysnearlyeverysceneinadolefulhush;hemakesyouleanintohearhiswords,toferretoutthehintsofangerandregretthathauntthiswearyknight."[59]ThecriticfromVarietymagazinecalledFreeman'sacting"supremelynuanced".[60] Ayearlater,FreemanappearedinChainReactionasPaulShannon,asciencefictionthrillerco-starringKeanuReevesandRachelWeisz.Thefilmwasacriticalandcommercialdisappointment.[61][62]Next,hewascastoppositeRobinWrightin1996'sMollFlanders,aperioddramabasedonthenovelofthesamename.Thefilmreceivedamixedreception;GregEvansfromVarietymagazinesaidFreemangavea"sweet"performance,[63]whileTheNewYorkTimescriticthoughthewasmiscast.[64] 1997–2004:Criticalsuccessandestablishedactor WhilefilmingOutbreak,Freemanexpressedaninterestinstartingafilmproductioncompany.HeturnedtoLoriMcCreary,producerofBopha!,tobehisbusinesspartner.Freemanexplainedtoherthathewantedtoachieverepresentationonscreen,explorechallengingissuesandrevealhiddentruths,sotheychosetonametheirfirmRevelationsEntertainment.[65] In1997,FreemannarratedtheAcademyAward-winningdocumentaryTheLongWayHome,aboutJewishrefugees'liberationafterWorldWarIIandtheestablishmentofIsrael.[23]HealsoappearedinStevenSpielberg'shistoricalepicAmistadalongsideDjimonHounsou,AnthonyHopkins,andMatthewMcConaughey.Basedontheeventsin1839aboardtheslaveshipLaAmistad,thefilmwasmostlywell-receivedandearnedfournominationsattheAcademyAwards.[66][67]ThecriticfromSalonmagazine,however,thoughtthefilmlackedinspirationandFreeman'srolewas"utterlycryptic".[68]Inthatsameyear,hewascastaspsychologistAlexCrossinKisstheGirls,athrillerbasedonJamesPatterson's1995novelofthesamename.Inamixedreview,PeterStackofSanFranciscoChroniclethoughtFreemanandco-starAshleyJuddgavestrongperformancesdespitethelengthyplot.[69] Freemanin1998 FreemanwentontostarinDeepImpact(1998),asciencefictiondisasterfilminwhichheplayedPresidentTimBeck.[70]Thestorydepictshumanity'sattempttodestroya7-mile(11 km)widecometsettocollidewithEarthandcauseamassextinction.ThefilmwasaboxofficehitdespitecompetitionfromArmageddon,anothersummerblockbusteroftheyear.[71]Continuingwiththedisastergenre,hethenstarredoppositeChristianSlaterin1998'sHardRain,centeringaroundaheistandman-madetreacheryamidstanaturaldisasterinasmallIndianatown.Thefilmwasunpopularwithcritics;LawrenceVanGelderofTheNewYorkTimescalledthecharacters"one-dimensional"andthefilm"routine".[72] Freemanreturnedtothescreenin2000withtheleadroleofCharlieinthecomedyNurseBetty,featuringRenéeZellweger,ChrisRock,andGregKinnear.ThefilmpremieredattheCannesFilmFestivaltomainlypositivereviews;thecriticfromVarietymagazinethoughtFreemanandRockhad"wonderfulchemistry".[73]Next,heappearedinUnderSuspicion(2000),athrillerremakeofthe1981FrenchfilmGardeàvue.Thefilmhadbeen"cartinground"fortwelveyearsbeforeFreemanwasabletoproduceitunderRevelationsEntertainment.[74]Heco-starredwithGeneHackman;"WorkingwithGenewaswonderful.Ididn'tfindittoohardworkingwithaniconIsorespected.",Freemansaid.[74]Uponrelease,UnderSuspicionwasmetwithlukewarmreception;[75]CNN'sPaulTatarapraisedtheactorsbutthoughtthefilmwas"tootawdrytobecompletelyentertaining,andtoostatictogeneratemuchexcitement".[76]In2001,FreemanreprisedhisroleofAlexCrossinAlongCameaSpider,asequelto1997'sKisstheGirls.Thefilmreceivedmixed-to-negativereviews.[77]SusanWloszczynaofUSATodayobservedthat"Freemanstrideswithnobleauthority"butthoughttheoverallfilmwasunmemorable.[78] In2002,FreemanwascastoppositeBenAffleckinthespythrillerTheSumofAllFears.ItisbasedonTomClancy's1991novelofthesamename,aboutaplotbyanAustrianNeo-NazitotriggeranuclearwarbetweentheUnitedStatesandRussia,sothathecanestablishafascistsuperstateinEurope.TheSumofAllFearsreceivedmoderatereviews,[79]butwasacommercialsuccess,grossing$193.9millionworldwide.[80]Next,FreemanstarredalongsideAshleyJuddandJimCaviezelinHighCrimes(2002),alegalthrillerbasedonJosephFinder's1998novelofthesamename.ThestoryfollowslawyerClaire(Judd),whosehusband(Caviezel)isarrestedandplacedontrialforthemurderofvillagerswhilehewasintheMarines.Althoughseveralcriticswereunimpressedwiththestory,theycreditedFreemanandJuddfortheirchemistryandperformances.[81][82] In2003,FreemanappearedasGodinthehitcomedyBruceAlmightywithJimCarreyandJenniferAniston.