Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan is one of the most well-respected comedians and actors in his field. His latest stand up special is “Tracy Morgan: Takin' It Too Far” which debuted August 17, 2023 on Max.

Known for starring on seven seasons of NBC’s Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning 30 Rock,

Morgan appeared opposite Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin as “Tracy Jordan,” the unpredictable star

of “Liz Lemon’s” (Fey) hit variety show, TGS with Tracy Jordan. Morgan received an Emmy

Nomination in the Supporting Actor category for his work on the show and was nominated

multiple years for the Supporting Actor NAACP Image Award. The cast of the show also won the

Screen Actors Guild Award for best Ensemble in a Comedy Series before the beloved series came

to an end in January 2013.

Morgan can be seen in four seasons of TBS’ The Last OG, which he also executive produced and

starred in. He can be seen in Amazon’s Coming 2 America alongside Eddie Murphy, Arsenio

Hall, Jermaine Fowler, which was released in March 2021. He also appeared in Warner Brothers

Scoob!, Paramount’s What Men Want, opposite Taraji P. Henson, and voiced the role of “Fox” in

Netflix’s 2019 series Green Eggs & Ham. Morgan’s stand up special Staying Alive was released

globally on Netflix in May 2017. Prior, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the

2016 class. Morgan was also nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy

Series in 2016 for hosting an episode of the legendary Saturday Night Live.

In 2014, Morgan released a standup special for Comedy Central titled Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide,

which brought the network one of its largest audiences for a standup special that year. Previously,

his first stand up special, Black & Blue, was released on HBO in 2010. Another milestone for

Morgan was reached in 2009 with the release of his first book, a compilation of studied anecdotes

and some of the more serious moments that shaped him and his career, I Am the New Black.

Morgan has headlined across the country and abroad on various tours and festivals for his

stand-up comedy. He was first introduced to television audiences in his role as “Hustle Man” on

the hit comedy series Martin. He went on to join Saturday Night Live in 1996 where he appeared

for seven seasons and created such memorable characters as “Astronaut Jones” and “Brian

Fellows.” After leaving SNL, Morgan went on to star in his own comedy series, The Tracy Morgan

Show, and he voiced “Spoonie Luv” on Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers. Additional film credits

include Cop Out, the remake of the British film Death at a Funeral, First Sunday opposite Ice

Cube and Katt Williams, The Longest Yard opposite Adam Sandler, Jay and Silent Bob Strike

Back, Head of State, Son of No One, Why Stop Now and Fist Fight.

Morgan currently resides in New Jersey.