Morgan may refer to:

People

See:

Morgan (surname)

Morgan (given name)

Places

;Australia

Morgan, South Australia

;Canada

Morgan, Ontario

;United States

Morgan, California

Morgan, Georgia

Morgan, Minnesota

Morgan, Texas

Morgan, Utah

Morgan, Vermont

Morgan, Wisconsin, a town

Morgan, Shawano County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

There are also:

Morgan Farm Area, Texas

Morgan Hill, California

Morgan's Point, Texas

Morgan's Point Resort, Texas

New Morgan, Pennsylvania

Morgantown, West Virginia

Other uses of the name

Media, Fiction and Culture

''Morgan!'', 1966 film

''Morgan'', graphic novel by Hugo Pratt

Morgan (band), an early 1970s band

Morgan Industries, led by Nwabudike Morgan, one of the factions in the computer game ''Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri''

Morgan le Fay, sorceress of Arthurian legend

Companies

Morgan Chase, American Financial Services Firm

Morgan Stanley, American banking corporation

Morgan Motor Company, a British sports car manufacturer

Roy Morgan Research, an Australian company which produces the Morgan Poll

Morgan (clothing brand), also called Morgan de Toi

Morgan's, formerly a Canadian department store

Captain Morgan, a brand of rum

Morgans Hotel Group, boutique style hotel group

*Morgans Hotel, located on Madison Avenue, New York City

Science and Technology

Duron 'Morgan' - An alias used by a model of the AMD Duron processor

Morgan (unit), a unit of recombinant frequency in genetics (the centimorgan is most frequently used)

Other

Moken (also spelled "Morgan"), seafaring minority ethnic group in the Andaman Sea

Morgan State University, university in Baltimore, Maryland

Morgan horse breed, a versatile American breed of horse used in the English and Western disciplines, Saddleseat riding, and for driving

Alternate spelling for morgen (mythological creature), a Welsh or Breton water sprite

Morgan F.C., early twentieth century U.S. football (soccer) team

Morgan (orca), a killer whale in poor health captured in June 2010 for rehabilitation

W.H. Morgan House, a historical house in Peabody, Kansas

See also

Fort Morgan (disambiguation)

Morgan City (disambiguation)

Morgan County (disambiguation)

Morgan Township (disambiguation)

Mount Morgan (disambiguation)

Morgen (disambiguation)

Morgaine

Morgana

Morgane

Morgan le Fay

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birth date	June 01, 1937
birth place	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
birth name	Morgan Freeman
spouse	Jeanette Adair Bradshaw (1967–79; divorced)Myrna Colley-Lee (1984–2010; divorced)
occupation	Actor, director, narrator
years active	1964–present }}

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, film director, aviator and narrator. He is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice. Freeman has received Academy Award nominations for his performances in ''Street Smart'', ''Driving Miss Daisy'', ''The Shawshank Redemption'' and ''Invictus'' and won in 2005 for ''Million Dollar Baby''. He has also won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Freeman has appeared in many other box office hits, including ''Unforgiven'', ''Glory'', ''Seven'', ''Deep Impact'', ''The Sum of All Fears'', ''Bruce Almighty'', ''Batman Begins'', ''March of the Penguins'', ''The Bucket List'', ''Evan Almighty'', ''Wanted'', ''The Dark Knight'', and ''Red''.

Early life

Morgan Freeman was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Mayme Edna (née Revere), a teacher, and Morgan Porterfield Freeman, a barber who died in 1961 from cirrhosis. He has three older siblings. Freeman was sent as an infant to his paternal grandmother in Charleston, Mississippi. His family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Greenwood, Mississippi; Gary, Indiana; and finally Chicago, Illinois. Freeman made his acting debut at age 9, playing the lead role in a school play. He then attended Broad Street High School, currently Threadgill Elementary School, in Mississippi. At age 12, he won a statewide drama competition, and while still at Broad Street High School, he performed in a radio show based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1955, he graduated from Broad Street, but turned down a partial drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to work as a mechanic in the United States Air Force.

Freeman moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s and worked as a transcript clerk at Los Angeles Community College. During this period, he also lived in New York City, working as a dancer at the 1964 World's Fair, and in San Francisco, where he was a member of the Opera Ring music group. Freeman acted in a touring company version of ''The Royal Hunt of the Sun,'' and also appeared as an extra in the 1965 film ''The Pawnbroker.'' He made his off-Broadway debut in 1967, opposite Viveca Lindfors in ''The Nigger Lovers'' (about the civil rights era "Freedom Riders"), before debuting on Broadway in 1968's all-black version of ''Hello, Dolly!,'' which also starred Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway.

Career

Acting career

Although his first credited film appearance was in 1971's ''Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?'', Freeman first became known in the American media through roles on the soap opera ''Another World'' and the PBS kids' show ''The Electric Company'', (notably as Easy Reader and Vincent the Vegetable Vampire) which he later said he should have left earlier than he did.

