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Earned a Private Pilot license at the age of 65.

Listed his five favorite films as King Kong (1933), Mezzogiorno di fuoco (1952), Moulin Rouge (1952), Il texano dagli occhi di ghiaccio (1976) and Moby Dick - La balena bianca (1956).

Keeps his Oscar statuette inside a cabinet which resides in his office. The cabinet was built by a good friend of his in 1998 especially for the Oscar that his friend predicted he would win. It even came with a plaque that read: "No Parking. Reserved for Oscar."

Received a trademark on his name from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on September 19, 2006.

Arrived in Los Angeles, California in 1959 and his first job was as a clerk typist.

Is often called the greatest living actor in film, a title he humbly waves off and says he is just "lucky".

Worked as a mechanic in the United States Air Force.

Three films of his are on the American Film Institute's 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time. They are: A spasso con Daisy (1989) at #77, Glory - Uomini di gloria (1989) at #31 and Le ali della libertà (1994) at #23.

Speaks French fluently. He gave an introductory speech in French to the crowd of extras gathered in Montreal's Olympic Stadium to portray the Baltimore Super Bowl audience in Al vertice della tensione (2002).

Though he was born in Memphis, he actually grew up in the Mississippi Delta region. He moved back to Mississippi to open a blues club and restaurant in 2001.

The longest he has gone without an Oscar nomination is 10 years, between Le ali della libertà (1994) and Million Dollar Baby (2004).

Is the only African-American actor to appear in three Best Picture Oscar Winners: A spasso con Daisy (1989), Gli spietati (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004).

During an interview with Charlie Rose regarding the 10th year anniversary of Le ali della libertà (1994), Freeman said he regarded that film, Glory - Uomini di gloria (1989), A spasso con Daisy (1989), and Gli spietati (1992) as the highlights of his career.

Most of the characters he has played are not written specifically for an African-American actor.

In January 2001, opened Madidi, a fine-dining restaurant in Clarksdale, MS, with local attorney and businessman, Bill Lucket. They also co-own Ground Zero Blues Club, a blues bar and grill that opened in May 2001.

Owns a boat which is berthed in the Caribbean. His busy schedule, however, only allows him to go sailing on it once a year.

Received the "Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Acting" Award on August 7, 2000.

Narrated two Academy Award-winning feature-length documentaries: The Long Way Home (1997) and La marcia dei pinguini (2005).

Has played three men who teach someone to box in three separate films. First, he played Geel Piet in La forza del singolo (1992), he then played Alex Cross in Il collezionista (1997) where, at the beginning of the film, he was teaching a group of young boys how to box, and he also played Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupree in Million Dollar Baby (2004).

His net worth is $150 million.

Broke his arm and shoulder when he flipped his car near his home of Charleston, Mississippi on August 3, 2008.

His grandfather was Morgan Herbert Freeman. His father was Morgan Porterfield Freeman. He has said that his parents forgot to give him a middle name.

Said in an issue of Life magazine (February 2005) that he can be seen as an extra in L'uomo del banco dei pegni (1964).

Father of Morgana Freeman (b. October 13, 1970) with Jeanette Adair Bradshaw. He also adopted his first wife's daughter, Deena.

In May 2005, he won the right to the Internet domain name www.morganfreeman.com from the company Mighty LLC, of Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis in a UN panel.

Has starred in two movies based on Stephen King books: L'acchiappasogni (2003) and Le ali della libertà (1994).

Is one of two African American actors in the top 5 highest grossing actors of all time, the other actor is Eddie Murphy.

Has his own production company, Revelation Entertainment.

Broadway debut in the musical "Hello, Dolly!" with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.

Received the 2012 Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in January 2012.

Is an avid beekeeper.

Considered joining the Air Force to become a fighter pilot but opted to stay with acting instead.

Has said that watching Gary Cooper's films in his youth inspired him to become an actor.

Son Alfonso Freeman (actor) was born in Los Angeles, September 13, 1959 to Morgan and Loletha Adkins (Polk). Alfonso first met his father in 1984.

Ranked fourth highest grossing actor of all time with his previous films grossing $4.3 billion.

Resides in Charleston, Mississippi and New York City.

Turned down a drama scholarship to join the air force in 1955.

Ranked #31 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (ottobre 1997)

He has appeared in four movies that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: A spasso con Daisy (1989), Gli spietati (1992), Le ali della libertà (1994) and Million Dollar Baby (2004). With the exception of The Shawshank Redemption, all the films won in the category.

Has reprised the same character three times. He played Dr. Alex Cross in Il collezionista (1997) and then reprised the role in Nella morsa del ragno (2001). He also played God in Una settimana da Dio (2003) and then reprised that role in Un'impresa da Dio (2007). Finally, he played Lucius Fox in both Batman Begins (2005) and Il cavaliere oscuro (2008).

His movie have grossed $10.24 billion worldwide.

Has purchased the film rights to Orange Crushed, a mystery novel by an African-American writer, Pamela Thomas-Graham. (Thomas-Graham is also the CEO of cable news channel CNBC.) Orange Crushed features an African-American heroine, Professor Nikki Chase. (giugno 2004)

Father of Alfonso Freeman from his relationship with Loletha Adkins and Saifoulaye Freeman (b. August 31, 1961) from another previous relationship.

Was honored with the American Film Institute's 39th Lifetime Achievement Award on June 9, 2011.

First American to record a par score on the 19th hole at the the Legend Golf and Safari Resort in the Entabeni Safari Conservatory, Limpopo South Africa.

Owned a restaurant called Madidi but it closed down in 2012.

20 years later, winner for Vintage Performance by an Actor in 1995, for his role as Detective Somerset in Seven (1995) at the first Vintage Film Awards.

Accredits his voice to studying at the LACC Theater Academy. Other alumni include Clint Eastwood, Mark Hamill, Cindy Williams, Donna Reed and Rene Aranda.

Grandfather to Alfonso Rene (b. March 11, 1983), Joshua Caleb (b. February 27, 1984) and Donovan Lee Freeman (b. August 18, 1987) via son Alfonso Freeman.

He has appeared in four films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: L'uomo del banco dei pegni (1964), Gli spietati (1992), Le ali della libertà (1994) and Il cavaliere oscuro (2008).