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The truth is, I've never thought of myself as the Michael Jordan of comedy. And that's a good thing. You know why? Because I'm not. Wasn't that Richard Pryor? Yes, it was. I know what I am: I'm funny!

Tracy Morgan

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Tracy Morgan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
Actor
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Television Actor
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The Bronx
New York City
Tracy Jamal Morgan
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My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of The Color Purple. It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.
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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 don't really take the college tours and all that. Those are young people and I'm quite sure they're mature enough to understand, but they haven't seen or lived real life yet.
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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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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 have snakes, three sharks, moray eels, piranhas, five scorpions and a bird spider. All of them are predators. They are dangerous but it's cool to have strong and powerful pets.
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Live every week like it's shark week.
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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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I think the word 'pregnant' is funny.
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I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me.
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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 never wanted the ha-ha-ha laughter [at my shows]. I always aimed for the gut. I always aimed for the pretty girls in the front row, laughing and leaning over and pooting.
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I don't need no stool and mike stand. I don't need all of that to be funny. I've been funny my whole life. This is a gift God gave me. I spread love wherever I'm at. I'm like Marvin Gaye.
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As a child, I was able to know that I wanted a better life.
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A stand-up's job is to hold the mirror up to society and to look at what we're afraid of. That's why we had shows like 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons.' We made fun of ourselves then.
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My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me he was still a rock star.
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I'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others.
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Sometimes I think we're exposed to things we shouldn't be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a person's whole life.
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Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he's a genius.
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Having a daughter makes you see things in a different way. This is my only girl. So I don't care what it takes to protect her. You can call it what you want to call it. As long as you treat her the same way I treat her, like my princess, I don't mind.
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