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Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) 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 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 Life Achievement Award in 2018. In a 2022 readers' poll by ''Empire'', he was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi, where he began acting in school plays. He studied theater arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series ''The Electric Company.'' Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays ''Coriolanus'' and ''Julius Caesar'', the former of which earned him an Obie Award. In 1978, he 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''.

Freeman received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a former boxer in Clint Eastwood's sports drama ''Million Dollar Baby'' (2004), and was further nominated for the award for his roles in ''Street Smart'' (1987), ''Driving Miss Daisy'' (1989), ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), and ''Invictus'' (2009). Other notable roles include in ''Glory'' (1989), ''Lean on Me'' (1989), ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1991), ''Unforgiven'' (1992), ''Se7en'' (1995), ''Amistad'' (1997), ''Deep Impact'' (1998), ''Gone Baby Gone'' (2007), and ''The Bucket List'' (2007). He also portrayed Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' (2005–2012) and starred in the action films ''Wanted'' (2008), ''Red'' (2010), ''Oblivion'' (2013), ''Now You See Me'' (2013), and ''Lucy'' (2014).

Known for his distinctive voice, he has narrated numerous documentary projects including ''The Long Way Home'' (1997), ''March of the Penguins'' (2005), ''Through the Wormhole'' (2010–2017), ''The Story of God with Morgan Freeman'' (2016–2019), ''Our Universe'' (2022) and ''Life on Our Planet'' (2023). He made his directorial debut with the drama ''Bopha!'' (1993). He founded the film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary in 1996, under which they produced numerous projects, including the CBS political drama ''Madam Secretary'' from 2014 to 2019. Provided by Wikipedia