Hot! Tracy Morgan Movies And Biography

During his seven years on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ), actor and stand-up comedian Tracy Morgan rose to fame playing several memorable characters, including Astronaut Jones, a retro lounge-singing space traveler infatuated with female aliens, and impersonating Mike Tyson, Star Jones and Busta Rhymes. A fearless comic who was always performing whether or not cameras were rolling, Morgan earned a reputation for outrageous behavior, while problems with alcohol led to a career dip following his departure from "S.N.L." The failure of his own family sitcom, "The Tracy Morgan Show" (NBC, 2003-04), only cast a deeper shadow on his young, promising career. But he continued doing stand-up and was tapped for supporting roles in features like "Head of State" (2003) and "The Little Man" (2005). Thanks to fellow "SNL" castmate Tina Fey who had long recognized his comic brilliance, Morgan rebounded professionally when he landed the role of a lifetime, joining the ensemble cast of her Emmy-winning sitcom, "30 Rock" (NBC, 2006- ). Morgan shined as Tracy Jordan, the impulsive, demanding star of a late-night sketch comedy show-within-a-show whose dramas often mirrored the actor's offscreen life. The series' critical success reignited his career, leading to Morgan appearing in big screen comedies and voicing character's in animated films, where audiences continued to love his unpredictable, loose cannon persona.

Morgan was born the second of five children on Nov. 10, 1968, and raised in housing projects in Brooklyn and the Bronx. At six years old, Morgan's father - a musician and Vietnam veteran - left the family, leaving his mother to raise her children, one of whom had cerebral palsy. Morgan developed his sense of humor to cope with the emotional distress and spent his childhood with a chip on his shoulder over his father's abandonment. After graduating De Witt Clinton High School, Morgan was already working in standup. But he also ran into early trouble when he married his high school sweetheart, Sabina, at a young age - by his early twenties, he had three children and was struggling to make ends meet while on welfare. But Morgan's habit of hanging around neighborhood spots and making fun of people finally began to earn him invitations from DJs to entertain at parties, which eventually led to performing at the Uptown Comedy Club in Harlem. In addition to doing standup, Morgan took workshop classes and learned to develop a routine and characters, taking his natural gift to the next level.