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Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan in 2009
Birth name	Tracy Jamal Morgan
Born	(1968-11-10) November 10, 1968 (age57)New York City, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, television, film
Years active	1988–present
Genres	Musical comedy cringe comedy character comedy
Subject(s)	African-American culture race relations racism marriage family self-deprecation recreational drug use sex current events
Spouse	Sabina Morgan ​​(m.1987;div.2009)​ Megan Wollover ​​(m.2015;div.2020)​Children = 4

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.

Early life

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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

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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

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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 centre.[5] He soon made a full recovery.

References

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1. 1 2 "Tracy Morgan Biography". tvguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Michael A. Lipton (12 January 2004). "Bowling 'em Over". People.com. Time Inc. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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