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By the time he was famous, it seemed as though actor Morgan Freeman already had a long and venerable career. While he worked hard for years in small basement productions in New York City and on public television’s early morning kid’s show “The Electric Company” (PBS, 1971-77) – which, to his chagrin, was his most widely-recognized role – Freeman would not gain widespread exposure until he landed the Oscar-nominated role of the volatile pimp Fast Black in “Street Smart” (1987). Because of that performance, Freeman catapulted into national prominence, quickly becoming a household name and one of
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Milestone
1945
Played the lead role in a school play at age eight
1949
Won a statewide drama competition at age 12
Performed on a radio show in Nashville, TN, while in high school
1955
Turned down a partial scholarship in drama from Jackson State University to serve in the Air Force
Lived in New York, where he danced at the 1964 World's Fair; also lived in San Francisco, where he joined the Opera Ring musical theater group
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