I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

His family moved frequently during his childhood living in Greenwood Mississippi; Gary Indiana; and finally Chicago Illinois. In 1994 he portrayed Red the redeemed convict in the acclaimed The Shawshank Redemption. Freeman has several horses that he takes there.

Morgan Freeman (born June 1 1937) is an American actor film director and narrator. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.