Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan Bio

Who is Tracy Morgan

Best known for his work as a comedian on the popular television show, Saturday Night Live and for his role on the television show 30 Rock. His film credits include Cop Out, The Longest Yard and Are We There Yet?

Early Life (Childhood)

Morgan was born in the Bronx and raised in a housing project in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.His father named him Tracy in honor of a platoon mate and friend who shipped off to Vietnam with him and was killed in action days later.He is the second of five children of homemaker Alicia , and Jimmy Morgan, a musician who returned from military duty in the Vietnam War as a recovering heroin addict, causing him to leave the family when Morgan was six years old.

Interesting Facts

His net worth is around $18 million.He is 48 year old.He briefly worked as a painter in New York before starting his acting career.

Personal Life

While in high school, Morgan married his girlfriend Sabina in 1987. They have three sons together: Gitrid, Malcolm, and Tracy, Jr. Morgan filed for divorce in August 2009, after having been separated for approximately eight years. Morgan credits one of his sons with having saved him from his alcoholism.Morgan said in 2009, "I'm estranged from my own mother and most of my family, and I'm not sure that's going to change much."

NETWORTH And ACHIEVEMENT

Emmy Awards 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, 30 Rock, nominated 2016, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Saturday Night Live, nominated Image Awards 2007, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, 30 Rock, nominated 2008, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, 30 Rock, nominated

Rumor

On January 27, 2011, Morgan appeared on the NBA on TNT pregame coverage of the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks nationally-televised live basketball game. During the appearance, commentators Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith asked Morgan to choose between Sarah Palin and Tina Fey regarding who was better looking (Fey, Morgan's 30 Rock co-star, portrays Palin on Saturday Night Live). Morgan said Palin was "good masturbation material", for which TNT apologized on live camera.