Morgan Freeman went from being a star of a kids show in 70s to now being a serious documentary narrator and award winning actor in adult films

@wendyhamm9722

6 ай бұрын

😂😂You might want to rephrase the end of the last sentence. Whoops!😂

@Sammy-is4qt

6 ай бұрын

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@nostalgicstuff5552

6 ай бұрын

@wendyhamm9722 thought the same ahahaah

@bennymora3086

6 ай бұрын

I can totally see him as God

@nicktaylor2657

6 ай бұрын

Remember Morgan Freeman was on Electric Company when I was a little kid Electric Company Seseme Street and Mr Rogers Neighborhood all on PBS were my shows😊

Kathy Bates did such an amazing job in Misery, and to date, it's the only Stephen King adaptation to have won an Oscar.

Kudos to these actors for peeserving at their dreams, showing that age isn't a limit to success. Morgan Freeman and Viola Davis would probably be my favourite examples.

Alan Rickman and Morgan Freeman are film legends. Pretty cool that they got their big breaks at 42 and 50 respectively.

Great list! Absolutely love Morgan Freeman and Samuel L. Jackson. Patrick Stewart surprised me. I honestly thought he'd been acting since he was much younger. Thank you😊

@angelaburrow8114

6 ай бұрын

He has, you're right & MsMojo is wrong. :-). MsMojo are lazy when checking their facts, if they even bother to do so. He's spent all his life acting, apart from when he started out, for a couple of years. Then he had to have another job to fit around his acting. (He was a reporter then worked in a shop.) Since then he's lived off his acting career. He started with The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), one of the world's most prestigious theatre companies, in 1966. He became huge in UK theatre after winning a Laurence Olivier Award in 1979. His first TV appearance was in 1967 on Coronation Street, a UK soap which is the oldest continuous soap in the world. It's run continuously since its debut in December 1960. Other famous actors who have been on it are Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, Joan Collins & even Charles III has had a cameo. One of the biggest series on British TV in the mid 70s was I, Cladius, an adaptation of Robert Graves' novels I, Claudius & Claudius the God. Derek Jacobi was the main character, Claudius, but other world-renowned actors involved were Brian Blessed (as Augustus), John Hurt (Caligula), Kevin McNally (Castor), John Rhys-Davies (Naevius Sutorius Macro) & Patrick Stewart (Sejanus). It was a who's who of British theatre & TV, but the ones I've mentioned have been in international film franchises, such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones & Lord of the Rings. The problem with this channel is they forget that the US isn't the only country in the world. When talking about music their videos about 1-hit wonders feature artists who have been huge in other parts of the world for decades. In this, they've basically said an actor who not only worked in theatre since his early 20s but has also won one of the most prestigious award in British theatre, only became famous with Star Trek. No, he didn't, he's been famous over here since the 60s. It's understandable that he was famous here first, he IS British. It's the same with people like Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, John Hurt, Daniel Day-Lewis. I remember seeing the latter in the mid 80s when the RSC was touring English schools, covering Shakespeare plays that were on the exam curriculum, Romeo & Juliet & a Midsummer Night's Dream. I saw the former as that was what I was studying. He must have been in his mid-to-late 20s then. He was in a number of quality British films in the 80s, 3 of which are in the British Film Institute's list of greatest British films of the 20th century. This was long before he started working in the US. Danile Day-Lewis, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tim Roth & Rupert Everett were contemporaries, & were given the nickname the Brit Pack.

Steve Carrel gained HUGE fame as a ‘correspondent’ On The Daily Show then he landed starring roles in major moves and the The Office. I adored Kathy Bates since Misery. When she appeared in American Horror Story, The Office or Six Feet Under on TV I was the thrilled. Great list of ‘late bloomers’

Estelle Getty once said in an interview that she never thought she’d get her biggest role at the age of 62.

I get it that if you are too old for this, then you are no good. But seeing and knowing that these actors knowing that their careers skyrocketed when they were older makes me believe that you are never too old for anything.

Heart is bursting with joy currently! These extraordinary actors found fame mainly in their 40's and beyond and am so inspired!! - I have been training as an operatic tenor for nearly a decade and now in my late 40's I have faith success must come to fruition. This is just what I was needing to watch to bring my mojo back!! Thanks heaps Watch Mojo!!!! 🙏🧡

When Morgan Freeman started making movies I felt like I was the only one who remembered him as 'Easy Reader' on The Electric Company years before. He is still a favorite of mine.

@chamlo11

6 ай бұрын

Me too. It was funny when I saw him as Shawshank Redemption as an adult, the first think I thought was "Wasn't he on Electric Company?" To me he was a star then as he his now.

Tommy Lee Jones wasn't exactly that young when his career took off in the 90s(The Fugitive, Volcano, Men In Black, Batman Forever, Under Siege, The Client etc), so surprised he wasn't here.

