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Garrett Morris
Morris in 2013
Born
Garrett Isaac Morris
(1937-02-01) February 1, 1937 (age 87)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Education
Juilliard School Dillard University (BM)
Occupations
Actor
comedian
singer
Years active
1960–present
Known for
Saturday Night Live
The Wayans Bros
The Jamie Foxx Show
2 Broke Girls
Spouse
Freda Morris
(m. 1996–2018)
Garrett Isaac Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and singer.[1] He was part of the original cast and was the first black cast member of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980, and played Jimmy on The Jeffersons (1983–1984). Morris had one of the starring roles, as Junior "Uncle Junior" King, on the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, which aired from 1996 to 2001. Morris also had a starring role as Earl Washington on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, from 2011 to 2017. He is also known for his role in the sitcom Martin as Stan Winters, from 1992 to 1995, until he suffered an injury. Also, he made two guest appearances on The Wayans Bros. in season one, episode one as himself and again on episode ten as the brothers' uncle Leon (1995). He played a concerned teacher in the film Cooley High (1975), Slide in Car Wash (1976), and Carl in The Census Taker (1984).
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