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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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Tracy Morgan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: November 10
Actor
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Television Actor
Voice Actor
The Bronx
New York City
Tracy Jamal Morgan
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I don't take any relationships for granted and I won't ever again. I just enjoy life.
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Outside of show business, I live a normal life.
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I love being around people who love to do what I love to do, which is comedy.
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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'm not focused on the outrageousness. I'm just focused on being funny, and raising my kids. I don't even read the newspaper, I don't read that crap.
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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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And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I'm a beautiful, black butterfly.
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Don't follow in my footsteps. Be original, and create your own path. Be a trailblazer! Do you! Be better than me. Do you! Be happy and have joy in your life.
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What am I afraid of? The IRS. Thats it. I dont want those people knockin on my door, man.
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Martin Lawrence is one of my comedic heroes, and he's a genius.
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I'm not really struggling about my career. The struggles are in my personal life. I can't really pinpoint how long it took me to get where I'm at, and I didn't care how long it was going to take, because it's not about the destination, it's about the journey.
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My father was the role model I looked up. 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 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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I like to do stand-up for people who live real life.
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Bad news travels at the speed of light good news travels like molasses.
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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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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'm not a hateful person and don't condone any kind of violence against others.
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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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Listen, Bruce Lee fought out of anger. That’s why they call it the Fists of Fury. Michael Jackson danced with fury. I do stand up out of fury. I’m not mad at anybody. I’m not mad at any human being because I’m a human being.
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