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Thursday, 12 June 2025

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Morgan Freeman
Frederick the Great
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick Barbarossa
Benjamin Franklin
Anne Frank
Pope Francis
Francis of Assisi


Francis II of France
Francis I of France
George Fox
Stephen Foster
Jodie Foster
Frederick Forsyth
George Foreman
Henry Ford
Harrison Ford
Gerald Ford
Jane Fonda
Errol Flynn
Ian Fleming
Alexander Fleming
Michael Flatley
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Charles Grandison Finney
Millard Fillmore
Henry Fielding
Fibonacci
Enzo Ferrari


Roger Federer
Guy Fawkes
Gabriel Fauré
William Faulkner
Michael Faraday
Douglas Fairbanks
Max Factor
Peter Carl Fabergé
Leonhard Euler
Ethelred the Unready
Pablo Escobar
Erasmus
Eminem
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Duke Ellington
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth I


Jim Elliot
T. S. Eliot
John Eliot
George Eliot
Elijah (Biblical character)
Edward Elgar
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Albert Einstein
Billie Eilish
Paul Ehrlich
Jonathan Edwards (theologian)
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
King Edward VIII
King Edward VII
King Edward VI of England
Edward V of England
Edward IV of England
Edward III of England
Edward II of England
Edward I of England


Edward the Confessor
Edward the Black Prince
Saint Edmund
Edmund I
Thomas Edison
Anthony Eden
Mary Baker Eddy
Clint Eastwood
Wyatt Earp
Amelia Earhart
Bob Dylan
Antonín Dvořák
Saint Dunstan
John Boyd Dunlop
Alexandre Dumas
Daphne du Maurier
John Dryden
Alfred Dreyfus
Francis Drake
Drake
Arthur Conan Doyle
Frederick Douglass


Alec Douglas-Home
Fyodor Dostoevsky
John Donne
Domitian
Saint Dominic
Novak Djokovic
Dorothea Dix
Benjamin Disraeli
Walt Disney
Christian Dior
Diocletian
Joe DiMaggio
Marlene Dietrich
Rudolf Diesel
Emily Dickinson
Charles Dickens


Leonardo DiCaprio
Diana, Princess of Wales
Sergei Diaghilev
René Descartes
Johnny Depp
Frederick Delius
Edgar Degas
Daniel Defoe
Claude Debussy
James Dean
Robert De Niro
Catherine de Medici
Charles de Gaulle
Doris Day
Charles G. Dawes
Humphry Davy
Sammy Davis Jr.
Bette Davis


Saint David
King David
Charles Darwin
Dante Alighieri
Daniel (biblical figure)
Matt Damon
Salvador Dalí
Dalai Lama
Gottlieb Daimler
Roald Dahl
Louis Daguerre
Cyrus the Great
Cyril and Methodius
Georges Cuvier
George Armstrong Custer
Marie Curie
Billy Crystal
Johan Cruyff
Tom Cruise
Russell Crowe
Fanny Crosby
Bing Crosby
Thomas Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Davy Crockett
Francis Crick
Michael Crichton
Joan Crawford


Thomas Crapper
Thomas Cranmer
William Cowper
Kevin Costner
Sergio Costa
Bill Cosby
Hernán Cortés
Aaron Copland
Nicolaus Copernicus
Gary Cooper
Bradley Cooper
Calvin Coolidge
Sam Cooke
Thomas Cook
Captain James Cook


Constantine the Great
John Constable
Joseph Conrad
Sean Connery
Confucius
Commodus
Christopher Columbus
Saint Columba
William Colgate
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
William Cobbett
Kurt Cobain
Clovis I
George Clooney
Robert Clive
Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Grover Cleveland
Cleopatra
Claudius


William Clark
Eric Clapton
Tom Clancy
André-Gustave Citroën
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Cicero
Winston Churchill
John Chrysostom
Saint Christopher
Christina, Queen of Sweden
Agatha Christie
Frédéric Chopin
Thomas Chippendale
Julia Child
Louis Chevrolet
Maurice Chevalier
G. K. Chesterton
Anton Chekhov
Geoffrey Chaucer
Ray Charles
Charles VIII of France
Charles VII of France
Charles VI of France
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles III


