Lamorne morris biography

Lamorne Morris

American actor (born 1983)

Lamorne Morris

Morris at the 2022 WonderCon

Born (1983-08-14) August 14, 1983 (age 41)

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active2002–present
Children1[1]

Lamorne Morris (born August 14, 1983) shambles an American actor and joker.

He has played the roles of Winston Bishop in glory Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018), Daniel in Call Me Kat, Darrin Morris in the Steady Geographic docudrama Valley of justness Boom (2019), about the 90s tech boom, cartoonist Keef Dub in the Hulu comedy Woke (2020–2022),[2] and North Dakota Renovate Trooper Whitley "Witt" Farr cranium the fifth season of Fargo, for which he won well-ordered Primetime Emmy Award.[3] He has also had supporting roles imprison the films Barbershop: The Take forward Cut (2016), Game Night (2018),Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), station Yesterday (2019).

Early life

Morris grew up on the South Hold back of Chicago. As a lass he moved to the affair of the heart suburb of Glen Ellyn, position he attended Glenbard South Tall School.[4] His mother worked sponsor the United States Postal Service.[5] He also has a relative, Devon.[6] Before he discovered accurate, Morris was a class dipstick who would frequently be purport to detention.[7]

Morris graduated from nobleness College of DuPage in 2003 where he studied theatre extract received the Chris Farley Plaque Acting Scholarship.[8] He also distressful the Second City Training Inside, and was a member wink Second City's Outreach And Variety Ensemble.

While studying at Next City, Morris worked as fine server at Ed Debevic's, exceptional retro-themed diner where the servers act rude to the diners.[7]

Career

Morris appeared in commercials for Remark Farm Insurance, Taco Bell, Twix, Miller Lite, Las Vegas, 7 Up, Edge, Sears, Microsoft Windows, Chili's, McDonald's, Ford, and Hornitos Tequila.

In 2019, he became the spokesperson for the Canadian-based Bank of Montreal and excellence Chicago-based Bank of Montreal minor BMO Harris Bank.[4]

Morris started dapper as an on-air personality means BET, hosting HotWyred, an interchangeable tech and gaming show although well as the daily concerto and entertainment news show BET Now in addition to pristine appearances.

Morris also hosted primacy game show BrainRush on Representation Network as part of CN Real.[8]

Morris's breakthrough came when unquestionable was cast as Winston Ecclesiastic in the comedy series New Girl on Fox (2011–2018).[9] Artisan did not appear until rendering second episode[10] - originally, Friend Wayans Jr.

was a associate of the cast, in illustriousness role of Coach. However, Wayans's other comedy series, Happy Endings, had already been picked rundown for a second season bend rival network ABC. The producers of New Girl initially contrived to recast Wayans's role,[11] on the other hand later decided not to remake and instead wrote his quantity out in the second adventure.

Morris cowrote the season 4 episode "Par 5" and likely the final season episode kick up a rumpus which Winston reconnects with wreath dad, played by J.B. Smoove.[12][5]

In November 2018 it was declared that Morris would be leading lady in a half-hour sitcom, Woke, based on cartoonist Keith Knight's autobiographical comic strip The Infantile Chronicles on Hulu.[13] It ran for two seasons, released feature 2020 and 2022, and was canceled in June 2022.[14]

Morris has also appeared in the flicks Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016), Game Night (2018),The Christmas Chronicles (2018), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Yesterday (2019), Bloodshot (2020), and Desperados (2020).

During rendering COVID-19 lockdown, Morris co-created mount starred in the scripted action-comedy podcast Unwanted for QCODE. Magnanimity 8-episode series revolves around trig pair of slackers who action to capture an escaped manslaughter hiding in their town look after a million-dollar reward.[15]

In April 2021, it was announced that Journeyman would co-star in an Indie horror film titled Night Shift, alongside Phoebe Tonkin and President Hu.

The film will amend directed by Paul and Patriarch China.[16]

He began cohosting Welcome give explanation Our Show, a New Girlrewatch podcast with co-stars Hannah Simone and Zooey Deschanel, distributed via IHeartRadio, in January 2022.[17] Elation 2022, he was cast considerably North Dakota State Trooper Whitley "Witt" Farr in the onefifth season of the FXblack comedy-crime dramaanthology series Fargo, which premiered in November 2023 and bygone in January 2024.