[83]Next,hestarredinthesciencefictionhorrorDreamcatcher,adaptedfromStephenKing's2001novelofthesamename.Thefilmwasaboxofficeflop,[84]andgarneredmostlynegativereviews;Dreamcatcherhasanapprovalratingof28%onreviewaggregatesiteRottenTomatoes.[85]Alsoin2003,Freemanstarredintwootherdramasthatwerenotwidelyseen,LevityandGuiltybyAssociation.[86][87]His2004releaseswerecomedyTheBigBounceandsportsdramaMillionDollarBaby.[88][89]Inthelatter,directedbyClintEastwood,Freemanportrayedanelderlyformerboxer.ThefilmwonfourAcademyAwardsincludingBestPicture,BestDirector,BestActress(HilarySwank),andBestSupportingActor,earningFreemanhisfirstAcademyAward.[10]FreemanwasalsonominatedforaGoldenGlobeAwardinthesamecategory.[90]RogerEbertcomplimentedFreeman's"flatandfactual"narration,[91]andTimeoutmagazinethoughtthecastfullyinhabitedtheirroles.[92] 2005–2013:Documentariesandthrillerfilms Freemanatthe2005CannesFilmFestival 2005wasabusyyearforFreeman,makingsixappearancesinvariousfeatures.InthedramaAnUnfinishedLife,FreemanplaysMitch,aneighborofaWyomingrancher(RobertRedford).Thefilmhadamixedresponse;TheGuardiancriticthoughtitwasamiablebutquestionedthepurposeofFreeman's"sidekick"role.[93]Freeman'sauthoritativevoiceledtohisnarrationoftwodocumentaries;StevenSpielberg'sWaroftheWorldsandtheAcademyAward-winningMarchofthePenguins.[23]HealsoappearedinChristopherNolan'sBatmanBegins,thefirstinstallmentinwhatwouldbecomeTheDarkKnightTrilogy,asthefictionalLuciusFox.[94]Afterthis,heco-starredwithJetLiintheaction-thrillerUnleashed,playingSam,ablindpianotunerwhohelpsLi'scharacterturnhislifearound.Thefilmgainedamixed-to-positivereception;PeterHartlaubofSanFranciscoChroniclewasconfusedwiththegenreandthoughtFreeman'scharacterinterruptedthenarrative.[95]Freeman'snextrolewasinthethrillerEdison,whichbombedattheboxoffice.[96]Inhislastreleaseof2005,heprovidedthevoiceofNeilArmstronginthedocumentaryMagnificentDesolation:WalkingontheMoon3D.[97] Freemanstarredin2006'sTheContract,asassassinFrankCardenoppositeJohnCusack.Thefilmwasreleaseddirect-to-video,whichcriticJohnCorneliussuggestswasunsurprising,consideringthegenericformulaofthethriller.[98]FreemannextappearedinLuckyNumberSlevin(2006),acrimethrillerdirectedbyPaulMcGuigan.StarringaprinciplecastofJoshHartnett,BruceWillis,LucyLiu,StanleyTucci,andBenKingsley,thefilmgarneredmixedreception.[99]DavidMattinofBBCwrote,"KingsleyandFreemanshineindividually,buttheirinevitable,climacticclashofheadslacksforce.Likeitsleadingman[Hartnett],thismoviepresentsacharmingfaçadewithnothingmuchunderneath."[100]Next,Freemanportrayedhimselfinthelow-budgetcomedy10ItemsorLessoppositePazVega.[101]Twoweeksafteritstheatricalrelease,10ItemsorLesswasmadeavailablefordownloadfromClickStar,afilmdistributioncompanythatFreemanco-foundedthatyear.[102] In2007,FreemanreprisedhisroleasGodinEvanAlmighty,asequelto2003'sBruceAlmighty,withSteveCarell.EvanAlmightywasaboxofficefailure[103]andnegativelyreceived;[104]TheGuardiancriticwrote,"AcastfullofpeoplewhohavebeenfrequentlyfunnyelsewhereflounderinthisdelugeofsentimentalityandCGI.AvoidliketheTenPlagues."[105]ThedramaFeastofLovewasFreeman'ssecondreleaseof2007.Itisbasedonthe2000novelTheFeastofLovebyCharlesBaxter,aboutagroupoffriendslivinginsuburbanOregonwhocomeintocontactwithafreespiritwhochangestheiroutlookonlife;PeterBradshawofTheGuardiansarcasticallyremarkedthatitwasgreattoseeFreemaninachallengingrole.[106]FreemanhadasupportingpartinGoneBabyGone(2007),amysterythrillerthatwasalsoBenAffleck'sdirectorialdebut.Adaptedfromthe1998novelofthesamenamebyDennisLehane,FreemanplaysCaptainJackDoyleoftheBostonPoliceDepartment.Thestoryandcastperformanceswerepositivelyreceived;TimeOutmagazinecalledit"flawedbutimpressive".[107]Afterward,hestarredinRobReiner's2007comedyTheBucketListoppositeJackNicholson.[108]Theplotfollowstwoterminallyillmenonaroadtripwithalistofthingstodobeforetheydie.Thefilmgrossedarespectable$175millionworldwide.[109] FreemanattheGermanpremiereofTheBucketListin2008 In2008,Freemanwascastintheaction-thrillerWanted,alooseadaptationofthecomicbookminiseriesbyMarkMillarandJ.G.Jones.TheplotrevolvesaroundWesleyGibson(JamesMcAvoy),afrustratedaccountmanagerwhodiscoversthatheisthesonofaprofessionalassassinanddecidestojointheFraternity,asecretsocietyofwhichSloan(Freeman)istheleader.PrincipalphotographytookplaceinChicago;co-starrapperCommonremarkedonthesetatmosphere,"Freemanisacoolguy.He’dbewalkingaroundjokingandsingingandjustdancing.Youknow,artistsarefreeandIjustfeltthefreedominhim."