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NEWS ABOUT: Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan stories: 10 news summaries
WHO, ME?

 New York's 
 Biggest Divas 


Mariah Carey is pretty bad, but don't write off Alex Rodriguez, Lady Gaga

Nov 2, 09 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Thanks to the Oscar buzz surrounding Mariah Carey’s role in Precious, she is poised to become an even bigger primadonna. But the New York Daily News takes a look at other divas—and divos—in the Big Apple who could give her a run for her money:... More »

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entertainment • Alex Rodriguez • Tracy Morgan • celebrity • Keith Olbermann • Diddy • Mariah Carey • diva • Lady Gaga • Victoria Gotti

INTERVIEW

Tracy Morgan: 
Book Opened 'Old Wounds' 

Comedian talks 30 Rock, SNL, his memoir, and the first family

Oct 15, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tracy Morgan wrote his upcoming memoir I Am the New Black “because they gave me a big bag of money,” he says, adding that it took him two years to complete because“it was a lot of old wounds reopened,” he tells Time. “It... More »

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entertainment • Tracy Morgan • celebrity • 30 Rock • Jay-ZTV

 Viral Campaign Succeeds:
 Tracy Morgan Joins Twitter 

Site succeeds in signing up 30 Rock star

Oct 8, 09 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A celebrity-sighting website has succeeded in its goal to get 30 Rock’s Tracy Morgan on Twitter. Morgan joined today after OMGICU launched a campaign to recruit its most-reported celebrity, notes the Wall Street Journal. It seems to be the real Morgan, at least going by the "verified account"... More »

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Internet • Tracy Morgan • celebrity • 30 Rock

Harris, Other New Faces Rule Emmys Tonight

First-time nominees Family Guy, Hamm, Morgan could win big

Sep 20, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fresh faces are all the rage at tonight’s Emmys, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting and a host of first-time nominees up for top awards, People reports. Family Guy is the first cartoon to be nominated for best comedy series in nearly 50 years, and Jeremy Piven’s snub for... More »

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entertainment • television • Tracy Morgan • Entourage • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards • Family Guy • Neil Patrick Harris • Mad Men • Elisabeth Moss • Jack McBrayer • Jon Hamm • Jeremy Piven • Emmy nomination

(Newser) - SNL veteran and 30 Rock star Tracy Morgan filed for divorce from his high school sweetheart yesterday, the New York Daily News reports, making official a longstanding split. Morgan and his wife, Sabina, have been separated for 8 years. “Basically they were divorced without the paperwork,” says... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • celebrity divorces • celebrity breakup

OPINION

30 Rock Decoded: It's The Muppet Show


Jun 10, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - For once, the latest viral Internet sensation isn’t a crazy video—it’s a crazy theory: 30 Rock is a rip-off of The Muppet Show. Not crazy, blogger Brian Lynch contends, before marshalling “so many facts you HAVE to concede I'm absolutely right.” From Tina Fey/Liz Lemon... More »

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Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • Muppets • Muppet Show • Kermit the Frog • Miss Piggy • Jane Krakowski • Great Gonzo • Fozzie Bear • Scooter (Muppet)

OPINION

Fey's Inner Conservative Gets Out in 30 Rock's Drift Right

Show often presents conservative viewpoint as inevitable

May 7, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - 30 Rock will wrap its third season next week, with a ratings boost propelled by creator Tina Fey’s notorious Saturday Night Live impersonations of Sarah Palin. Yet for a show that owes some of its success to the takedown of a Republican politician, 30 Rock often sides with its... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Barack Obama • Republican • Alec Baldwin • conservative • Tina Fey • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • liberal • Sarah Palin

 Underdogs Rule at Globes 

Big winners include 30 Rock, Kate Winslet

Jan 12, 09 3:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood blockbusters bowed to award-grabbing underdogs like critics' darling Slumdog Millionaire at the Golden Globes last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Mumbai thriller once considered straight-to-DVD material swiped honors for Best Dramatic Film, and top awards for screenplay, director and original score. The quirky indie comedy In Bruges ... More »

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television • Hollywood • Tracy Morgan • award show • Golden Globes • Colin Farrell • Slumdog Millionaire • indie film

'Kenneth the Page' Talks
Weak Chins, 30 Rock

Jack McBrayer dishes on his character and connection with Tina Fey

Nov 9, 08 4:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Yes, Jack McBrayer is like Kenneth the Page, his 30 Rock character. Sort of. In an interview with Salon, the actor admits he’s “somewhat of a people-pleaser”—though the former Applebee's employee of the month has serious comedy chops. The Southerner met creator Tina Fey at Chicago’... More »

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NBC • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock • Jack McBrayer

"30 Rock" Is In
 A Hard Place

Sure critics like it,
but it's up against Grey's Anatomy

Apr 4, 07 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tina Fey takes things a lot more calmly than her strung-out alter-ego on "30 Rock,"  and it's a good thing: the TV comedy about a TV comedy is on very, very thin ice. NBC is expected to pick it up for another season, reports the LA Times,... More »

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entertainment • television • NBC • Alec Baldwin • Tina Fey • Tracy Morgan • 30 Rock

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