Tracy Morgan's Real Name: Tracy Morgan

Quick answer: The comedian and actor is known professionally as Tracy Morgan. TV Guide gives the birth name Tracy Jamal Morgan and the birthplace the Bronx, New York City. Encyclopedia.com independently dates the birth to November 10, 1968, in the Bronx, New York.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Tracy Morgan. TV Guide gives the birth name Tracy Jamal Morgan, places the birth in the Bronx, New York City, New York, and says he was born to Alicia and musician Jimmy Morgan. Encyclopedia.com independently dates the birth to November 10, 1968, in the Bronx, New York, and also identifies his parents as Jimmy Morgan, a musician, and Alicia. TV Guide says he later dropped out of high school, only four credits shy of graduation, to support his family, started to perform comedy on the streets, and later gained widespread success in New York City as a stand-up comedian.

Career highlights

TV Guide says he landed his first professional television appearance as a recurring character on Martin, formally joined Saturday Night Live as a permanent cast member in 1996 and appeared regularly until 2003, and is best known for his role in 30 Rock. Encyclopedia.com independently records earlier work on Uptown Comedy Club from 1993 to 1994, work as Hustle man on Martin from 1994 to 1996, various characters on Saturday Night Live from 1996 to about 2003, The Tracy Morgan Show from 2003 to 2004, and Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock, beginning in 2006. It also lists later work on Def Comedy Jam beginning around 1992, the Comedy Central special Tracy Morgan: One Mic (2002), and later voice work on Crank Yankers. TV Guide independently records a 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award, with others, for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, and a 2009 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Encyclopedia.com independently records a 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, with others, for the 30 Rock ensemble. TV Guide also records the 2009 autobiography I Am the New Black.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Tracy Morgan or Tracy Jamal Morgan are looking for the same comedian and actor, including the later television work most often associated with his name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Tracy Morgan in many later television series title lookups.