[110]Thefilmreceivedgenerallyfavorablereviews;PeterHowellofTorontoStarthoughtitwasoriginalandoneofFreeman'sbolderperformancestodate.[111]FreemannarratedTheLoveGuru(2008),[112]beforeappearinginTheDarkKnight(2008),thesecondinstallmentofChristopherNolan'sDarkKnightTrilogy,inwhichhereprisedhisroleasLuciusFox.[113]FreemanreturnedtoBroadwayin2008afteraneighteen-yearabsencetoco-starwithFrancesMcDormandandPeterGallagherinCliffordOdets'play,TheCountryGirl,directedbyMikeNichols.[114] Freemancontinuedtoacceptrolesinadiverserangeofgenres.In2009,FreemanstarredoppositeAntonioBanderasintheheistmovieThickasThieves.[115]Next,hecollaboratedwithChristopherWalkenandWilliamH.MacyforthecomedyTheMaidenHeist.Forsometime,FreemanexpressedadesiretodoafilmbasedonNelsonMandela.Initially,hewantedtoadaptMandela'sautobiographyLongWalktoFreedomintoascreenplay,butplanswereneverfinalized.[116]Instead,hepurchasedthefilmrightstoJohnCarlin'sbook:PlayingtheEnemy:NelsonMandelaandtheGameThatMadeaNation.[117]ThebookwasadaptedintoafilmwhichClintEastwooddirected,Invictus,starringFreemanasMandelaandMattDamonasrugbyteamcaptainFrancoisPienaar.[118]ThebiographicaldramareceivedpositivereviewsforFreeman'sperformance;RogerEbertwrote"FreemandoesasplendidjobofevokingthemanNelsonMandela...Heshowshimasgenial,confident,calming,overwhatwasclearlyacoreoftemperedsteel."[119]FreemanreceivedBestActornominationsattheAcademyAwardsandGoldenGlobes,aswellasanominationforOutstandingPerformancebyaMaleActorattheScreenActorsGuildAwards.[120][121][122]ThesameyearheprovidedthenarrationforJanetLanghart'sAnneandEmmett,aplayfeaturinganimaginaryconversationbetweenEmmettTillandAnneFrank,bothkilledasyoungteenagersbecauseofracialpersecution.[123] Freeman'ssolefilmreleaseof2010wasRedwithco-starsBruceWillis,HelenMirren,andJohnMalkovich.[124]Redislooselyadaptedfromthecomic-bookseriesRed,createdbyWarrenEllisandCullyHamnerandpublishedbytheDCComicsimprintHomage.FreemanplaysCIAmentorJoe,whohelpsretiredfellowagentFrank(Willis)touncoversomeassassins.Thefilmwasacriticalandcommercialsuccess;[125]writingforMelbourne'sTheAge,JimSchembripraisedFreemanandthecastwho"bringaninfectiouscomicenergytotheirroles".[126] Besidesfilm,Freemanworkedonotherprojects.InJanuary2010,FreemanreplacedWalterCronkiteasthevoiceoverintroductiontotheCBSEveningNewspresentedbyKatieCouric.[127]CBSstatedtheneedforconsistencyinintroductionsforregularnewsbroadcastsandspecialreportsasthebasisforthechange.[127]DeborahMyers,headofScienceChannel,approachedFreemantobethepresenterofThroughtheWormhole(2010–17).Shehadheardthathewas"reallyinterestedinspaceandtheuniverse,"andthepairagreedtodeveloptheseriestogether.[128] In2011,FreemannarratedthefantasyConantheBarbarianandappearedinthefamilydramaDolphinTale,asprostheticspecialistDr.McCarthy.[129]Returningtotheatrein2011,FreemanwasfeaturedwithJohnLithgowintheBroadwaydebutofDustinLanceBlack'splay,8,astagedreenactmentofPerryv.Brown,thefederaltrialthatoverturnedCalifornia'sProposition8banonsame-sexmarriage.FreemanplayedAttorneyDavidBoies.[130]TheproductionwasheldattheEugeneO'NeillTheatreinNewYorkCitytoraisemoneyfortheAmericanFoundationforEqualRights.[131][132]Freemanhadaleadroleinthe2012dramaTheMagicofBelleIsle,asanalcoholicnovelisttryingtowriteagain.Thefilmfaredpoorlywithcritics,gainingonlya29%approvalratingonRottenTomatoes.[133]Lastlyin2012,FreemanreprisedhisroleasLuciusFoxforthethirdtimeinTheDarkKnightRises.[134] Anumberofboxofficehitswerereleasedin2013.Freemanappearedintheaction-thrillerOlympusHasFallen,thefirstinstallmentinwhatwouldbecometheFallenfilmseries;[135]heportraysSpeakeroftheHouseAllanTrumbull.TheSanFranciscoChroniclecriticgaveOlympusHasFallen3outof4starsandopinedthatFreemangaveanamicablesupportingperformance.[136]HethenstarredinthesciencefictiondramaOblivion,withco-starTomCruise,asveteransoldierMalcolmBeech,[137]andappearedinthethrillerNowYouSeeMe,asanex-magician.