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Who Is Morgan Freeman?
Morgan Freeman is one of the most recognized actors in Hollywood who has a net worth of $250 million. Not only is he an actor, but he is also an excellent narrator and director. He is not only known for his incredible acting skills but also for his unique and deep voice. He has very talented and has appeared in numerous movies portraying a range of roles and characters.
Some of his notable films include Driving Miss Daisy (1989), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Seven (1995), Bruce Almighty (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Invictus (2008), The Dark Knight (2008), and Olympus Has Fallen (2013).
His Early Life
Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1938, in Memphis, Tennesse, and is the son of Mayme Edna and Morgan Porterfield Freeman. He is the youngest among the four children of his family. His father was a barber who passed away in 1961 due to cirrhosis. His mother was a teacher.
When he was only a baby, it was his grandmother who took care of him. He frequently moved from one place to another during his childhood years. He lived in Greenwood, Mississippi, then to Gary, Indiana, and finally settled in Chicago, Illinois.
He began his acting career at a very young age. At the age of 9, he landed the lead role in a school play. After finishing his elementary studies, he went to Threadgill Elementary School in Greenwood, which was called Broad Street High School at that time.
At 12 years old, he became the winner of a statewide drama competition and while he was still studying, he played in a radio show in Nashville, Tennessee. When he was 16, he contracted pneumonia and was in a life and death situation.
In 1955, he finished high school and received a scholarship from Jackson State University. However, he turned down the offer and decided to enlist in the U.S. Air Force. He initially worked as an Automatic Tracking Radar Repairman and was eventually promoted to Airman 1st Class.
After serving the military for four years, he went to Los Angeles. He took acting and dancing classes and at the same time, got a job as a transcript clerk to support himself.
Freeman’s Personal Life
In October 1967, Morgan Freeman married Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, but the two split in November 1979. In June 1984, he got married again to Myrna Colley-Lee, but the two broke things off in December 2007. Their divorce was finalized in September 2010.
Morgan has four children – Saifoulaye, Morgana, Deena, and Alfonso. He had an adopted daughter named E’dena Hines, who was killed in New York City back in August 2015.
Freeman currently lives in Charleston, Mississippi, and also owns a house in New York City. When he was 65, he earned a private pilot license. He is the owner of at least three private airplanes, including Cessna 414 and Cessna Citation 501.
The Rise of His Career
Freeman began his career by being a dancer at the World’s Fair in 1964. He was also a member of a group in the Opera Ring Musical Theatre located in San Francisco. His acting career started when he was picked as an extra for the drama film The Pawnbroker by Sidney Lumet. Since then, he starred in a variety of films, musicals, and even in Broadway.
Some of his early projects include the children’s TV show, The Electric Company, family drama Who Says I Can’t Ride a Rainbow!, Purlie, and stage productions White Pelicans and The Mighty Gents.
His early movies include Brubaker, Eyewitness, Marie, That Was Then… This Is Now, and Street Smart. With his continuous projects, his recognition in the movie industry has significantly grown. Because of his impressive performance, he has won a handful of awards.
As his career is progressing, he is given more and more projects. Among his mainstream movies and TV shows are Glory, Driving Miss Daisy, Johnny Handsome, The Civil War, The Taming of the Shrew, Unforgiven, and so much more.
Later movies that he is also heavily praised are The Long Way Home, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Lucky Number Slevin, Evan Almighty, Wanted, Thick as Thieves, the Maiden Heist, Olympus Has Fallen, and more.
Morgan Freeman’s Total Net Worth in 2020
As of 2020, Morgan Freeman has an estimated net worth of at least $250 million. He has earned a huge amount of money from his many projects, from blockbuster movies to notable documentaries. Here are top-grossing films of Morgan Freeman:
- Batman Begins – $206,852,432
- Bruce Almighty – $242,829,261
- The Lego Movie – $257,760,692
- The Dark Knight Rises – $448,139,099
- The Dark Knight – $543,858,444
