Morgan Freeman

Many People Have Heard Of This Man

• Morgan Freeman is an astonishing actor, starring in many films.
• Not very many people actually know his story or where he came from.

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• Morgan was born to a teacher in Memphis, Tennessee
• He was born on June 1, 1937, and is 73 years old.
• When young Morgan turned 18 (1955) he enlisted in the U.S Army.
• As a young African-American child living in Mississippi, he was subject to lots of racism.

Net worth

Surprising facts

• Morgan Freeman HATES black history month
• He is beekeeper and is successfully raising 26 beehives
• He is fluent in the French language

Military

• Morgan Freeman joined the military at age 18
• He server for 4 years before opting to become an aspiring actor

Youth Years

• As a child Morgan was mostly on the downside of things.
• He lived in a family of 4 children and his father passed away when Morgan was just nine.
• He bounces around houses in Mississippi before finally moving to Chicago.

As of 2015, Morgan Freeman has been in a surprising 69 films

He had a rough childhood, but, he finally got his big break after he left the military

Morgan Freeman was a great model for lots of African-Americans.

Here are some important facts:

• Morgan wants to get rid of Black History Month
• He started his acting career from a school punishment
• He came from basically nowhere and made it to the top
• Morgan Freeman has been in 69 movies and counting!

When he became a Movie star, it inspired others to follow him.

I picked this topic to learn more about him and also because i wanted to get more info about him out there.

Happy Black History Month

Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Freeman
• http://www.biography.com/people/morgan-freeman-9301982