[138]Lastly,heplayedaretireeinLastVegas,withco-starsMichaelDouglas,RobertDeNiro,KevinKline,andMarySteenburgen.[139]FilmedinLasVegasandAtlanta,[140]LastVegaswaspraisedforitscast'schemistry,andonecriticthoughtFreemanbroughtthemostamusement.[141] 2014–present:Continuedsuccess In2014,FreemanvoicedthecharacterVitruviusinTheLegoMovie,acommerciallysuccessful3Danimation.[142]HestarredinTranscendence,asciencefictionthrillerdirectedbyWallyPfisterinhisdirectorialdebut,inwhichFreemanplaysscientistJosephTagger.CriticreviewsofthefilmweregenerallymixedaccordingtoMetacritic.[143]Next,heco-starredintheactionLucy(2014),aboutawoman(ScarlettJohansson)whogainspsychokineticabilitieswhenanootropicdrugisabsorbedintoherbloodstream.FreemanplaysProfessorSamuelNorman,whohelpsherresearchthecondition.ProducerVirginieSillawantedFreemanforthepartbecauseofhisexperienceinportrayingacharacterofwisdom.[144]"Hewastheperfectactor",shesaid.[144]UponthereleaseofLucy,criticalreceptionrangedfrommixed-to-positive.[145]Alsothatyear,Freemanappearedinthesequelto2011'sDolphinTale,DolphinTale2,[146]and5FlightsUp,acomedy-drama.[147]Attheendof2014,Freemanappearedashimself,amongothercelebrities,inthedocumentaryLennonorMcCartney.[148] KazuakiKiriya'saction-thrillerLastKnightswasFreeman'sfirstfilmof2015,starringoppositeCliveOwen.Theplotcentersonabandofwarriorswhoseektoavengethelossoftheirmasteratthehandsofacorruptminister.Reviewswerelargelyunderwhelming;[149]SaraStewartofNewYorkPostcalledit"bloodybad,"adding,"Once-proudboxofficenamesareitsfirstcasualties."[150]FreemannextjoinedthecastofTed2,acomedysequeltoTed,directedbySethMacFarlane.ThestoryfollowsthetalkingteddybearTedashefightsforcivilrightsinordertoberecognizedasaperson.FreemanportraysPatrickMeighan,ahighlyrespectedcivilrightsattorney.[151]AtelevisionseriesalsooccupiedFreeman'stime.HeplayedChiefJusticeFrawleyoftheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtinarecurringroleinMadamSecretary.HeandhisproducingpartnerLoriMcCrearyservedasexecutiveproducers.[152]Freemandirectedthefirstepisode;ofhisdirectingstyle,McCrearyremarked,"What'srivetingisthathecanachieveacompletetonalchangeinperformancewiththeleastamountofdirection...EverybodybehavesbetterwhenMorganisthere...buthe'sveryfun."[153]Attheendof2015,FreemanplayedaU.SsenatorinthethrillerMomentum.[154] Freemanin2016 ReprisinghisroleasAllanTrumbull,FreemanappearedinLondonHasFallen,the2016sequeltoOlympusHasFallen.ThefilmfollowsaplottoassassinatetheworldleadersoftheG7astheyattendtheBritishPrimeMinister'sfuneralinLondon,aswellasSecretServiceagentMikeBanning'seffortstoprotectU.SPresidentBenjaminAsher(AaronEckhart)frombeingkilled.Thefilmwasacommercialsuccess,[155]however,writingforA.V.Club,IgnatiyVishnevetskycriticizedthecheapfilmmaking,saying,"Themovieperiodicallycutstooverqualifiedsupportingactors—includingFreeman,MelissaLeo,andRobertForster...(it’spossibletowritesomethingthatwillsoundlikegarbageevenwhenspokeninFreeman’ssonorousvoice.)"[156]Next,FreemanreprisedhisroleasThaddeusBradley,starringinNowYouSeeMe2(2016),[157]thesequeltoNowYouSeeMe,thesequelgrossingasuccessful$334.9millionworldwide.[158]Finally,hehadaleadingroleinthehistoricaldramaBen-Hur,thefifthfilmadaptationofthe1880novelBen-Hur:ATaleoftheChristbyLewWallace.FreemanexpressedinterestinplayingSheikIlderim,awealthyNubiansheik,stating"Thischaracterhasquiteabitofpowerinthestory.AndIlikeplayingpower.It’ssomethingaboutmyownpersonalego."[159]Ben-Hurturnedouttobeoneof2016'sbiggestboxofficebombs.[160] In2017,Freemanappearedintwocomedies:GoinginStyleandJustGettingStarted.Thefirstoftheseisaremakeofthe1979filmofthesamename,co-starringMichaelCaineandAlanArkin,inwhichtheyplaybankrobbersaftertheirpensionsarecanceled.[161]Itopenedtoamixedresponse;[162]TheTelegraph'sRobbieCollinthoughtthetrioofactorslookedtiredbeforetheendofit.[163]JustGettingStarted,inwhichFreemanstarredwithTommyLeeJonesandReneRusso,wascriticallypannedbyreviewers.[164]Theplotfollowsanex-FBIagent(Jones)whomustputasidehispersonalfeudwithaformermoblawyer(Freeman)ataretirementhomewhenthemafiacomestokillthepair.FreemanhostedtheNationalGeographicTheStoryofGodwithMorganFreemanandTheStoryofUswithMorganFreeman,in2016and2017,respectively.