Beginning in the mid-1980s, Freeman began playing prominent supporting roles in many feature films, earning him a reputation for depicting wise, fatherly characters. As he gained fame, he went on to bigger roles in films such as the chauffeur Hoke in ''Driving Miss Daisy'', and Sergeant Major Rawlins in ''Glory'' (both in 1989). In 1994 he portrayed Red, the redeemed convict in the acclaimed ''The Shawshank Redemption''. In the same year he was a member of the jury at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.

He also starred in films such as ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', ''Unforgiven'', ''Seven'', and ''Deep Impact''. In 1997, Freeman, together with Lori McCreary, founded the film production company Revelations Entertainment, and the two co-head its sister online film distribution company ClickStar. Freeman also hosts the channel ''Our Space'' on ClickStar, with specially crafted film clips in which he shares his love for the sciences, especially space exploration and aeronautics.

After three previous nominations—a supporting actor nomination for ''Street Smart'', and leading actor nominations for ''Driving Miss Daisy'', and ''The Shawshank Redemption''—he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''Million Dollar Baby'' at the 77th Academy Awards. Freeman is recognized for his distinctive voice, making him a frequent choice for narration. In 2005 alone, he provided narration for two films, ''War of the Worlds'' and the Academy Award-winning documentary film ''March of the Penguins''.

Freeman appeared as God in the hit film ''Bruce Almighty'' and its sequel, ''Evan Almighty'', as well as Lucius Fox in the critical and commercial success ''Batman Begins'' and its 2008 sequel, ''The Dark Knight''. He starred in Rob Reiner's 2007 film ''The Bucket List'', opposite Jack Nicholson. He teamed with Christopher Walken and William H. Macy for the comedy ''The Maiden Heist'', which was released direct to video due to financial problems of the distribution company. In 2008, Freeman returned to Broadway to co-star with Frances McDormand and Peter Gallagher for a limited engagement of Clifford Odets's play, ''The Country Girl'', directed by Mike Nichols.

He had wanted to do a film based on Nelson Mandela for some time. At first he tried to get Mandela's autobiography, ''Long Walk to Freedom'', adapted into a finished script, but it could never be finalized. In 2007 he purchased the film rights to a pre-published 2008 book by John Carlin, ''Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation''. Clint Eastwood directed the Nelson Mandela bio-pic titled ''Invictus'', starring Freeman as Mandela and Matt Damon as rugby team captain Francois Pienaar. In October 2010, Freeman co-starred alongside Bruce Willis in ''Red''.

Other work

In July 2009 Freeman was one of the presenters at the 46664 concert (celebrating Nelson Mandela's birthday) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Freeman was the first American to record a par on Legend Golf & Safari Resort's Extreme 19th hole.

At age 65, Freeman earned a private pilot's license. He owns or has owned at least three private aircraft, including a Cessna Citation 501 jet and a Cessna 414 twin-engine prop. In 2007 he purchased an Emivest SJ30 long-range private jet, and took delivery in December 2009. He is certified to fly all of them.

Effective January 4, 2010, Freeman replaced Walter Cronkite as the voiceover introduction to the ''CBS Evening News'' featuring Katie Couric as news anchor. CBS cited the need for consistency in introductions for regular news broadcasts and special reports as the basis for the change.

As of 2010, Freeman is the host and narrator of the Discovery Channel television show ''Through the Wormhole''.

Personal life

Family

Freeman was married to Jeanette Adair Bradshaw from October 22, 1967 until 1979. He married Myrna Colley-Lee on June 16, 1984. The couple separated in December 2007. Freeman's attorney and business partner, Bill Luckett, announced in August 2008 that Freeman and his wife are in the process of divorce. On 15 September 2010, their divorce was finalized in Mississippi.

He has two sons from previous relationships before he married Bradshaw. He adopted his first wife's daughter, and the couple also had his fourth child.

In 2008, the TV series ''African American Lives 2'' revealed that Freeman's great-great-grandparents were slaves who migrated from North Carolina to Mississippi.

Properties

Freeman lives in Charleston, Mississippi, and New York City. He co-owns and operates Madidi, a fine dining restaurant, and Ground Zero, a blues club, both located in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He officially opened his second Ground Zero in Memphis, Tennessee on April 24, 2008.

Car accident

Freeman was injured in an automobile accident near Ruleville, Mississippi, on the night of August 3, 2008. The vehicle in which he was traveling, a 1997 Nissan Maxima, left the highway and flipped over several times. He and a female passenger, Demaris Meyer, were rescued from the vehicle using the "Jaws of Life". Freeman was taken via medical helicopter to The Regional Medical Center (The Med) hospital in Memphis. Police ruled out alcohol as a factor in the crash. Freeman was coherent following the crash, as he joked to a photographer about taking his picture at the scene. He broke his shoulder, arm and elbow in the crash and had surgery on August 5, 2008. Doctors operated for four hours to repair nerve damage in his shoulder and arm. His publicist announced he was expected to make a full recovery. Meyer, his passenger, has sued him for negligence, claiming that he was drinking the night of the accident. She has denied reports that they were romantically involved.

