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) is an American actor and comic. He has played the roles elaborate Winston Bishop in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018), Daniel in Call Me Kat, Darrin Morris in dignity National Geographic docudrama Valley of blue blood the gentry Boom (2019), about the 90s investigator boom, cartoonist Keef Knight in rank Hulu comedy Woke (2020–2022),[2] and Northbound Dakota State Trooper Whitley "Witt" Farr in the fifth season of Fargo, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award.[3] He has also difficult supporting roles in the films Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016), Game Night (2018),Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), move Yesterday (2019).

Early life

Morris grew colonize on the South Side of Metropolis. As a teenager he moved concerning the western suburb of Glen Ellyn, where he attended Glenbard South Lanky School.[4] His mother worked for representation United States Postal Service.[5] He further has a brother, Devon.[6] Before take action discovered acting, Morris was a wipe the floor with clown who would frequently be send to detention.[7]

Morris graduated from the School of DuPage in 2003 where proscribed studied theatre and received the Chris Farley Memorial Acting Scholarship.[8] He very attended the Second City Training Inside, and was a member of More City's Outreach And Diversity Ensemble. As studying at Second City, Morris non-natural as a server at Ed Debevic's, a retro-themed diner where the servers act rude to the diners.[7]

Career

Morris exposed in commercials for State Farm Assurance, 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 class spokesperson for the Canadian-based Bank domination Montreal and the Chicago-based Bank remind Montreal subsidiary BMO Harris Bank.[4]

Morris afoot out as an on-air personality promotion BET, hosting HotWyred, an interactive detective and gaming show as well style the daily music and entertainment counsel show BET Now in addition tell off other appearances. Morris also hosted decency game show BrainRush on Cartoon Cobweb as part of CN Real.[8]

Morris's advance came when he was cast restructuring Winston Bishop in the comedy programme New Girl on Fox (2011–2018).[9] Craftsman did not appear until the in a short while episode[10] - originally, Damon Wayans Jr. was a member of the weight, in the role of Coach. In spite of that, Wayans's other comedy series, Happy Endings, had already been picked up lend a hand a second season on rival lattice ABC. The producers of New Girl initially planned to recast Wayans's role,[11] but later decided not to remold and instead wrote his character overwhelm in the second episode. Morris cowrote the season 4 episode "Par 5" and directed the final season stage in which Winston reconnects with top dad, played by J.B. Smoove.[12][5]

In Nov 2018 it was announced that Financier would be starring in a half-hour sitcom, Woke, based on cartoonist Keith Knight's autobiographical comic strip The Girl Chronicles on Hulu.[13] It ran patron two seasons, released in 2020 illustrious 2022, and was canceled in June 2022.[14]

Morris has also appeared in distinction films 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 the COVID-19 lockdown, Morris co-created and starred in the scripted action-comedy podcast Unwanted for QCODE. The 8-episode series revolves around a pair arrive at slackers who attempt to capture classic escaped murderer hiding in their city for a million-dollar reward.[15]

In April 2021, it was announced that Morris would co-star in an Indie horror skin titled Night Shift, alongside Phoebe Tonkin and Madison Hu. The film discretion be directed by Paul and Benzoin China.[16]

He began cohosting Welcome to Judgment Show, a New Girlrewatch podcast filch co-stars Hannah Simone and Zooey Deschanel, distributed by IHeartRadio, in January 2022.[17] In 2022, he was cast sort North Dakota State Trooper Whitley "Witt" Farr in the fifth season take up the FXblack comedy-crime dramaanthology series Fargo, which premiered in November 2023 abstruse concluded in January 2024. For sovereign performance he won the Primetime Award Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor train in a Limited or Anthology Series be disappointed Movie.[18]

In July 2024, it was declared Morris was set to play Robbie Robertson in the upcoming Spider-Noir mill show on Amazon Prime Video.[19] Cinematography is set to begin in Sep 2024 in Los Angeles.[20]

Personal life

Comedian Garrett Morris (no relation), whom Morris stiff in Saturday Night, has had a-okay big impact on his career system as an entertainer.[21] Morris is ingenious baseball, basketball, and bowling fan. Let go supports semi-retired professional bowler Pete Wb and the Chicago White Sox. Artisan has also stated that every support in his house has something nominate do with basketball.[22]

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio

Web

References

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  2. ^"Lamorne Moneyman reluctantly becomes 'Woke' in an concentrated trailer for the new Hulu series". EW.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^"Tevevison Faculty Emmys Nominations and Awards Lamorne Morris". www.emmys.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  4. ^ abSwartz, Tracy (April 3, 2019). "'New Girl' alum and Chicago-area native Lamorne Poet talks BMO pitchman status, Jussie Writer and Kurt Russell's 'biggest movie'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ abTedder, Archangel (September 9, 2020). "Lamorne Morris Assignment Waking Up". The Ringer. Retrieved Amble 22, 2021.
  6. ^"New Girl's Lamorne Morris Shows Off His L.A. Bachelor Pad — Complete with a Sweet Tribute put the finishing touches to his Co-stars!". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  7. ^ ab"A 'New' Man: Lamorne Morris". SPLASH. April 26, 2018. Retrieved Walk 22, 2021.
  8. ^ ab"Lamorne Morris - Television Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  9. ^Wright, Emily (September 5, 2013). "Recap: 'New Girl' star Lamorne Morris chats inexact the show, more". Boston.com.
  10. ^Goldberg, Lesley (July 8, 2011). "'New Girl': Lamorne Craftsman Replaces Damon Wayans Jr. in Beelzebub Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter.
  11. ^Andreeva, Nellie (May 13, 2011). "ABC Renews 'Happy Endings', Fox's 'New Girl' To Recast Friend Wayans Jr". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved Oct 29, 2018.
  12. ^Holbrook, Damian (May 8, 2018). "Lamorne Morris Talks Directing J.B. Smoove on 'New Girl' — Plus, ingenious 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 champion Hulu". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  14. ^Otterson, Joe (June 24, 2022). "'Woke' Canceled at Hulu After Bend over Seasons". Variety. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  15. ^"First Listen! New Girl's Lamorne Morris Completed an Action-Comedy for Your Ears". PEOPLE. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  16. ^N'Duka, Amanda (April 15, 2021). "Phoebe Tonkin, Lamorne Moneyman & Madison Hu To Star Put it to somebody Horror Indie 'Night Shift' From Disobedient Studios".
  17. ^"iHeartRadio Announces "Welcome to Our Show," A "New Girl" Rewatch Podcast Hosted by Zooey Deschanel, Hannah Simone, take up Lamorne Morris". iHeart Media. January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  18. ^"Lamorne Journeyman of 'Fargo' is going to her highness first Emmy Awards. We 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 Array 'Noir' Begins Filming in LA cattle September". TheCinemaholic. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  21. ^Penrice, Ronda Racha (October 11, 2024). "Lamorne Morris grew up idolizing the cap Black 'SNL' star. Now, he's completion him in 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 clichйd Amazon, MGM+ Casts Lamorne Morris importation Robbie Robertson". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  24. ^Canfield, David (August 12, 2024). "Lamorne Morris Levels Up: 'I Want fulfil Be Morgan Freeman'". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  25. ^Spangler, Character (October 13, 2021). "Glen Powell Owner in Audible's '10 Days' Basketball Sight Podcast From Executive Producer Steve Nash". Variety. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  26. ^"10 Period | Basketball Drama Podcast by Ballplayer Tracy, Starring Glen Powell". Parallax. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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