Garrett Morris

Comedian

Birthday February 1, 1937

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace New Orleans, LA

Age 87 years old

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About

African-American comedian who was in the original cast of Saturday Night Live when it premiered in 1975. In one of his best-known bits while on SNL, where he spent five years as a cast member, he was presented on Weekend Update as "President of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing."

Before Fame

He attended the Juilliard School of Music to perfect his singing voice. Early in his career, he soloed with the Harry Belafonte singers and performed in several Broadway musicals.

Trivia

In 1994 he was shot in an apparent robbery attempt and had to discontinue his role on the sitcom Martin because of it. In 2011, he began playing Earl on the TV series 2 Broke Girls and he appeared in the 2015 film Ant-Man.

Family Life

He got married to Freda Morris on September 20, 1996.

Associated With

He was part of the first Saturday Night Live cast with Gilda Radner.