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I grew up in the projects in Brooklyn, and I consider myself lucky and blessed to be where I am - just working.

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Tracy Morgan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
Actor
Autobiographer
Comedian
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Voice Actor
The Bronx
New York City
Tracy Jamal Morgan
Lucky
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Brooklyn
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Because Eddie [Murphy] came from where I come from, the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. People in the projects used to call me Fat Murphy.
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You can't hold me to the same standard as the president or a school teacher. I'm just a comedian. My job is like Archie Bunker.
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I think the word 'pregnant' is funny.
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I do stand up sometimes out of anger. Sometimes the greatest stuff comes from a dark place.
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Outside of show business, I live a normal life.
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I don't even deal with politics. I just don't believe in them. I think politics are politricks. My whole thing is power to the people. I don't put my faith in any one man. I keep my faith in God. That's where I keep my faith.
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In my heart, I really don't care who you love, same sex or not as long as you have the ability to love, that's the important thing here.
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I would love to try action films.
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When I was a young kid, my pops introduced me to it. He took me to Harlem, 145th and Edgecombe, to watch the filming of Claudine with James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll. That was my first taste of seeing a set and the cameras, and I was bit by the acting bug at a young age.
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I just want to be funny, I just want to do comedy.
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Everything I talk about in stand-up is my experiences as an American, as a father, as a husband, as a black man, as a human being.
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My father said: If you want to catch your girl cheating, you knock on the front door and run to the back, because he's coming out the back.
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Michael's the ultimate entertainer. After Michael Jackson, it's Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bruce Lee.
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The things I did on Saturday Night Live are going to stay as Saturday Night Live. You've never seen Eddie Murphy do a Gumby movie. There's a lot more new material inside of me.
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Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he's a genius.
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Comedy clubs are sacred ground. That's where anything goes.
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I love 30 Rock because Tina Fey allows me to fly over the cuckoo nest once a week.
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I want to let my fans know I love them and I'm coming your way and I'm bringing truckloads of funny.
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I'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others.
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Reality is the scary thing. Not my work, not comedy.
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