[165] In2018,FreemannarratedAlpha,ahistoricaldramasetinthelasticeage.HethenstarredinDisney'sTheNutcrackerandtheFourRealms,aretellingofE.T.A.Hoffmann'sshortstory"TheNutcrackerandtheMouseKing"andMariusPetipa'sandPyotrIlyichTchaikovsky'sballetTheNutcracker.[166]Finally,hehadanuncreditedroleasJeromeinthebiographicaldramaBrianBanks,ahighschoolfootballplayerwhowasfalselyaccusedofrapeanduponhisreleaseattemptedtofulfillhisdreamofmakingtheNFL.[167]In2019,FreemanstarredoppositeJohnTravoltainThePoisonRose,anadaptationofthenovelbyRichardSalvatore.[168]InAngelHasFallen,FreemanreprisedhisroleasAllanTrumbull,thethirdinstallmentintheHasFallenfilmseries,followingOlympusHasFallenandLondonHasFallen.Althoughcriticalreceptionwasmixed,[169]thefilmwasaboxofficesuccess,earning$147.5millionworldwide.[170] FreemannextappearedalongsideanensemblecastinGeorgeGallo'scrimecomedyTheComebackTrail(2020)andinComing2America(2021),asequeltothe1988film.[171] Otherventures Environmentalactivism In2004,FreemanhelpedformtheGrenadaReliefFundtoaidpeopleaffectedbyHurricaneIvanontheislandofGrenada.ThefundhassincebecomePLANITNOW,anorganizationthatseekstoprovidepreparednessresourcesforpeoplelivinginareasaffectedbyhurricanesandseverestorms.[172]In2014,henarratedacliptitledWhat'sPossible,whichdebutedattheUnitedNationsclimatesummit.[173]FreemanhasdonatedtotheMississippiHorseParkinStarkville,Mississippi,partofMississippiStateUniversityandFreemanhasseveralhorsesthathetakesthere.[174] Afterlearningaboutthedeclineofhoneybees,Freemandecidedtoturnhis124-acreranchintoabeesanctuaryinJuly2014,startingwith26beehives.[175] Politicalactivism In2005,FreemancriticizedthecelebrationofBlackHistoryMonth,saying,"Idon'twantablackhistorymonth.BlackhistoryisAmericanhistory."[176]Heopinedthattheonlywaytoendracismistostoptalkingaboutit,andhenotedthatthereisno"whitehistorymonth".[176]Inaninterviewwith60Minutes'sMikeWallace,Freemansaid,"IamgoingtostopcallingyouawhitemanandI'mgoingtoaskyoutostopcallingmeablackman."[176][177]FreemansupportedthedefeatedproposaltochangetheMississippistateflag,whichincorporatedtheConfederatebattleflagatthetime.[178][179]InaninterviewonCNN'sPiersMorganTonight,FreemandrewcontroversywhenheaccusedtheTeaPartymovementofracism.[180][181][182]Regardingthe2015Baltimoreprotests,Freemansaidhewas"absolutely"supportiveoftheprotesters."Thatunrest[inBaltimore]hasnothingtodowithterrorismatall,excepttheterrorismwesufferfromthepolice....Becauseofthetechnology—everybodyhasasmartphone—nowinreactiontothedeathofFreddieGraywecanseewhatthepolicearedoing.Wecanshowtheworld,'Look,thisiswhathappenedinthatsituation.'Sowhyaresomanypeopledyinginpolicecustody?AndwhyaretheyallBlack?Andwhyareallthepolicekillingthemwhite?Whatisthat?Thepolicehavealwayssaid,'Ifearedformysafety.'Well,nowweknow.OK.Youfearedforyoursafetywhileaguywasrunningawayfromyou,right?"[183] Duringthe2008presidentialelection,FreemanendorsedBarackObama'spresidentialbid,althoughhesaidhewouldnotjoinObama'scampaign.[184]HeprovidedthevoiceofthenarratorforDisneyWorld'sTheHallofPresidentswhenObamawasaddedtotheexhibit,[185][186]andwhenTheHallofPresidentsre-openedonJuly4,2009,atWaltDisneyWorldResortinOrlando,Florida.[186]Ondayfourofthe2016DemocraticNationalConvention,FreemanprovidedthevoiceoverforthevideointroductionofDemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton.[187][188]OnSeptember19,2017,FreemanappearedinavideobytheCommitteetoInvestigateRussiagroup,[189][190]inwhichhedeclared"we[UnitedStates]areatwar"andaccusingRussiaof"launchingcyberattacksandspreadingfalseinformation".[191][192] InJune2021,hedonated$1millionalongwithUniversityofMississippiProfessorLindaKeenatotheuniversityinordertoestablishtheCenterforEvidence-BasedPolicingandReform.[193] Businessventures In1997,FreemanandbusinesspartnerLoriMcCrearyfoundedRevelationsEntertainment,afilmproductioncompany.TheyalsofoundedClickStarin2006,afilmdownloadcompany,withinvestmentfromIntelCorporation.[194]ClickStarceasedoperationsin2008.[195]FreemanownsandoperatesGroundZero,abluesclubinClarksdale,Mississippi,andistheformerco-ownerofMadidi,afinediningrestaurantinthesamecity.[196] Personallife FreemanwithdaughterMorganaatthe62ndAcademyAwardsin1990 FreemanwasmarriedtoJeanetteAdairBradshawfromOctober22,1967,untilNovember18,1979,[197]andsubsequentlymarriedMyrnaColley-LeeonJune16,1984.