If you’re not familiar with writer-producer-director Morgan J. Freeman, here is a primer: The multi-hyphenate’s debut feature, Hurricane Streets , starring Edie Falco and Brendan Sexton III ( Welcome to the Dollhouse ), was the first narrative project to win three awards at Sundance in 1997. Freeman went on to direct other films including Desert Blue and American Psycho 2 while launching a successful career producing reality television shows for MTV. His first series, Laguna Beach , spawned two spin-offs and two years ago, Freeman created 16 and Pregnant , which has already spun off another successful social commentary series for MTV, Teen Moms . Movieline caught up with Freeman recently to discuss how 16 and Pregnant has been a “dream come true” for his inner storyteller, why the series hits home with so many audience members and how all of his projects — scripted or not — are related.
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16 and Pregnant Creator Morgan J. Freeman On His Journey From Laguna Beach to Teenage Crisis
