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Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.
He was a troubled child from an early age. He was raised by different families. He later joined the circus, where he was trained to be a perfect acrobat. He was mentored there by a mysterious man named Swordsman, one of the best sword fighters on earth, and Trickshot, an amazing archer. Clint was taught to fight with a sword, a dagger, and especially with a bow, but he was not the only one, William Cross was also learning by his side. Over time, Clint was able to hit virtually anything from any position. Swordsman used him in many robberies, but Clint decided to escape. On the run, he met the spy Black Widow, with whom he fell in love. She then used him for her reconnaissance, vandalizing actions. After several events, Natasha left him and he, feeling betrayed, decided to never trust anyone again. He is recruited into SHIELD and eventually works as head of security. He participates in many missions and meets again with William Cross, who is now a CIA agent and a colleague of Marc Spector. He also met Shield agent Laura B. Morse, also known as Mockingbird, whom he married. Shield was joined by Black Widow. Spector and Barton meet again and he tells him that Cross has left the CIA and is now a criminal. The villain Crossfire enters the scene, having captured the Thing and hired Oddball, Bombshell, and Swordsman. Trickshot, Natasha, Spector, Laura and Tenpin help him stop them. Cross is Crossfire and arrested and his team slaughtered. Bonus scene: Crossfire Escaped.
