86 yrs old memory still intact. Lookin good. GARRETT MORRIS! LEGENDARY 💪🏾

@mak2nite838

9 ай бұрын

😮

@jermainewood7480

9 ай бұрын

💪💪💪

@StalinofStalingrad

8 ай бұрын

He definitely has his faculties together better than Dick Gregory 😅

Garrett Morris - The legendary comedian has appeared in everything from Saturday Night Live to The Jamie Foxx Show. He was the first Black cast member on SNL in 1975.

@antoineemory6772

9 ай бұрын

I JUST THOUGHT OF THAT THE EPISODE WITH PRYOR ON SNL HIM AND GARRETT NEVER DID ONE SKIT TOGETHER

@lancejackson584

9 ай бұрын

He also was on Martin and the wayans brothers too 💪

@Terk131

8 ай бұрын

Yup, 1975 (November) was the first year SNL appeared.

Gold bless our elders, hope he’s continues to be with us for 20 more years 🙏🏾

@joojoobaw

9 ай бұрын

Crazy he’s like 80 and has better memory than the interviewer 😂 didn’t even remember Garrett already told him

@richardgibson4757

9 ай бұрын

Amen

@richardgibson4757

9 ай бұрын

​@@joojoobawhe has a better memory than me in Mt 40s

He played in Hunter and he had a appearance in the hit TV show Hill Street Blues this man is truly a legendary 🎬 actor ❤

@ericwilliams1575

9 ай бұрын

That's the late Charlie Bennett who was in Miami Vice. Garrett was indeed in Hunter.

@jamescompton5977

9 ай бұрын

Your absolutely right he didn't have a cameo appearance in Miami Vice. He had a appearance Hill Street Blues

@lornabarkan4194

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget the Rockford Files.

@jamescompton5977

8 ай бұрын

@@lornabarkan4194 thank u that's a show I grew up 2 how did miss

He was in my favorite scene in Cooley High. He told Preach he was smart enough to do anything he wants. Then he asked him what did he want to do? Preach said " I WANT TO LIVE FOREVER". I cry laughing every time I watched it.

@PastePlace-dh8zl

9 ай бұрын

it's funny but at tha same time it is not

@RetroMedia.

9 ай бұрын

@@PastePlace-dh8zl you got to see Preach face when he said it.

@PastePlace-dh8zl

9 ай бұрын

@@RetroMedia. lol i rememba lol a classic that will be around forever

@Dragon-qt5zu

9 ай бұрын

That was preach way of saying he didn't believe what the teacher was saying

@3hooks100

9 ай бұрын

Yep; when he asked himL What do you want? Whatever it is, education will get if for you. Dont you want SOMETHIN? Unforgettable scene.

Garrett Morris aimed to illuminate a pivotal moment in 1975 when Richard Pryor assumed the role of host for the seventh episode of Saturday Night Live's inaugural season. What rendered this occasion truly remarkable was Pryor's decision to omit the sketches proposed by Morris. While such a choice might have been seen as acceptable in an ideal context, it left Morris profoundly disheartened, particularly when considering the racial dynamics of the era. Pryor had assembled his own team of writers, including the highly talented Paul Mooney. Remarkably, these very writers would later play an indispensable role in conceiving and performing sketches for "The Richard Pryor Show," which premiered on NBC in 1977. For those who recall the iconic 'Word Association' sketch penned by Paul Mooney and featuring Pryor and Chevy Chase, it becomes abundantly clear that crafting a bold and boundary-pushing piece like that in today's cultural climate would be deemed nearly impossible. For what it's worth, it's worth noting that this was the first episode in which someone other than Chase uttered the famous words, "Live from New York..."; in this case, Garrett Morris had the honor, given that Pryor was the first African-American to host the show.

@HanifBarnwell

9 ай бұрын

Look at you , thx for providing context and insight

@boozec

9 ай бұрын

@@HanifBarnwellhe’s a hero.

