Born: February 01, 1937

Another of Julliard's illustrious alumni, Garrett Morris' first significant professional job was as performer and arranger with the Harry_Belafonte singers. Morris went on to appear in such Broadway productions as Porgy and Bess, Hallelujah Baby, and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. He also wrote two plays, The Secret Place and Daddy Picou and Marie LeVeau. His first film gig was as a makeup artist on This Property is Condemned (1967); he made his movie acting bow in 1970. After a season's worth of supporting appearances on the 1973-74 sitcom Roll_Out, Morris was hired as one of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on NBC's Saturday_Night_Live. After his SNL stint, Morris could be seen in film supporting roles, most amusingly as "Famous Amos" takeoff Chocolate Charlie in the otherwise indifferent 1985 horror film The_Stuff. He also made a return visit to Broadway, starring in I'm_Not_Rappaport. Back on TV, Garret Morris was seen regularly as Stan Kemrite on Martin (1992-1994) and on the weekly sitcoms of Ellen_Cleghorne and Jamie_Foxx. Hal Erickson, Rovi

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