In thinking-man's roles, such as those requiring probing police work that Freeman played most recently in the psychological thrillers "Kiss the Girls" and "Seven," his wheels always seem to be turning. The Freeman cachet comes from his creation of characterswho are firm authority figures, men who are immersed in their work and methodically deliver the answers. He is kind of like a quiet storm, listening patiently, observing, understanding." "I watched him dominate scenes where he is just observing. "I had never seen anyone so powerful, even when he doesn't have anything to say," says Allen, one of "Amistad's" producers. Presence, points out Allen, is Freeman's rare, old-fashioned virtue. "Steven was just adamant that he wanted Morgan Freeman Roger Baldwin,, Steven might have found a way," says Debbie Allen, the director and choreographer who brought the story idea to Spielberg. So when director Steven Spielberg was ready to cast the story of the 19th-century mutiny, the first actor he offered the script to was Freeman. But right now, at age 60, Freeman ranks on the master list of classic male actors who have a seamless muscular craftsmanship - the likes of Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Robert Mitchum, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Paul Newman. Perhaps for him, Freeman's express lane flow of work is paved with seasoned intuition. There are no tricks, no submersion, just put on the costume and learn the words." The frame of mind was not the 1830s, but work. "You don't have to get into any particular frame of mind. "Not a problem there," he says quickly, his customarily furrowed brow furrowed. Stepping back into the late 1830s, when his latest role in "Amistad," the much-anticipated account of an overlooked slave rebellion, takes place, didn't present a challenge. And the performance part, he wants you to believe, is easy. Check out what these stars looked like when they were young!Ĭover photo: Getty Images/Aaron J.Morgan Freeman, the actor who pulls you into his thinking process with crisp moves and measured words, says his work ethic is work and more work. Robert De Niro, Michael Caine, Jean Reno, Gérard Depardieu – just a few names we knew and loved as we got older. That’s how charming Robert De Niro was when he was young The actor also separated from his second wife in 2007, and the divorce was pronounced in 2010. Morgan Freeman adopted his second wife’s daughter from a previous relationship, E’dena Hines, who was murdered in 2015. They had four children, Alfonso, Deena, Morgana and Saifoulaye. His second wife is Myrna Colley-Lee, whom he married in 1984. The star first married in 1967, he married Jeanette Adair Bradshaw, they divorced in 1979. His charm hasn’t changed, and despite the time that has passed, women still find him extremely attractive. Since the older version lives more vividly in the minds of the majority, it’s a little hard to spot, but not impossible. This made him a widely known actor.Īt the start of the series, he was 34 years old, sporting an afro that was large for his age and a small beard on his chin. In 1971 he got a role in a very successful children’s series called The Electric Company, the series ran on American television channels until 1977. On the far right of the picture is the young Morgan Freeman, who is only 34 years old.
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