Activism

Charitable work

In 2004 Freeman and others formed the Grenada Relief Fund to aid people affected by Hurricane Ivan on the island of Grenada. The Grenada Relief Fund has since become PLANIT NOW, an organization that seeks to provide preparedness resources for people living in hurricane and severe-storm afflicted areas.

Freeman has worked on narrating small clips for global organizations, such as One Earth, whose goals include raising awareness of environmental issues. He has narrated the clip "Why Are We Here", which can be viewed on One Earth's website.

Freeman has donated money to the Mississippi Horse Park in Starkville, Mississippi. The Horse park is part of Mississippi State University. Freeman has several horses that he takes there.

Comments on race

Freeman has publicly criticized the celebration of Black History Month and does not participate in any related events, saying, "I don't want a black history month. Black history is American history." He says the only way to end racism is to stop talking about it, and he notes that there is no "white history month". Freeman once said on an interview with ''60 Minutes''' Mike Wallace: "I am going to stop calling you a white man and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man." Freeman supported the defeated proposal to change the Mississippi state flag, which contains the Confederate battle flag.

Freeman joined President Bill Clinton, USA Bid Committee Chairman Sunil Gulati, and USMNT midfielder Landon Donovan on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 in Zurich for the USA bid committee's final presentation to FIFA for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Politics

Freeman endorsed Barack Obama's candidacy for the 2008 presidential election, although he stated that he would not join Obama's campaign. He narrates for The Hall of Presidents with Barack Obama, who has been added to the exhibit. The Hall of Presidents re-opened on July 4, 2009 at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Honors

On October 28, 2006, Freeman was honored at the first Mississippi's Best Awards in Jackson, Mississippi, with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his works on and off the big screen. He received an honorary degree of Doctor of Arts and Letters from Delta State University during the school's commencement exercises on May 13, 2006.

In 2008, Freeman's family history was profiled on the PBS series ''African American Lives 2''. A DNA test showed that he is descended from the Songhai and Tuareg peoples of Niger.

Filmography

+Film	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1964	''''	Man on Street	uncredited
1966	''''	Unknown	uncredited
1968	''Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?''	Grand Central Commuter	uncredited
1980	''Brubaker''	Walter
1981		Lieutenant Black
1984		Al Lewis
1984	''Harry & Son''	Siemanowski
1985		Charles Traughber
1985	''That Was Then... This Is Now''	Charlie Woods
1987		Fast Black	Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting ActorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1988	''Clean and Sober''	Craig
1989		Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins	Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
1989	''Driving Miss Daisy''	Hoke Colburn	40th Berlin International Film Festival – Silver Bear for Best Joint Performance (shared with Jessica Tandy)Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorNational Board of Review Award for Best ActorNominated—Academy Award for Best Actor
1989
1989	''Johnny Handsome''	Lt. A.Z. Drones
1990	''''	Judge Leonard White
1990	''''	Voice of Frederick Douglass
1991	''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves''	Azeem	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Kevin Costner)
1992	''Unforgiven''	Ned Logan
1992	''''	Geel Piet
1993	''Bopha!''		director only, his directorial debut
1994	''''	Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, Narrator	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor (tied with Wallace Shawn for ''Vanya on 42nd Street'')Nominated—Academy Award for Best ActorNominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
1995		Brig. Gen. Billy Ford
1995		Detective Lt. William Somerset	Empire Awards
1996		Paul Shannon
1996		Hibble
1996	''[[Cosmic Voyage''	Narrator
1997		Theodore Joadson
1997
1997	''''	Narrator
1998		President Tom Beck
1998		Jim
2000	''Nurse Betty''	Charlie Quinn
2000		Victor Benezet
2001
2002	''''	DCI William Cabot
2002	''High Crimes''	Charlie Grimes
2003	''Bruce Almighty''	God
2003		Col. Abraham Curtis
2003		Pastor Miles Evans
2003	''Drug War''	Lt. Redding
2004	''Million Dollar Baby''	Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris	Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorItalian Online Movie Awards
2004	''''	Narrator	limited release
2004	''''	Walter Crewes
2005	''''	Mitch Bradley
2005		Narrator
2005	''[[March of the Penguins''	Narrator
2005	''Batman Begins	Lucius Fox
2005		Sam
2006	''Edison Force''	Ashford
2006	''''	Frank Carden
2006	''Lucky Number Slevin''	The Boss
2006		Himself
2007	''Evan Almighty''	God
2007	''Feast of Love''	Harry Stephenson
2007	''Gone, Baby, Gone''	Jack Doyle
2007	''''	Carter Chambers	Also Narrator
2008		Sloan
2008	''''	Narrator	Voice
2008	''''	Lucius Fox
2009	''Prom Night in Mississippi''	Himself	''limited release''
2009		Keith Ripley
2009	''''	Charlie
2009		Nelson Mandela	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNational Board of Review Award for Best Actor (tied with George Clooney for ''Up in the Air'')Nominated—Academy Award for Best ActorNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated—Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated—Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleNominated—St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Actor
2010		Joe
2011	''Born to Be Wild 3D''	Narrator
2011		Narrator
2011	''Dolphin Tale''	Dr. McCarthy	post-production
2012	''''	Lucius Fox	filming
2012	''''	Zachariah	in production
2012	''Summer at Dog Dave's''		pre-production

