Actor Morgan Freeman, 75, falls asleep during TV interview Actor Morgan Freeman, recipient of the Cinema Icon Award,arrives at the CinemaCon awards ceremony at the Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 18, 2013. SEATTLE, May 23 (UPI) -- Actor Morgan Freeman nodded off during a morning television interview on KCPQ, Seattle's "Fox News This Morning" program. Freeman, 75, and 80-year-old co-star Michael Caine were promoting their new movie "Now You See Me" Wednesday when Freeman closed his eyes and dropped his head as Caine was talking. Freeman has not publicly commented on his headline-grabbing cat nap.