Morgan J. Freeman (born December 5, 1969 in Long Beach, California) is an American film director. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. In 1997, his debut feature, Hurricane Streets, became the first narrative film to win three awards at the Sundance Film Festival (i. Hurricane Streets (aka Hurricane) is a 1997 American Drama film about teens coming-of-age which was the debut feature The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. e. , Audience Award, Best Director, and Best Cinematography). The film was bought by MGM/UA and distributed the following year.

Biography

Born in Long Beach, California, Morgan received a BA in film studies in from UC Santa Barbara in 1992. The University of California Santa Barbara ( UCSB) is a selective research-oriented public university located on the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara County California Morgan spent the following year in Paris studying film theory at the Sorbonne. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city In 1993, he entered NYU's's Graduate Film Program where he earned his MFA. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. During the summer of 1994, Morgan interned at a small production company where he was introduced to Todd Solondz, who was prepping to shoot Welcome to the Dollhouse. Todd Solondz (born October 15 1959 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Screenwriter and Independent film director Welcome to the Dollhouse is a 1995 Coming of age Black comedy. Morgan was an Assistant Director on Dollhouse, which went on to win the 1996 Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. It was on this film that he befriended actor Brendan Sexton III, the eventual star of Hurricane Streets. Brendan Eugene Sexton III (born February 21, 1980) is an American Actor.

Following the critical success of Hurricane Streets, Freeman wrote and directed Desert Blue. Desert Blue is a 1998 American comedy/drama film directed by Morgan J The film was distributed by the Samuel Goldwyn Company and reteamed Freeman with Brendan Sexton III. The Samuel Goldwyn Company was an Independent film company founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr The film starred Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, Ethan Suplee, Peter Sarsgaard and Kate Hudson (in her film debut). Christina Ricci (born February 12 1980 is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Wednesday Addams in Casey Affleck (born August 12, 1975) is an Academy Award - SAG Award- and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor Ethan Suplee (born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television Actor know for his roles as Frankie Stechino in Boy Meets World Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7 1971 is a Golden Globe Award -nominated American film and stage Actor. Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American Film actress.

In 2000, Freeman wrote and directed The Cherry Picker for Showtime starring Janeane Garofalo. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United Jane Anne (Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up Comedian, actress, political activist, writer He directed several music videos, including two for the breakout indie band Rilo Kiley, and directed the teen hit Dawson's Creek for the WB. Rilo Kiley is a Los Angeles -based Indie rock band The band's name is pronounced with long i: ("Ry-loh Ky-lee" Dawson's Creek was an American Primetime Television Drama which initially aired from January 20, 1998 In 2001, Freeman directed American Psycho 2 for Lions Gate Films. American Psycho 2 All American Girl is a stand-alone 2002 Direct-to-video spin off of Mary Harron 's 2000 film Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation‎. In 2003, he helmed the independent feature Piggy Banks, which starred Gabriel Mann, Kelli Garner and Tom Sizemore. Gabriel Mann (born May 14, 1972) is an American Actor and former male fashion model Kelli Brianne Garner (born April 11 1984 is an American actress Thomas Edward "Tom" Sizemore Jr (born September 29, 1964) Later that year, Freeman produced the groundbreaking MTV reality TV show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Laguna Beach The Real Orange County (often referred to as Laguna Beach) was an MTV reality show documenting the lives of In 2007, he created and co-produced the television series Maui Fever, another MTV reality series. Maui Fever is a Reality series, created by Morgan J Freeman for Music Television.

Freeman's latest feature from his own screenplay, Just Like the Son, premiered to immediate audience and critical acclaim at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival, and won the Alice Nella Citta Prize for Best Feature Film at its European debut in Italy at the 2006 Rome Film Festival. The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade The film stars Mark Webber, Brendan Sexton III and Rosie Perez. Mark Webber (born July 19 1980 in Minneapolis Minnesota, USA) is an American actor Rosa María "Rosie" Pérez (born September 6, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actress, Dancer,

Freeman currently lives in New York City where he is writing his next screenplay. The City of New York

External links

• Morgan J. Freeman at the Internet Movie Database