Tracy Morgan

In October 2009, Morgan released his autobiography I Am the New Black, which chronicles details from his traumatic childhood up to his rise as one of the most successful comedians in show business.

He lives in a spacious apartment in Soho, New York City with the following pets: two Cane Corsos, Max and Sugar, a tarantula, a scorpion, a shark, an eel, a python, and a boa constrictor. (2009)

First diagnosed with diabetes in 1996, Tracy allowed his condition to worsen and had a 104-degree fever during filming of a 30 Rock episode. He has since taken better care of his health, injecting himself with pre-meal insulin and regularly checking his blood sugar.

As a child, Tracy created a stand-up routine character named Biscuit who, like him, had abandonment issues due to his dad leaving them. Doing the character acted as an outlet for his frustrations in real life.

His father, Jimmy Morgan Sr., was a Vietnam war veteran who had a drug habit and died of AIDS in 1987. Tracy is the second among five siblings. Jimmy Morgan, Jr., his older brother, was afflicted with cerebral palsy upon birth.

In 2002, Tracy wrote, produced, and starred in the one-hour television special Tracy Morgan: One Mic, where he talked about his acting profession, his family, and other interests like sports.

Among the songs that he performed on the show 30 Rock are "Midnight Train to Georgia", "I Will Always Love You", and "Love is a Battlefield".

Awards & Nominations: • 2008 (N) - Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Screen Actors Guild Award, for 30 Rock, shared with castmates • 2008 (N) - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Image Awards, for 30 Rock • 2009 (W) - Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Screen Actors Guild Award, for 30 Rock, shared with castmates • 2009 (N) - Best Performance - Comedy, NAMIC Vision Awards, for 30 Rock • 2009 (N) - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Image Awards, for 30 Rock • 2009 (N) - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Emmy Awards, for 30 Rock

Tina Fey once said that the only distinction that there is between Tracy Morgan and Tracy Jordan, the character he plays on 30 Rock, is that Jordan is mentally ill.

Tracy's favorite Saturday Night Live character is Astronaut Jones.

Among his closest friends are Chris Rock and Tina Fey, whose talents he is in awe of. Morgan performed on the Chris Rock comedy album Roll With The New.

In 2003, Tracy appeared in two commercials, one for Sega's ESPN NFL Football and the other for ESPN NBA Basketball for Playstation 2. He was also in the Pepsi Sierra Mist TV ad in 2006 and the DiGiorno Frozen Pizza commercial in 2007.

Tracy appeared in the posthumous music video "Notorious B.I.G." for the slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. in 1999.

Tracy was brought up in New York and admits to being a former crack dealer. He married his high school sweetheart Sabina in 1985, but they later got divorced. He has three sons, Tracy (b. 1986), Malcolm (b. 1987), and Gitrid (b. 1991).

Morgan is credited with his dead-on impressions of Aretha Franklin, Maya Angelou, The Bailiff from Judge Judy, Tiger Woods' father, Fat Albert, Judge Greg Mathis, Mike Tyson, and Star Jones. One of his trademarks is how he says the word "hilarious".

Tracy began his career on the television show Martin, where he played the role of the Hustle Man, the guy from the 'hood who greeted everyone with 'What's up chief?' to sell his knock-off watches and other items he had.

Tracy jokes that his biggest role each week on Saturday Night Live was the guy waving in the background during the closing credits.

He was inspired by Andrew Dice Clay. Tracy considers Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence among his heroes in comedy and in show business.

He is 5' 10" tall. His tattoos include the following: a happy face and sad face on his forearm, "me, myself, and I" on his back, "Stove Top" on his penis and "Guilty True" on his chest.