Morgan Freeman was born on this day in 1937
Other well-known people who were born today are comedian Amy Schumer and Casper de Vries.
Today, 1 June, we celebrate the birthday of Academy Award winner, Morgan Freeman.
The film director and film narrator was born on this day in 1937.
Freeman won an Academy Award in 2005 for Best Supporting Actor and has received Oscar nominations for his performances in Street Smart, Driving Miss Daisy, The Shawshank Redemption and Invictus.
He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Freeman worked as a dancer at the 1964 World’s Fair and was a member of the Opera Ring musical theatre group in San Francisco.
He played the role of Nelson Mandela in Invictus, a 2009 American-South African biographical sports drama film directed by Clint Eastwood.
Other well-known people who were born today are comedian Amy Schumer and our own Casper de Vries.