Charles II of England
Charles I of England
Charlemagne
Charlie Chaplin
Coco Chanel
Raymond Chandler
Jackie Chan
Neville Chamberlain
Paul Cézanne
Miguel de Cervantes
Saint Cecilia
William Caxton
Henry Cavendish
Edith Cavell
Catherine the Great
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Aragon
Fidel Castro
Butch Cassidy
Johnny Cash


Giacomo Casanova
George Washington Carver
Caravaggio
Enrico Caruso
Edmund Cartwright
Barbara Cartland
Louis-François Cartier
Jacques Cartier
Jimmy Carter
Rachel Carson
Johnny Carson
Lewis Carroll
Willis Carrier
Jim Carrey
Sabrina Carpenter
Andrew Carnegie


Thomas Carlyle
William Carey
Mariah Carey
Marie-Antoine Carême
Federico Caprilli
Truman Capote
Al Capone
King Canute
Albert Camus
Queen Camilla
James Cameron
David Cameron
John Calvin
Maria Callas
James Callaghan
Caligula
Calamity Jane
Michael Caine
Julius Caesar


Caedmon
John Cadbury
Lord Byron
William Byrd
George W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Richard Burton
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Aaron Burr
Robert Burns
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Edmund Burke
John Bunyan
Warren Buffet
The Buddha
James Buchanan
Kobe Bryant
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Beau Brummell
Robert Browning


Elizabeth Browning
James Brown
Gordon Brown
Capability Brown
Phillips Brooks
Mel Brooks
Louise Brooks
Garth Brooks
Rupert Brooke
Emily Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Benjamin Britten
Leonid Brezhnev
Bertolt Brecht
Eva Braun
Richard Branson
Marlon Brando
Louis Braille
Johannes Brahms
Tycho Brahe
Don Bradman
Ray Bradbury
Robert Boyle
David Bowie
Clara Bow
Boudicca


Sandro Botticelli
Ian Botham
Alexander Borodin
Norman Borlaug
Lucrezia Borgia
Cesare Borgia
Björn Borg
William Booth
John Wilkes Booth
Daniel Boone
Bono
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Saint Boniface
Pope Boniface VIII
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Usain Bolt
Simon Bolivar
Anne Boleyn
Humphrey Bogart
Boethius
Giovanni Boccaccio
Enid Blyton
Amelia Bloomer
Charles Blondin
Mel Blanc
William Blake
Tony Blair
Elizabeth Blackwell
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Blackbeard
Georges Bizet
Otto Von Bismarck
László Bíró
Clarence Birdseye
Osama bin Laden
Billy the Kid
Simone Biles
Steve Biko
Justin Bieber
Joe Biden


Jeff Bezos
Beyoncé
John Betjeman
George Best
Chuck Berry
Yogi Berra
Leonard Bernstein
Sarah Bernhardt
Tim Berners-Lee
Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernadette
Hector Berlioz
Irving Berlin
Ingrid Bergman
Karl Benz
Jeremy Bentham
E. F. Benson
James Gordon Bennett Sr.
St. Benedict of Nursia
Pope Benedict XVI
Giovanni Belzoni
Saul Bellow
Hilaire Belloc
Alexander Graham Bell
Isabella Beeton
Ludwig van Beethoven
Lyman Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Catherine Beecher
The Venerable Bede
David Beckham
Samuel Beckett
Thomas Becket
Boris Becker
Franz Beckenbauer
Sidney Bechet
William Beaumont
Warren Beatty
John Bartram
Clara Barton
Karl Barth
J. M. Barrie
P. T. Barnum
Thomas John Barnardo
Brigitte Bardot
Samuel Barber
Saint Barbara
Joseph Banks
Lucille Ball
Arthur Balfour
Stanley Baldwin
Josephine Baker
John Logie Baird
Douglas Bader
Robert Baden-Powell
Roger Bacon
Francis Bacon
Johann Sebastian Bach
Lauren Bacall


Charles Babbage
Gladys Aylward
Gene Autry
Jane Austen
Marcus Aurelius
Augustus
St. Augustine of Canterbury
St. Augustine of Hippo
Saint Audrey
W. H. Auden
Clement Attlee
Attila the Hun
Charles Atlas
Rowan Atkinson
Æthelstan
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
John Jacob Astor
Philip Astley
Fred Astaire
H. H. Asquith
Isaac Asimov
Ashoka the Great
Laura Ashley
Francis Asbury
King Arthur
Chester A. Arthur
Benedict Arnold
Neil Armstrong


