15 Facts About Morgan Freeman
#13 Tough Childhood
Morgan did not have an easy childhood. His father was a heavy drinker and later died of liver cirrhosis, while his mother worked as a cleaner. He grew up under his paternal grandmother’s guidance. Maybe what they say about people is true... difficulties will make the strongest characters.
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Morgan Freeman is a Dancer?
One of Morgan's earliest jobs was a dancer at the 1964 World's Fair. He also worked as a member of the Opera Ring musical theater group in San Francisco. It is strange to believe that this rough looking man used to sing and dance at Broadway... "You know, I was hanging out with Sidney Poitier and we were trying to decide if he or I were the better actor. We decided it was me as I convinced the world I could sing."
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An Ordinary Mechanic...
Morgan was offered a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University. However, he turned it down as he wanted to become an Air Force mechanic. A strange choice indeed...
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Tough Childhood
Morgan did not have an easy childhood. His father was a heavy drinker and later died of liver cirrhosis, while his mother worked as a cleaner. He grew up under his paternal grandmother’s guidance. Maybe what they say about people is true... difficulties will make the strongest characters.
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Drinking Problem
Morgan is not a perfect person. He is also haunted by his own demons and problems. Especially with alcohol... however, he manages to fight his addiction successfully. "I recognised that it had become a problem, so I just quit. I do have self-control. Once I realise that I've got to change something I just do it."
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About His Movies
Morgan Freeman often says that he dislikes watching himself in his movies. He considers it uninteresting. "I find it difficult to watch myself...I find it boring." Well, Morgan... we don't...
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Favourite Movies
Morgan's favorite movies are King Kong, High Noon, Moulin Rouge, The Outlaw Josey Wales and Moby Dick.
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Morgan's Injuries
In 2008, Morgan broke his arm and shoulder when he flipped his car near his home. Unfortunate event, but at least it proves that even God can bleed.
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Language Abilities
Morgan can speak French fluently. But when you are a worldwide famous millionaire Hollywood star, being able to speak a few other languages comes as a necessity.
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Morgan's First Job
When he first arrived in LA, Morgan found a job as a clerk typist. We wonder if he even considered the possibility that he is going to become one of the greatest actors ever...
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The Greatest Ever...
Considered by many to be the greatest living actor, Morgan replies to these comments by saying that he is simply "lucky." We don't know whether he is acting modest or he really thinks that, but arguing that he is not one of the best is a hard thing to do.
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The Best of Morgan Freeman
Morgan considers The Shawshank Redemption, Glory, Driving Miss Daisy, and Unforgiven as the highlights of his career. It is not hard to see that, especially when The Shawshank Redemption the best film in the world according to IMDB ranking.
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A Caribbean Pirate
Morgan owns a boat located in the Caribbean. However, he is too busy to enjoy sailing his boat and only does that once an year. On the other hand, sailing in the Caribbean on your own private boat, even if it's only once a year is still enough to make any person feel extremely satisfied with his life.
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Stephen King Fan
Stephen King is one of Morgan's favorite authors. Morgan has starred in two movies based on Stephen King books: Dreamcatcher and The Shawshank Redemption. With his rich, yet mellow voice and calm demeanor those who have read many of Stephen King's books can easily see that Morgan is suitable to play in almost any of Stephen King's movie adaptations.
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His Own Company
Morgan started his own production company that is called Revelation Entertainment. He picked a funny name for his company, especially when there are so many jokes about him always playing God. We can clearly see that Morgan has a sense for self-irony.
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Morgan As a Fighter Pilot?
Morgan Freeman thought of becoming an Air Force pilot. However, he decided to follow the path of acting. This is rather unfortunate, as he would have made one hell of a bad-ass fighter pilot. Nevertheless, even though he did not become a fighter pilot, he at least has a Private Pilot's license.
