| Estimated Net Worth | $250 million |
|---|---|
| Profession | Actor, Producer, Narrator |
| Years Active | 1964 – Present |
| Spouses | Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (1967 – 1979) Myrna Colley-Lee (1984 – 2010) |
| Children | 4 |
What Is the Net Worth of Morgan Freeman in 2024?
It is estimated that the net worth of Morgan Freeman is around $250 million. This net worth might have been more if there was not a divorce settlement deal of around $100-$200 million with his ex-wife Myrna Colley-Lee in 2010.
How Much Does Morgan Freeman Earn Per Movie?
Paycheck of Morgan Freeman for a movie depends on his role in the movie and budget of the film. For example his paycheck was $300000 for his iconic role in The Shawshank Redemption.
Morgan Freeman received a paycheck of $5 million for each of Christopher Nolan’s Batman. He appeared in 3 parts of the film and received $15 million. It is estimated that Morgan Freeman receives around $10 million for his on-camera appearance in a movie in 2024. In case, if he is doing his production job, Freeman also gets his producer cut from the profit of the film.
How Much Does Morgan Freeman Earn Per Voiceover?
Morgan Freeman was get paid $1 million for narrating the War of the Worlds film in 2005. His paycheck as a narrator again depends on his role and budget of the movie. Visa debit card commercial paid him around $1 million to $2million for voiceover. It is estimated that Morgan Freeman receives around $2 million for a voiceover in 2024.
Introduction:
Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer and narrator. He has a long career spanning over 5 decades. Through out his career, Freeman received a number of awards including Academy Awards and Golden Globes Awards. The net worth of Morgan Freeman reflects his successful career as actor, producer and narrator.
Born on 1st June 1987, Morgan Freeman also served in United States Airforce as airman first class from 1955 to 1959. He started his showbiz career as a dancer at World’s Fair in 1964. Freeman also joined the Opera Ring musical theatre in San Francisco. It was the PBS children’s TV show The Electric Company that give him financial stability in 1971.
Early Life:
Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee on 1st June, 1937. His father Morgan Porterfield Freeman (1915 – 1961) was a barber and his mother Mamie Edna (1912 – 2000) was a teacher.
Morgan Freeman moved to different places as a child including Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally settled in Chicago. He went to Broad Street High School. Morgan Freeman won a statewide drama competition at the age of 12.
After graduating from school in 1955, Freeman was offered a drama scholarship by Jackson State University. It was a partial scholarship which he didn’t accept. Freeman joined United States Airforce in 1955 and raised to the rank of Airman First Class (A1C).
In 1959, he left the Airforce and started taking acting classes at Pasadena Playhouse in Los Angeles. He also studied Theatre Arts at Loss Angeles City College.
If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn’t worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality.
I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away the part of you that knows it was a win to lock them up does rejoice.
Forgiveness liberates the soul, it removes fear.
Career:
Morgan Freeman started his showbiz career as a dancer at World’s Fair in 1964. Freeman also joined the Opera Ring musical theatre in San Francisco. From 1964 to 1970, Freeman played small and extra roles in different films and theatres. But in 1971, the PBS children’s TV show The Electric Company, gave him financial stability.
Morgan Freeman got his breakthrough in Hollywood in 1989. This year Morgan Freeman had 4 films released. These films were Glory, Driving Miss Daisy, Lean on Me, Johnny Handsome. Glory was nominated for 5 Academy Awards and won 3. Driving Miss Daisy was a commercial success with $145 million worldwide in gross.
Morgan provided the voice of Frederick Douglass for a TV mini series, The Civil War in 1990. In 1997, Freeman narrated the documentary, The Long Way Home. This was an Academy Award winning documentary.
Here is the list of some of his award winning and highest grossing work.
Films
- Street Smart (1987)
- Clean and Sober (1988)
- Glory (1989)
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
- Lean on Me (1989)
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
- Unforgiven (1992)
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
- Outbreak (1995)
- Seven (1995)
- Amistad (1997)
- Nurse Betty (2000)
- Along Came a Spider (2001)
- Bruce Almighty (2003)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- Batman Begins (2005)
- Gone Baby Gone (2007)
- The Bucket List (2007)
- Wanted (2008)
- The Dark Knight (2008)
- Invictus (2009)
- RED (2010)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Oblivion (2013)
- Now You See Me (2013)
- Last Vegas (2013)
- The Lego Movie (2014)
- Lucy (2014)
- Now You See Me 2 (2016)
TV
- The Electric Company (1971–1977)
- The Long Way Home (1997)
- The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016)
- The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman (2017)
- Madam Secretary (2017)
- The Kominsky Method (2021)
Theatre
- The Niggerlovers (1967)
- Purlie (1970–71)
- Coriolanus (1979)
- Julius Caesar (1979)
- Driving Miss Daisy (1987–1990)
- The Gospel at Colonus (1988)
- The Taming of the Shrew (1990)
Awards
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male 1987
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor 1987
- National Society of Film Critics for Best Supporting Actor 1987
- New York Film Critics Circle for Best Supporting Actor 1987
- Berlin International Film Festival Award for Silver Bear for Best Acting Team 1989
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1989
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle for Best Actor 1989
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association for Best Actor 1994
- London Film Critics Circle for Actor of the Year 1995
- National Society of Film Critics for Best Actor 1995
- Empire Award for Best Actor 1995
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role 2004
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle for Best Supporting Actor 2004
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2004
- x4 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 1989, 2000, 2003, 2004
- People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cast 2008
- Black Reel Award for Best Actor 2009
- x3 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 1989, 1989, 2009
- x2 National Board of Review for Best Actor 1989, 2009
- Black Reel Award for Best Voice Performance 2015
Honorary Awards
| Year | Award | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Golden Plate Award | American Academy of Achievement |
| 2008 | Medal | Kennedy Center Honors |
| 2009 | Golden Icon Award | Zurich Film Festival |
| 2011 | Aviation Inspiration and Patriotism Award | Living Legends of Aviation |
| 2011 | AFI Life Achievement Award | American Film Institute |
| 2012 | Cecil B. DeMille Award | Golden Globe Awards |
| 2014 | Freedom of the City | City of London |
| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award | Screen Actors Guild Award |
Honorary Degrees
- Honorary Degree by Rhodes College 1987
- Honorary Degree by Brown University 2010
- Honorary Degree in Doctor of Humane Letters by Boston University 2013
