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Biography

With an authoritative voice, and calm demeanour, this ever popular African American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern…more

Born

6/1/1937, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Birth Name

Morgan Freeman

Gender

Male

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Star (5)

Role
- Through the Wormhole
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 1 Will We Survive First Contact?
    3/6/12
  - S 2: Ep 10 What Do Aliens Look Like?
    8/10/11
  - S 2: Ep 9 Can We Live Forever?
    8/3/11
  - S 2: Ep 8 Can We Travel Faster Than Light
    7/27/11
  - S 2: Ep 7 How Does the Universe Work?
    7/20/11
  - + 14 More Credits
- Shelter From the Storm: A Concert For the Gulf Coast
  Himself
- The Electric Company
  Mark, Easy Reader, Mel Mounds - the DJ, Count Dracula, Mad Scientist, The Cop
  - S 6: Ep 0 Best of TEC
    4/26/99
  - S 6: Ep 131 Show 130B - Coach
    4/15/77
  - S 6: Ep 129 Show 129B
    4/14/77
  - S 6: Ep 128 Show 128B
    4/13/77
  - S 6: Ep 127 Show 127B
    4/12/77
  - + 777 More Credits
- Ryan's Hope
  Cicero Murphy (1981)
  - S 7: Ep 656 Airdate: 05-01-85
    5/1/85
  - S 7: Ep 648 Airdate: 04-09-85
    4/9/85
  - S 7: Ep 47 RH-1672
    12/9/81
  - S 7: Ep 46 RH-1671
    12/8/81
  - S 7: Ep 45 RH-1670
    12/5/81
  - + 222 More Credits
- Another World
  Roy Bingham (1982 - 1984)
  - S 6: Ep 2 Ep. #1278
    7/1/69
  - S 6: Ep 1 Ep. #1277
    6/30/69
  - S 5: Ep 22 Ep. #1014
    6/10/68
  - S 5: Ep 21 Ep. #1013
    6/7/68
  - S 5: Ep 20 Ep. #1012
    6/6/68
  - + 153 More Credits
Guest Star (39)

