Morgan Freeman (Q48337)

American actor and producer (born 1937)

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 Life Achievement Award in 2018. In a 2022 readers' poll by Empire, he was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time.

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Occupationactor, television producer, beekeeper, television presenter, character actor, aircraft pilot, stage actor, voice actor, film director, film producer, director, television actor, film actor, producer
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Award receivedAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor, AFI Life Achievement Award, Silver Bear, Golden Globe Awards, Clarence Derwent Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, Kennedy Center Honors, National Medal of Arts, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Nominated forAcademy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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Educated atLos Angeles City College, Greenwood Public School District
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Date of birth1 June 1937
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Place of birthMemphis
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Country of citizenshipUnited States
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Native languageEnglish
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