+Television	! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1971–1977	''''	Easy Reader, DJ Mel Mounds, Dracula, Vincent the Vegetable Vampire	television series
1978	''Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry''	Uncle Hammer	made-for-television
1981	''Ryan's Hope''	Cicero Murphy	TV series (various episodes)
1981	''''	Clarence Collins	made-for-television
1982–1984		Roy Bingham	TV series (various episodes)
1985	''''	Tony	Television series (episode "Dealer's Choice")
1986	''Resting Place''	Luther Johnson	made-for-television
1987		Dr. Sherard	made-for-television
2008	''Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution''	Himself (host)	television series, series host
2008	''Stephen Fry in America''	Himself	television series, appears in episode 3
2010	''''	Himself	interview
2010	''''	Himself	interview
2010	''Through the Wormhole'' ''with Morgan Freeman''	Himself (host)	television series, series host
2010	''Saturday Night Live''	Himself (celebrity cameo)	What Up With That

Other awards and honors

1978 Nominated for Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play in ''The Mighty Gents''

1997 Received an honorary degree from Rhodes College, becoming an honorary alumnus

2003 Received the Crystal Globe award for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

2006 Guest of honor at the Cairo International Film Festival

2007 He and his wife received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters

2007 Outstanding Contribution To Film And TV gong at the Screen Nation Film and TV Awards

2008 Kennedy Center Honors

2010 Received an honorary degree from Brown University

2011 Received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute

References

External links

in 2010

ClickStar headed by Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary

Revelations Entertainment Production company co-founded by Freeman

A detailed biography of his history as an actor

Morgan Freeman movies at Movie Information

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Name	Angela McCluskey
Background	solo_singer
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Instrument	Vocals
Genre	Alternative, pop rock, singer-songwriter, scottish
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1992–present
Label	Manhattan, Geffen
Associated acts	Wild ColonialsTélépopmusikCurioGlasvegas
Website	Angelamccluskey.com }}

Angela McCluskey is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in California. She performs as a solo artist and as a member of the folk rock group, Wild Colonials. McCluskey has also provided vocals for Curio and recorded the European dance hit and US Mitsubishi commercial hit "Breathe" among other songs with Télépopmusik (on albums ''Genetic World'' and ''Angel Milk''). Angela also sang ‘Beautiful Things’ for American Express and more recently her voice can be heard on the Shick Quatro commercial singing ‘I’m not the girl'. Her Songs have appeared on the soundtracks for the films Rachel Getting Married and Sherrybaby.

Biography

McCluskey was born in Glasgow, Scotland. She went to London, and found work as a publicist, and then in the video department of EMI Records. In 1993, McCluskey relocated to Hollywood, California.

She is married to Paul Cantelon.

In Los Angeles in 1993, McCluskey and her friend Shark formed a band called Wild Colonials. Two albums, ''Fruit of Life'' (1994) and ''This Can't Be Life'' (1996), were followed by performances at 1997's Lilith Fair road show.

During this period, McCluskey worked with Dr. John, Cyndi Lauper, Deep Forest, Joe Henry, The The, Triptych and Télépopmusik.

In 2004, McCluskey released her debut album ''The Things We Do''. The record was written and recorded in Manhattan and Sweden. It was produced by Shudder To Think's Nathan Larson.

The song "It's Been Done" appears on the soundtrack of ''Rachel Getting Married''

Track listing

# It's Been Done # Somebody Got Lucky # Love Is Stronger Than Death # Know It All # A Thousand Drunken Dreams # Sleep On It # Perfect Girl Eleven # Wrong Side # Dirty Pearl # Sucker # This Night # Long Live I # Hidden Song

In 2009 Angela released her second solo album ''You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House''.

In 2011, Angela performed her one woman(and two men) show 'Catch a Falling Star' in New York while also performing at Carnegie Hall. Angela also appears as a featured guest vocalist on Robbie Robertson's album ''How to Become Clairvoyant.'' She also released the dance smash 'In the Air' with BT and Morgan Page.

