Alfonso Freeman

Alfonso was born in Los Angeles on September 13, 1959, to Loletha Adkins (now Polk) and Morgan Freeman. He grew up in Compton, California,. He attended Cal State University, Long Beach as an Art Major, and eventually graduated from El Camino College with a degree in Psychology. Alfonso did not met his famous father by telephone in 1979, while working as a telemarketer. They eventually met in person in 1984, when his father was in L.A. to film the mini-series, The Atlanta Child Murders. In 1993, Alfonso dove into acting himself, gaining his first on-camera role as the Fresh Fish Con in The Shawshank Redemption. Since then, he has amassed an impressive list of credits in film, television, stage, commercials, and voiceover.