Tracey Morgan - Hollywood Walk of Stars comedian

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It has long been known that Americans prefer strong words, catchy, unpretentious, savory jokes. They like deafening laughter, ironic smiles and "subtle allusions to thick circumstances." America became the ancestor of the stand-up genre, when the performing artist is constantly in direct contact with the audience. Tracey Morgan is recognized as a famous actor, an accomplished stand-up comedian. His jokes are sharp and poignant. The brave comedian was not afraid to make a parody even of Donald Trump.

Biography and personal life

The boy who appeared on 1968-10-11 in the family of housewife Alicia Varden and musician Jimmy Morgan was named Tracey Jamel Morgan. His father participated in the Vietnam War, gave him a name in honor of the deceased friend. Tracey Morgan was born in the Bronx, in his childhood he lived in Bedford, Tompkins, Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Returning from Vietnam, his fatherwas in treatment for heroin addiction and left the family when Tracy was five. A few years later, he learned that his father had died in November 1987, having contracted AIDS through an injection needle.

Morgan attended DeWitt Clinton High School, was notorious for being a bully. He never finished it, at the age of 17 he dropped out of school, in the same 1985 he began to live with his girlfriend named Sabina. Raised his first son, lived on benefits. Tracy traded crack and cocaine with dubious success.

I tried to earn my first "clean" money performing comedies on the streets. From this began a career as a comedian performer. They got married with Sabina in 1987. The couple has three sons (1986 - Jitrid, 1988 - Malcolm, 1992 - Tracey Jr.). A fairly successful career allowed him to move from a dilapidated apartment near Yankee Stadium to the decent society district of Riverdale.

Tracy was diagnosed with diabetes in 1996 and suffered from alcohol addiction for many years, which had a severe impact on his he alth. In 2006, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, and after 22 years of marriage, his wife filed for divorce, citing his alcoholism.

A tough two-year period ended with another arrest for drunk driving. Morgan was forced to wear a court-ordered alcohol control device around his ankle. In August 2009, the Morgans officially divorced. The alcohol problem only got worse.

As a result, the artist movedkidney transplant operation in December 2010. Later, he admitted that he was very distant from his mother, family, in vain did not take the problems seriously. He said that in fact he is a homebody, loves to spend time with his loved ones, relax, walk, feed his fish, play with a snake that he has owned since childhood.

He is the owner of a red-tailed Colombian boa - a huge boa constrictor, a huge aquarium with an octopus, stone fish and winged fish. Tracey Morgan has said more than once that he has a passion for things that can kill, they are like him when they sit waiting for prey.

In September 2011, at the Emmy Awards, Tracy announced his engagement to model Megan Woollover. Their daughter Maven was born in July 2013 and they got married in August 2015.

Creative activity

In 1989, Tracy Morgan started from the starting point of his career. Comedies, show programs, films with his participation are popular and famous. He made his screen debut in the TV show Martin playing the character Hustle Man.

The comedian is best known for seven seasons of Saturday Night (1996 - 2003) and 30 Rock (2006 - 2013), where he parodies himself. For his role as Jordan, he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor. A regular cast member on the Uptown Comedy Club, a two-season show in Harlem (1992 - 1994), starred in the HBO series Snaps (1995). In 2003, he launched his own series, The Tracey Morgan Show.

His voice can be heard in animated series, seen in commercials. As a transgenderHe appeared as a prisoner in Adam Sandler's The Longest Yard. In total, the actor has participated in more than 150 films and TV shows in the arsenal. October 2009 marked the release of the printed autobiography "I am the new black". This is a collection of stories about life and work.

Tracey Morgan took part in various shootings over the past years. Films with his participation: Beats by Dre, The Last OG (2015, 2018). Twice participated in the Hip Hop Honors (an award of the old school of hip-hop) and in 2013 received the Billboard Music Award - an award for achieving and promoting creativity in the music charts.

Happy Resurrection

June 7, 2014 Tracey Morgan hits the news as a car accident victim. As a result of a terrible accident, he was seriously injured, a close friend, colleague James McNair, died on the spot.

While returning from a performance, the artists' van was rammed into a trading company truck from behind. Morgan was taken to the hospital with multiple fractures and head trauma. He underwent several surgeries and was in a coma for two weeks. Then he was in rehabilitation at the medical center for a long time.

Tracy filed a lawsuit accusing the company of negligence and won it, receiving monetary compensation for himself, injured colleagues and the family of the deceased McNair. After a long period of recovery, the actor returned to creative activity, but he himself perceived what happened as a happy resurrection and a difficult life lesson.

My comedy got sharper after the accident. Now I see more clearly. I see jokes and I see wisdom. Comedy is tragedy turned inside out like a sock. The same thing that makes you laugh makes you cry. It all depends on how you look at it.

Filmography

Actor, screenwriter, producer - Tracy Morgan, whose photo is often found on glossy covers, is recognizable by his jokes and interesting roles. The track record is very large, some of the most famous works:

• "A thin line between love and hate".
• "Junkies".
• "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".
• "Naughty".
• "Saturday Night Live".
• "Mrs Tucker".
• "Marcus the penguin".
• "Blaster".
• "Professor Xavier".
• "Top Five".
• "All or nothing".
• "Guy on the street".
• "Well, have you arrived?".
• "Satchel Paige".
• "Percy
• 30 Rock".
• "Penguin Farce".
• "First Sunday".
• "LeeJon".
• "Superhero movie".
• "Darwin's Mission".
• "Paul Hodges".
• "Death at a funeral".
• "Cops in deep reserve".
• "Rio".
• "Dangerous Quarter".
• "Vincent Carter".
• "Rio2".
• "Monster Family".
• "Mr Podles".
• "Love Trick".
• "Battle of the Teachers".

Tracy Morgan never gives up. Currently, he continues his creative path. He was selected as a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2016.