Discography

''The Things We Do'' (2004)

''Angela McCluskey EP'' (2004)

''You Could Start a Fight in an Empty House'' (2009)

''Handle With Grace EP'' (2010)

with Wild Colonials

''Fruit of Life'' (1994)

''This Can’t Be Life'' (1996)

''Reel Life vol 1'' (2000)

''Life As We Know It EP 1/4'' (2007)

with Telepopmusik

''Genetic World'' (2001)

''Angel Milk'' (2005)

References

http://www.angelamccluskey.com

External links

http://www.angelamccluskey.com

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name	Tracy Morgan
birth name	Tracy Jamal Morgan
birth date	November 10, 1968
birth place	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
medium	Stand up, Television, Film
nationality	American
active	1989–present
genre	Black comedy, Musical comedy, Observational comedy, Character comedy
subject	African-American culture, Race relations, Racism, Marriage, Family, Self-deprecation, Recreational drug use, Sex, Homosexuals, Current events
spouse	Sabrina Morgan (1985–2009; 3 children)
notable work	''Saturday Night Live''Tracy Mitchell in ''The Tracy Morgan Show''Tracy Jordan in ''30 Rock''Host of ''Scare Tactics'' }}

Tracy Jamal Morgan (born November 10, 1968) is an American actor, comedian and author who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' and currently known for playing the role of Tracy Jordan on the NBC series ''30 Rock''.

Early life

Morgan was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, the second of five children of Alicia (née Warden), a homemaker, and James Morgan, Jr., a musician. Morgan says his father returned after multiple tours of duty in Vietnam addicted to heroin, causing him to leave the family when Morgan was six. He was the target of bullies as a child. His older brother had cerebral palsy and could not protect him so he used comedy to make bullies laugh rather than beat him up.

Morgan grew up in the Tompkins Projects in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Later, Morgan moved in with his father and, as a teenager, was living with him when he died from AIDS. After attending De Witt Clinton High School in the Bronx, he was discovered in 1984 while doing stand-up at The Apollo. Before Morgan began his career, he worked in New York City as a painter, for L&L; Painting and Rose Company.

Early career

Morgan began his career on ''Martin'', where he played Hustle Man. The character sold random items he had from the 'hood', always greeting people with his trademark "What's happ'n, chief?" and had a pet dog that he dressed as a rapper. In the 2003 Chris Rock film ''Head of State'', Morgan appeared as a man watching television, often questioning why they are not watching ''Martin''.

Morgan was also a regular cast member on "Uptown Comedy Club", a sketch comedy show filmed in Harlem which aired for two seasons between 1992 to 1994. He was also on the HBO show ''Snaps''.

''Saturday Night Live''

Morgan joined the cast of comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' in 1996, where he performed as a regular until 2003.

Recurring characters

He performed a variety of characters on the program, including:

Brian Fellow

Uncle Jem

Dominican Lou

Bishop Don "Mack" Donald

Astronaut Jones

African Andy

Benny the Bengal

Woodrow

Notable impressions

Morgan is also credited with impressions of:

Aretha Franklin

Harry Belafonte

Maya Angelou

Samuel L. Jackson

Louis Armstrong

Mike Tyson

Judge Greg Mathis

Lou Bega

Mr. T

Tito Jackson

Petri Hawkins-Byrd

Star Jones

John Boehner

Plaxico Burress

Al Sharpton.

On March 14, 2009, Morgan returned to SNL as host and reprised his roles of Brian Fellow and Astronaut Jones.

''30 Rock''

Morgan is currently a cast member of the NBC television show ''30 Rock'', playing the character Tracy Jordan, a caricature of himself. His work on ''30 Rock'' has been well-received, being nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2009 Emmy Awards.

Other work

Morgan had his own show, ''The Tracy Morgan Show'', in 2003, which was canceled after one season.

Morgan also had a stand-up special entitled "One Mic" that was shown on Comedy Central. He also was the host of the first Spike Guys' Choice Awards, which aired on June 13, 2007. In 2003, he was on an episode of ''Punk'd'' in which his car was towed from the valet parking. He can be heard as "Spoonie Luv" on the Comedy Central program ''Crank Yankers'' and as Woof in the MTV2 Animated Series ''Where My Dogs At?''.

Morgan acted in commercials for ESPN NFL 2K, ESPN NBA 2K, and ESPN NHL 2K, where he co-starred with Warren Sapp, Ben Wallace and Jeremy Roenick. He appeared in the movie ''The Longest Yard'', starring Adam Sandler, as a transvestite inmate.

Morgan has hosted the VH1 Hip Hop Honors for 2 consecutive years and hosted the third season of ''Scare Tactics'', the Sci Fi Channel's hidden camera show that pranks people by using their worst fears against them.

Morgan voiced Agent Blaster in Disney's ''G-Force'' and a Bulldog in the Blue Sky Animation Studios film ''Rio''.

Autobiography

On October 20, 2009, Morgan's autobiography ''I Am the New Black'' was released. The book includes stories from his life living in Tompkins Projects in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, to becoming a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Tracy appeared on National Public Radio's ''Fresh Air'' hosted by Terry Gross, at times tearing up about his former life in a New York ghetto.

