Morgan Freeman Biography

Biography

Smart", he tirelessly poured down all his energy and skills to play an unsympathetic role of a shrewd, vicious pimp who threatens to ruin the life of a Manhattan journalist acted by Christopher Reeve. The result was a stunningly convincing portrayal which not only generated rave reviews from the critics, but also prompted AMPAS to grant him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role category at the 1988 Academy Awards. Unmistakably rose to national prominence, the man consequently transformed from an obscure actor to a widely recognized one, being the new center of attention with piles of film scripts waiting to be picked up and read for sure.

Much to people's amazement, Morgan again struck hard in 1990 when his name was included in the list of Oscar nominees that year, this time in the category of Best Actor in a Leading Role for his outstanding performance opposite Jessica Tandy in "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989). Though he failed to acquire the honor, this charismatic actor delightfully did not walk home empty handed as he had earlier been presented a Golden Globe Award for winning Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical category in the same ...

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year. The success still continued in 1995 for he once more scored a nomination at both events plus that of prestigious Screen Actors Guild Awards through his role in "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994). With this attainment, the road was really easy for him to undergo for the rest of 1990s judging from the lavish film projects he joined which included "Se7en" (1995), "Kiss the Girls" (1997), and "Deep Impact" (1998), all grossed over 60 million U.S dollar domestically.

Already became one of celebrated leading actors by the turn of the century, Morgan apparently was more attached to thriller movies in the early period of 2000s as he continuously appeared in such pictures, like "Along Came a Spider" (2001), "High Crimes" (2002), and "Levity" (2003) although he also took part in comedies as seen in "Bruce Almighty" (2003) plus "The Big Bounce" (2004). Afterwards crossed to drama to assist determined Hilary Swank reaching her dream of becoming a successful boxer in "Million Dollar Baby" (2005), he once again stunned critics and the Academy, leading him to secure his fourth Oscar nomination coupled with Golden Globes and Screen Actors nods. It later gloriously turned out to be the highlight of his career ...