A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Long Beach, California, USA
Born:
December 5, 1969
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morgan J. Freeman (born December 5, 1969) is an American film director. In 1997, his debut feature, Hurricane Streets, became the first narrative film to win three awards at the Sundance Film Festival (Audience Award, Best Director, and Best Cinematography). The film was bought by MGM/UA and distributed the following year. Morgan received a BA in film studies from UC Santa Barbara in 1992. Morgan spent the following year in Paris studying film theory at the Sorbonne. In 1993, he entered NYU's's Graduate Film Program where he earned his MFA. 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. 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. Following the critical success of Hurricane Streets, Freeman wrote and directed Desert Blue. The film was distributed by the Samuel Goldwyn Company and reteamed Freeman with Brendan Sexton III. The film starred Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, Ethan Suplee, Peter Sarsgaard and Kate Hudson (in her film debut). In 2000, Freeman wrote and directed The Cherry Picker for Showtime starring Janeane Garofalo. 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. In 2001, Freeman directed American Psycho 2 for Lions Gate Entertainment. In 2003, he helmed the independent feature Piggy Banks, which starred Gabriel Mann, Kelli Garner and Tom Sizemore. Later that year, Freeman produced the MTV reality TV show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. In 2007, he created and executive produced the television series Maui Fever, another MTV reality series. 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 film stars Mark Webber, Brendan Sexton III and Rosie Perez. Freeman most recently directed the 2009 film Homecoming, starring Mischa Barton. He produces the new MTV reality shows 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. Freeman currently lives in New York City where he is writing his next screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morgan J. Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Director:
1997 Hurricane Streets
1999 Desert Blue
2002 American Psycho II: All American Girl
2005 Born Killers
2006 Just Like the Son
2009 Homecoming
Executive Producer:
1997 Hurricane Streets
1999 Desert Blue
2002 American Psycho II: All American Girl
2005 Born Killers
2006 Just Like the Son
2009 Homecoming
2020 Welcome Strangers
Producer:
1997 Hurricane Streets
1999 Desert Blue
2002 American Psycho II: All American Girl
2005 Born Killers
2006 Just Like the Son
2009 Homecoming
2020 Welcome Strangers
2021 Finding Kendrick Johnson
Second Assistant Director:
1996 Welcome to the Dollhouse
1997 Hurricane Streets
1999 Desert Blue
2002 American Psycho II: All American Girl
2005 Born Killers
2006 Just Like the Son
2009 Homecoming
2020 Welcome Strangers
2021 Finding Kendrick Johnson
Thanks:
1996 Welcome to the Dollhouse
1997 Hurricane Streets
1999 Desert Blue
2000 But I'm a Cheerleader
2002 American Psycho II: All American Girl
2005 Born Killers
2006 Just Like the Son
2009 Homecoming
2020 Welcome Strangers
2021 Finding Kendrick Johnson
Writer:
1996 Welcome to the Dollhouse
1997 Hurricane Streets
1999 Desert Blue
2000 But I'm a Cheerleader
2002 American Psycho II: All American Girl
2005 Born Killers
2006 Just Like the Son
2009 Homecoming
2020 Welcome Strangers
2021 Finding Kendrick Johnson
Creator:
2007 Maui Fever
Director:
1998 Dawson's Creek
2007 Maui Fever
Executive Producer:
1998 Dawson's Creek
2007 Maui Fever
2022 Teen Mom: The Next Chapter
Producer:
1998 Dawson's Creek
2007 Maui Fever
2009 16 and Pregnant
2009 Teen Mom OG
2011 Teen Mom 2
2013 Teen Mom 3
2022 Teen Mom: The Next Chapter
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