[197]ThecoupleseparatedinDecember2007[198]anddivorcedonSeptember15,2010.[198]Freemanhasfourchildren:Alfonso,Deena,Morgana,andSaifoulaye.[199]FreemanandColley-LeeadoptedFreeman'sstep-granddaughterfromhisfirstmarriage,E'denaHines,andraisedhertogether.[200]OnAugust16,2015,33-yearoldHineswasmurderedinNewYorkCity.[201] FreemanresidesinCharleston,Mississippi,andmaintainsahomeinNewYorkCity.[202][203]Heearnedaprivatepilot'slicenseatage65[204]andownsorhasownedatleastthreeprivateaircraft,includingbothaCessnaCitation501andCessna414,andanEmivestSJ30.[205][206][207] WhenaskedifhebelievedinGod,Freemansaid,"It'sahardquestionbecauseasIsaidatthestart,IthinkweinventedGod.SoifIbelieveinGod,andIdo,it'sbecauseIthinkI'mGod."[208]FreemanlatersaidthathisexperienceworkingonTheStoryofGodwithMorganFreemandidnotchangehisviewsonreligion.[209]HeisapracticingZoroastrian.[210][211] OntheeveningofAugust3,2008,Freemanwasinjuredinanautomobilecrashwhenhis1997NissanMaximawasinvolvedinarollovernearRuleville,Mississippi.Heandhispassenger,DemarisMeyer,hadtobecutfreefromthevehiclewithhydraulictools.Freemanwasconsciousafterthecrashandjokedwithaphotographeratthescene.[212]HewastakenviahelicoptertoTheRegionalMedicalCenter(TheMed)hospitalinMemphis.[213][214]Hisleftshoulder,arm,andelbowhadbeenbrokenintheaccident,andhereceivedsurgeryonAugust5.Doctorsoperatedonhimforfourhourstorepairnervedamageinhisshoulderandarm.[215]Hispublicistannouncedhewasexpectedtomakeafullrecovery.[216]Althoughalcoholwasnotconsideredafactorinthecrash,[217]MeyersuedFreemanfornegligence,claimingthathehadbeenconsumingalcohol,butthesuitwaseventuallysettledforanundisclosedamount.[218]Sincetheincident,Freemansuffersfromfibromyalgia.[219] InDecember2010,FreemanjoinedPresidentBillClinton,PresidentoftheUnitedStatesSoccerFederationSunilGulati,andsoccerplayerLandonDonovaninZurichforapresentationtobidfortheU.Shostingrightsforthe2022FIFAWorldCup.[220] OnMay24,2018,CNNpublishedaninvestigationinwhicheightwomenaccusedFreemanofbeing"overlyflirtatious"by"makinginappropriatecomments"whileonthesetoffilmsorathisproductioncompany.[221]Inresponse,Freemanissuedastatement;"AnyonewhoknowsmeorhasworkedwithmeknowsIamnotsomeonewhowouldintentionallyoffendorknowinglymakeanyonefeeluneasy.Iapologizetoanyonewhofeltuncomfortableordisrespected—thatwasnevermyintent."[222][223]ThespokespersonforLoriMcCreary,Freeman'sbusinesspartner,didnotrespondtoCNN'srequestforcomment.[224]Severaljournalistsspokeoutinresponsetothestory,includingTyraMartinwhostated,"I’mnot,neverwas[avictim].CNNtotallymisrepresentedthevideoandtookmyremarksoutofcontext.”[225]Freeman'slawyerdemandedthatCNNretractthestory.[226]TheScreenActorsGuild(SAG)didnottakeanyactionagainstFreeman.[227]OnDecember8,2020,LaOpiniónreportedonaSpanish-languageblogpostfrom2018thatallegedthatCNNfabricatedtheirreportonFreeman.[228] Artistryandlegacy Freemanatthe2018DeauvilleAmericanFilmFestival Freeman'sdeepvoiceisconsideredtobedistinctive,iconic,andrecognizable,whichfrequentlymakeshimapreferablechoicefornarrationinfilmsanddocumentaries.[229][230]ThejournalistRadhikaSanghaniwritesthathis"deeplyreassuringvoice,withitsmellifluoustonesandauthoritativepresence,iswhyanentiregenerationstillhearhistrademarktoneswhentheythinkofthealmighty".[231]Freemansaidthathisvoicedevelopedinthiswaywhiletakingspeechclassesincollege;hefoundthatmostpeoplespeakinavoiceeithertoofastortoohighandhedevelopedacommandingvoicebyspeakinginaloweroctaveandenunciatingeachword.[232] AccordingtoauthorMiriamDeCosta-Willis,Freemanisanintuitiveactor.Helikestoselecthisrolescarefully,andstudythecharactertoensureheportraysthemwithdepth,sensitivity,andsubstance.[233]CommentingonFreeman'spersona,BeverlyTodd,whoco-starredwithhiminLeanonMe(1989)andTheBucketList(2007),said:"Theworldknowsheissuchaconsummateactor.He'saverysharingactorandsuchaniceguy.He'snotthekindofactorwhodemandsthathehasallofthescenesandallthedialoguesandalltheemphasisisonhim".[234]Freemanhassaidheisinterestedinplayingcharacterroles,[15]andvaluestheimportanceoflisteningcarefullywhilefilmingscenes:"Thebigdangerinactingistowaitforyourline.That'swhatIneverdo.Ialwayslisten,nomatterhowmanytimeswedoit."