@americangiant1003

2 ай бұрын

At least an honorable mention

This was a pretty decent list. It made me smile. 😊

"Be the miracle" Love that line

I know there’s a perception to try and make it big in a job or career when you’re young, but there is such a thing as late bloomer

So many of my favorites on this list!

Lucille Ball from Five Came Back...one of the best movies and the first disaster movie. Rock it!!!

This is inspiring!! There is still hope for me lol. Getting into acting in mid 30s could be terrifying or the best time to set out!,

What great actors on this list! I'm glad that for once they didn't limit to people who are alive or they'd have missed some good ones.

0:45 I love that the vitameatavegamin clip was used. Always makes me laugh when I see that scene.

George Clooney should be here He had been acting since the early 80s but didn't get famous until ER in 1994

Dang. Now I need to watch Breaking Bad one more time!

This is so inspiring to me as I am an actress in my 30’s. It’s never too late to chase your dreams ❤❤❤

Thanks MsMojo!

Thank you for the update, MsMojo..!! Leslie Nielsen and Rodney Dangerfield too. 🤣

I was expecting to see Jeffrey Dean Morgan. He was 39-40 when he starred in Supernatural and Grey's Anatomy and was semi-famous, and 50 when he got really famous thanks to The Walking Dead.

Very very great epic list I like it a lot very very great job mis mojo one of my absolute favorite list ever number one is one of my absolute favorite actors ever 😊❤

That’s very interesting!

you seem to think that 'make it big' means that you yourself have heard of them; Lucille Ball was getting movie leads in the '40s and working on screen in the '30s; Rickman and Stewart were famous mostly in theatre. You could try Edith Evans: First film in her 60s, but she was already a Dame.

In most cases, for me young is 56 and below. So, when i see one of these actors between 42 or 47 years old, i consider they're still young.

What about Dick Van Dyke's younger brother Jerry Van Dyke? He started his acting career back in the 60's, but he didn't become big until he got a major role on a comedy show called "Coach" back in 1989.

@heatherduncan5101

6 ай бұрын

That was a great show!

@nicktaylor2657

6 ай бұрын

Not as good as My Mother the Car 😁

Morgan Freeman... I had a crush on him since Electric Company. I was about 5 then... 😂❤

Samuel L. Jackson was also in Jurassic Park.

You're right, Jen, i hope in the future i get to be as big as these actors and actresses. Happy saturday afternoon and God bless you. Take care and greetings from Colombia to you as well.

Peter Cushing, Grand Moff Tarkin for many, became a star in Hammer Films at age 44.

Where is Christoph Waltz???

What about Judi Dench and Helen Mirren?

This video gives me hope

I LOVE Lucy! 💕

Agree!! I'll tell you this much when Morgan Freeman goes I'm going to be devastated.. I think he's actually from Tennessee but he claims Mississippi as the home he's from well Mississippi is my homeland too...❤❤

I’m going back for my bachelor degree at 36 so this makes me happy to know age doesn’t matter when it comes to success 😅

How could you forget Rodney Dangerfield ?

Fun fact: Before Shrek became a movie star, he appeared in a children's book written by an 80-year-old man named William Steig.

Also regarding Lucille Ball herself and her husband coproduced the original Star Trek series

I don't know at what age was her breakout, but I would include Angela Lansbury. I simply don't remember her being young

Should have put Joan Collins on this list.

Casted him? It would be cast him!

I would've added Lewis Black! 👍

So you’re saying there’s still a chance 👍!!!!

I'm 40 and need to get my voice out there. Keep up motivation and energy, I could be Batman. No, I'm not joking, I've got the voice and mentality for him. "Just do it," right?

Tobin Bell isn’t on here! :(

all the golden girls are gone R.I.P. :(

The last name of the family on Malcolm in the Middle was never actually revealed.

And both Bryan, Cranston and Steve crowded adverts before they became household names Bryan for hemriod cream and Stephen for church chicken

Robert Downey Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson

John ratzenberger Julianne Moore Nick offerman Leslie Jones Liam neeson

The word is CAST. CAST. CAST. Past, present and future tense. Casted is NOT a correct usage of the word. For effing sake. He is cast. He was cast. He will be cast. They were cast. They are cast. They will be cast.

your age reference is very insulting. WTF the 40+ age is considered "older"??? If this is your base line for "older", yall are so fcuked up!!!! Granted, this content should feature only those above 55 cos half a century is fair.

Excuse me??? Where in the name of god is Leslie nielsen??? Not even a mention for the poster boy of making it huge as an older actor???

Ripe old age of 43? Really? It’s a list that’s pseudo inspiring and ageist insulting at the same time🤦🏾‍♀️