Posts with tag "TracyMorgan"

'30 Rock' Sidekick 'Grizz' Chapman Needs a Kidney Transplant

Posted Dec 14th 2009 at 07:54 AM by PopEater Staff

Grizzwald Chapman, known to most as Tracy Morgan's massive and endearing sidekick on NBC's '30 Rock,' is in dire need of a kidney transplant, the actor has revealed during a taping of 'The Dr. Oz Show.' Chapman, just 35 years old, says he suffers from severe hypertension, which requires him to receive dialysis three times a week. 'Grizz' and His Pal Dot-Com in Action ...

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A Lip-Synching Pop Star and a Dirty Comedian: What Else Do You Expect?

Posted Nov 11th 2009 at 03:45 PM by Jo Piazza

Fans have been angry this week. First they stormed out of Britney Spears' Australian concert, upset with her lackluster performance and lip-synching to pre-recorded tracks. Then the Parents Television Council got their hackles up over the ultimately un-earth-shattering 'Gossip Girl' threesome episode that finally aired to a big OM-ZZZzzzzzz on Monday night. Even '30 Rock's' Tracy Morgan hasn't ...

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Fans Walk Out on Tracy Morgan During Raunchy Routine

Posted Nov 10th 2009 at 07:46 AM by PopEater Staff

Tracy Morgan brought his brand irreverent humor to the upper-crusty confines of NYC's Carnegie Hall on Friday, but many fans were shocked and appalled by what they heard. According to the NY Daily News, the '30 Rock' star was "unspeakably filthy" throughout the show and inspired many customers to walk out in disgust. To be fair, Morgan made it clear who they paid to see: "You want the clean ...

Tracy Morgan Still Loves 'SNL,' Wishes Michael Jackson Could Be on '30 Rock'

Posted Oct 27th 2009 at 09:25 AM by Denise Warner

Tracy Morgan just wrote his first book, 'I Am the New Black.' And the star of upcoming films 'Death at a Funeral' and 'A Couple of Dicks,' stopped by to talk about that accomplishment. In part two of our interview (Catch Part One Here), the funnyman shares with us who would be his dream guest star on '30 Rock,' what he thinks about 'Saturday Night Live,' and how excited he is to perform stand ...

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Tracy Morgan 'Would Hug' Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan if He Could

Posted Oct 23rd 2009 at 03:38 PM by Denise Warner

'30 Rock' star Tracy Morgan released his autobiography entitled 'I Am the New Black,' which details his life growing up in the projects, his struggles with drug abuse, his father's death and his relationship with his mother, among many other personal revelations. The actor sat down to talk to PopEater about why he wrote the book, the challenges he faced and what he really thinks of former ...

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Top SNLers Who Blew Up. Or Blew Out

Posted Oct 23rd 2009 at 12:40 PM by Dino Sossi

Fame can be a b---h. One moment, as John Lennon once said, you're "more popular than Jesus." The next, no one is returning your calls. The transition from obscurity to popularity to invisibility can happen faster than a New York minute. And one place where that phenomenon has happened more often than most is at 'Saturday Night Live.' Some people quickly become big stars and then fizzle after they ...

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Tracy Morgan Rips on 'SNL' Castmates

Posted Oct 14th 2009 at 01:20 PM by Dino Sossi

Come on Tracy. Tell us how you really feel. '30 Rock' star Tracy Morgan lambastes his old 'Saturday Night Live' castmates in his new book according to the New York Daily News. "None of the cast I came up with saw this future for me," reveals Morgan in 'I Am the New Black,' out next Tuesday. "All I have to say about that is, where's Chris Kattan now? Where's Cheri Oteri now? That b---- can't ...

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Casting Ideas for Other Comedian Biopics

Posted Oct 13th 2009 at 11:40 AM by Tom Ganjamie

With the news that Marlon Wayons will be playing comic great Richard Pryor in an upcoming biopic, we at PopEater starting thinking about what other actors should be cast as some of America's comic legends. Here are ten funny people and their young Hollywood counterparts. ...

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Tracy Morgan Files for Divorce From Wife of 23 Years

Posted Aug 8th 2009 at 11:15 AM by PopEater Staff

The slow demise of Tracy Morgan's marriage to his high school sweetheart is one step closer to playing out. On Friday, the '30 Rock' star filed for divorce from his his wife of 23 years, Sabina, though it's believed the pair have been separated for about eight years. "Basically they were divorced without the paperwork," one friend told the NY Daily News. "It seems like he has had a different ...