Get here the net worth of Morgan Freeman.
Morgan Freeman is one of the most iconic and versatile actors in Hollywood. He has starred in over 100 films and TV shows, ranging from dramas to comedies to action thrillers. He is also known for his distinctively deep voice and his narration of documentaries and commercials. But how much is Morgan Freeman worth? And how did he achieve his success?
Morgan Freeman Net Worth
As of 2023, Morgan Freeman’s net worth is estimated to be $250 million, according to various sources. He earns around $20 million per year from acting.
Morgan Freeman’s Early Life and Career
Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the youngest of five children and grew up in Mississippi with his maternal grandmother. He developed an interest in acting at a young age and performed in school plays. He also served in the US Air Force for four years before pursuing his acting career.
Freeman moved to Los Angeles and took acting classes at the Pasadena Playhouse. He also worked as a dancer and a musician in New York and San Francisco. He made his film debut in 1971 with Who Says I Can’t Ride a Rainbow! But he gained more recognition for his role as Easy Reader on the children’s TV show The Electric Company.
Freeman then transitioned to the theater and won several Obie Awards for his performances in Shakespearean plays like Coriolanus and Julius Caesar. He also earned a Tony Award nomination for his role as Zeke in The Mighty Gents.
Freeman’s breakthrough came in 1987 when he played Fast Black, a ruthless pimp, in Street Smart. The role earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He followed that with another Oscar-nominated performance as Hoke Colburn, a chauffeur for an elderly Jewish woman, in Driving Miss Daisy.
Freeman then starred in several critically acclaimed films such as Glory, Lean on Me, Unforgiven, Se7en, Amistad, and The Shawshank Redemption. The latter film is considered one of the best movies of all time and features Freeman as Red, a wise inmate who befriends Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker wrongly convicted of murder.
In 2004, Freeman won his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Eddie “Scrap-Iron” Dupris, a former boxer who helps train Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank), an aspiring female fighter, in Million Dollar Baby. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood, who became a frequent collaborator with Freeman.
Freeman also played prominent roles in blockbuster franchises such as Batman (as Lucius Fox), Now You See Me (as Thaddeus Bradley), Olympus Has Fallen (as Allan Trumbull), and The Lego Movie (as Vitruvius). He also portrayed Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa who fought against apartheid, in Invictus.
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