Louis Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Giorgio Armani
Richard Arkwright
Aristotle
Aristophanes
Elizabeth Arden
Archimedes
Jeffrey Archer
Yasser Arafat
Thomas Aquinas
Johnny Appleseed
Nicolas Appert
Marcus Gavius Apicius
Mark Antony
Susan B. Anthony
Anthony of Padua
Anthony the Great
Anselm of Canterbury
Saint Ansgar
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Anne, Princess Royal
Anne Of Cleves
Maya Angelou
Saint Andrew
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Saturday, 2 August 2014

Morgan Freeman

NAME Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr.

WHAT FAMOUS FOR Morgan Freeman is famous for his deep, resonant voice, authoritative demeanor, and versatile acting roles across various genres. He is often cast as wise, calm, and insightful characters, and is particularly well-known for narrating numerous documentaries and films due to his distinctive voice. His most iconic roles include Red in The Shawshank Redemption, God in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty, Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight Trilogy, and his Oscar-winning performance in Million Dollar Baby.

BIRTH Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee. 

FAMILY BACKGROUND Freeman was born to Mayme Edna (Revere), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman Sr., a barber. He was the youngest of five children. 

A DNA test conducted in 2008 revealed that Freeman's ancestry can be traced to Liberia, Congo-Angola, and Senegal. His parents, like many African Americans during the Jim Crow era, relocated from the South to find better opportunities.

CHILDHOOD Freeman's early childhood was marked by frequent moves and family separation. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Chicago to find work, leaving Freeman with his maternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. When his grandmother died when he was six years old, he moved north to live with his mother, who had separated from his alcoholic father. The family later moved to Tennessee and eventually settled in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Freeman's interest in acting began by chance at age 12 when he was punished for pulling out a chair from underneath a girl he had a crush on. As punishment, he was ordered to participate in the school's drama competition, where he discovered his natural talent and won top honors. He also performed on a radio show in Nashville, Tennessee.

EDUCATION Freeman attended Broad Street High School, graduating in 1955. Despite his talent in drama and winning a statewide drama competition at age 12, he turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University. 

After high school, Freeman briefly attended several institutions including Transylvania University in Kentucky for one year, followed by a stint at Yale University where he studied sociology but left without graduating. He later attended Cape Fear Community College where he enrolled in a radio broadcasting course. Freeman also studied acting at Los Angeles City College after his military service.

CAREER RECORD Freeman's career began in theatre, making his Broadway debut in 1967 in Hello, Dolly! starring Pearl Bailey. He gained early recognition for his role on the children's television show The Electric Company (1971–1977). His film career took off later in life, with notable roles in the late 1980s and 1990s.

APPEARANCE Freeman stands 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm) tall. He has maintained a distinguished appearance throughout his career, characterized by his silver hair and beard.  His physical presence adds to his commanding on-screen authority.

Morgan Freeman in 1998 by Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland

FASHION Freeman's fashion choices in public appearances and interviews tend to be classic, sophisticated, and comfortable. He often favors well-tailored suits, blazers, and collared shirts in neutral tones. His style reflects his dignified public persona.

Freeman's most distinctive fashion accessory is his gold hoop earrings, which he has worn consistently throughout his career. These earrings have a deeper meaning rooted in maritime tradition - sailors wore gold earrings as insurance to pay for a proper burial if they died in foreign lands. Freeman explained: "These earrings. I get asked all the time about them. The truth is, these are worth just enough for someone to buy me a coffin if I die in a strange place". His inspiration came from Burt Lancaster's character in The Crimson Pirate. (1)

Freeman has also been seen wearing a compression glove on one hand, which he uses due to nerve damage sustained in a 2008 car accident.

CHARACTER  Morgan Freeman is widely perceived as calm, wise, and possessing great integrity, largely due to the types of roles he has played and his distinctive voice. He is known for his professionalism, strong work ethic, and thoughtful approach to his craft. Off-screen, he has been described as humble and gracious.