Personal life

Morgan claims to have a number of tattoos, including: a peace sign; a happy and sad face; a cross bearing the names of his wife and three sons; the name of a friend he played football with in high school who was murdered; the words ME, MYSELF, & I on his back; and the phrase Stove Top.

Family

Morgan married his high school sweetheart Sabrina in 1985. They have three sons together. Morgan filed for divorce at Bronx Supreme Court on August 7, 2009 after 23 years of marriage, although he and his wife had been already separated for eight years. A friend told the New York Daily News, "Basically they were divorced without the paperwork." Morgan attributes one of his sons with having saved him from his drinking problems.

Health problems

In 1996, he was diagnosed with diabetes, but says he never took it seriously, refusing to take medication or change his diet. After running a 104-degree fever on the set of ''30 Rock'', Morgan decided to finally comply with his doctor's orders. He is now very cautious when it comes to the condition. With his consent, many of Morgan's own troubles have been incorporated within episodes of ''30 Rock''.

Around December 10, 2010, Tracy Morgan received a kidney transplant. It was announced on December 22, 2010 that he was resting and will miss "at least two episodes" of "30 Rock" in 2011.

Controversies

On January 27, 2011, Morgan appeared on the NBA on TNT pregame coverage of the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks nationally televised basketball game. During the appearance, commentators Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith asked Morgan to choose between Sarah Palin and Tina Fey on who was better looking (Fey portrays Palin on Saturday Night Live and is a coworker of Morgan). Morgan said Palin was "good masturbation material". The comment led TNT to apologize for his remarks on live camera.

On June 3, 2011, during a standup performance in Nashville, Tennessee, Morgan made inflammatory comments about gay people, reportedly including that, if his son were gay, he would "pull out a knife and stab" him. Morgan apologized, saying that he had "gone too far,". NBC Entertainment head Bob Greenblatt stated, "I speak for NBC and myself personally when I say we do not condone hate or violence of any kind, and I am pleased to see Tracy Morgan apologizing for recent homophobic remarks in his standup appearance... Unfortunately, Tracy's comments reflect negatively on both ''30 Rock'' and NBC — two very all-inclusive and diverse organizations — and we have made it clear to him that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated." Tina Fey, Morgan's boss both in fiction and in real life, said, "I'm glad to hear that Tracy apologized .... but the violent imagery of Tracy's rant was disturbing to me at a time when homophobic hate crimes continue to be a life-threatening issue for the GLBT community...the Tracy Morgan I know, ...is not a hateful man and [would never] hurt another person. I hope for his sake that Tracy's apology will be accepted as sincere by his gay and lesbian co-workers at ''30 Rock'', without whom Tracy would not have lines to say, clothes to wear, sets to stand on, scene partners to act with or a printed-out paycheck from accounting to put in his pocket."

On June 25, 2011, during a show at Caroline's in New York City, Morgan made degrading remarks towards the disabled, saying things such as, "Don't ever mess with women who have retarded kids," and referring to a woman as "a cripple". Peter Bernes, CEO of The Arc, an organization supporting people with disabilities, stated, "Tracy Morgan should apologize immediately. This quote is far too offensive to be excused as comedy, and it is very hurtful to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Mr. Morgan has an incredibly powerful platform from which to fix this, and if he's learned anything in the last few weeks, he can't bomb this apology."

Awards/nominations

Emmy Awards

* 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock, nominated

* 2008, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock, nominated

* 2007, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: 30 Rock, nominated

Filmography

''A Thin Line Between Love And Hate'' (1996)

''Half Baked'' (1998)

''How High'' (2001)

''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' (2001)

''30 Years to Life'' (2001)

''Head of State'' (2003)

''The Longest Yard'' (2005)

''Are We There Yet?'' (2005)

''Little Man'' (2006)

''VH1's Totally Awesome'' (2006)

''Farce of the Penguins'' (2006)

''First Sunday'' (2008)

''Superhero Movie'' (2008)

''Beer for My Horses'' (2008)

''Scare Tactics'' (2008)

''G-Force'' (2009)

''Deep in the Valley'' (2009)

''Nailed'' (2010)

''Cop Out'' (2010)

''Death at a Funeral'' (2010)

''The Other Guys'' (2010)

''Rio'' (2011)

''Son of No One'' (2011)

References

External links

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name	Tegan Quin and Sara Quin
landscape	yes
background	group_or_band
birth date	September 19, 1980
birth place	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
genre	Indie rock, New Wave, indie pop, indie folk
years active	1995–present
label	Vapor, Sanctuary, Sire
website	teganandsara.com
current members	Tegan QuinSara Quin }}

Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band (born September 19, 1980). Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write songs.

History

Tegan and Sara Quin were born September 19, 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. They began playing guitar and writing songs at age 15. They initially played as Plunk without a drummer or bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: ''Who's in Your Band?'' and ''Play Day''. In 1998, they won Calgary's Garage Warz competition, using the studio time they won to record their first professional demo, ''Yellow tape'', which was followed by ''Orange tape'' and ''Red tape''.