Role
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 17 September 27, 2011
    9/27/11
  - S 23: Ep 27 October 13, 2010
    10/13/10
  - S 22: Ep 60 December 2, 2009
    12/2/09
  - S 20: Ep 11 September 17, 2007
    9/17/07
  - S 19: Ep 56 November 21, 2006
    11/21/06
  - + 2 More Credits
- Mets on WPIX
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 16 Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets
    7/17/11
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 126 July 15, 2011 - Bill Maher; Morgan Freeman
    7/15/11
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 570 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 06/20/2011
    6/20/11
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 180 Morgan Freeman/Carson Kressley
    6/9/11
  - S 6: Ep 198 Morgan Freeman/The Black Keys
    7/27/10
  - S 6: Ep 145 Morgan Freeman/Kate Mara
    5/3/10
  - S 6: Ep 61 Morgan Freeman/Overtone
    12/9/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 152 Episode #4.152
    3/1/11
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 2 Bryan Cranston/Kanye West
    10/2/10
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 15: Ep 70 Morgan Freeman
    6/2/10
- American Idol
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 33 Idol Gives Back Part 2, & One Finalist Gets Eliminated Live
    4/21/10
- Live from Studio Five
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 97 Thursday 4/2/10
    2/4/10
- The Jay Leno Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 57 57
    12/3/09
- The Grammy Awards
  Himself
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
    2/8/09
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 142 July 15, 2008
    7/15/08
  - S 55: Ep 197 October 3, 2006
    10/3/06
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 143 Show #2950
    6/27/08
  - S 15: Ep 40 Show #2847
    1/9/08
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 98 January 11, 2008
    1/11/08
  - S 2: Ep 117 November 29, 2006
    11/29/06
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 15: Ep 10 Morgan Freeman, Cheryl Hines, KT Turnstall
    9/17/07
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 108 Morgan Freeman; Josh Duhamel; Barenaked Ladies
    11/30/06
  - S 13: Ep 153 Show #2874
    2/11/05
- The Rachael Ray Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Mystery ? Taster
    10/10/06
- The View
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 22 October 4, 2006
    10/4/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 128 George Lopez/Morgan Freeman/Natasha Bedingfield
    3/23/06
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 78: Ep 1 The 78th Annual Academy Awards
    3/5/06
  - S 73: Ep 1 The 73rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/01
  - S 72: Ep 1 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/00
  - S 65: Ep 1 The 65th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/93
  - S 62: Ep 1 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
    3/26/90
- HBO First Look
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 14 Batman Begins: An Origin Story
    6/7/05
- Shootout
  Self
  - S 2: Ep 19 Oscars 2005
    2/27/05
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 77: Ep 1 The 77th Annual Academy Awards
    2/27/05
  - S 60: Ep 1 The 60th Annual Academy Awards
    4/11/88
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 10 Morgan Freeman
    1/2/05
- Inside Dish with Rachael Ray
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Morgan Freeman
    11/12/04
- American Experience
  Narrator
  - S 15: Ep 8 Partners of the Heart
    2/10/03
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
    10/7/91
- American Masters
  Narrator
  - S 15: Ep 1 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
    9/27/00
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 40 John Avildsen
    11/9/99
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
  Himself, Nominee
  - S 1: Ep 1 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
    2/25/95
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 118 March 24, 1992
    3/24/92
  - S 2: Ep 60 December 6, 1989
    12/6/89
- The Civil War
  Voice of Frederick Douglass
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865)
    9/27/90
  - S 1: Ep 8 War is All Hell (1865)
    9/27/90
  - S 1: Ep 7 Most Hallowed Ground (1864)
    9/26/90
  - S 1: Ep 6 Valley of the Shadow of Death (1864)
    9/26/90
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Universe of Battle (1863)
    9/25/90
  - + 4 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 61 Show #1328
    7/10/90
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Luther
  - S 35: Ep 2 Resting Place
    4/27/86
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Tony
  - S 1: Ep 20 Dealer's Choice
    11/15/85
- Great Performances
  Minister/Narrator
  - S 14: Ep 2 The Gospel at Colonus
    11/8/85
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Clarence
  - S 31: Ep 1 The Marva Collins Story
    12/1/81
- Visions
  Railroad Bill
  - S 3: Ep 1 Charlie Smith and the Fritter Tree
    10/9/78
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 26 Amos
Announcer (1)

Role
- Through the Wormhole
  Announcer
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Through the Wormhole
  Executive Producer
  - S 3: Ep 1 Will We Survive First Contact?
    3/6/12
  - S 1: Ep 8 Beyond the Darkness
    7/28/10
  - S 1: Ep 7 What Are We Really Made Of?
    7/21/10
  - S 1: Ep 6 Are We Alone?
    7/14/10
  - S 1: Ep 5 How Did We Get Here?
    7/7/10
  - + 4 More Credits

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Celebrity High-Five: Wayne Brady's 5 Favorite TV Shows

By Anngie Dehoyos, Mar 23, 2012

We chatted with the Let's Make A Deal's host in anticipation of the game show's upcoming 500th episode, and asked him to name his five favorite TV shows. read more
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What to Watch Tonight: Breaking In, New Girl, and The River

By Price Peterson, Mar 06, 2012

Plus: Justified, Prank My Mom, and Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman. read more

Trivia and Quotes

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- On August 5, 2008, Morgan was involved in a car crash, leaving him in a serious condition, with multiple broken bones. He received surgery at the Elvis Presley Memorial Trauma Centre in Memphis and was expected to make a full recovery. His female passenger later accused him of drinking before the accident and sued Morgan for negligence, seeking unspecified damages.
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- In 1995, Morgan was nominated for a SAG Award for his role in The Shawshank Redemption. The category was "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role". In 2005, Morgan was nominated for 2 SAG Awards, both for his role in Million Dollar Baby. The categories were "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" and "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role". He won the award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role".
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- Morgan provided the narration for the English version of the documentary March of the Penguins in 2005.
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- Morgan: (on movies) People need to start to think about the messages that they send in the movies.
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- Morgan: (on the air force) I joined the air force. I took to it immediately when I arrived there. I did three years, eight months, and ten days in all, but it took me a year and a half to get disabused of my romantic notions about it.
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- Morgan: (on acting) All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that.
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