Morgan Freeman Children: Meet Alfonso Freeman, Deena Freeman, Morgana Freeman and Salifoulaye Freeman – Morgan Freeman was given to his maternal grandmother when he was a young child in Charleston, Mississippi.

He moved frequently during his formative years, living in Greenwood, Mississippi, Gary, Indiana and finally Chicago, Illinois. Freeman developed pneumonia at age 16.

Morgan Freeman reportedly made his acting debut at the age of nine when he played the lead role in a school play. He then attended Broad Street High School in Greenwood, Mississippi, now Threadgill Elementary School.

At the age of 12, he won a national theater competition and, while adjusting to school, he also discovered music and theater.

Freeman graduated from high school in 1955, but chose to enlist in the United States Air Force rather than accept a partial scholarship to Jackson State University.

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As he rose through the ranks, he worked as an airman first class repairing automatic radar equipment. He served in the Army from 1955 to 1959 before moving to Los Angeles, California, where he studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse.

At Los Angeles City College, where he also studied acting, a professor pushed him to pursue a career in dance.

Freeman was a dancer at the 1964 World’s Fair and performed with the musical theater group San Francisco Opera Ring. He appeared in a touring production of “The Royal Hunt of the Sun” and was a background extra in the 1965 Rod Steiger drama “The Pawnbroker,” directed by Sidney Lumet.

Between her dance and theater gigs, Freeman discovered that acting was her true passion.

Before making her Broadway debut in 1968 in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly!, which also starred Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway, Freeman made her off-Broadway debut in 1967, opposite Viveca Lindfors in Reiter’s rendition of “The Nigger Lovers,” a play about freedom during the American civil rights movement. He also appeared on stage in “The Dozens” in 1969.

In 1989, Freeman released four films. He played Sergeant Major John Rawlins in the Edward Zwick film Glory, which was about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the second African-American regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Desson Thomson praised Freeman and co-star Denzel Washington for their “warm feeling of brotherhood” in an article for the Washington Post.

In the comedy “Driving Miss Daisy,” Freeman starred alongside Dan Aykroyd and Jessica Tandy. Freeman reprises his role as Hoke Colburn, chauffeur to a Jewish widow, in the Alfred Uhry play in which he previously appeared.

Morgan Freeman Children: Meet Alfonso Freeman, Deena Freeman, Morgana Freeman and Salifoulaye Freeman

Morgan Freeman is the proud father of four children. He had all his children from his two failed marriages. Below are the details of his children;

Alphonso Freeman – He was born on September 13, 1959 and is 63 years old as of 2022. He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Just like his father, he is also an actor. He briefly studied art at Cal State Long Beach. Alfonso did not meet his famous father in person until 1984, when he came to Los Angeles to film The Atlanta Child Murders for television (1985). Their first conversation took place over the phone in 1979, while Alfonso was working as a telemarketer. In 1982, Alfonso married for the first time and had three sons. He divorced his first wife, Cynthia, in 1989. In 1994, he remarried Larcenia (pronounced LAR-SEEN-YA) Young. He has three children and their names are Donovan Lee Freeman, Joshua Caleb Freeman, and Alfonso Rene Freeman II.

Deena Freeman – Deena was adopted by Morgan Freeman after he married her mother Jeanette. Deena was previously married to Edward Lee Hines. However, their marriage ended in divorce. In 1984, Edward and Deena had their first child, a daughter named E’Dena Hines. However, when their daughter was just three years old, the couple divorced. Deena was raised by her father Morgan and his second wife, Myrna Colley-Lee, after divorcing her ex-partner. Sadly, Deena’s beloved young daughter, E’Dena, was murdered outside her apartment in Washington Heights, New York on August 16, 2015, at the age of thirty-three. Lamar Davenport, her boyfriend, stabbed her more than fifteen times until he died.

Morgan Freeman – Morgana was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. She is also an actress and is known for the film Death of a Prophet (1981).

Saifoulaye Freeman – Saifoulaye Freeman was born in 1960, but the exact date and place of his birth are unknown. The mysterious mother of Saifoulaye Freeman is still unknown. Saifoulaye Freeman seems to prefer a life away from the spotlight. Unlike his half-brothers and his father, Saifoulaye Freeman prefers to hide his private life from the prying eyes of the media.