[235] OnOctober28,2006,FreemanwashonoredatthefirstMississippi'sBestAwardsinJackson,MississippiwiththeLifetimeAchievementAwardforhisworkinfilmandtheatre.HereceivedanhonoraryDoctorofArtsandLettersdegreefromDeltaStateUniversityduringtheschool'scommencementexercisesonMay13,2006.[236]In2013,BostonUniversitypresentedhimwithanhonoraryDoctorofHumaneLettersdegree.[237]OnNovember12,2014,hewasbestowedthehonorofFreedomoftheCitybytheCityofLondon.[238] In2008,FreemanwaschosenasaKennedyCenterHonoreeattheJohnF.KennedyCenterinWashingtonD.C.[239]In2011,hereceivedtheAFILifeAchievementAwardinrecognitionofhiscontributiontothefilmindustry.ThosewhohonoredFreemanincludedSidneyPoitier,SamuelL.Jackson,ForestWhitaker,RitaMoreno,HelenMirren,ClintEastwood,CubaGoodingJr.,andMatthewBroderick.[240]In2012,hewasawardedtheGoldenGlobeCecilB.DeMilleAward,whichrecognizeslifetimeachievementinthefilmindustry.[241][242]InAugust2017,hewasnamedthe54threcipientoftheScreenActorsGuildLifeAchievementAwardforcareerachievementandhumanitarianaccomplishment.[243]Hisco-starRitaMorenofromTheElectricCompanypresentedhimtheawardinthefollowingJanuary.[244] Filmographyandtheatrecredits Mainarticle:MorganFreemanonscreenandstage Selectfilmography: Prolificinfilmsince1964,Freeman'smostacclaimedandhighest-grossingfilms,accordingtotheonlineportalBoxOfficeMojoandthereviewaggregatesiteRottenTomatoes,include:[245][246] DrivingMissDaisy(1989) Glory(1989) RobinHood:PrinceofThieves(1991) Unforgiven(1992) TheShawshankRedemption(1994) Seven(1995) NurseBetty(2000) BruceAlmighty(2003) MillionDollarBaby(2004) MarchofthePenguins(2005) GoneBabyGone(2007) TheDarkKnightTrilogy(2005–2012) Invictus(2009) Selecttheatreroles:[247] TheNiggerlovers(1967) Purlie(1970–71) Coriolanus(1979) JuliusCaesar(1979) DrivingMissDaisy(1987–90) TheGospelatColonus(1988) TheTamingoftheShrew(1990) Selecttelevisionroles:[246] TheElectricCompany(1971–1977) TheLongWayHome(1997) TheStoryofGodwithMorganFreeman(2016) TheStoryofUswithMorganFreeman(2017) MadamSecretary(2017) TheKominskyMethod(2021) Awardsandnominations Mainarticle:ListofawardsandnominationsreceivedbyMorganFreeman FreemanhasbeenrecognizedbytheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesforthefollowingperformances: 60thAcademyAwards:BestSupportingActor,nomination,forStreetSmart(1987)[33] 62ndAcademyAwards:BestActor,nomination,forDrivingMissDaisy(1989)[36] 67thAcademyAwards:BestActor,nomination,forTheShawshankRedemption(1994)[54] 77thAcademyAwards:BestSupportingActor,win,forMillionDollarBaby(2004)[248] 82ndAcademyAwards:BestActor,nomination,forInvictus(2009)[249] FreemanhasbeennominatedforfiveGoldenGlobeAwards,winningoneforBestActorinDrivingMissDaisy(1989).[250]HehasalsobeennominatedforthreeScreenActorsGuildAwards,winningoneforOutstandingPerformancebyaMaleActorinaSupportingRoleinMillionDollarBaby(2004).[251]HeearnedanObieAwardforeachtheatreroleinCoriolanus(1979),MotherCourageandHerChildren(1980),andDrivingMissDaisy(1987–90).[15] Seealso AfricanAmericansinMississippi Portals: Biography Film UnitedStates Television References ^"12/09/2008".TheFilmProgramme.September12,2008.BBCRadio4.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonFebruary4,2011.RetrievedJanuary18,2014. 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LuisValdez JackWhitten 2019 AlisonKrauss SharonPercyRockefeller TheMusiciansoftheUnitedStatesMilitary JonVoight 2020 TobyKeith RickySkaggs MaryCosta NickUt EarlA.PowellIII Completelist 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s vteNationalSocietyofFilmCriticsAwardforBestSupportingActor1967–2000 GeneHackman(1967) SeymourCassel(1968) JackNicholson(1969) ChiefDanGeorge(1970) BruceDern(1971) EddieAlbert/JoelGrey(1972) RobertDeNiro(1973) HolgerLöwenadler(1974) HenryGibson(1975) JasonRobards(1976) EdwardFox(1977) RichardFarnsworth/RobertMorley(1978) FredericForrest(1979) JoePesci(1980) RobertPreston(1981) MickeyRourke(1982) JackNicholson(1983) JohnMalkovich(1984) JohnGielgud(1985) DennisHopper(1986) MorganFreeman(1987) DeanStockwell(1988) BeauBridges(1989) BruceDavison(1990) HarveyKeitel(1991) GeneHackman(1992) RalphFiennes(1993) MartinLandau(1994) DonCheadle(1995) MartinDonovan/TonyShalhoub(1996) BurtReynolds(1997) BillMurray(1998) ChristopherPlummer(1999) BeniciodelToro(2000) 