2008 Kennedy Center Honorees, choreographer Twyla Tharp (L), actor Morgan Freeman (C) and Barbra Streisand chat after they received their honors at a gala dinner at the US State Department in Washington December 6, 2008. The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors awards are given for lifetime achievement in the performing arts. Reuters Pictures 12 months ago

2008 Kennedy Center Honorees, choreographer Twyla Tharp (L), actor Morgan Freeman (C) and Barbra Streisand chat after they received their honors at a gala dinner at the US State Department in Washington December 6, 2008. The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors awards are given for lifetime achievement in the performing arts.

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  2. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 01: (L-R) Actors Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank and Clint Eastwood attend the Museum of The Moving Image salutes Clint Eastwood at the Paris Theatre on December 1, 2009 in New York City.
  3. Actor Morgan Freeman arrives for the 2009 Governors Awards at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California on November 14, 2009. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is presenting the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-executive John Calley, and Honorary Awards to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman, and cinematographer Gordon Willis at the inaugural Governors Awards event.

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  3. Actor Morgan Freeman arrives on stage to receive the Golden Icon Award at Zurich's Film Festival October 3, 2009.
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  13. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton(R) and President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal shake hands after the signing of a $540 Million (USD) proverty reduction grant agreement between the US Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC) and the Republic of Senegal at the US State Department September 16, 2009, in Washington, D.C.

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