What is Morgan Freeman’s net worth?
The actor has amassed a net worth of $250 million.
| Net Worth: | $250 million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | June 1, 1937 (87 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 188 |
| Profession: | Actor, Businessperson, Film Director, Film Producer, Presenter, Television Producer, Voice Actor |
| Nationality: | American |
Biography – A Short Wiki
Morgan Freeman is an American actor and narrator who earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Clint Eastwood film Million Dollar Baby in 2005. He is also known for roles in the films The Dark Knight Trilogy, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption, Glory, Bruce Almighty, Unforgiven, The Sum of All Fears and Dolphin Tale. Born on June 1, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, to Mayme Edna, a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber, Morgan has three older siblings. He played the lead role in a school play when he was nine years old. He was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from 1967 to 1979, and Myrna Colley-Lee from 1984 to 2010. He has two daughters, Deena and Morgana and two sons, Saifoulaye and Alfonso.
Career
Career: In the mid-1960s, Freeman first appeared in an off-Broadway production of a play titled The Niggerlovers and then with Pearl Bailey in an all-African-American Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. His first film appearance was in Who Says I Can’t Ride a Rainbow! In 1971. He became a familiar face in America through both work on the soap opera Another World and appearances on The Electric Company, a PBS kids’ show.
Personal Life
Personal Life: Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from 1967–1979. He married Myrna Colley-Lee in 1984, and they divorced in September 2010. He has four children. His stepdaughter from his first marriage was tragically murdered in 2015 in New York City. She was 33 years old.
Quotes
“Just that working with Clint again is like coming home.”
— Morgan Freeman
“It’s what I learn from the great actors that I work with. Stillness. That’s all and that’s the hardest thing.”
— Morgan Freeman
“I don’t know what my favorite film of mine is… But I think the most important film I was in was ‘Glory’.”
— Morgan Freeman
“But I can say that life is good to me. Has been and is good. So I think my task is to be good to it. So how do you be good to life? You live it.”
— Morgan Freeman
“I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is American history.”
— Morgan Freeman