Two songs from ''Red tape'' appeared on their first album, ''Under Feet Like Ours'', which they released independently in 1999 under the name "Sara and Tegan". They changed their name to "Tegan and Sara" because it was easier to pronounce and later reprinted the album using that name. Also, they wanted their name to stand out amongst the other Sara musicians at the time such as Sarah McLachlan and Sarah Slean. Tegan was easier to remember. Neil Young's manager signed them to Young's Vapor Records label, and they released ''This Business of Art'' through Vapor in 2000. They have toured extensively since then.

In 2002, the band released ''If It Was You''. Their fourth album, ''So Jealous'', was released in 2004 and led to wider success. This album was released through both Vapor and Sanctuary. One track on the album, "Walking with a Ghost", was covered by The White Stripes, who released it on their ''Walking with a Ghost'' EP.

Their 2007 album ''The Con'' was released by Vapor and Sire because Sanctuary chose to no longer release new music in the United States. The album was co-produced by Chris Walla. Jason McGerr of Death Cab for Cutie, Matt Sharp of The Rentals and previously Weezer, Hunter Burgan of AFI, and Kaki King all appear on the album.

On October 27, 2009, Tegan and Sara released their sixth album ''Sainthood'', produced by Chris Walla and Howard Redekopp, as well as a three-volume book set titled ''ON, IN, AT'', which is a collection of stories, essays, journals, and photos of the band on tour in America in the fall of 2008, writing together in New Orleans, and touring Australia. The photographs in the book are by Lindsey Byrnes and Ryan Russell. While recording ''Sainthood'', Tegan and Sara spent a week writing songs together in New Orleans. The song "Paperback Head" appeared on the album, making it the first song on any Tegan and Sara album that they wrote together. ''Spin'' magazine gave ''Sainthood'' four out of five stars and wrote, "Tegan and Sara's music may no longer be the stuff of teens, but its strength remains in how much it feels like two people talking."

In 2011, they launched 2011: A Merch Odyssey, which will see the launch of at least one new item in the official online stores every month, all year long, while they take time off to write their 7th record and work on a DVD.

Personal lives

Both twins are openly gay, but have often stated that they don't want people to focus on their sexuality. Tegan lives in Vancouver, BC and Los Angeles, CA. Sara lives in Montreal, Quebec and New York, NY.

Touring

Tegan and Sara began touring after graduating from high school in 1998, traveling by car or Greyhound bus. In 2000, they toured with Neil Young and The Pretenders. Other notable touring mates include Ryan Adams, Ben Folds, Gogol Bordello, Cake, City and Colour, Communiqué, Death Cab for Cutie, Hot Hot Heat, Kadawatha, The Killers, New Found Glory, Paramore, Rufus Wainwright, and Weezer.

Their onstage banter, including stories and commentary about their childhood, politics, and life on the road, have become an indispensable part of their live shows.

They have performed at festivals including Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair 1999, Coachella, Lollapalooza,SXSW 2005, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Falls Festival, Sasquatch!,Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Tour 2008; Southbound 2009,Glastonbury, Lilith Fair, Newport Folk Festival 2011 and Sasquatch! 2010.

In December 2010 Tegan and Sara supported Jack Johnson in New Zealand and Australia.

Other work

In 2009, both Tegan and Sara worked as producers for the first time. Tegan worked with char2d2 on the 2009 ''Small Vampires EP'', while Sara worked on 2010 debut albums for Fences and Hesta Prynn.

Collaborations

In 2007, Tegan sang in Against Me!'s song "Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart" and Sara sang in The Reason's song "We're So Beyond This", as well as appearing in these music videos.

In April 2008, Tegan wrote and recorded a song titled "His Love" at the request of Augusten Burroughs as a contribution to the audio version of his book ''A Wolf at the Table''. The two headlined Spin's September 2008 ''Liner Notes'' benefit for Housing Works, a New York non-profit.

In addition to their own set, Tegan and Sara performed with DJ Tiësto during the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 13, 2008. Tegan and Sara appeared as guests, providing live vocals for Tiësto's remix of "Back in Your Head". Tegan and Sara also collaborated with Tiësto on the song "Feel It in My Bones" from his 2009 album ''Kaleidoscope'' and appeared in the music video for this song.

Tegan and Sara are featured on Margaret Cho's 2009 album ''Cho Dependent'' on the track "Intervention". They are also featured in Margaret's video for the song.

Tegan and Sara released an "Alligator" remix album on iTunes in 2010. Contributors included Doveman, Four Tet, Passion Pit, Ra Ra Riot, and VHS or Beta.

Sara is featured on rapper/songwriter/producer Theophilus London's track "Why Even Try" from his 2011 Lover's Holiday EP.