2001–present SteveBuscemi(2001) ChristopherWalken(2002) PeterSarsgaard(2003) ThomasHadenChurch(2004) EdHarris(2005) MarkWahlberg(2006) CaseyAffleck(2007) EddieMarsan(2008) PaulSchneider/ChristophWaltz(2009) GeoffreyRush(2010) AlbertBrooks(2011) MatthewMcConaughey(2012) JamesFranco(2013) J.K.Simmons(2014) MarkRylance(2015) MahershalaAli(2016) WillemDafoe(2017) StevenYeun(2018) BradPitt(2019) PaulRaci(2020) AndersDanielsenLie(2021) vteNewYorkFilmCriticsCircleAwardforBestSupportingActor1969–2000 JackNicholson(1969) ChiefDanGeorge(1970) BenJohnson(1971) RobertDuvall(1972) RobertDeNiro(1973) CharlesBoyer(1974) AlanArkin(1975) JasonRobards(1976) MaximilianSchell(1977) ChristopherWalken(1978) MelvynDouglas(1979) JoePesci(1980) JohnGielgud(1981) JohnLithgow(1982) JackNicholson(1983) RalphRichardson(1984) KlausMariaBrandauer(1985) DanielDay-Lewis(1986) MorganFreeman(1987) DeanStockwell(1988) AlanAlda(1989) BruceDavison(1990) SamuelL.Jackson(1991) GeneHackman(1992) RalphFiennes(1993) MartinLandau(1994) KevinSpacey(1995) HarryBelafonte(1996) BurtReynolds(1997) BillMurray(1998) JohnMalkovich(1999) BeniciodelToro(2000) 2001–present SteveBuscemi(2001) DennisQuaid(2002) EugeneLevy(2003) CliveOwen(2004) WilliamHurt(2005) JackieEarleHaley(2006) JavierBardem(2007) JoshBrolin(2008) ChristophWaltz(2009) MarkRuffalo(2010) AlbertBrooks(2011) MatthewMcConaughey(2012) JaredLeto(2013) J.K.Simmons(2014) MarkRylance(2015) MahershalaAli(2016) WillemDafoe(2017) RichardE.Grant(2018) JoePesci(2019) ChadwickBoseman(2020) KodiSmit-McPhee(2021) vteScreenActorsGuildLifeAchievementAward 1962:EddieCantor 1963:StanLaurel 1965:BobHope 1966:BarbaraStanwyck 1967:WilliamGargan 1968:JamesStewart 1969:EdwardG.Robinson 1970:GregoryPeck 1971:CharltonHeston 1972:FrankSinatra 1973:MarthaRaye 1974:WalterPidgeon 1975:RosalindRussell 1976:PearlBailey 1977:JamesCagney 1978:EdgarBergen 1979:KatharineHepburn 1980:LeonAmes 1982:DannyKaye 1983:RalphBellamy 1984:IggieWolfington 1985:PaulNewmanandJoanneWoodward 1986:NanetteFabray 1987:RedSkelton 1988:GeneKelly 1989:JackLemmon 1990:BrockPeters 1991:BurtLancaster 1992:AudreyHepburn 1993:RicardoMontalbán 1994:GeorgeBurns 1995:RobertRedford 1996:AngelaLansbury 1997:ElizabethTaylor 1998:KirkDouglas 1999:SidneyPoitier 2000:OssieDavisandRubyDee 2001:EdAsner 2002:ClintEastwood 2003:KarlMalden 2004:JamesGarner 2005:ShirleyTemple 2006:JulieAndrews 2007:CharlesDurning 2008:JamesEarlJones 2009:BettyWhite 2010:ErnestBorgnine 2011:MaryTylerMoore 2012:DickVanDyke 2013:RitaMoreno 2014:DebbieReynolds 2015:CarolBurnett 2016:LilyTomlin 2017:MorganFreeman 2018:AlanAlda 2019:RobertDeNiro 2020:NoAward 2021:HelenMirren vteScreenActorsGuildAwardforOutstandingPerformancebyaMaleActorinaSupportingRole MartinLandau(1994) EdHarris(1995) CubaGoodingJr.(1996) RobinWilliams(1997) RobertDuvall(1998) MichaelCaine(1999) AlbertFinney(2000) IanMcKellen(2001) ChristopherWalken(2002) TimRobbins(2003) MorganFreeman(2004) PaulGiamatti(2005) EddieMurphy(2006) JavierBardem(2007) HeathLedger(2008) ChristophWaltz(2009) ChristianBale(2010) ChristopherPlummer(2011) TommyLeeJones(2012) JaredLeto(2013) J.K.Simmons(2014) IdrisElba(2015) MahershalaAli(2016) SamRockwell(2017) MahershalaAli(2018) BradPitt(2019) DanielKaluuya(2020) TroyKotsur(2021) vteVancouverFilmCriticsCircleAwardforBestSupportingActor ChrisCooper(2002) AlecBaldwin(2003) MorganFreeman(2004) TerrenceHoward(2005) AlanArkin(2006) JavierBardem(2007) HeathLedger(2008) ChristophWaltz(2009) ChristianBale(2010) ChristopherPlummer(2011) PhilipSeymourHoffman(2012) JaredLeto(2013) J.K.Simmons(2014) MarkRylance(2015) MahershalaAli(2016) WillemDafoe(2017) RichardE.Grant(2018) BradPitt(2019) DanielKaluuya(2020) TroyKotsur(2021) AuthoritycontrolGeneral ISNI 1 VIAF 1 WorldCat Nationallibraries Norway Spain France(data) Catalonia Germany Israel UnitedStates Latvia CzechRepublic Australia Netherlands Poland Biographicaldictionaries Germany Scientificdatabases CiNii(Japan) Other FacetedApplicationofSubjectTerminology MusicBrainzartist RERO(Switzerland) 1 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