Morgan J. Freeman

Morgan J. Freeman (born December 5, 1969 in Long Beach , California ) is an American director and screenwriter .

Freeman studied film in Santa Barbara , at the Sorbonne in Paris and at New York University . During an internship, he met Todd Solondz , for whom he then worked as an assistant director at Willkommen im Tollhaus (Welcome to the Dollhouse) . His first own film, Hurricane, was a huge critical hit and the first film to receive three awards at the Sundance Film Festival . Since then Freeman has written and directed several, often independently produced, films. The best known is American Psycho II: The Horror Continues .

He also shot several videos and episodes of the hit television series Dawson's Creek . In 2003, he developed the MTV - reality show Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County (successor mission 2007: Maui Fever ). Furthermore, since 2010 he has mainly worked as an executive producer of various television formats.

Filmography (selection)

• 1997: Hurricane
• 1998: Desert Blue
• 2002: American Psycho II: The Horror Goes On (American Psycho II: All American Girl)
• 2004: Piggy Banks
• 2006: Just Like the Son
• 2009: Obsessed - Shackles of Jealousy (Homecoming)

Awards

• 1997 Hurricane: Gotham Award nomination, Best Picture , Best Director and Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival
• 1998 Desert Blue : Best film at the Gijón Film Festival

Web links

• Morgan J. Freeman in the Internet Movie Database (English)