Both Tegan and Sara appear in Sara Bareilles' star-studded music video for her song "Uncharted". The video premiered in March 2011 and also features, amongst others, Josh Groban, Laura Jansen, Ingrid Michaelson, Pharell Williams, Adam Levine, Ben Folds, Keenan Cahill, Jennifer Nettles, and Vanessa Carlton.

Tegan sings with Jim Ward, "Broken Songs."

NOFX's song "Creeping out Sara" is about the two sisters.

Sara appears in Kaki King's music video for "Pull Me out Alive."

List of joint and solo collaborations
! Member(s)	! Year	! Collaborator(s)	! Song	! Album
		Tiësto
Fucked Up	"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Margaret Cho	"Intervention"	''Cho Dependent''
		Vivek Shraya	"The Alphabet"	''A Composite of Straight Lines''
David Usher	"Hey Kids"	''If God Had Curves''
	Melissa Ferrick	"Never Give Up"	''In the Eyes of Strangers''
Kinnie Starr	"La Le La La"	''In the Eyes of Strangers''
Rachael Cantu	"Saturday"	''Run All Night''
2007	Against Me!	"Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart"	''New Wave''
2008	Alkaline Trio	"Wake Up Exhausted"	''Agony & Irony''
		"Broken Songs"	''In The Valley, On The Shores'' EP
	"Saturday"
"Thieves and Their Hands"
"Blue House Baby"
2011	Astronautalis	"Contrails"	''This Is Our Science''
			"We're So Beyond This"	''Things Couldn't Be Better''
Ted Gowans and Kaki King	"Sweetness Follows" (R.E.M. cover)	''Drive XV: A Tribute to Automatic for the People''
Vivek Shraya	"Your Name"	''If We're Not Talking''
2009	Dragonette	"Okay Dolore"	''Fixin to Thrill''
2010	Emm Gryner	"Top Speed"	''Gem and I''
2011	Theophilus London	"Why Even Try"	''Lovers Holiday''
Jonathan Coulton	"Still Alive"	''Artificial Heart''

Television and film

Tegan and Sara have appeared on American, Canadian, and European television shows, including ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' (2005), ''Jonovision'', ''The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn'' (2004), ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' (2005, 2007, 2009), ''The Late Show with David Letterman'' (2000, 2008), ''The NewMusic'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' (2008), and ''ZeD''.

Tegan and Sara songs have been featured in the films ''Monster-in-Law'', ''Sweet November'', and ''These Girls'', and in the television shows ''90210'', ''Being Erica'', ''Ghost Whisperer'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''The Hills'', ''Hollyoaks'',''jPod'', ''The L Word'', ''Life Unexpected'', ''Melrose Place'' (2009 series), ''One Tree Hill'', ''Parenthood'', ''Rookie Blue'', ''Vampire Diaries'', ''Veronica Mars'',''Waterloo Road'' (2011) and ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?''.

In 2006, Tegan and Sara performed in ''The L Word'' episode "Last Dance" (season 3, episode 11). In 2008, they appeared on the kids music television show ''Pancake Mountain'' where they acted in a skit and performed their songs "Back in Your Head", "Hop a Plane", and an acoustic version of "Walking with a Ghost". In 2010, they appeared on CBC's ''Mamma Yamma'', revising their single "Alligator" into a children's song.

In 2011, Sara Quin was a panelist on Canada Reads defending Jeff Lemire's graphic novel ''Essex County''. The book was voted off after the first round.But showed her passion for the book and showed the first graphic novel to ever be on canada reads.

Band members

Tegan Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards

Sara Quin – vocals, guitar, keyboards

Backing Band

Ted Gowans – guitar, keyboards

Johnny "Five" Andrews – drums

Shaun Huberts – bass guitar

Former Members

Dan Kelly – bass guitar

Chris Carlson – bass guitar

Rob Chursinoff – drums

Discography

''Under Feet Like Ours'' (1999)

''This Business of Art'' (2000)

''If It Was You'' (2002)

''So Jealous'' (2004)

''The Con'' (2007)

''Sainthood'' (2009)

Awards and nominations

{|class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Nominated work !! Award !! Result |- | 2000 || — || YTV Band/Musical Group Achievement Award || |- | 2003 || ''If It Was You'' || Western Canadian Music Awards, Outstanding Pop Recording || |- | 2006 || ''So Jealous'' || Juno Awards Alternative Album of the Year || |- | 2007 || ''It's Not Fun Don't Do It'' || Juno Awards Music DVD of the Year || |- | 2008 || ''The Con'' || Juno Awards Alternative Album of the Year || |- | 2009 || "The Con" || Studio8 Song of August 2009 || |- | 2010 || ''Sainthood'' || Juno Awards Alternative Album of the Year || |- | 2010 || ''Sainthood'' || Polaris Music Prize || |- | 2010 || — || Western Canadian Music Awards, International Achievement Award || |- | 2011 || — || Indie Awards, Group or Duo of the Year || |}

References

External links

Official website

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