Morgan Freeman wasn't just born with his godly voice, he tells Jimmy Kimmel


On Wednesday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel asked Morgan Freeman a question probably a lot of people have wondered: "Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?" Freeman looked confused. Kimmel pressed on: "Is this something that you worked on, or from your family?" When Freeman said he didn't know what Kimmel was talking about, Kimmel explained that ever since his Electric Company days, Freeman has "sounded great," while Kimmel himself sounds like a clown. Freeman finally let Kimmel off the hook he was dangling from. "I went to school to learn how to be an actor, and in that school — Los Angeles City College — I had a voice and diction instructor who was very good at his job," he explained. "So you actually learned something in college," Kimmel said, and Freeman didn't quite laugh.
It's hard to tell if Freeman was being falsely modest or is just tired of answering questions about his voice. In another segment, Kimmel asked Freeman about being the voice giving drivers directions on the app Waze. Freeman said he doesn't drive much, and if he did, he wouldn't use Waze. "Not a big app guy in general?" Kimmel asked. "Well, I'm just not a big Morgan Freeman listening tour" fan, Freeman said, finally cracking a smile. Watch below. Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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