@dominiquejones3805

9 ай бұрын

Paul described it in his book Black Is The New White

@isaacshaver6218

9 ай бұрын

Paul Mooney is funny

@madbrowniac7871

8 ай бұрын

Almost ironically while inexplicably barred from being part of "The Blues Brothers" Movie Garrett Morris served as "The Club Host" who introduced "Elwood Blues" and "Joliet Jake" in the beginning of an SNL Episode where John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd sang the Sam & Dave Classic "Soul Man" back in 1978. Then Garrett Morris pronounced the Legendary Catchphrase: "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!"😂😉🎤🗽🚖🛣🎼🎵🎶🎸🎷🎹🥁🕴🕴📺B.W.

Watch the full interview now as a VladTV KZread Member - kzread.infojoin

@gingerholmes8018

9 ай бұрын

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9 ай бұрын

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9 ай бұрын

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Thank you, Mr. Garrett Morris for entertaining me for years👏👏 Your over the top performance as Sporty James on the series Hunter still makes me laugh to this day😂😂

I had my son, watching Cooley High, when he was about 7 or 8. He is 18 , now. Its a classic that still gets passed down.

@rondaallen7211

9 ай бұрын

that's really young to watch that movie.

@thomasbrown3356

9 ай бұрын

@@rondaallen7211 I was the same age , watching it, when it first came out. In the fourth grade, we all talked about Cochise death and the song, played at the end. The difference is, my son had me to discuss it, during.

@rondaallen7211

9 ай бұрын

@@thomasbrown3356 4th grade is not 7 or 8. and it's still too young.

@thomasbrown3356

9 ай бұрын

@@rondaallen7211 In my day, it wasn't. I saw most blaxploitation films, before I was 11. They didn't even card us, back then. I saw Texas Chainsaw massacre at ten, in 1975.

@rondaallen7211

9 ай бұрын

@@thomasbrown3356 geezus, man. well- you wouldn't have in my (very strict) mom's house.

props to Garrett Morris..always under appreciated

Garret Morris is an acting legend and comedian he really is the definition of great

@tinastephen9074

8 ай бұрын

Garrett Morris is an underrated actor. So many seemingly undeserving stars on the “Walk of Fame”. For what it’s worth I hope his is there, because he deserves his flowers now.

That's why I used to always listen to the older people they have so much wisdom my grandfather is 90 years old still have the memory of a young whippersnapper like this guy

Lorne Michaels went to see Pryor backstage after one of his gigs to discuss him hosting SNL. Pryor gave a list of demands: he wanted over 30 tickets to the taping for his friends, he wanted Paul Mooney to be a writer on the show, he insisted on Gil Scott Heron as the musical guest, he wanted actors Thalmus Rasulala and Annette Chase on the show in supporting roles. Lorne agreed to everything. When he left the room he told someone “he better be funny!” Ha.

This guy is legendary! A down to earth brother.

MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE HOMELESS AMERICANS--CHLIDREN AND ELDERLY

Cooley High!!!! Cult classic. So real. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Richard Pryor the goat

@cezz1105

9 ай бұрын

Yep!

Growing up in the 80's, Cooley High would literally come on every other Sunday afternoon. Sad hoo movie.

@bigolbabyhuey

9 ай бұрын

Cooley High and Three The Hard Way

@charlesmoore3654

9 ай бұрын

Facts 😂

Our heart’s go out to what’s happening in the “middle east!”

What a gem he is! Love this! He’s been around my entire life and is such a great actor!

Garrett Morris has had a great career and always delivers. Love this man!

The O.G. in the building, and I didn't even realize that he was the one driving the spaceship in the movie Coneheads, and I seen that movie 998 times throughout the years. And just found out it was him last year 😅

@TheUuhhh

9 ай бұрын

Found out just now

@gregoryross9770

9 ай бұрын

I remember when my family saw Richard Pryors "The Toy"... They didn't think that shit was funny at all.

@BatmanPops

9 ай бұрын

@@TheUuhhh LOL 😄😄

SALUTE!! SIR GARRETT MORRIS, IT IS AN HONOR. 86!! BELOVED, MAY YOU LIVE TO 120 WISEMAN.

