Morgan Freeman Electric Company Easy Reader

Morgan freeman started his career as an actor in the theater and aside from a few small film roles the occasional tv gig and a few years as a cast member on the electric company it was theater that kept him the most occupied that all changed in 1987 however when his performance as fast black in the film street smart earned him his first oscar nomination making freeman a full.

Morgan freeman electric company easy reader.

One of his earliest roles was as an ensemble member on the pbs series the electric company playing easy reader dj mel mounds count dracula and other roles. 1937 is an academy award winning actor best known for his roles in driving miss daisy the shawshank redemption and million dollar baby. A comedy variety show that teaches basic phonetic and grammar concepts using live action sketches cartoons songs and spider man episodes. The electric company tv series 1971 2009 morgan freeman as count dracula easy reader mad scientist marcello mark mel mounds the cop.

With jim boyd morgan freeman judy graubart skip hinnant. In 1974 freeman appeared in his electric company role easy reader on sesame. After it ceased production in 1977 the program continued in reruns until october. Before he was driving miss daisy helping andy bust out of shawshank or making gadgets for batman morgan freeman starred in the the electric company from 1971 1977.

Easy reader was a character in the show who loved to read and was played by the actor morgan freeman. He was of course badass. For some reason the other day i thought of easy reader come on now you remember him that super cool funky far out guy on the electric company i just had to pay youtube a visit and take a walk or should i say a trip down memory lane. The electric company is an american educational children s television series created by paul dooley and produced by the children s television workshop now called sesame workshop for pbs in the united states.