# Morgan Freeman

_American actor and producer (born 1937)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator. In a career spanning six decades, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. He was honored with the Kennedy Center Honor in 2008, an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2011, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2012, and Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2018. In a 2022 readers' poll by Empire, he was voted one of the 50 greatest actors of all time.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 June 1937 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Memphis ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P27))
- **Occupation:** film producer; television actor; film director; aircraft pilot; character actor; stage actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P106))
- **Political party:** Democratic Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P102))
- **Education:** Greenwood Public School District; Los Angeles City College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P69))
- **Awards:** Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Kennedy Center Honors; AFI Life Achievement Award; Golden Globes; Silver Bear; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame; National Medal of Arts; Clarence Derwent Awards; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** morgan_freeman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P2002))
- **Facebook:** MorganFreeman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P2013))
- **Instagram:** morganfreeman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337#P2003))

## Questions

**When was Morgan Freeman born?**  
Morgan Freeman was born on 1 June 1937 in Memphis.

**Where did Morgan Freeman study?**  
Morgan Freeman was educated at Greenwood Public School District, Los Angeles City College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Morgan Freeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Freeman) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): मोर्गन फ्रिम्यान](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q48337](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48337) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Morgan Freeman at The Pentagon on 2 August 2023 - 230802-D-PM193-3363 (cropped).jpg by U.S. Secretary of Defense (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan_Freeman_at_The_Pentagon_on_2_August_2023_-_230802-D-PM193-3363_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Morgan Freeman, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Morgan Freeman at The Pentagon on 2 August 2023 - 230802-D-PM193-3363 (cropped).jpg — U.S. Secretary of Defense, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Morgan Freeman". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/morgan-freeman. Retrieved 8 November 2026.