Shout out to Ms. Jackie Taylor (Johnny Mae) for helping Norman Gibson (Robert) get back on his feet and getting him back into acting. 👏🏾👏🏾

@antoineemory6772

9 ай бұрын

That was stone she helped not Robert he got killed in a robbery a few months after filming Cooley high

I loved him in Cooley High…… a great movie indeed.

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

@Mrking813

9 ай бұрын

Fetynol is

@earlpipe9713

9 ай бұрын

@@Mrking813 they all are if you do em long enough

@thelog86

9 ай бұрын

I think he is holding his own for dam near 90 years old. His eyes is the only thing failing him visually

@PastePlace-dh8zl

9 ай бұрын

​@@thelog86TRILLspill oneTHOUSAND

@jearl3054

9 ай бұрын

We must give Rick James credit for that profound line. “Cocaine is a hell of a drug “

He had a great role on the tv show Hunter. He played a guy named Sporty James. I loved it when his character was on an episode.

It's fun to see Garrett enjoying having someone who appreciates his history and talent....

I love the Cooley High stories. Mr. Garrett Morris played a great role as the teacher in the movie. He is a excellent actor. This legend is so amazing and as a child I saw him in so many movies and tv shows.. Great Interview

Coolie High was great when I was a kid. I have to watch it again as an older adult.

@jearl3054

9 ай бұрын

It’s on KZread for free

This amazing interview here God Blessed Mr Morris n God Blessed Sean this a great interview. Love from Houston tx

Loved him in Martin, those outfits!

I seen that episode where Richard Pryor was hosting. I thought it was odd that Pryor didn’t have him in any sketches with him. Now we know why.

@Odawg96

9 ай бұрын

Oddly enough, I’d never thought about that until Garrett Morris pointed it out, and it seems so odd and obvious now. Richard DID bring Paul Mooney, Katherine McKee, and Thalmus Rasalula in tow. I guess the “Exorcist 2” would’ve been the most suitable place for Garrett, but I think Thalmus Rasalula was a better fit…taller, louder and more imposing.

There are so many stories that everyone in Hollywood knows about each other, but the public doesn't know about. You just gotta reach out and ask those people that you may think don't know, but they do.

If I can remember he was on an episode of Sanford and Son too! RIP Cochese 😢😢😢

@bOmBAsTiK

9 ай бұрын

Nah

@antoineemory6772

9 ай бұрын

U must can't remember cause Garrett was never on a episode of Sanford and son

@michaelmitchell5098

9 ай бұрын

@@antoineemory6772right?

Mr. Morris has always been a favorite of mine. This man is a very talented individual. I'll always remember him in Cooley High as Mr. Mason, he's a Hollywood legend ❤

UNCLE JUNIOR!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂 LOVE THIS MAN!!!

What he said about the guys playing Stone and Robert was absolutely true. The guy that played Roberts was killed in real life and the guy playing Stone was doing the Howling Wolf play under Jackie Taylor productions because they were friends.

This man is 86. He need to give advice on living healthy.

it is a GREAT Movie, Cooley High. seen it many times over the years.

One of my greatest moments in my career was working with Glynn Turman on the TNT movie Buffalo Soldiers, staring Danny Glover. Growing up in the 70's "Cooley High" was an instant classic. People would say I resembled "Preach". Having the opportunity to meet Glynn and talk about the movie and how he was casted is still a highlight. I would later go on to meet Lou Arkoff on the set of "Gone Fishing". Lou is the son of Sam Arkoff, the producer of "Cooley High"! Im forever connected to "Cooley High"!!

Cooley High is classic!!!!! One of the best films done in Chicago! Garrett nailed the teacher role!

The LEGEND Garrett Morris

That was the only way Richard Pryor could say I'm Sorry. That story is deep.

He's also a trained singer that studied at the Juilliard School of Music. I just watched Antman with my grandson and I didn't know he was in it.

