Garrett Morris
Acting
- Born:
- 1937-02-01
- Place of birth:
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Garrett Gonzalez Morris (born February 1, 1937) is an Americancomedian and actor. He was part of the original cast of the sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live, appearing from 1975 to 1980. Morris was a church-choir singer from his youth, trained at the Juilliard School of Music, and graduated from Dillard University in 1958. Early in his career, he soloed with the Harry Belafonte singers. He performed in a number of Broadwaymusicals, including Hallelujah, Baby! and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. He also appeared as a high school teacher in the 1975 film Cooley High. He had a small role as a police sergeant in The Anderson Tapes (1970). Morris also lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he worked as a postal carrier.
Known For
Filmography
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Downey Wrote That
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
An SNL Thanksgiving
Jim Henson Idea Man
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
How I Met Your Father
Grand Crew
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Family Reunion
Grand-Daddy Day Care
The Neighborhood
Station 19
Rhett & Link's Buddy System
MacGyver
This Is Us
Ant-Man
Celebrity Family Feud
Metropolis
Scandal
Pawn Shop
Let Go
2 Broke Girls
Shameless
Valley of the Sun
Pickin' and Grinnin'
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Dog Gone
The Longshots
Who's Your Caddy?
Psych
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
Noah's Arc
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Connecting Dots
Maniac Magee
Super Spy: The Final Exit
Justice League
According to Jim
Jackpot
Static Shock
Little Richard
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Twin Falls Idaho
Palmer's Pick-Up
Family Guy
The Hughleys
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock
Santa with Muscles
The Jamie Foxx Show
Boston Common
Black Rose of Harlem
Cleghorne!
Black Scorpion
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Silent Fury
Almost Blue
Coneheads
Severed Ties
Martin
Maid for Each Other
Motorama
Children of the Night
Earth Angel
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
The Underachievers
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Married... with Children
Critical Condition
The Pound Puppies
The Twilight Zone
The Best of John Belushi
The Stuff
Murder, She Wrote
It's Your Move
Hunter
The Census Taker
The Invisible Woman
E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors
Hill Street Blues
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
Easter Fever
The Things We Did Last Summer
Car Wash
Saturday Night Live
Cooley High
The Anderson Tapes
Where’s Poppa?
The Mike Douglas Show
Tony Awards