Take a peek at a couple of excerpts:

- “My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of The Color Purple.”

- “I’ve seen so many of the black males I grew up with end up dead or in prison.”

- “Throughout the eighties and into the nineties, my high school friends and cousins were taken down by drug-related violence. My own family was no different. We were torn apart by drugs and AIDS. I lost a lot of role models to that terrible twosome: dirty needles and a disease society didn’t understand.”

- “Take it from me because I should know: There’s a Tracy Morgan on every block in every neighborhood like the one I came from — that kid who’s off-the-wall funny, who takes on characters for any situation, who can entertain you when the s–t is going down. Entertaining people is how he gets through life, and watching him live out loud like that makes your day better. At least he hopes so. That guy was me. That guy is me.”

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The 40-year-old comedian has been separated from wife Sabina for eight years, The New York Daily News reports.

According to paperwork filed in New York City on Friday, they have been married for 23 years and have three sons together.

“Basically they were divorced without the paperwork,” a friend of the star told the tab. “It seems like he has had a different girlfriend every five months or so. In the past three years, I’ve met three girlfriends.”

The first call to the New York City Fire Department came at 8:34 AM and flames were under control by 9:03 AM.

The blaze occurred after the 30 Rock comedian’s fish tank ignited in flames due to a blown out lightbulb. The fire then spread to neighboring apartments in The Trump Place building in midtown Manhattan.

Tracy was not home during the fire, but escaped without injury.

“A fire broke out in my Manhattan apartment this morning, apparently starting with a lamp attached to my fish tank.”

“The sprinklers promptly activated and the NYFD came by to make sure it was contained. Fortunately, the fire did not spread and no one in the building was injured—even the fish are OK. My thanks to the New York Fire Department for their quick action.”

Tracy Morgan “The Late Show With David Letterman” Video.