He also enjoyed working with Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption (1994).Ĭlint Eastwood fueled Freeman’s dream when he cast Freeman in “Unforgiven.” When things looked bleak, Eastwood called him and asked if he wanted to ride along with him in this movie. His favorite acting experiences were the stage version of Driving Miss Daisy, and everything he worked on with Clint Eastwood, especially Million Dollar Baby (2004), where he won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. He made $92 a week and received a lot of publicity. The moment he knew he didn’t have to work to be an actor was in 1967 when he got a role in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway with Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway at the St. At that moment, he realized that this is where he belonged.
It was a night shot, and slowly actors were being told they weren’t needed anymore, until Freeman was the last man standing. He went back to New York in September 1963, and worked on a movie. Members of the small repertory company told him, “You aren’t a dancer, you are an actor.” After five months, he moved to San Francisco and took dance classes studying ballet, jazz and tap with a goal to get on a Broadway stage. “Anyone can get a job in New York,” said Freeman. In the fall of 1960, Freeman sold his car and moved to New York. This skill gave him the clear and commanding voice that made him an award winning actor.
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Most people speak too fast, so we learned how to slow down,” said Freeman. “Most people speak in a voice too high, and in the class, we learned how to speak in a lower octave. One of the most useful classes he took was the speech class, where he learned about the development of the voice. He was dedicated to go to school and get what he wanted. He worked in the transcript office 8 hours a day, ate dinner, and then went to class. Freeman soon enrolled in Theatre 101, Theatre 102, Speech and Diction and French. When he told a co-worker this plan, the co-worker told him how LACC has one of the best theatre programs and it’s free.
When he was hired at LACC as a transcript clerk, his plan was to make some money and take acting classes at the Pasadena Playhouse. Within one month, he ran out of money and starting looking for a job. With $175 in his hand, he arrived in Hollywood to become a star. His mother used to tell him “Morgan you are so entertaining, I’m going to take you to Hollywood some day.” Her wish came true after he got out of the Air Force. Later inside the Camino Theatre on campus, Freeman shared his life story starting when he was born on June 1, 1937, and desire to act starting at a young age. Mary Gallagher, President of Los Angeles City College and Shaena Engle, Public Relations Manager, Morgan stopped to talk to students and posed for photos. The Life of Morgan Freeman Photos and Copy BY JILL WEINLEINĪt the rededication of a lecture hall inside the Cinema Building on the campus of Los Angeles City College (LACC), actor Morgan Freeman looked up and smiled at his shiny name on the wall of The Morgan Freeman Theater.
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