Morgan Freeman's voice is so authoritative and mellifluous that he is often tapped to play God in the movies. "I do love your voice, and everyone loves your voice," Jimmy Fallon told him on Thursday night's Tonight Show, "but I was wondering what your voice would sound like if you were on helium." And now that he mentions it, don't you? Well, wish granted — and let no one say that Freeman isn't a good sport. --Peter Weber
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