Tracy Morgan
Tracy Jamal Morgan (born November 10, 1968)[1] is an American actor and comedian. He is best-known for being a cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL) and for his role as Tracy Jordan on the TV series 30 Rock.
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| Birth name | Tracy Jamal Morgan |
| Born | 10 November 1968
(aged 57) New York City, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Spouse | Sabina Morgan
(m. 1987; div. 2009)Megan Wollover
(m. 2015; div. 2020) |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
Morgan was born in the Bronx and grew up on a housing project in Bedford-Stuyvestant, Brooklyn.[2] He was the second oldest child of Jimmy and Alicia Morgan.[2] In 1987 he left high school before graduating.[2] Already married, he began earning money performing comedy on the streets.[2]
Career
Morgan began finding work as a stand-up comedian. In 1992 he appeared as a guest on Martin Lawrence's TV show Martin.[2] In 1996 he became a cast member of SNL.[2] Morgan has appeared in many movies such as Rio and its sequel Rio 2, G-Force, Death at a Funeral, Superhero Movie, and in Are We There Yet?.
Personal life
Morgan married his girlfriend Sabrina in 1987.[2] The couple had three sons, born in 1986, 1987 and 1991. They divorced in 2009.[3] Morgan has been engaged since 2011. His fiancée, model Megan Wollover, gave birth to their daughter in 2013.[4] His autobiography, I Am the New Black was released in 2009. He had a kidney transplant in 2010.[1] Wollover and Morgan were married in 2015.
In June 2014, Morgan was involved in a six-vehicle accident in New Jersey. He was in critical condition at a New Brunswick hospital. After nine days he was upgraded to fair condition.[5] A passenger in Morgan's vehicle, James McNair, was killed.[6] Morgan was released from the hospital on June 20, 2014 and transferred to a rehabilitation center.[5] He soon made a full recovery.
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Morgan on stage during Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour in 2006
Morgan performing stand-up in 2008.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tracy Morgan Biographytvguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Michael A. Lipton. Bowling 'em Over. People.com (12 January 2004)Time Inc.. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ Tracy Morgan and fiancee expecting first baby together (31 January 2013)Today; Entertainment. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ Allison Takeda. Tracy Morgan's Fiancee Megan Wollover Gives Birth to Baby Girl Maven Sonae! (2 July 2013)US WEEKLY. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lessley Messer. Tracy Morgan Is Released From the Hospital (20 June 2014)ABC News. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ Althea Legaspi. Tracy Morgan Update: Driver Charged In Crash That Killed James McNair. MTV News (7 June 2014)Viacom International Inc.. Retrieved 22 June 2014.