Tracy Morgan at Orpheum Theatre

As a stand-up comic best known for his work on NBC’s 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live, Tracy Morgan was first introduced to television audiences in his role as “Hustleman” on the hit comedy series Martin. He went on to join SNL in 1996 where he appeared for seven seasons and created such memorable characters as “Astronaut Jones” and “Brian Fellows.” After leaving SNL, Morgan went on to star in his own comedy series The Tracy Morgan Show and voiced “Spoonie Luv” on Comedy Central’sCrank Yankers.

Currently starring in NBC’s Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning 30 Rock, Morgan appears opposite Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin as “Tracy Jordan,” the unpredictable star of Lemon’s (Fey) hit variety show, “TGS with Tracy Jordan.” In 2009 Morgan received his first Emmy nomination for this role in the Supporting Actor category; in the past five years he has also been nominated for the Supporting Actor NAACP Image Award.