Morgan Freeman is an American actor and film narrator. Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor with Million Dollar Baby and has received Oscar nominations for his performances in Street Smart , Driving Miss Daisy , The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus . He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including Glory , Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves , Seven , Deep Impact , The Sum of All Fears , Bruce Almighty , The Dark Knight Trilogy , Wanted , Red , Now You See Me , The Lego Movie and Lucy . He rose to fame as part of the cast of the 1970s children's program The Electric Company. Noted for his deep voice, Freeman has served as a narrator, commentator, and voice actor for numerous programs, series and television shows. He is ranked as the seventh-highest box office star since July 2019. He has a combined total box office gross of $4.57 billion, with an average of $71.5 million per film. Wikipedia
“I hate the word homophobia. It's not a phobia. Why would I be scared of a faggot?”
@MorgonFreeman on Twitter, a now-defunct account also known as "Tweets from God". This Twitter account was never written or controlled by Freeman, and was a parody of his character in the films Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty. snopes.com: Morgan Freeman on Homophobia http://www.snopes.com/politics/sexuality/freeman.asp <br class="br">Misattributed
Source: [Stern, Marlow, Janbuary 28, 2014, Morgan Freeman on God, Satan, and How the Human Race Has ‘Become A Parasite’, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morgan-freeman-kerry-washington-celebrate-oscars-science-at-breakthrough-prize-ceremony-1064160, The Daily Beast, New York, December 4, 2017]
Source: [Jarvey, Natalie, December 4, 2017, Morgan Freeman, Kerry Washington Celebrate "Oscars of Science'" at Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/morgan-freeman-kerry-washington-celebrate-oscars-science-at-breakthrough-prize-ceremony-1064160, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, December 4, 2017]
Source: [Freeman calls Black History Month ‘ridiculous’, https://web.archive.org/web/20051217080712/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10482634, Associated Press, New York, December 15, 2005, December 4, 2017]
“To go somewhere and say: 'I have this really terrific movie, but I need some... money”
Good luck!
Source: [Jobson, Richard, July 14, 2000, Morgan Freeman, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jul/14/morganfreeman, The Guardian, London, December 4, 2017]