Personality analysis suggests he exhibits traits of an ISTJ personality type, characterized by dependability, traditional values, and a preference for leading by example rather than speaking out. (2)

SPEAKING VOICE Morgan Freeman's speaking voice is arguably one of his most defining characteristics. It is deep, smooth, resonant, and often described as calming, authoritative, and trustworthy. His narrative work has made his voice instantly recognizable globally.

His voice became iconic following his role in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), where his character Red provided extensive narration. The film's success established Freeman as the go-to choice for documentary narration.

SENSE OF HUMOUR Freeman demonstrates a witty and charming sense of humor in interviews and public appearances. He has made memorable comedic appearances on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he showcases his spontaneous humor and ability to engage in lighthearted banter. One notable example was when he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and narrated the lives of unsuspecting strangers on Hollywood Boulevard, turning mundane moments into entertaining tales.

RELATIONSHIPS Freeman has been married twice. His first marriage was to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967 to 1979. 

Morgan Freeman married costume designer Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984. Their divorce was finalized in 2010 after they separated in 2007.

Freeman has four children in total: Alfonso (born 1959 to Loletha Adkins), Saifoulaye (born 1960), Morgana (born during his first marriage), and adopted daughter Deena. He also helped raise his step-granddaughter E'Dena Hines, who was tragically murdered in 2015.

MONEY AND FAME Morgan Freeman has amassed significant wealth and fame over his illustrious career. He is one of Hollywood's most respected and highest-grossing actors.  However, his wealth would have been significantly higher had he not paid his ex-wife Myrna Colley-Lee a divorce settlement estimated between $100-200 million in 2010.

Freeman typically earns around $10 million per movie for on-camera roles and $1-2 million for voice-over work. 

Despite his success, he generally maintains a private life away from the intense spotlight, focusing on his work and passions.

FOOD AND DRINK Morgan Freeman prefers straightforward, hearty meals, often with a Caribbean influence, and enjoys Tito's Vodka on the rocks as his favorite drink. He values health, taking vitamins and antioxidant drinks in the morning, and enjoys sampling local dishes wherever he travels

MOVIE CAREER It’s hard to imagine Hollywood without Morgan Freeman. In fact, if Hollywood were a building, Freeman would be one of its load-bearing columns—sturdy, reassuring, and unmistakably resonant. Over the course of more than five decades, he’s built a career that seems less like a sequence of roles and more like a series of masterclasses in presence, depth, and the art of sounding like God.

Freeman’s journey to cinematic eminence didn’t exactly begin with fireworks. His early appearances in films like The Pawnbroker (1964), A Man Called Adam (1966), and the intriguingly titled Who Says I Can’t Ride a Rainbow! (1971) were small, fleeting affairs—cameos in the vast prelude to a storied career. It wasn’t until the 1980s that people really began to sit up and take notice, particularly after Street Smart (1987), which earned him an Oscar nomination and the sort of “serious actor” aura that never quite wore off.

Then came 1989—a year in which Freeman somehow managed to be in Glory, Lean on Me, and Driving Miss Daisy all at once. That trifecta of performances, capped with another Academy Award nomination, firmly established him as the go-to actor if you needed your movie infused with dignity, soul, and maybe a little stern inspiration.

But it was The Shawshank Redemption (1994) that elevated Freeman to something bordering on cinematic sainthood. As Ellis “Red” Redding, he delivered a performance so quietly powerful and so rich in humanity that people still quote it in dorm rooms, weddings, and awkward team-building exercises to this day.

Freeman followed that up with a cavalcade of memorable turns in the ‘90s and early 2000s—Se7en (1995), Amistad (1997), Deep Impact (1998), and Bruce Almighty (2003), in which he played God with such effortless grace that even the atheists gave him a pass.

In 2004, he finally took home an Oscar for Million Dollar Baby, playing Eddie “Scrap Iron” Dupris, a character who—like many of Freeman’s roles—somehow felt wiser than the screenplay itself.

And then there was Batman. As Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012), Freeman managed to out-cool most of the cast while explaining fictional science with such conviction that audiences forgot they were watching a man describe a sonar-enabled surveillance network stitched together from mobile phones.