Garrett has had a very interesting career. Love that he has managed to stay in touch with so many of his colleagues from decades ago. Ironically, it seems like, "keeping in touch" with people was more common when we had fewer forms of communication. Nowadays, you leave a job, and it's common to never see those people again. I know I am guilty of it.

Glynn Thurman looked about 35 in Cooley High

@MD-DLive

9 ай бұрын

He was 27 at the time

This gentleman is top 25 greatest people to walk earth.

@GoGoNative

9 ай бұрын

Damn. There’s been billions of lives. That’s a powerful statement

He DEFINITELY didn't get the joke lol

Bro u did a great job ..with this interview 🫡

Amazing guy, so clear and energetic at almost 90 years old.

43 AND UNDER DIDN'T SEE COOLEY HIGH OR MOST BLACK CLASSICS FROM THE 70s-80s.

@trillfa9774

9 ай бұрын

40-year-old here and I’ve seen that movie many times along with lots of other black movies from the 70s.

@davidblackwell6914

9 ай бұрын

42 and saw Cooley High as a kid and bought the DVD and OD'd on it and other black classics

@topgunn7359

9 ай бұрын

That's a MF lie to the highest degree. Cooley High is like Friday and Boyz in the Hood to black culture. It's a mature movie so some younger kids might be kept away from it but most black people have seen it by the time they 21.

G.Morris is one of the greatest actor. You are so correct I love Richard Pryor in everything or every movie he did.

Stone is alive. Robert was killed in a dice game before the show hit the theaters. Stone tells the story on KZread. Love you Mr. Morris

Shawn fake laugh is a trademark in his interviews at this point 😂

Garret morris was born in 1937 so he remembers the 40's 50's 60's and 70's like nothing THIS NIGGA IS MR.Old School

Cooley High and Martin... Iconic....

Garrett Morris does indeed have a great memory. Best Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 27th November 2023.

Great interview Vladtv does it again 🔥🔥🔥

Stan the Man!!

Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OCC (23 January 1930 - 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros (1990), which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement." In addition to winning the Nobel Prize, Walcott received many literary awards over the course of his career, including an Obie Award in 1971 for his play Dream on Monkey Mountain, a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award, a Royal Society of Literature Award, the Queen's Medal for Poetry, the inaugural OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, the 2010 T. S. Eliot Prize for his book of poetry White Egrets and the Griffin Trust For Excellence in Poetry Lifetime Recognition Award in 2015. Source Wiki

@bleakone9097

9 ай бұрын

Tf is your point

@djoseph5130

9 ай бұрын

Just found out about him, his poems are 🔥 and our countries are close by. 🇱🇨 🇻🇨

@donjohn2695

9 ай бұрын

🤠

@figo007tv

9 ай бұрын

🇱🇨 🇹🇹

@djvlad man it would've been nice if the interviewer would've flashed pics on the screen of some of the actors Mr. Morris was speaking about. might not know them by name but definitely by face. Good interview tho

Love Cooley High. That red bone with Preach in that movie was a baddie!!🔥🔥

@tonteaux1

9 ай бұрын

The actress name was Cynthia Davis, and she played the Role of Brenda. She was around 17 or 18 at the time (born in 1958). That was her first and last movie. She graduated college, got married and raised a family, and worked as a school Librarian. Kept a low profile over the years. Last known place of residence was Atlanta, Ga. Side note: Was she a red bone or yella bone?🤣🤣

@c.falcon5045

9 ай бұрын

@@tonteaux1 I guess yellow...lol

@figo007tv

9 ай бұрын

@@tonteaux1damn homie. Hope my wife doesn’t hire you when I take a trip DR 👀

He's a better interviewer than VLad!

@damienwilliams9010

9 ай бұрын

💯

@joojoobaw

9 ай бұрын

In some ways. How did he forget Garrett Morris already told him how he got that Cooley High role? 😂 Morris is like 82 and has a better memory than Sean

@brucetaylor565

9 ай бұрын

He'll know are you kidding He was overdoing it and insulting on the whole 89 years old and good memory thing He had a legend sitting right there in front of him We could have gotten so much more if he would have allowed him to talk

One of my favorite Garret Morris characters was "Sporty James" on the t.v. show HUNTER because he dressed real sharp and had information on everybody.

