Getting emotional in role 'awesome' for Tracy Morgan

 
By Brandy McDonnell
Published: January 11, 2008

LOS ANGELES — When TV star Tracy Morgan was offered the chance to play a n'er-do-well who robs a church in the new movie "First Sunday,” he didn't hesitate.

"Why not? … When I read the role, LeeJohn, it hit home with me. It hit home with me, almost scared me, because I've known that pain,” Morgan said in an interview Sunday at the Four Seasons Hotel.

"You see LeeJohn in the beginning of the movie — h...


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