Tracy Morgan

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Tracy Morgan is a comedian and occasionally appears on The Opie and Anthony Show. He was brought to the show by friend Jim Breuer. He's also "hilarious"-ly imitated by Jay Mohr.

Official Bio

Tracy Morgan segued from the completion of his seventh year as a cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live to primetime as star of his short-lived series, The Tracy Morgan Show.

"Even after seven amazing years in late night, there's nothing like getting a shot at primetime."

On SNL, Morgan most recently popularized two memorable characters - Safari Planet host Brian Fellow and the space adventurer "Astronaut Jones". Other popular characters include Woodrow, the homeless romantic, and the longtime favorite, Dominican Lou. His impressions include Mike Tyson, The View's Star Jones, Della Reese, Busta Rhymes, Maya Angelou, and Samuel L. Jackson. He has also made numerous comedic appearances as himself, both on "Weekend Update" and in backstage sketches where he grills the guest host with inappropriate questions.

Born and raised in New York City, Morgan is a standup comedian, actor and sketch-comedy player, who continually works the national standup comedy circuit while appearing on television and in feature films. After appearing on Def Comedy Jam, he first became well known appearing on Martin as the recurring character, Hustleman.

Morgan debuted an hour-long standup special on Comedy Central in August 2002 and contributed a voice to Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers. He also hosted the channel's standup showcase, Comic Groove, and in 2002 was named the "It Ready for Prime Time Playa" by Entertainment Weekly's "It List".

Morgan recently appeared in a featured role in the film Head of State, directed by and starring SNL alum Chris Rock. Other movie credits include A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Half Baked, the independent feature 30 Years to Life, How High, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

Morgan is married, has three children and lives in the Bronx, New York.