Morgan Freeman is one of the legends in the industry of cinema. It has been reported that Morgan Freeman’s net worth reaches 150 million dollars, which he accumulated through his career as an actor. In addition to being an actor, Morgan has also increased his net worth while working as a film director and narrator. It happened to be quite successful. Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennesse, U.S. His mother, Mayme Edna Revere, worked as a teacher, whereas his father, Morgan Porterfield Freeman, worked as a barber. Morgan began his career as an actor at the very young age being just nine he played a leading role in a school play. While studying at high school he won statewide drama competition and performed in a radio show.
Morgan Freeman Net Worth $150 Million
Since 1960, he worked as a dancer in the Opera Ring musical theater group. For his work in theatre he received three Obie Awards the first for the title role in ‘Coriolanus’, the second for the preacher’s role in The Gospel at ‘Colonus’ and the third for his role as a chauffeur for a Jewish widow in ‘Driving Miss Daisy’. Freeman is also a winner of a Drama Desk Award and a Clarence Derwent Award for his role as a wino in ‘The Mighty Gents’. Morgan introduced himself in the American media through roles on the soap opera ‘Another World’ created by Irna Phillips and William J. Bell and kids’ television series ‘The Electric Company’. On the big screen Freeman played prominent supporting roles which earned him a reputation. Later Morgan continued his career playing bigger roles which increased his net worth significantly. These were the roles of the chauffeur Hoke in ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ directed by Bruce Beresford, Sergeant Major Rawlins in ‘Glory’ directed by Edward Zwick, Red in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ written and directed by Frank Darabont, Azeem in ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ directed by Kevin Reynolds, Ned Logan in ‘Unforgiven’ produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, Detective Lieutenant William Somerset in ‘Seven’ directed by David Fincher and President Tom Beck in ‘Deep Impact’ directed by Mimi Leder. Freeman’s net worth rose after he established film production company Revelations Entertainment together with Lori McCreary and online film distribution company ClickStar together with his sister. In addition to this, he continued his career as an actor successfully starring in a religious comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac ‘Bruce Almighty’ and its sequel ‘Evan Almighty’, a superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, co-written and directed by Christopher Nolan and its sequels, a comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner ‘The Bucket List’, a comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt ‘The Maiden Heist’, an action comedy film directed by Robert Schwentke ‘Red’, an action-thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ and in the science fiction film directed by Joseph Kosinski ‘Oblivion’. The roles increased Morgan Freeman’s net worth and brought him fame and awards as he is the winner of the Academy Award, the Black Reel Award, the Golden Globe Award, seven NAACP Image Awards, the Screen Actor Guild Award and fifteen Film Critic Awards. Moreover, Freeman’s net worth rose after he received Awards for Lifetime achievement.
Freeman married Jeanette Adair Bradshaw in 1967, the couple divorced in 1979. He married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984. The couple separated in December 2007
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