He didn’t stop there. From The Bucket List (2007) and Wanted (2008) to Now You See Me (2013–2023) and Lucy (2014), Freeman kept turning up in films where, even if the plot didn’t quite hold together, you were glad he was there to walk you through it.

Of course, no account of Morgan Freeman would be complete without mentioning the voice—the deep, velvety baritone that sounds like it’s been aged in oak barrels. He’s lent it to everything from March of the Penguins (2005) to Through the Wormhole (2010–2017), effectively narrating the universe into coherence for millions of viewers.

He’s also directed (Bopha!, 1993), co-founded a production company (Revelations Entertainment), and helped shepherd projects like Madam Secretary into existence, all while picking up enough awards to furnish a small wing of a museum.

In short, Morgan Freeman’s career is a long, rich novel of a thing—one filled with warmth, wisdom, and that singular voice reminding us, time and again, that sometimes the narrator is the real star of the story.

MUSIC AND ARTS Freeman has a deep appreciation for music and has studied various forms of dance and performance. He studied ballet, tap, and jazz dancing, and took singing lessons early in his career. Freeman has stated, "I can do it all. I am show business!". 

He enjoys blues music, saying "I like the blues a lot. I grew up on it". Freeman helped open the Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and enjoys going out dancing on weekends.

LITERATURE Freeman is an avid reader with several favorite books. His favorite books include The Bible (particularly Genesis), Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (the first book he ever read), At Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter Matthiessen, Moby Dick by Herman Melville, and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. 

Freeman can recite many plays and poems from memory. 

He has emphasized the importance of reading, noting that in the 1940s, "all we had for entertainment was radio and the movies, so reading was a big deal". (3)

NATURE Freeman has a deep connection to nature and environmental conservation. In 2014, he transformed his 124-acre Mississippi ranch into a bee sanctuary to help combat the decline in bee populations. The sanctuary features 26 beehives, wildflowers, fruit trees, and clover plants. Freeman feeds the bees sugar water but doesn't harvest their honey, allowing them to use it for their own sustenance. He has stated, "We've got to save the bees. They are critical to the survival of the planet". (4)

PETS Freeman has had a lifelong love of animals. His first childhood pet was a male cat named Tom. He particularly remembers a special dog named Blackhead who would march with the school band during parades, loving the music. At age 14, he had a Malamute named Nema, whom he described as "the smartest creature I ever had anything to do with". Freeman believes it's important for children to grow up with pets, stating that "a loving pet is the most loving you're ever going to get". (5)

HOBBIES AND SPORTS Freeman loves playing golf and has traveled the world to play different courses, though he now plays one-handed due to his fibromyalgia. 

Sailing is one of his favorite hobbies, and he owns a 38-foot yacht that he has sailed throughout the Caribbean. 

Freeman is skilled at solving crossword puzzles and enjoys going out dancing. 

Image by  Perplexity

He is also an Ole Miss fan and can sometimes be found at City Grocery in Oxford, Mississippi. (6) 

The scene in The Shawshank Redemption where Morgan Freeman throws a baseball took over nine hours to shoot. Freeman didn’t complain once throughout the entire ordeal, showed up the next day with his arm in a sling, and continued shooting. (7)

SCIENCE AND MATHS Freeman has demonstrated a keen interest in science and scientific exploration through his work hosting and narrating Through the Wormhole (2010-2017). The show explored deep scientific mysteries including questions about the universe, consciousness, and existence. Freeman worked with prominent scientists and physicists to examine topics ranging from quantum mechanics to astrophysics. His genuine interest in scientific inquiry and ability to communicate complex concepts made him an ideal host for the series.

PHILOSOPHY & THEOLOGY Freeman has explored themes of faith, destiny, and the human condition in many of his roles, most notably as God in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty. His inquiries into the universe through Through the Wormhole also touch upon philosophical questions about existence and consciousness.

Freeman holds complex views on religion and spirituality. He has expressed belief in a universal concept of God that transcends individual religions, suggesting that various faiths represent different cultural expressions of the same divine energy. His views could be considered religious pluralism, finding commonalities between Western monotheism and Eastern religions. However, his approach tends to be naturalistic, viewing religion through scientific and evolutionary lenses rather than accepting supernatural claims. Freeman sees science as potentially replacing traditional supernatural religions in humanity's quest for understanding. (8)

POLITICS Freeman is a Democrat who has supported various Democratic candidates. He voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and was a vocal supporter of Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, narrating an introductory video for her at the Democratic National Convention. 

