Garrett Morris Biography, Spouse, Nationality, Career, Tv Shows, Movies

Garrett Morris Biography

Garrett Morris is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, where he appeared from 1975 to 1980.

Morris also had a role as Junior “Uncle Junior” King on the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, which aired from 1996–2001. He had a starring role as Earl Washington on the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, from 2011–2017. He was also known for his role in the sitcom Martin as Stan Winters, from 1992–1995, and the movie Cooley High. He was the product of a gang rape on his 16-year-old mother. Growing up in a place like Louisana, Morris became a perfect example of what it means to beat the odds and become what you want in life. Throughout his history on the big screen, there hasn’t been any controversy about him and his career. He has been transparent even when he was shot and his offender was tried and sent to jail, his fans in prisons beat up his offender mercilessly to show how much the people love him. This and more details will be expanded in this article from his bio to his net worth and family life to help you know him better.

Garrett Morris Age

He was born on 1 February 1937, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He is 82 years old.

Garrett Morris Height

He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm).

Garrett Morris Nationality

He is African-American and has American nationality

Garrett Morris Family|Garrett Morris Education

Garrett Morris was born February 1, 1937, in New Orleans, Louisiana to his young mother who was 16 at the time. After he was born, he was left to stay with his grandparents. He was sent to Julliard School of Music because his grandfather saw he was good at singing. In 1958, Morris graduated from Julliard University and after his graduation, he delved into full time singing. He worked with the Black Arts Repertory Theatre/School in Harlem and there, he sang with Albert Ayler, Amiri Baraka, Sun Ra and Sonia Sanchez. He also performed with Broadway Musicals and Belafonte Folk Singers.
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Garrett Morris Spouse

In 1996 he got married to Freda Morris.

Garrett Morris Career

In 1976, Morris appeared in the movie Car Wash, where he played the role of Slide the bookmaker. In 1983 and 1984, he appeared in five episodes of The Jeffersons, playing a character named Jimmy. He starred in the 1984 film The Census Taker, a 1984 black comedy directed by Bruce R. Cook. In 1985, he appeared in Larry Cohen’s science fiction horror film The Stuff, playing cookie magnate “Chocolate Chip Charlie”, a parody of Famous Amos. That year he also guested on Murder, She Wrote as “Lafayette Duquesne”. In 1986, he began playing a regular occasional character, “Arnold ‘Sporty’ James,” on the NBC cop drama Hunter, starring Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer. Morris appeared in Married… with Children as Russ, one of Al’s poker Buddies, in “The Poker Game”, in a 1987 season 1 episode and again in 3rd Season episode “Requiem for a Dead Barber”. Garrett Morris continually appeared as “Sporty” on “Hunter” through 1989.
He also appeared in the 1992 horror comedy Severed Ties starring Oliver Reed. In 1994, he was “shot by a would-be mugger,” whom he “attempted to fight off,” but has made a recovery, as he discussed on the January 14, 2016 episode of Marc Maron’s podcast, WTF. In a radio interview, he mentioned that the robber who shot him was eventually convicted and incarcerated. In prison, inmates who happened to be fans of Morris teamed up and beat up the robber, in revenge. At the time of the shooting, he was starring on Martin as Martin’s first boss, Stan Winters. His shooting rendered him temporarily unable to continue in the role; he was written out of the show by having the character become a national fugitive. The scene where he is about to undergo plastic surgery was shot on the hospital bed Morris occupied while recuperating from the 1994 assault. He made a final appearance as Stan during the show’s third season, walking with a cane due to his injuries, but Stan’s reason was that he had crashed his car during a police chase. He also had roles on Diff’rent Strokes, The Jeffersons, Hill Street Blues, 227, and Roc. He also appeared in an episode of Who’s the Boss, “Sam’s Car” in 1989, playing the role of Officer Audette. He was a regular cast member on The Jamie Foxx Show, playing Jamie’s uncle, Junior King, for the show’s entire run.
In 1998, he appeared as himself in the fourth episode of the fifth season of the TV series, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. In 2002, he made a cameo appearance on an episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Brittany Murphy. In 2006, he reprised his role as “Headmaster of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing” in a cameo on the TV series Family Guy, in the episode “Barely Legal”. In 2006, he continued performing regularly in films. He also operated and was the host of his own comedy club, The Downtown Comedy Club in downtown Los Angeles. On February 9, 2007, Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa honored Garrett Morris for his work and contributions to the black community. He declared February 9, 2007 Garrett Morris Day and named The Downtown Comedy Club the official club of Los Angeles. In August 2008, Morris played the role of Reverend Pratt in the family comedy drama film, The Longshots, starring Ice Cube and Keke Palmer. In 2009, he appeared in two TV commercials for the Nintendo DS—one featuring Mario Kart DS, and the other featuring Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!. In 2010, Morris appeared in a television commercial for Miller Lite. The national commercial, titled “PopPop,” features Morris alongside actors Stacey Dash and Jason Weaver.
The commercial takes a light-hearted look at a family relationship with Morris playing the grandfather, PopPop, and Weaver as his grandson. Since summer 2010, Morris has appeared in an ad for Orbit gum in the United States. In 2011, Morris had a cameo role as a Catholic priest on the episode “Three Boys” on the Showtime series Shameless. He was cast as Earl in the CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls, which premiered on September 19, 2011. Although during the second season he faced a lawsuit from the Global Agency accusing him of not paying 10% of his income from the show as agreed. However, a rep from the show clearly stated that he has not actually failed to do so. In 2015, he appeared in a cameo in Ant-Man, referencing an old SNL sketch where he played the character. On September 11, 2016, Morris and his family appeared on the ABC’s game show Celebrity Family Feud, playing against Alfonso Ribeiro and Ribeiro’s friends. In 2018, Morris appeared in the NBC show This Is Us.

Garrett Morris Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $ 500 thousand.

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Note: This biography is based on the available information as of 2023, and real-time updates or developments are being updated by our editorial team.