Tracy Morgan (born
November 10 1968) is an American actor and comedian, perhaps best known for his role on the
sketch comedy show,
Saturday Night Live. Morgan currently stars as
Tracy Jordan in the
NBC sitcom 30 Rock.
Biography
Early life & career
Morgan was born in
The Bronx,
New York, the son of
Jimmy Morgan, a musician.
[Is Tracy Morgan NBC's next breakout star? | Tracy Morgan | Television News | TV | Entertainment Weekly] After attending
De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx, He was discovered in 1984 while doing stand-up at
The Apollo. Tracy Morgan began his career on
Martin, where he played Hustle Man. The character sold random items he had from the 'hood, always greeting people with his trademark "What's happ'n, chief?" In the 2003 movie
Head of State, starring
Chris Rock, Morgan appears several times as a man watching television, often questioning why they aren't watching
Martin.
Tracy was also a regular cast member on "Uptown Comedy Club", a sketch comedy show filmed in
Harlem, New York City which aired from 1992 to 1994 on various channels. It had a predominantly African-American cast, but there were a couple of white performers, notably
Jim Breuer. He was also on the HBO show
Snaps.