Freeman has expressed concerns about the current political climate, comparing modern times to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. He has made controversial statements about moving beyond "old white men" running the country. (9)

Freeman has also been vocal about race relations, famously stating "How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it!".

SCANDAL In 2018, Morgan Freeman faced accusations of inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment from multiple women. He denied the most serious allegations and issued an apology to anyone he may have made feel uncomfortable. Some companies paused their association with him in the wake of the allegations, though his career continued.

Freeman faced serious allegations in 2015 and 2019 related to his step-granddaughter E'Dena Hines. Claims emerged during the trial of Lamar Davenport, who was convicted of murdering Hines, that Freeman had an inappropriate relationship with her. The allegations were made by Davenport's mother during the sentencing hearing. Freeman has consistently denied these accusations. E'Dena Hines was brutally killed by her boyfriend Davenport in 2015, who was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter for stabbing her 25 times. (10)

MILITARY RECORD Freeman served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1959. He enlisted after graduating high school, turning down a drama scholarship to pursue his dream of becoming a fighter pilot. Instead of flying, he served as an Automatic Tracking Radar Repairman, responsible for maintaining and repairing complex radar systems. Freeman was honorably discharged as an Airman First Class in 1959. His military experience taught him discipline, teamwork, and attention to detail, though it also led to disillusionment about his aviation dreams.

At age 65, he finally earned his private pilot license.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL FITNESS Freeman was involved in a serious car accident in 2008 near his Mississippi home. The accident left him with multiple injuries, including a broken arm, elbow, and shoulder. Despite surgery to repair nerve damage, Freeman developed fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and tenderness. He has been open about managing his condition, stating "It's the fibromyalgia. Up and down the arm. That's where it gets so bad. Excruciating". Freeman uses a compression glove for nerve damage and has advocated for CBD use in pain management.

HOMES Freeman owns a 124-acre estate near Charleston, Mississippi, which he purchased from his parents in 1991. The property features a hacienda-style residence with stucco walls, terracotta roof tiles, and arched doorways. The estate includes six bedrooms, a formal dining room, spacious living areas with fireplaces, a large kitchen with granite countertops, a swimming pool, tennis court, and guesthouse. The property also functions as a working farm with horses, donkeys, chickens, a vegetable garden, and an orchard. Freeman transformed part of the ranch into a bee sanctuary in 2014. (11)

TRAVEL Morgan Freeman is an enthusiastic traveler with a deep love for adventure, both on land and at sea. He has sailed his 38-foot yacht across the Caribbean, embracing the freedom and solitude of the open water. One particularly pivotal voyage—a sailing trip to Bermuda in the 1990s—turned unexpectedly perilous and almost cost him his life. The experience, though harrowing, became a turning point that strengthened his dedication to acting.

Freeman also holds a pilot’s license and finds joy in taking to the skies. Whether flying himself or traveling for work, he has explored much of the world, often combining his journeys with another of his passions: golf. He’s teed off on courses across the globe, turning travel into a pursuit of both recreation and reflection.

APPEARANCES IN MEDIA Freeman has appeared in over 100 films throughout his career. 

His television work includes The Electric Company (1971-1977), Another World, and hosting Through the Wormhole (2010-2017). 

He has been a frequent guest on talk shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and various award shows. 

Freeman has also provided narration for numerous documentaries and commercials, including work for Visa and serving as a voice for the GPS navigation app Waze.

ACHIEVEMENTS Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor: For Million Dollar Baby (2004).

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: For Driving Miss Daisy (1990).

AFI Life Achievement Award: 2011.

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Golden Globe's honorary award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment, 2012.

Kennedy Center Honor: 2008.

Established Revelations Entertainment: A film production company.

Environmental Activism: Converted his ranch into a bee sanctuary and actively promotes environmental awareness.

Sources (1) Bright Side (2) Boo (3) Books of Brilliance (4) Science-Nature (5) You've Got (6) Good Grit (7) Encyclopaedia of Trivia (8) Christian Research Institute (9) Rolling Out (10) Times Now (11) Google Earth Hacks

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