I love that he's that age and his memory appears well in tact, not to mention he looks great for 88 yrs old!

i grew up watching SNL from those years, i personally was never a big John Belushi fan, though he had a few classic skits, garret, in every skit he was in no matter how small was always the funniest to me.

Cooley high the original boy's in the hood sub football for basketball

One of the greatest independent movies ever made stars Mr. Morris it’s called ‘Jackpot’ - highly recommended.

Richard Pryor never hid what he did or do

Wish older gems like him will be all broken off like Tyler Perry did Cicely Tyson. Just for making great memories in the past for us to always remember

02:52 Garrett Morris himself is a classic!❤

The funny thing to do would’ve been to scream out his name right after Prez said “I can’t say his name & put him on blast”

So sharp, God bless him.

What a “save” Shawn Prez started out with.

Those two guys in Cooley high that he's talkin about don't surprise me they were not actors they looked for real

Legend! He got something wrong about Stone and Robert though. They were just picked off the street for the movie cause they were street dudes in Cabrini Green but “Robert” is the one who got killed years ago and it’s Rick Stone who is still alive and acting in plays now. ✊🏽

@Supremmo

9 ай бұрын

We’ll forgive him for that.

@epicsseven7686

9 ай бұрын

Another point that wasn't made. They were also 'Gangsta Descisples.'

@brucetaylor565

9 ай бұрын

Also they came to the first day of shooting Straight from the police station Because they had been up all night being questioned About a robbery homicide Facts

@Docmananoff

9 ай бұрын

@@epicsseven7686 They wasn’t Folks, both of them were Stones.

@antoineemory6772

9 ай бұрын

GLAD YOU SAID THAT. CAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE TYPING IT

Garret is a class act man. One of my favorites growing up. Garret and Red Fox, LEGENDS 😉

If i get old and my eyes look like that, im wearing shades

7:24 it's still not. That is still the norm. Brianna on Meet The Browns was 21 playing a 15 year old

@dianeatpeace337

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I love Garrett but he's definitely wrong about that. Remember Gabrielle Carteris was 29 when she played 15 yo Andrea in Beverly Hills 90210

Very talented man 🤗 So funny 🤣 Thank you for making me laugh sir 🙂

You can see the wheels turning when he said that movie grossed 13m!

Making me miss my grandpa man

Hes CHOCOLATE CHIP CHARLIE (famous amos spin) in the. horror movie ...THE STUFF

Damn Stan is 86 😮that’s crazy 💯💪🏾

I'm always waiting for him to get onto Martin. Now, Maaartin...

Oh my Lord Garrett Morris 🙏🏾💐

Dang Morris age caught up but bless your soul you still here

Shout out to Jackie Taylor and Black Ensemble Theatre in Chicago! That who Garrett references at the 5:00 minute mark.

Look at Junior king

He truly giving dat man his flowers

Whats going on Isreal is not black Amercan issue . We have our own stuff going on here prayers to them but lets not lose focus on our own plight. Ijs stay focused. Its B1

Prez should give a shout out to Michigan, they still have bad water, Ohio where the train derailment and chemical spill is still in the air, or Hawaii! This dude need to focus on the country he lives in

My heart goes out to my Dead enslaved Ancestors

@Rob-dp3vr

9 ай бұрын

It's a shame that your other ancestors sold them like that.

One of NOLA 's finest Actors!!

He's a legend and no Vlad 🙅🏽‍♂️

This Israel talk has to be infused in by vlad.

@shakespeare1280

9 ай бұрын

If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent.” Media has the power to influence minds, ideas, behaviors, and attitudes of the masses. Malcolm X said this 60 years ago. Do your own research and you will know the OPPRESSOR vs. the OPPRESSED!

“Cocaine is a helluva drug” -Rick James

Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OCC, was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. 🙌🏽🙏🏽

Richard Pryor my monologues..PERIOD!