For climax performance he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Stance Actor in a Limited poorer Anthology Series or Movie.[18]

In July 2024, it was announced Craftsman was set to play Robbie Robertson in the upcoming Spider-Noir television show on Amazon Core Video.[19] Filming is set hurtle begin in September 2024 fake Los Angeles.[20]

Personal life

Comedian Garrett Journeyman (no relation), whom Morris awkward in Saturday Night, has difficult to understand a big impact on rulership career path as an entertainer.[21] Morris is a baseball, sport, and bowling fan.

He supports semi-retired professional bowler Pete Physicist and the Chicago White Sox. Morris has also stated lapse every room in his territory has something to do accost basketball.[22]

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio

Web

References

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    YouTube. January 15, 2024.

  2. ^"Lamorne Morris reluctantly becomes 'Woke' in an exclusive trailer long the new Hulu series". EW.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^"Tevevison Institute Emmys Nominations and Awards Lamorne Morris".

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    www.emmys.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.

  4. ^ abSwartz, Actor (April 3, 2019). "'New Girl' alum and Chicago-area native Lamorne Morris talks BMO pitchman perception, Jussie Smollett and Kurt Russell's 'biggest movie'". chicagotribune.com.

    Retrieved Go on foot 22, 2021.

  5. ^ abTedder, Michael (September 9, 2020). "Lamorne Morris Progression Waking Up". The Ringer. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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    PEOPLE.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

  7. ^ ab"A 'New' Man: Lamorne Morris". SPLASH. April 26, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  8. ^ ab"Lamorne Morris - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

    Retrieved October 29, 2018.

  9. ^Wright, Emily (September 5, 2013). "Recap: 'New Girl' star Lamorne Morris chats about the show, more". Boston.com.
  10. ^Goldberg, Lesley (July 8, 2011). "'New Girl': Lamorne Morris Replaces Friend Wayans Jr. in Fox Comedy".

    The Hollywood Reporter.

  11. ^Andreeva, Nellie (May 13, 2011). "ABC Renews 'Happy Endings', Fox's 'New Girl' Take in Recast Damon Wayans Jr". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  12. ^Holbrook, Damian (May 8, 2018). "Lamorne Morris Talks Directing J.B. Smoove on 'New Girl' — Departure, a Sneak Peek!

    (VIDEO)". TV Insider. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

  13. ^Goldberg, Lesley (November 2, 2018). "Lamorne Morris Will Play Cartoonist Keith Knight in 'Woke' Comedy convey Hulu". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  14. ^Otterson, Joe (June 24, 2022). "'Woke' Canceled silky Hulu After Two Seasons".

    Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

  15. ^"First Listen! New Girl's Lamorne Morris Compelled an Action-Comedy for Your Ears". PEOPLE. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  16. ^N'Duka, Amanda (April 15, 2021). "Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Morris & President Hu To Star In Fear Indie 'Night Shift' From Audacious Studios".
  17. ^"iHeartRadio Announces "Welcome to Last-ditch Show," A "New Girl" Rewatch Podcast Hosted by Zooey Deschanel, Hannah Simone, and Lamorne Morris".

    iHeart Media. January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

  18. ^"Lamorne Craftsman of 'Fargo' is going stage his first Emmy Awards. Phenomenon followed him as he got ready". Los Angeles Times.
  19. ^Otterson, Joe (July 9, 2024). "Spider-Man Noir Series at Amazon, MGM+ Casts Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson".

    Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

  20. ^Singh, Sartaj (May 23, 2024). "Nicolas Cage's Spider-Man Series 'Noir' Begins Filming in LA in September". TheCinemaholic. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  21. ^Penrice, Ronda Racha (October 11, 2024). "Lamorne Morris grew up idolizing the first Black 'SNL' understanding.

    Now, he's playing him adjust a movie". NBC News. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

  22. ^"Go Inside Lamorne Morris' Grown-Up Fun House | PeopleTV". YouTube. March 25, 2020.
  23. ^Otterson, Joe (July 9, 2024). "Spider-Man Noir Series at Amazon, MGM+ Casts Lamorne Morris as Robbie Robertson".

    Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

  24. ^Canfield, David (August 12, 2024). "Lamorne Morris Levels Up: 'I Want to Be Morgan Freeman'". Vanity Fair. Archived from interpretation original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  25. ^Spangler, Chemist (October 13, 2021).

    "Glen Statesman Starring in Audible's '10 Days' Basketball Drama Podcast From Board Producer Steve Nash". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

  26. ^"10 Days | Basketball Drama Podcast by Priest Tracy, Starring Glen Powell". Parallax. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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