Morgan Freeman: What You Don’t Know About The Beloved Actor

Big Break

Back in 1967, Freeman got a big break when he got to act in the off-Broadway with Viveca Lindfors in the play called The Nigger Lovers.

The play focused on the time of the “Freedom Riders” during the civil rights era. However, Freeman made his true debut on Broadway when he starred in the very first all-African American production of Hello, Dolly! with Cab Calloway and Pearl Bailey!

Becoming A Familiar Face

Of course, he also got to star with the famous Bill Cosby in a children’s show.

That’s right…Morgan Freeman became a recognizable face in Hollywood once he landed a regular role on The Electric Company. However, it wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies when Morgan Freeman starred on the PBS show, but we’ll get to that later.